Tag: Canadian Metal
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Canadian metal new release round-up: April 2016 edition
Another Hellbound / Kill Eat Exploit the Weak run down of recent Canadian metal releases… Let us know if something heavy and Canadian has come out lately and missed our notice. Catching up: Frostbite – Etching Obscurity released 5 Feb 2016 (Montreal, Québec) Etching Obscurity by Frostbite Alder – Sun Worshipper released 20 Feb 2016…
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Gypsy Chief Goliath – Citizens of Nowhere
What makes a new album, anyways? A couple of the tracks on this Southern Ontario outfit’s third effort have been in their live set for years, and previously appeared on their independently-released debut from 2012. But just as Sons of OTIS recycled a chunk of Spacejumbofudge into Temple Ball, Gypsy Chief Goliath is giving songs…
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Another Canadian metal new release round-up, 12 March 2016
Here at Hellbound we’re always trying to keep tabs on what’s new in Canadian metal. Our latest efforts include what’s turning out to be a bi-weekly round up of new Canadian releases we’re aware of, in collaboration with the radio show I host with Adam Wills, Kill Eat Exploit the Weak. If you have a release to…
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Canadian Metal – New Release Round-Up: February 2016, part 2
As I mentioned in the first of these posts, Adam Wills and I are always seeking out new Canadian metal releases to highlight on our CFMU* show, Kill Eat Exploit the Weak. Today’s entry is the third of the year, covering Canadian metal released between February 13 and today, February 26, 2016 (more or less). As always,…
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Interview: Mandroid Echostar
Guelph-based progressive metal band Mandroid Echostar is bassist Adam Richards, guitarist Sam Pattison, drummer Matt H-K, guitarist/keyboardist James Krul, guitarist Stephen Richards and vocalist Michael Ciccia. The band released Coral Throne, their third record (and second full-length) on January 15, 2016. A month or so after the new record became available, Michael Ciccia spared Hellbound some time, answering a…
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Canadian Metal – New Release Round-Up: February 2016, part 1
Welcome to the second edition of Hellbound’s Canadian metal new release round-up, courtesy of Kill Eat Exploit the Weak and CFMU. As before, please feel free to let us know of anything new we’ve missed in this list – we’d love to hear about it. Canadian Metal Releases: January 24 – February 12, 2016 Black Wizard…
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new Canadian metal: January release round-up
Heavy Metal Adam and I are always trying to track down the latest Canadian metal releases for our weekly radio show, Kill Eat Exploit the Weak, on CFMU. We play selections from what we find on the air, and post our playlists to the KEEW blog, but we figured some of you might appreciate a…
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It’s Canada Day! (2015)
With Hellbound’s primary editorial and web resources overseas, we bring you a nostalgic retrospective of Canada Day features past. We have also declared it national Rush day in Finland. Heavy Canada Day retrospective: The very first Hellbound Canada Day special (2009): STAFF PICKS: FAVOURITE CANADIAN METAL ALBUMS Canada Day – the sequel (2010): STAFF/GUEST PICKS: FAVOURITE RUSH ALBUM…
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Get out your popcorn kiddies, MUTANK is coming
A deranged lunatic broke out of an insane asylum (which was really a front for a mutagenic testing facility) with a strong sexual magnetism towards nuclear waste. Upon finding a discarded vat of the stuff in a nearby swamp, he proceeded to pound-off into the glowing green slime. The smell brought back memories of his…
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BEST OF 2014 – our contributors’ top Canadian picks (individual lists)
Here are our contributors’ individual picks for best Canadian metal albums of 2014. Happy new year from Hellbound.ca! Justin Allec Beyond Creation – Earthborn Evolution (Season of Mist) Nuclearhammer – Serpentine Hermetic Lucifer (Nuclear War Now!) Menace Ruine – Venus Armata (Profound Lore) Viathyn – Cynosure (indie) Culted – Oblique to all Paths (Relapse)…