Search results for: “agalloch”

  • HELLBOUND RADIO: November 21st, 2010 playlist

    … to Sun (Jupiter, 2010) ATHEIST-Fraudulent Cloth (Jupiter, 2010) NAILS-I Will Not Follow (Unsilent Death, 2010) TRAGEDY-Eyes of Madness (Nerve Damage, 2006) A ARSONIST-Tyranny (Self-released, 2010)* THE SWORD-Tres Brujas (Warp Riders, 2010) FORBIDDEN-Forsaken at the Gates (Omega Wave, 2010) INNER VENOM-Fight (IV, 2010)* AGALLOCH-Into the painted Grey (Marrow of the Spirit, 2010) SPELLCASTER-Chainsaw Champion (Spells…

  • Jay H. Gorania’s SXSW 2011 – Part 1

    … music for little girls. Like Structures, there were more of those all-important choreographed moves (You’ve gotta look good, right?). Over at Barbarella Patio’s, on the other hand, there were two bands focusing on music. Riding on the buzz of their critically hailed release Marrow of the Spirit, Agalloch seemed, if anything, nervous on stage.…

  • Hellbound.ca’s TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 2010, Part Four

    … Lights, but still remain fresh and unpredictable. Their songwriting continues to grow, winding delicate interludes around thundering riffs underneath combinations of vicious growls and soothing clean vocals. The constantly evolving Enslaved have created yet another winner, and once again prove that they are masters of their craft. Adam Wills 1. AGALLOCH – Marrow Of…

  • Vhol – Deeper Than Sky

    … track.  I absolutely love what happens when an unexpected instrument makes its way into the mix.  Over the waves of a wonderfully velvety-toned bass line rides this riff, and saying any more would ruin the surprise. Oh and also, the band features members of Ludicra, Hammers of Misfortune and Agalloch, so it’s going to…

  • Hellbound Year End 2016: Adrien Begrand

    … re looking forward to in 2017, metal-wise or otherwise More excuses to write about Rush. A Farewell to Kings does turn 40 in September… Biggest Loss to Metal in 2016 (as in, a person we lost, in memoriam, kind of thing) The end of Twisted Sister, Bolt Thrower, and Agalloch. The sad deaths of…

  • STAFF PLAYLISTS – June 2009

    … Atlantic FILM: Hackers BOOK: Snowcrash (Neal Stephenson) ROB CROSBIE 1. Ambeix – Monolith – Heavy Metal Records 2. Kylesa – Static Tension – Prosthetic 3. Heaven & Hell – The Devil You Know – Rhino 4. Amorphis – Skyforger – Nuclear Blast 5. The Animals – Retrospective – Abkco BOOK: Blue Oyster Cult: Secrets…

  • Best metal events of 2014

    … housecore-horror-film-festival-austin-tx-october-2014 Gwar, Housecore Horror Festival. Photo by Alyssa Herrman. Danielle Griscti INQUISITION opens for BEHEMOTH in Toronto. A stunning performance by the distinctive black metal duo at the Opera House. hellbound.ca/2014/05/metal-alliance-tour-behemoth-toronto-april-23-2014 Inquisition Runners up: AGALLOCH record release, Portland hellbound.ca/2014/06/agalloch-record-release-portland-may-16-2014 SORTILEGIA appearance, Toronto hellbound.ca/2014/12/zombitrol-blacktooth-blackdoom-showcase-toronto-nov-29-2014 MUSK OX record release, Ottawa hellbound.ca/2014/06/muskox-woodfall-release-show-ottawa Matt Hinch Metal fashion,

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

    … really pulled out all the stops and topped themselves over all years previous; Stretching this year’s stellar music fest over three nights (September 27-29) instead of the standard two of the last few Noctises (Noctii?) has allowed for that many more epic bands to get added to the bill. This year, Calgary gets its…

  • HELLBOUND’s TOP 10 CANADIAN METAL ALBUMS OF 2009

    … musical tastes, “what IS that?” whenever I play it in their presence. Yet it also oozes the sort of atmosphere and aesthetic concerns for which so much extreme metal has become known. Perhaps at first listen sounding like an extended acoustic interlude from the metal bands that Musk Ox cites as influences (Agalloch, Opeth,…

  • A Metal Day in Portland

    May 16th 2014 Wandering contentedly, feeling like the proverbial kid in a candy store in downtown Portland on a gorgeous spring afternoon, I strolled straight into the enticing entrance of 2nd Avenue Records. Overflowing from floor to ceiling with goodies of every genre from rock to reggae and everything in between, I knew I was…