Category: Staff Picks
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Year-in-review 2015: Adrien Begrand
As another year draws to a close, we metalheads tend to take time to reflect on what the year in metal meant to us, and prepare our various lists of what was great, what sucked, and everything in between. This year we decided to get a little more up close and personal with Team Hellbound,…
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KING DIAMOND: Upcoming shows to be filmed for DVD
“Philadelphia and Detroit have been selected as the cities in which KING DIAMOND will film the live shows for the forthcoming DVD”, reads the announcement that made my eyes bug out a little upon reading it. Playing with special guests EXODUS, the shows being filmed are on Wednesday November 25th in Philadelphia and Saturday the…
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Van Halen – s/t
The thing about albums which are truly progressive (to be clear, I’m referring to albums which break new ground – not necessarily prog rock albums) is that their impact on pop music as a whole takes a bit of time to really register. Sure, there’s a chance that they might break through, win fans and…
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Staff picks & playlists: end of summer edition
Another round of playlists and picks from the Hellbound team. In this edition we look back on our soundtracks for the summer (or, in one case, winter) that was and forward to the new season ahead with some recommendations and anticipation. Justin Allec Summer Listening: Khemmis – Absolution Tau Cross Deceased – Surreal Overdose Amorphis…
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Recent recommendations (from a few metal-leaning scholars)
As a Hellbound reader, you may know (or not) that your friendly neighbourhood editor is also a university professor – one who makes no secret of her metallic musical taste. Around the university, I mostly encounter people who don’t know much about metal music, who are indifferent or, occasionally, who are outright hostile to the…
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Fredericton: GREBER video premier and tour dates
GREBER‘s latest full-length, Kiln Hardened Psalms, came out late last year but the momentum is still building. The newest result? A video for one of the most ferocious tracks on a seriously (but not too serious) ferocious record. Bassist Marc Bourgon took the time to answer a few questions: Why this song, “Fredericton”? Fredericton has been…
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It’s Canada Day! (2015)
With Hellbound’s primary editorial and web resources overseas, we bring you a nostalgic retrospective of Canada Day features past. We have also declared it national Rush day in Finland. Heavy Canada Day retrospective: The very first Hellbound Canada Day special (2009): STAFF PICKS: FAVOURITE CANADIAN METAL ALBUMS Canada Day – the sequel (2010): STAFF/GUEST PICKS: FAVOURITE RUSH ALBUM…
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Hellbound summer metal fest guide (staff picks for 2015)
TUSKA photo above by Aku-Axel Muukka. It’s been a couple of weeks now since Maryland Death Fest wrapped up for another year. Time to look ahead to what else the summer festival season has to offer the metal-inclined. Well, actually, our current staff picks for summer fest highlights look more like a June onslaught, a July…
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Events You Don’t Want to Miss, Toronto – May 2015 Mostly Metal edition
Danielle Griscti offers a rundown of of what’s coming up metal-wise (mostly metal, anyway) in Toronto in the latest entry in our Events You Don’t Want to Miss series. Wednesday the 6th Knurl, Andrew Hock, Cetacea, Scalp Elevator Jam Factory, 8pm, $6 www.facebook.com/events/1595414454071229 Sunday the 10th Zephyr with Brenna MacCrimmon Smiling Buddha, 7pm, $10 www.facebook.com/events/1608058956099128 Friday the 15th…
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MAY DAY: another round of staff playlists
It’s been a few months but we’re back with another round of Hellbound staff playlists. Here are some current favourites and a taste of what our contributors have been listening to. Bill Adams Round Eye – s/t (Ripping Records): I can’t quit this album! A great compromise between western indie punk and eastern flavoring, this sounds quite unlike…