Category: Interviews
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Interview: Ben Claus of GOROD
French tech death band GOROD have teamed up with Cannabis Corpse, Micawber and headliners Psycroptic for a spring American tour. While the bands were in Oakland to play the Metro Opera House, Hellbound’s Gene Gaona had a chance to speak with bassist Benoit (Ben) Claus. Recorded at the Metro Opera House in Oakland, California on…
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Interview: Todd Stern of PSYCROPTIC
Tasmanian death metal crew Psycroptic are on this side of the planet, touring the United States in support of their 2018 album As The Kingdom Drowns (Prosthetic). Hellbound’s Gene Gaona got a chance to chat with the band’s American bassist, Todd Stern, before the band’s show at the Metro Opera House in Oakland, California. Interview…
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Interview with Soulfly’s Max Cavalera in Petaluma, CA
During their recent North American tour, Soufly’s legendary frontman Max Cavalera took some time to sit down with our own “Mean” Gene Gaona to discuss the tour and Soulfly’s latest album “Tribal”. Recorded at Phoenix Theater in Petaluma, California on 25 February 2019. http://www.soulfly.com/ https://www.facebook.com/SoulflyOfficial https://www.twitter.com/TheSoulflyTribe https://www.youtube.com/soulflyband
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Hellbound interviews Genocide Pact in San Francisco
This fall, Washington DC’s Genocide Pact are busy touring North America as part of the Relapse Contamination Tour 2018. When the tour hit San Francisco, Hellbound’s Gene Gaona got a chance to talk death metal and more with Genocide Pact drummer Connor and guitarist /vocalist Tim. INTERVIEW: Interview recorded at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco ,…
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KING PARROT interview, September 2018
KING PARROT photo by Zo Damage Last month Hellbound’s Gene Gaona spent some time in Texas with Philip H. Anselmo and The Illegals along with the opening bands on the Choosing Mental Illness as a Virtue tour. We shared Gene’s interview with Anselmo and Mike De Leon already. Now we have another peak into those few…
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Hellbound interviews Max Cavalera
Back in March, I had the extreme luck to sit down with one of my all-time heroes, Max Cavalera. Max was in Vancouver with Soulfly, touring the first Nailbomb album, Point Blank, in its entirety, as played onstage by Soulfly. As a Sepultura fan since I first heard Arise in 1991, it was an extreme…
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Philip H. Anselmo & Mike DeLeon of The Illegals
What can I say, life is a trip sometimes… literally. In early September I caught a flight out of San José, California to the great state of Texas to catch up with Philip H. Anselmo and The Illegals and label mates King Parrot. I met up with both bands in San Antonio on the second…
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Dust Bolt interview: Lenny Bruce in San Francisco, May 2018
Germany’s Dust Bolt was set to join last year’s “Battle of the Bays” tour, featuring Obituary, Exodus and Power Trip. They did join, but belatedly – visa troubles. Happily, North Americans had a second chance to catch Dust Bolt opening for Obituary this spring. And Hellbound’s Gene Gaona was there, in San Francisco, to catch…
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Obituary interview: Trevor Peres in San Francisco, May 2018
Death metal pioneers OBITUARY conquered North America again this spring with their latest headlining tour, supported by Pallbearer, Skeletonwitch and Dust Bolt. The tour began May 2 in Atlanta, Georgia, and wrapped up June 3 in Miami, Florida. On May 25, Obituary rolled through San Francisco, and Hellbound’s Gene Gaona was there for the action.…
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Soulfly INTERVIEW: Mike Leon in Berkeley CA, May 2018
This spring Soulfly set out on a co-headlining tour with Nile. When the tour hit Berkeley, California in May, Hellbound’s Gene Gaona sat down for a chat with bassist Mike Leon. Check out their conversation below, or watch the video on Hellbound’s YouTube channel. Recorded at UC Theater Berkeley, 16 May 2018. SOULFLY Max Cavalera…