Category: Features
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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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Staff Playlists, April 2019
April showers bring… more metal? We welcome you once again to check out what the staff of Hellbound are playing and recommending this month. Hellbound recommends Bill Adams Listening to: L7 – Scatter The Rats (Blackheart Records). It’s hard to believe that the last time L7 released a full-length album was in 1999. Any one…
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Aftershock Festival 2019 PREVIEW
Well, it’s that time of year again where Aftershock Festival has been announced and it is another stacked line up. October 11th-13th at Discovery Park in Sacramento California will be the place to be for all things Rock and Heavy Metal. This year marks the 8th installment of the Festival and will see headliners that include Slipknot,…
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Incineration Festival 2019 full line up announced
Incineration Fest PREVIEW After unleashing the first event in May 2014, Incineration Festival has now seen five capacity events hosting numerous worldwide artists including Abbath, Sodom, Dark Funeral, Alcest, God Seed, 1349, Taake, Marduk, Unleashed, Rotting Christ, Master’s Hammer, Tsjuder, Anaal Nathrakh, Impaled Nazarene, Melechesh, Immolation and many more. Acting as a mecca for extreme…
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Staff Playlists, March 2019
Spring has began to sprung (at least for those of you in the northern hemisphere). Join the ones of hellbound this month to see what they’ve been givin’ some love to as we bring in these warmer months. Hellbound recommends Steve Earles Listening to: Albert Bell’s Sacro Sanctus – Liber III: Codex Templarum. Third and best…
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PREVIEW: Heart Sound Metal Festival, FR
The fourth edition of Heart Sound Metal Fest takes place Saturday, April 6th, 2019, in Sucy-en-Brie (near Paris, France). Since its creation in 2014, Heart Sound Metal Fest (HSMF) has been donating all festival profits to a local organization dedicated to fighting leukaemia: Ensemble contre les leucemies. This year’s HSMF line-up features seven nationally and…
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PREVIEW: Out Of Line Weekender 2019
Full line up announced Out Of Line Weekender 2019 edition will take place in April 04-06 at Astra Kulturhaus, Berlin, and with only less than one month left until the festival, here is the full running order. Thursday is completely under the sign of electronic music. Friday is the day of the unifier of worlds…
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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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Support the kind of radio that supports the underground
About a thousand years ago, when I was a young teen, I began what has been a persistent and incredibly rewarding relationship with community radio. Our local station, CKWR, aired a regular metal show and I remember calling in one time with a request for Judas Priest. The guys didn’t have any Priest with them…
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Staff Playlists, February 2019
This month, in honour of Valentine’s day, we’ve added an extra category to spread the love. We’ve also added a category for all you Anti-Valentiners out there. Come accompany the humans of Hellbound this time around for their picks, recommendations and hearts full of Metal. Hellbound recommends Bill Adams New release: Royal Trux – White…