Category: Features

  • Korpiklaani / Moonsorrow / Tyr / Metsatoll @ The Opera House, Toronto ON, August 30, 2012

    Korpiklaani / Moonsorrow / Tyr / Metsatoll @ The Opera House, Toronto ON, August 30, 2012

    On August 30th a terrific foursome of current folk metal acts descended on Toronto’s Opera House that included Korpiklaani, Moonsorrow, Tyr and Metsatoll. Laura Wiebe documents the evening’s activities, with live photography by Adam Wills.

  • Hellbound’s Getting Stoked For…  NOCTIS VALKYRIES 5!

    Hellbound’s Getting Stoked For… NOCTIS VALKYRIES 5!

    Kyle Harcott is going to Calgary at the end of the month to the Noctis Valkyries V Metal Fest and is pretty excited about it. Not only does he get to see Venom, Pig Destroyer and Manilla Road, but he also gets to partake in the metal conference during the day. Here’s Kyle’s explanation about…

  • Dragged Into Sunlight – American tour diary 2012 – Part 1

    Dragged Into Sunlight – American tour diary 2012 – Part 1

    Earlier this summer Hellbound’s Jay H. Gorania hit the road in the USA with England’s Dragged In Sunlight. Here is the first part of his tour diary accompanying the band on their US tour with Cough. Live photos by Luna Duran and Albert Mansour.

  • Scott Kelly: The Hellbound Interview (2012)

    Scott Kelly: The Hellbound Interview (2012)

    When Hellbound caught up recently with Scott Kelly the Neurosis co-founder and solo artist was returning from camping in the Oregon woods. He wasn’t looking forward to working later that evening. “I’m not that excited to get back into the world again,” Kelly said. If anyone has earned some down time this year it’s Kelly.…

  • Musk Ox: The Hellbound Interview

    Musk Ox: The Hellbound Interview

    “I first saw Musk Ox perform in southern Ontario in the late spring of 2009. I was struck by the contrast between ambient acoustic music and a vibe that is perfectly resonate with that of many progressive, folk, and black metal bands. Musk Ox inhabits a place within two different styles of music, and gives…

  • Schizoid: The Next Extreme

    Schizoid: The Next Extreme

    ” For years this album felt like the last thing I would ever do, before ultimately killing myself as well. Unfortunately for my enemies, that ended up not happening; instead, the disc was completed. “What doesn’t kill you…,” I guess, right?” On the eve of the release of his third album, Laura Wiebe interviews Canadian…

  • Anders Nyström from Katatonia: The Hellbound Interview

    Anders Nyström from Katatonia: The Hellbound Interview

    “We get approached by people who measure years in terms of success and how you’ve risen on the proverbial ladder. Even some friends and relatives ask question why we are not more successful. We put twenty years into this band and they ask us why don’t have fancy cars and fancy houses, but that was…

  • Maryland Deathfest 2012 – The Images – Part II

    Here is part two of some of my photos from MDF. Had a great time, bought a lot of music and saw a bunch of awesome bands. Hope you enjoy. Cheerz! – Albert

  • Karl Sanders of Nile: The Hellbound Interview

    Karl Sanders of Nile: The Hellbound Interview

    Hellbound contributor Raymond Westland recently had the chance to do an interview with Karl Sanders, the guitarist/vocalist and main songwriter of death metal outfit Nile. He had a lot to say about the band’s latest album, the creative process within the band, the less glamorous aspects of being on the road and his positive comments…

  • A live set of HELLYEAH could be worth your weekly therapy session

    A live set of HELLYEAH could be worth your weekly therapy session

    Earlier this month HELLYEAH kicked off their current North American tour supporting VOLBEAT at Toronto’s Kool Haus. Hellbound’s Ola Mazzuca was there to speak with band members Chad Gray and Tom Maxwell about the band’s struggle with their own personal demons, their place in metal and the band’s soon to be released new album “Band…