Category: Features
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Raven – Glasgow, UK – March 4th, 2023
Heavy metal veterans Raven are playing in Edinburgh tonight, their first show in Scotland’s capital since 1982. This was precisely a year before their seminal All for One album came out, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. This tour pays tribute to this release by having the band play it from start to end.…
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Metal Picks for Bandcamp Friday – March 2023
Another Bandcamp Friday has arrived! This one really crept up, and there’s been no shortage of awesome releases. As with last month’s edition, to keep things from getting too overwhelming, your friendly overcaffeinated contributor, Danielle, is here to list albums that have already been released as of today. There are also a bunch of pre-orders…
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Katatonia & Solstafir – Glasgow, UK
Still reckoning with the fallout of Covid-19, Katatonia’s tour finally makes its way to the UK following its postponement. These Swedish dark rockers always put on an entertaining show, so needless to say, the venue is packed to the rafters with attendees. The supporting act is majestic post-rockers/metallers Sólstafir from Iceland. This music label is…
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Hellbound Interviews : STREET TOMBS – February 2023
It’s February and everyone up here in Canada is reaching the end of their patience with the cold weather and gloom. Enter Street Tombs, from Santa Fe, New Mexico bringing some heat with their debut full-length, “Reclusive Decay“. The album releases via Carbonized Records on February 17th. Hellbound’s Danielle Griscti sent along a small barrage…
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Ulthar – Helionomicon Review
When I heard that Ulthar were back with not just one but two brand new albums, I was very excited but also a bit confused. How can you put out two, brand new full-length albums at the same time and manage to keep them from being too similar? Anthronomicon is toted as being the more…
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Ulthar – Anthronomicon Review
When I heard that Ulthar were back with not just one but two brand new albums, I was very excited but also a bit confused. How can you put out two, brand new full-length albums at the same time and manage to keep them from being too similar? Anthronomicon is toted as being the more…
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Dying Fetus, Live Review – Glasgow, UK
It’s a cold, wet Wednesday night – perfect for some mid-week savagery. What’s better than cramming into a densely frequented Classic Grand to catch American death metal icons Dying Fetus live in Glasgow? A few years have elapsed since they last brigaded Scotland, so this is the ideal antidote to the new year lull in…
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Hellbound Interviews : TRIBUNAL – January 15, 2023
From Vancouver, BC – TRIBUNAL cellist/bassist/vocalist Soren Mourne and guitarist/vocalist Etienne Flinn met with Danielle on Zoom in anticipation of the release of their debut, “The Weight Of Remembrance” this Friday, January 20th. I was already pretty enamoured with the album, which seemed to have had just the right timing for release – since the…
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Tithe – Inverse Rapture Review
On February 17th , Tithe will release their 2 nd album after Penance (2020) titled Inverse Rapture; and released in conspiracy with Profound Lore Records. Hailing from Portland, Oregon, Tithe are a trio consisting of Kevin Swartz, Matt Eiseman and Alex Huddleston. They play a hybrid of Death/Doom and Grindcore that’s fast, heavy and unrelenting. Inverse…