Category: Features

HELLBOUND’s TOP 10 CANADIAN METAL ALBUMS OF 2013

Since Hellbound.ca is a Canadian-owned and operated metal publication, we do things a little bit different than most. While 2013 was coming to a close we asked all of our contributors to pick their Top Canadian metal albums of the year. We then tabulated up their responses and have created our fifth annual Top 10…

January 1, 2014
Hellbound.ca INDIVIDUAL TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2013

Ask the Hellbound writers what the best albums of 2013 were and you get a wide-ranging list covering well over 100 records. It’s a sign of our diverse but discerning tastes. It’s also a powerful reminder of what a great year it’s been for metal.

December 30, 2013
HELLBOUND.CA’s TOP 10 METAL ALBUMS OF 2013

Hellbound’s writers compared notes on the top albums of 2013, and though we didn’t always agree, we did manage to identify some areas of collective appreciation. And so… (drum roll) Here are the best ten metal albums of 2013, according to Hellbound. (The math never lies!)

December 30, 2013
Bill Ward: The Hellbound Interview

When the gods made heavy metal, it was the thunder issued from Bill Ward’s fists that set the scene, at least as equally as Tony Iommi’s lightning. You could not have had that demon birth with a lesser drummer at the helm. Mixing the satanic swing of jazz with sheer brute clobbering force, Bill Ward’s…

December 16, 2013
Gaz Jennings and Michelle Nocon declare their ‘Death Penalty’ for Rise Above!

By Steve Earles It was unlikely that Cathedral guitar legend Gaz Jennings would go into premature retirement with the demise of the already much-missed Cathedral. First he re-emerged with Septik Tank, featuring his old friend Lee Dorrian from Cathedral, and now he reveals his other new band Death Penalty, featuring none-other than the lovely Michelle…

December 15, 2013
Hellbound Metalhead’s Holiday Gift Guide 2013

Once again, Hellbound offers you some of the best holiday gift-giving suggestions to satisfy your favourite metallers.

December 12, 2013
No Skeletons in the Closet: An Interview with Evan Linger of Skeletonwitch

Earlier this fall Hellbound’s Renee Trotier caught up with Skeletonwitch bassist Evan Linger after their recent show at Toronto’s Mod Club. Together they discuss the band’s new album Serpents Unleashed, touring, Canadian bands, horror movies, shampoo and who would win a wrestling match between a grizzly and a gorilla. Click the link for all of…

December 8, 2013
Band Brand Beer Battle: Iron Maiden’s “Trooper” vs AC/DC

Matt Hinch compares the new Iron Maiden “Trooper” beer to the recently released AC/DC brew in a Band Brand Beer Battle

November 24, 2013
Interview With ANCIIENTS From Witchfinder Radio

by Jason Wellwood So, last night on Witchfinder Radio I aired my interview with the fellas from Anciients that I had recorded the day after their tour had ended and just a few days after the tour with Sepultura had been scrubbed due to visas not being obtained in time for Septultura. The band was…

November 23, 2013
The Witchfinder Radio Interview With Author Laina Dawes

by Jason Wellwood I recently caught up with Hellbound contributor and author Laina Dawes to chat with her about her excellent book ‘What Are You Doing Here? A Black Woman’s Life and Liberation In Heavy Metal’ released last year through Bazillion Points Publishing. We also chatted about her indiegogo campaign to take the book on…

October 10, 2013