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  • Hellbound audio interview: David Gold (WOODS OF YPRES)

    In early March Jason Wellwood had the chance to interview WOODS OF YPRES main man David Gold about the recent Earache re-release of their last album WOY 4: The Green Album. Here is that audio interview, which was originally broadcast on the radio station CILU FM in Thunder Bay, ON in its entirety.

  • First Look at… Anvil’s Juggernaut of Justice

    While this was the first listen through I feel pretty comfortable in saying that Juggernaut of Justice is the best album Anvil has made since Metal On Metal. In fact, it may even one day be recognized as their best album ever. It has the massive production the band has always wanted, produced by Bob…

  • Victory or Death! An Interview With Amon Amarth

    “One thing that strikes me is that I think this album is more even than the previous one. On Twilight of the Thunder God there were some songs that were instant hits, they stuck out from the other songs. But on this album, the songs have a higher level of quality to them, which doesn’t…

  • Varg Vikernes of Burzum: The Hellbound Interview

    “Do you really think I should apologize for killing a perverse self-proclaimed sodomite and devil worshiper with concrete plans to torture me to death, whilst filming the whole thing?” Justin M. Norton in conversation with Varg Vikernes, the notorious and controversial figure behind BURZUM.

  • North Pole Throwdown! An Interview With Children of Bodom’s Alexi Laiho

    “I don’t want to live up to anything. I want to act like how I feel. It did come to the point sometimes where people, when they saw me sober, just drinking a bottle of water, they’d come to me, like, ‘Dude, are you okay?’ [Laughing] ‘Yeah, I’m fucking fine.’ [Laughing] Then when they see…

  • STAFF PLAYLISTS: February 2011

    Back by popular demand, here are the Staff Playlists for February 2011!

  • Postcards from Natalie Zed: Set #11

    Our gal Natalie Zed is back with the eleventh installment of her Postcard review column. Please find enclosed reviews of DEICIDE, ROTTEN SOUND, CAULDRON and more…

  • Cephalic Carnage Tour Diary: Part 4

    He and Decapitated have been through more than anyone should ever go through, so the fact that they’re back and as tight as they sound is a testament to their tenacity. And, of course, it’s great news for death metal fans across the globe. RIP Vitek. Acknowleding the past as well as their unyielding obsession…

  • Scott “Wino” Weinrich: The Hellbound Interview

    “I never in a million years thought we’d be talking about Saint Vitus now but here we are on the move again. It’s all looking pretty good, and it’s unusual. But it’s o.k. with me. When I turned 50 I realized it was time to loosen up. I decided not to worry as much and…

  • Cephalic Carnage Tour Diary: Part 3

    “Not long after pulling up we saw a guy shoot something into his arm about a foot from the van, and within 20 feet there were people smoking crack.” This is one of several bizarre anecdotes offered as Jay H. Gorania returns with another installment of his tour diary with Cephalic Carnage.