Tag: death metal
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Enfold Darkness – Adversary Omnipotent
After a lengthy hiatus, the mighty Enfold Darkness return, fronted by a new vocalist, delivering their long awaited sophomore effort. Technical, brutal, symphonic and most certainly blackened, Adversary Omnipotent is sure to dazzle fans of death metal looking for something fresh and yet familiar. Despite a lengthy departure from active duty, this new roster seems to…
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Iapetus – The Long Road Home
There is something really special about Iapetus‘s latest offering, The Long Road Home, a vortex of everything good that exists in technical, progressive metal. Honestly, this record floored me the first time I gave it a full spin. This is not a difficult album to enjoy; it is in fact a pleasure to listen to,…
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SUFFOCATION interview: Terrance Hobbs + Kevin Muller, Social Hall SF CA, 15 June 2017
Hellbound’s Todd Owens interviews Terrance Hobbs and Kevin Muller of Suffocation, on tour with Morbid Angel, Revocation and Withered, June 2017. They talk set lists, touring non-stop, metal festivals, songwriting, gear and much more. Recorded at Social Hall in San Francisco CA, June 15, 2017. The interview: More on latest Suffocation release …Of The Dark Light: 1st…
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Internal Bleeding: Interview with Chris Pervelis in Oakland CA, June 6, 2017
Internal Bleeding was out on tour with Vader late this spring, alongside Sacrificial Slaughter, Voices Of Ruin, and Micawber. When the tour hit the Oakland Metro on June 6, Hellbound’s Todd Owens had a chance to speak with guitarist Chris Pervelis. Check out the video below (or through our Youtube channel) to hear what Chris…
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Dying Fetus – Wrong One To Fuck With
Catchy and brutal as ever Dying Fetus return to the forefront of brutal american death metal, a genre that they arguably ruled for nearly a decade. Unloading a full clip of ammunition on the world in the form of Wrong One To Fuck With the Maryland metalheads do not extend any level of mercy on…
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Origin – Unparalleled Universe
“Oh, wow” were literally the first two words out of my mouth when I hit play on this behemoth of bombast. Fans of Origin, death metal, technical precision and speed will have found their new canon in Unparalleled Universe, the band’s Nuclear Blast debut. Seriously aggressive and technical are obvious descriptors for any of Origin’s…
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Deity – Deity
With a name like Deity (which means ‘Godhead; the Supreme Being; a fabulous god or goddess, a divinity’), this band have a lot to live up to, a self-imposed high water mark if you will. One the whole Deity more than do their moniker justice. Moreover, while being true to their death metal roots (indeed…
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Sigil – Kingdom of the Grave
Sigil have produced a most assured debut. Influenced by the likes of Discharge, Entombed, Black Breath, Death, Immolation and Morbid Angel, Sigil are ploughing their own furrow. A pleasing aspect to this album is the crusty sound to the riffs. I was reminded of the likes of Doom here; these are some seriously dense and effective…
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EXHUMED interview: Matt Harvey in Oakland, 23 May 2017
Matt Harvey returns to Hellbound – this time to talk about EXHUMED. (If you missed Gene Gaona’s Matt Harvey interview focused on his work with GRUESOME, check it out.) Near the end of May, Matt was back in California with Exhumed to record new material and play a couple of home state gigs, and while in Oakland, he…
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JUNGLE ROT Interview: Dave Matrise in Oakland, 22 May 2017
Tune in below or through our Youtube channel for Hellbound’s latest video interview: Mean Gene’s chat with Dave Matrise from Jungle Rot, in which they discuss hunting, the Kenosha underground punk scene, Dave losing his soul at a Venom show, and much more! The interview: On camera: Gene A. Gaona. Behind the camera: Todd Owens. Recorded…