Tag: Candlemass

  • PSYCHO LAS VEGAS Day Three Recap

    PSYCHO LAS VEGAS Day Three Recap

    The Joint was definitely the place to be at Psycho fest on Sunday. From 4:20 onwards, you had a hard-to-top lineup of Fu Manchu, Dead Meadow, Candlemass, Baroness, Sleep…and some not-so-nice guy named Alice.

  • Crypt Sermon – Out of the Garden

    Crypt Sermon – Out of the Garden

    Everything about Crypt Sermon just screams power-metal (in a Dio-style falsetto) to me. The name, the font, the album cover of a knight riding up to a castle…and yet, I’m told they have more than a hint of the Candlemass, or even the Dio-era Sabbath, to them.  Hey, if this album’s anything like Atlantean Kodex,…

  • Northern Crown – In the Hands of the Betrayer

    Northern Crown – In the Hands of the Betrayer

    It’s not often I’m compelled to listen to an unsolicited, unknown band nowadays, but when said outfit covers Candlemass—and a cut from Epicus Doomicus Metallicus, no less—now they’ve got my attention. Much as Candlemass’ debut was largely a studio project, masterminded by Leif Edling, Northern Crown also appears to be mostly a one-man endeavour with…

  • 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…

  • Maryland Deathfest 2014: belated Day 4 recap

    Maryland Deathfest 2014: belated Day 4 recap

    MDF XII: Saturday, May 24, 2014 After a bit of a delay, I offer you a few thoughts on the last day of Maryland Deathfest 2014. After a morning spent record shopping and a failed attempt to brunch at what turned out to be a rather busy eatery called Jack & Zach’s, I sent Wills and Walschots off…

  • Argus – Beyond the Martyrs

    Hellbound Metal: “Call this power-doom if thou wilt, but they’re definitely more power, less doom this time around.”

  • Blood Ceremony – The Eldritch Dark

    Hellbound Metal: “Alas, while part of me is still pining for the s/t, I’m digging this new direction as well.”

  • Hellbound.ca INDIVIDUAL TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2012

    Today we published the TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 2012 list, as voted by the writers of Hellbound.ca. Here are the individual Top 10s that were submitted by our writers for your personal enjoyment…

  • Kowloon Walled City – Container Ships

    Kowloon Walled City – Container Ships

    Though they’re named after an opulent area of Hong Kong, this band hails from San Fran, across the Pacific Ocean. And after their self-released debut record generated a bit of a buzz three years back, KWC has signed with Brutal Panda for this, their sophomore release—35 and a half minutes of punishing post-sludge.

  • Candlemass – Psalms for the Dead

    Candlemass – Psalms for the Dead

    If they’re ending their careers on this note, well, they’ve left us with a solid token to remember them by.