Category: Features
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Hellbound’s Guide to Record Store Day 2014: Toronto and Hamilton
TORONTO Where to go on Record Store Day in Toronto By Gruesome Greg Hey buddy, if you’re spending your Record Store Day at HMV, you’re a massive tool. (I don’t really shop at HMV, I just wait for one of their stores to go out of business, then scoop stuff up for cheap.) The whole purpose of this…
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Unleash the Archers: creating a lasting impression
Unleash the Archers is a female fronted, melodic power metal band hailing from Vancouver, BC. Since forming in 2007, UTA have released three self-produced full length albums and one EP. While the band is generally defined as power metal, UTA’s music seems to span many other metal genres. Unleash the Archers have shared the stage…
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America Noir tour interviews: Atrocity, Leaves’ Eyes, and Moonspell
Interviews with Atrocity, Leaves’ Eyes, and Moonspell The Riot Room, Kansas City, Missouri, Friday, February 14, 2014 Alexander Krull (Atrocity/Leaves’ Eyes) We begin with a conversation with Alexander Krull from Atrocity and Leaves’ Eyes. Most of our discussion was about Atrocity, although since both bands share members it’s difficult to keep them 100 per cent separate. When…
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Hellbound’s Guide to Record Store Day 2014
This Saturday, April 19th is Record Store Day 2014, a day when music collectors line up early in the morning in the hopes of getting their hands on some new and often exclusive records. What is Record Store Day? Record Store Day was conceived in 2007 at a gathering of independent record store owners and…
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Return of the staff playlists: April 2014
It’s been a while since Hellbound shared what our contributors have been listening to and enjoying beyond the new releases or shows covered on the site. We figured it was about time to change that, so here, back by popular demand, is Hellbound’s staff playlist feature, the April 2014 edition. The Lists Danielle Griscti LISTENING:…
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Still going down well: interview with Carcass guitarist Bill Steer
During the time Carcass has been on my radar, the band — and metalheads’ perception of what Carcass signifies — has passed through several stages. When Carcass and I were just being introduced they were one of a select few death metal bands that everyone seemed excited about. Then much of the buzz faded away as Carcass’s…
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Photo Gallery: Biblical, Public Animal & Hollow Earth, Toronto, March 29, 2014
Biblical have a new album out called Monsoon Season. They celebrated its release at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto on March 29th, with the help of openers Hollow Earth and Public Animal. Here’s a taste of what that celebration looked like. Photos by Anthony Abbatangelo (www.anthonymaphotography.com). Biblical (biblical.bandcamp.com). Public Animal (publicanimal.bandcamp.com). Hollow Earth (www.facebook.com/HollowEarthToronto).
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Kataklysm guitarist Jean-Francois Dagenais craves culture on the road
It’s 16 degrees Celsius in Dallas, Texas and steaks are sizzling on a grill in a shaded backyard patio. They’re being cooked medium rare with precision to perfection, by Jean-François Dagenais, guitarist of Kataklysm. It’s below zero in Toronto, the first day of spring, and many metalheads are cooking beef, too – the kind you…
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Wacken Metal Battle Canada updates – round 4
Round four of Wacken Metal Battle Canada – the Toronto and Vancouver editions, at least – took place this past weekend. From the Toronto competition, Santuarium and Shattered Remains emerge as winners and will move on to compete at one of two Toronto semi-finals: April 26 @ Hard Luck Bar or May 3 @ The Rivoli. Neck of The Woods took the winning place in…
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Juno Awards 2014 – And the Winner Is….
Well, the Juno Awards have come, and Hellbounders and Canadian metalheads have been keeping an eye on the new-ish “Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year” category. The committee in charge has been rather successful at embracing underground metal – previous winners include KEN mode and Woods of Ypres. Nominees for this year’s award were: Heart…