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  • Do You Have Anything to Declare? By Kevin Stewart-Panko and Justin Smith

    By Rob Hughes What’s that you say, Dee? You can’t stop rock and roll? The man at the border would beg to differ. So would the many musicians interviewed in this book. Rock and roll can indeed be stopped—detained, harassed, fined, and sent back home to lick its wounds. Canadian metal fans know well the…

  • Junos 2014 – And the nominees for Metal/Hard Rock Album of the Year are…

    Well, the 2014 Juno Award Nominees have been announced, and us Hellbounders were keeping an eye out for the Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year category. Unlike their American counterparts, the Junos have done a great job of having some great acts win and get nominated in the past (Woods of Ypres won in 2013…

  • Jay H. Gorania’s SXSW 2011 – Part 2

    … designer, KEN Mode is keenly aware of the value of negative space, knowing when and how to use its metallic tools, knowing when to hold back and allow the music to breathe. When there were moments of simplicity, they oftentimes manipulated the negative space and slowed the tempo down, ultimately creating significant tension. Don’t…

  • Matt Hinch’s Canadian Top 10 of 2018

    10. Loved Artist: KEN Mode Label: Season of Mist Listen to Loved on Bandcamp 9. A Low Winter’s Sun Artist: Heron Label: Sludgelord Listen to A Low Winter’s Sun on Bandcamp 8. Ruin Artist: Wilt Label: Vendetta Listen to Ruin on Bandcamp 7. Beacon of Faith Artist: Baptists Label: Southern Lord Listen to Beacon of…

  • Canuck Metal You Don’t Wanna Miss: the best Canadian metal of 2015

    … Northumbria – Helluland (Cryo Chamber) Gabe Hugh 1. Ken Mode – Success 2. Dopethrone – Hochelaga 3. Fuck that Facts – Desire Will Rot 4. Adolyne – Of Ash / Of Shit / Of Shame 5. Cryptopsy – The Book of Suffering – Tome I 6. Northumbria – Helluland 7. Dead Quiet – Dead…

  • STAFF PLAYLISTS: February 2011

    … Marrow of the Spirit (Profound Lore) 4. Rotten Sound – Cursed (Relapse) 5. KEN mode – Venerable (Profound Lore) Book: The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera Film: Shortbus Albert Mansour 1. Arkona – Goi Rode Goi ! (Napalm Records) 2. Slough Feg – The Animal Spirits (Profound Lore Records) 3. Death angel…

  • Crux of Aux – Mona

    … full of menace and sweat. Fans of Shallow North Dakota and Cursed or even KEN Mode (uh, pre-Success) will find Mona essential listening. It gets better with every spin. It’s unstoppable, dynamic, electric and explosive. Don’t ask why. Just go get it. Released October 6, 2015 on No Why Records Stream the album on…

  • Hellbound Q&A with… Vilipend’s Derek Del Vecchio

    … don’t even have to tell you that. Just look at the work he’s done with KEN Mode, Fuck The Facts, or his own showcases and prints (The Fantastic Mr. Fox, or more recently, The Goonies). Though, there is a single piece of his that stands out the most to me: a naked female body…

  • STAFF PLAYLISTS: March 2011

    … Great White North (Year of the Sun) 4. Darkest Hour – The Human Romance (EOne) 5. KEN Mode – Venerable (Profound Lore) Movie: Lemmy (Mongrel Media) Book: The Collector’s Guide To Heavy Metal Volume IV: The 00’s (Martin Popoff & David Perri) Laura Wiebe 1. Primordial – Storm Before Calm (Metal Blade) 2. Turisas…

  • Jay H. Gorania’s SXSW 2012 – Part 2

    … timing and placement within songs. Other bands attempting this would sound either pretentious or awkward, but KEN mode plays a delicate game of tightrope walking that builds tension and a massive sound that includes the silence between the notes. (Aside: For the second year in a row, there was a guy roaming the venue…