Tag: black metal

  • VREID / KAMPFAR / NECRONOMICON/ SCYTHIA @ Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver BC, September 5, 2011

    “Luckily, it was Kampfar who delivered that adrenaline-shot of what I needed. Taking to the stage with ‘Mare’, from their most recent album of the same name, the band proceeded to blow the doors off with an unrelenting set that not only roared far louder and rawer than they do on record, but also proceeded…

  • Weapon – From The Devil’s Tomb

    On From The Devil’s Tomb, Weapon manage to weave a thread of incredible beauty through what should be truly ugly music.

  • Wolves In The Throne Room – Celestial Lineage

    “Even when it feels almost too packed for its own good, Celestial Lineage is a fantastic album that showcases Wolves In The Throne Room’s commitment to their core sound while slowly expanding the band’s boundaries.” Album review by Jonathan Smith.

  • The Wrecking Ball! Scream UnFestival event @ Hard Luck Bar, Toronto ON, July 9, 2011

    On July 9th, a special arts event happened in Toronto called The Wrecking Ball, which was half literary event, half metal show. Hellbound’s Laura Wiebe was there to soak in the evening’s festivities, which featured poetry readings alongside live performances by the likes of Sylvus, Vilipend and Ein Traum. All photography by Adam Wills.

  • Children of Bodom/Devin Townsend Project/Septicflesh/Obscura @ Odeon, Saskatoon, SK, July 3, 2011

    “Children of Bodom has done a remarkable job building a very loyal fanbase in Canada, and it’s gotten to the point where the band dramatically outsells the United States per capita north of the border. They are loved here, and as usual their fourth performance in Saskatchewan in four years was met with great enthusiasm.”…

  • Krallice – Diotima

    Tightly-controlled and ferociously intertwined guitar riffs.

  • Aenaon – Cendres Et Sang

    With their latest signing in Aenaon, Code666 continues to cement its name as the vanguard of forward-thinking blackmetal. Stellar release after stellar release, the label has proven its cutting-edge mettle time and again, and Cendres Et Sang is only further proof of the label’s impeccable taste.

  • Ravencult – Morbid Blood

    Morbid Blood, as unrepentantly familiar as it sounds, is regardless a formidable slab of raging blackened thrash that makes up for its obvious deficit in originality with a vehement overkill-passion that is undeniable.

  • Sylvus: All For One

    Sylvus are a Toronto, ON-based band that have undergone significant transformations. After going on hiatus for a year, they returned to the stage with a completely new aesthetic, songs and bassist. They play black metal with tinges of pagan folk and almost otherworldly hints of psychedelic noise. Their music is by turns thunderous, tender and…

  • Shibboleth – S/T

    In Sam Dunn’s debut documentary, Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey, the anthropologist describes his hometown of Victoria, British Columbia as the land of the “newly wed and nearly dead”, an anecdote that resonates with the city’s primitive black metal practitioners Shibboleth.