Category: Features
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From the archives: Threat Signal
Threat Signal head out on a North American tour this spring, just months after releasing their fourth album, Disconnect (November 2017, Agonia Records). It’s been six years since we last heard from these Canadian metalheads, but Disconnect shows they haven’t missed a beat. Though this latest effort was five years in the making, it quickly…
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Hellfest 2018: The Preview
Pointless are the summers without music festivals. Hellfest, though, is beyond any definition of rock music festival. It gathers in one place the legends you have been dreaming of seeing live since you were a child: three days of pure magic for all metal enthusiasts and lovers of high decibel music out there! This year is no…
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HELLBOUND STAFF PICKS, FEBRUARY 2018
Last month we reintroduced an old Hellbound tradition – our monthly staff picks/playlists! We’ve asked our regular and longtime contributors to weigh in on a few categories as follows (expect a few variations to our lists throughout the year, as well as some individual quirks and touches): Listening to – an album, ep or song from…
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Interview: Exmortus guitarist/vocalist Conan, 10 Feb 2018
Exmortus recently had the chance to join Sabaton and Kreator for a few shows in the U.S. and our Mean Gene Gaona grabbed the chance to speak with Jadran ‘Conan’ Gonzalez in the hours leading up their final date in Berkeley, California. Gene and Conan chat live shows, new music, the Exmortus sound, NAMM (National Association…
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Calgary 420 Music & Arts Fest 2018: Dopethrone and many more
Tickets are on sale and the line-up’s been announced for 420 Music & Arts Festival – presented by METALHEADS UNITED in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, April 19-21. Headlining this year are Sasquatch (Thursday), La Chinga (Friday), and Dopethrone (Saturday), plus Brant Bjork (Kyuss, Vista Chino) will be around on Friday, April 20, deejaying between bands and to close the…
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Interview: MIKE FURY of DIE YOUNG and MOD, Berkeley CA, Feb 2018
Hellbound’s Gene A. Gaona met up with drummer Mike Fury recently, while Die Young was on tour in the American south west. Mike and Gene talk about the new Die Young release The God for Which We Suffer (out January 26 via Good Fight Music), touring, and the evolution of Die Young’s sound, before shifting gears…
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Wacken Metal Battle Canada returns to Hamilton, ON
After a one-year hiatus, Wacken Metal Battle Canada has returned, with this year’s competitions kicking off in Calgary this past January. This month the battle comes to Ontario, with rounds beginning in Toronto this Friday, February 9 and in Hamilton this Saturday, February 10. The full schedule of shows can be found on the WMBC…
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Wardruna in North America
A step back in musical time If you’ve ever wanted to hear the Nordic past summoned into the present, Wardruna is a band you don’t want to sleep on. Perhaps you’ve heard them already. Wardruna have released a trilogy of albums: Runaljod – gap var Ginnunga (2009), Runaljod – Yggdrasil (2013), and Runaljod – Ragnarok (2016). Their…
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Völur to tour US with 1476
Just ICYMI: Toronto doom favourites Völur recently announced their first tour, including US dates, with Prophecy Productions labelmates 1476. The trio has so far earned a reputation for their endlessly evolving live performances; no two sets are quite alike. Not to be missed! www.facebook.com/VolurDoom hellbound.ca/2017/05/volur-ancestors hellbound.ca/2018/01/best-canadian-metal-2017-top-15
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Hellbound Interview: VENOM INC.
I was lucky enough to sit down with the gentlemen from Venom, Inc. during their first visit to Vancouver, BC, last September. It came on the heels of two aborted attempts to visit our fair city the previous year that had both been hampered by a particularly virulent Pacific Northwest winter. To say Vancouver was…