Author: Todd Owens
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Interview: NECROT
After wrapping up their stint as part of the 2019 Decibel Tour in March, Necrot have not been just sitting around. The band has already announced more shows for this summer, including two exclusive Canadian dates (in Calgary and Winnipeg). And at the end of April they joined Aseptic in opening for Exhumed at Eli’s…
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Hellbound video interview: Phil Rind of Sacred Reich in San Francisco, 16 September 2017
After a 10-year break, and 21 years after their last new release, Sacred Reich are back on tour in North America, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Ignorance, their debut full-length album. Todd Owens snagged a few minutes of bassist/vocalist Phil Rind’s time during the band’s San Francisco tour stop. Watch on to see Phil’s skills…
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HELLBOUND video interview: Byzantine in San Francisco, 16 September 2017
Byzantine are on tour in North America with label mates Sacred Reich, promoting their latest album The Cicada Tree. When the tour hit San Francisco earlier this month, Hellbound’s Todd Owens sat down with Chris (OJ) Ojeda and Brian Henderson to talk touring, songwriting, influences, gear and more. Interested in which of these guys share an…
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SUFFOCATION interview: Terrance Hobbs + Kevin Muller, Social Hall SF CA, 15 June 2017
Hellbound’s Todd Owens interviews Terrance Hobbs and Kevin Muller of Suffocation, on tour with Morbid Angel, Revocation and Withered, June 2017. They talk set lists, touring non-stop, metal festivals, songwriting, gear and much more. Recorded at Social Hall in San Francisco CA, June 15, 2017. The interview: More on latest Suffocation release …Of The Dark Light: 1st…
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Internal Bleeding: Interview with Chris Pervelis in Oakland CA, June 6, 2017
Internal Bleeding was out on tour with Vader late this spring, alongside Sacrificial Slaughter, Voices Of Ruin, and Micawber. When the tour hit the Oakland Metro on June 6, Hellbound’s Todd Owens had a chance to speak with guitarist Chris Pervelis. Check out the video below (or through our Youtube channel) to hear what Chris…
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EXHUMED interview: Matt Harvey in Oakland, 23 May 2017
Matt Harvey returns to Hellbound – this time to talk about EXHUMED. (If you missed Gene Gaona’s Matt Harvey interview focused on his work with GRUESOME, check it out.) Near the end of May, Matt was back in California with Exhumed to record new material and play a couple of home state gigs, and while in Oakland, he…
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WARBRINGER interview: John Kevill in Oakland CA, 22 May 2017
“The band’s called Warbringer so it’s gotta blow your head off…” Warbringer is currently on tour with Destruction and Jungle Rot. Hellbound’s Todd Owens met up with vocalist and founding member John Kevill in Oakland to chat about the new album, reconstructing the band (twice), great heavy metal and much more. Check out the interview…
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Hellbound Staff Interrogation: Todd Owens
Hellbound first ran a series of staff interrogations to celebrate our second anniversary. Since then we’ve published a lot more metal coverage (and a little non-metal too), and our contributor list has continued to evolve. As we approach another birthday, this time marking eight years in action, we figured it was time to properly introduce…