Tag: best metal of 2014
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Best of the rest – 2014 (part 2): re-dos and other odds & ends
Here we offer the last of Hellbound’s 2014 heavy mostly metal year-in-review coverage. We’re wrapping up with some of the older records effectively revisited last year, Bill Adam’s best vinyl picks, and some random selections highlighting things we particularly appreciated, regardless of genre. BEST RE-DOS (Reissues, re-recordings…) SONATA ARCTICA, Ecliptica Revisited: 15th Anniversary Edition I usually…
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Hellbound’s best of 2014: metal albums of the year (#1-5)
Hellbound’s best of 2014 year-end coverage continues with the last installment in our definitive top 20 metal albums of the year list. Part four features the records that ranked highest in our collective esteem: the final five. You’ll note that Behemoth and YOB might have to duke it out if either one wants sole claim of the #2 spot, though really,…
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Hellbound’s best of 2014: metal albums of the year (#6-10)
Hellbound’s end-of-the-year metal coverage continues with the first batch of the heaviest hitters – the releases that came in #6-10 in our best metal albums of 2014 tally. There might be a touch of nostalgia here, or a hint of our relative agedness in our tastes, or maybe it’s just that these bands just really know…
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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…
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Hellbound’s best of 2014: honourable mentions (#16-20)
Hellbound’s end-of-the-year metal coverage begins today! We asked our staff for their best of 2014 picks and now we’ve compiled the results. From now till the early days of the new year, Hellbound will be featuring these selections, beginning with our own version of the definitive list: the 20 best metal albums of 2014. Here is…