Metal notes from Montreal (more to come)
It’s a very metal week in Montreal. Heavy Montreal 2016 kicks off in Parc Jean-Drapeau tomorrow, complete with afterparties scheduled for Katacombes and L’Astral….
black metal
Numenorean – Home
If you’re looking for Canada’s answer to Inter Arma, look no further than Calgary-based outfit Numenorean. Their debut album Home encapsulates the epic, blackened,…
Inter Arma – Paradise Gallows
Generally speaking, I like my coffee downtuned and doomy, just like my metal. Never been a big fan of the blackened stuff, but Inter…
Briefcasefest: Saturday, 21 May 2016
Gabe Hugh’s review of Briefcasefest 2016 held at Toronto’s Coalition So, it’s the Victoria long weekend again and for those of you getting ready to…
A metalhead in Montreal, May 2016
It’s not often I get a chance to linger in Montreal, it seems. My first long ago trip to this addictive city was for leisurely pleasure, but…
Destroyer 666 – Wildfire
Wildfire is probably one of the best albums of 2016 so far. Having been nearly seven years since their last release, Destroyer 666 are…
Lord Mantis – NTW EP
With an infusion of new blood from now-defunct Chicago outfit Indian, you might be expecting something slightly sludgier from this Midwest blackened doom troop…
The Arrival of Satan – Passion Sodomy Terror
“when there is no more god, no more soul, no more hope, there is the obscenity of flesh, the anguish of death, the darkness…
Interview: Rebel Wizard
Hellbound contributor Jason Oberuc recently had a chance to pose some questions to Australia’s Rebel Wizard. Read the Q&A below. Hey, Bob, how’s it going?…
Rebel Wizard – Invocation of the Miserable Ones
Rebel Wizard released their first demo in 2013 and then went on a rampage in 2015 releasing 5 EPs of heavy black/speed metal. A…