RIP Mark Reale of Riot
Mark Reale of Riot passed away on January 25th. We will have a review of their January 20th show on Friday on the site,…
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The Digital Age, It’s Here, Learn How To Use It
By Jason Wellwood, Witchfinder General Last week marked the big PIPA and SOPA blackouts in the U.S. in opposition to bills being passed south…
So, Toronto finally gets to see a Ghost gig this Sunday!
Ghost haunts the Mod Club tomorrow nite with Blood Ceremony and Ancient VVisdom. No need to sell your soul–advanced tickets are just 15 bucks!
Well, it ain’t the El Mocambo, but it’s the next door thing…
Fortunately, it seems that quite a few bands that used to play that Bloor Street dive have moved on to the 460 now. A much better location, if you ask me–College and Spadina, literally right next to the El Mocambo. Mind you, there’s really no comparison between the ElMo and this hole in the wall, for better or for worse.
Didn’t get that Reverend Bizarre backpatch you wanted for Christmas? Well, this draw’s for you!
Tickets are now on sale online for the RAFFLE OF DOOM, running up till the end of March. You won’t get this kinda haul from your local record store, that’s for sure. Here, see for yourself…
Watch A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH’s January 6th NYC Show on Hellbound.ca
Early this morning I got an email from Sal Abruscato, frontman of A Pale Horse Named Death (as well as the drummer for Life Of Agony and the original timekeeper from Type O Negative) offering a full stream of their show yesterday, January 6th, at the Knitting Factory in New York City. So, without further adieu, here is said show for your viewing pleasure.
Enter The Witchfinder General
Sometimes I wonder how I found myself here and where the hell I’m going to find myself when I come out the other side….
Terror / Trapped Under Ice / Backtrack / Harm’s Way / Letlive @ The Pine Box, Midland, TX, November 15, 2011
A hard act to follow, but Terror is an intimidating live act regardless of how someone feels about their music. Frontman Scott Vogel, formerly of the legendary, now-defunct Buried Alive, was in fine more, ruling the crowd that already paid him the blind-eyed devotion that a preacher at church might receive.
My Top 10 Albums and Concerts of 2011, now posted for your reading pleasure…
Well, it looks like two of my Top 10 made our overall Top 20 this year, which seems to be more or less on par with last year, if I recall correctly. Still have not heard that 40 Watt Sun album (Metal Blade dropped the ball on distribution, or what?), and I can’t believe that Progpeth took the top spot, with Mastodon not far behind. And here I thought we had more discriminating tastes at Hellbound… At least Lulu was nowhere to be seen!
Blasphemous Meals #5: Party Hard
In this entry of Blasphemous Meals, Ola mazzuca covers three recipes from the Hellbent For Cooking book (Bazillion Points) that should not be considered junk food, but fun food that accomodates chill evenings or badass gatherings.
Photography by Frank Mazzuca
Pair wisely with an imported beer or exquisite wine.