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THRASH INVASION TOUR: Onslaught, Artillery and Vx36 at the Mansion, Kingston, ON November 11, 2014
THRASH INVASION TOUR: Onslaught, Artillery and Vx36 at the Mansion, Kingston, ON November 11, 2014 Photo above by Artillery I don’t get out to shows very much anymore. Especially if I don’t have much experience with the bands on hand. But when I get an event invite titled THRASH INVASION how could I pass it…
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King Diamond / Jess and the Ancient Ones @ Sound Academy, Toronto ON, October 18, 2014
Review by Sean Palmerston – Concert photos by Adam Wills This was a Saturday night worth remembering. A cold, crisp October evening just a few weeks before Halloween made for a fitting return of King Diamond to a Toronto stage. It had been over ten years since King had played Toronto with any of his…
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Amon Amarth, Sabaton, and Skeletonwitch in Thunder Bay, October 7, 2014
Photos By Scott Hobbs The crowd for the October 7th Amon Amarth show in Thunder Bay was made up of the usual suspects. Whereas the folks who had come to see Lacuna Coil a few weeks earlier looked like an intersection of several different kinds of people and music fans, at this show there was…
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Amon Amarth, Sabaton, and Skeletonwitch in Charlotte NC, October 24, 2014
Photos by Justin Richardson Want to read a review of the Thunder Bay show on the same tour? Check it out here – review by Jonathan Smith, photos by Scott Hobbes.
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Black Sabbath: The Vault by Paul Elliot
Without Black Sabbath, I wouldn’t be writing this and you wouldn’t be reading this… it’s that simple. Published by Carltonbooks, (available to order here). “Written by a leading music journalist and illustrated throughout with rare and previously unpublished photographs, Black Sabbath: The Vault is the ultimate interactive celebration of the iconic rock group. Featuring 20…
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“We Fear Nothing!”: Lacuna Coil, September 27, 2014
Lacuna Coil, Starset, and Incura Saturday, September 27th, 2014 at Crocks, Thunder Bay, ON It’s 2014, but apparently bands’ buses are still breaking down and leaving musicians stranded on the side of the highway. Hence why I’ve got nothing to say here about The Devil You Know (otherwise known as that band that former Killswitch…
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CONTEST: Win IN FLAMES: Siren Charms limited vinyl boxed set!
Enter Hellbound’s contest to win a limited edition 11 7″ vinyl copy of IN FLAMES brand new album “Siren Charms”
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Aleister Crowley: Magick, Rock and Roll, and the Most Wicked Man in the World
Aleister Crowley: Magick, Rock and Roll, and the Most Wicked Man in the World Written by Gary Lachman Published by Tarcher/Penguin There can be few music fans that aren’t aware of the name Aleister Crowley. From The Beatles through to Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden, Crowley (AKA The Beast 666) enjoys a bountiful afterlife. Much has been written about…
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HELLBOUND @ TUSKA OPEN AIR 2014: DAY ONE
Tuska Open Air Festival 2014 Helsinki, Finland (6/27/14) Waking up a bit groggy from the Barren Earth show the previous night, I tried to become coherent as quickly as possible so that my cohorts and I could get to the bus station to head into downtown Helsinki as quickly as possible. During the Tuska festival,…
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Justice For All: The Truth About Metallica
A lot has been written about Metallica, ranging from scathing criticism to fawning praise. The truth, as always, lies in between. The band is composed of three-dimensional human beings, just like you and I both. This here is a fine update of Joel McIver’s best-selling book on Metallica, named after what I consider to be…