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Festival Review: Fortress Festival 2024
As a young buck, I was never attracted to Black Metal more than when it was filled to the brim with inconceivable levels of exalted atmosphere that encapsulated the world around me in all aspects; emotionally, physically and geographically. As I walked up to the edge of Scarborough’s Seaside Cliff to find myself gazing down…
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Hellbound Interviews : CHAOTIAN – April 2023
Copenhagen, Denmark’s CHAOTIAN recently came through Toronto as part of their first Canadian tour, and absolutely laid waste to a full house of death metal aficianados. Hellbound’s Danielle Griscti (hi!) was there and, keen to learn more about these fresh purveyors of fine riffs, reached out via email to pick their brains. “Suppuration of Obsolescence…
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Carcass, Municipal Waste, Sacred Reich, Creeping Death – Live in Toronto – April 2023
It was an absolute rager at the Phoenix Concert Theatre, on a Sunday night no less, for the legendary CARCASS with Municipal Waste, Sacred Reich and Creeping Death. Your friendly neighbourhood photographer, Danielle, was there and suitably overcaffeinated to capture some of the action. Here’s highlights of some of the shots I got, starting with…
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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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Hellbound Interviews : MORBIKON’s “Land” Phil Hall – November 18, 2022
Having been totally taken in by MORBIKON “Ov Mournful Twilight” since its release this fall, Hellbound contributor Danielle Griscti was excited to speak with Phil “Land Phil” Hall (Municipal Waste, Cannabis Corpse, Iron Reagan) about it. Read the interview below, and listen to “Ov Mournful Twilight” on Bandcamp here via Tankcrimes Records. Hellbound (HB) :…
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Paradise Lost & Moonspell – Glasgow, UK
It seems things are creeping back to… normal *touch wood*. Pioneers of goth metal Paradise Lost and Moonspell take over Glasgow for their Obsidian Moon Tour. With both pioneers crafting music for over three decades, it’s very welcome that there are no supporting acts, permitting both veterans to deploy longer sets to better reflect their careers.…
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RAZOR, SACRIFICE and SLAUGHTER autograph signing this Saturday in Toronto
This Saturday night the fine folks at UXB Press have created a cool event happening at Sonic Boom Records in Toronto. They have arranged an autograph signing for their new Eve Of Darkness book, which will feature members of Razor, Sacrifice and Slaughter.
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HRH Goth Fest, Day 2, Leeds, UK
It was exciting news when the announcements were made back in 2019 for a brand new addition of HRH Festivals – HRH Goth. Little did we know at that time, that we would have to wait so long for it to actually take place. HRH Goth Fest 2021 was held on the 11th and 12th…
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Eve Of Darkness Book Explores Toronto’s Heavy Metal Scene From 1980-1989
Saturday, September 25th will make the launch of a very important artifact chronicling the history of the heavy metal music scene in the greater Toronto, Ontario area. On that day, UXB Press will be releasing their newest book, entitled Eve Of Darkness: Toronto Metal in the ’80s. This book is a massive, painstakingly put together…
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Hellbound 10th Anniversary Party Details! See you on June 1st!
Hey everybody! We are having a party! Sat, June 1st is officially our 10th anniversary from the very first day that Hellbound.ca came to life. So, to celebrate we are going to have a party. Here’s the official press release, the show is $10 and is happening here in Hamilton, Ontario at This Ain’t Hollywood,…