Tag: Agalloch

  • Hellbound’s best of 2014: honourable mentions (#11-15)

    Hellbound’s best of 2014: honourable mentions (#11-15)

    Hellbound’s 2014 year-end coverage continues this week with the next installment in our collective top 20. Part two features the albums that ranked in the #11-15 slots once we tallied the votes. AGALLOCH – The Serpent & The Sphere (Profound Lore) Revisiting this album in the dark of December seems perfect. Released on a warm…

  • Agalloch in Toronto, July 4, 2014

    Agalloch in Toronto, July 4, 2014

    AGALLOCH Serpens in Cvlmination North American Tour MMXIV with Jex Thoth and Vow of Thorns Friday, July 4th, 2014 at the Opera House in Toronto Photos by Danielle Griscti

  • Agalloch – The Serpent and the Sphere

    Agalloch – The Serpent and the Sphere

    From beginning to end this album is a wonder, combining moments of crushing heaviness with overwhelming beauty, and I found it a tall order to find the words to describe this feat. Produced by Billy Anderson and featuring three acoustic interludes, and using elements like a waterphone and a 100 year old zither, Agalloch’s The Serpent…

  • More Maryland Deathfest 2014 – going full bore at MDF

    More Maryland Deathfest 2014 – going full bore at MDF

    This review is quite long. But then, Maryland Deathfest was a long festival. It was full of bands I wanted to see. I also remained sober through the entire festival. This meant a few things: I saved money for the massive amount of merch that was available. I didn’t wake up each morning feeling like…

  • A Metal Day in Portland

    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…

  • Agalloch Record Release Show, Portland OR, May 16, 2014

    Agalloch Record Release Show, Portland OR, May 16, 2014

    Agalloch: The Serpent & The Sphere Record Release Show at the Star Theater, Portland OR, May 16th, 2014 Agalloch would like to thank the following people, bands, and venues for all their help and support during our two recent shows in Portland and Seattle: The Star Theater, The Highline, Yob, Wounded Giant, Lasher Keen, Sedan,…

  • Maryland Deathfest 2014: Day 2

    Maryland Deathfest 2014: Day 2

    MDF XII: Friday, May 23, 2014 Day 2 of Maryland Deathfest 2014 is a wrap (or make that Day 1, if you’re counting by full-on multi-venue fest days). There were a few less than ideal things too significant not to notice: the time needed to move between venues (not that I actually tried), the lack of free…

  • Noctis Valkyries 5: Hell Comes To Cowtown

    Noctis Valkyries 5: Hell Comes To Cowtown

    “I cannot stress how fantastic it was to attend Noctis V. To get to see three nights of amazing shows from a lot of bands who would never come to this part of the world otherwise; to spend afternoons rubbing elbows with those same bands, esteemed members of the metal literati, and like-minded fans, all…

  • Hellbound Q & A with…  Terese Fleming of Scarab Productions

    Hellbound Q & A with… Terese Fleming of Scarab Productions

    Western Canadian metal owes a lot to Terese Fleming. As the organizer of the Noctis festival, she has put our region on the map as far as heavy metal culture goes. Incredibly supportive of her local and regional scene, Terese has been putting on shows, from tiny community halls to the now multi-day Noctis extravaganza…

  • 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…