Tag: Hamilton
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The Vapids – Revenge Therapy LP
The Vapids Revenge Therapy LP (independent) Beyond a certain point, it’s understandable how fans of any given punk band lower their expectations of new albums, when they’re announced. Part of that might have to do with the age of the band playing a role; whether they admit it or not, fans of four-chord punk expect…
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Astral Witch – self-titled
I first saw this Hamilton outfit when they were a guitar/drums duo; Astral Witch have since added a bassist/occasional lead vocalist to the mix, giving their sound some added dynamics on their self-titled debut. Astral Witch begins with a doomy bass line on “Rune” before the rest of the band comes grooving up slowly, adding…
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Uterine Derangement: with much respect to Vile Creature
In celebration of anti-oppressive queer vegan Canadian science-fiction metal It’s thanks to my Kill Eat Exploit the Weak co-host – Hellbound photographer/web guy Adam Wills – that I first heard Vile Creature. We both have an affinity for doomy music. We’re always on the lookout for cool new Canadian metal for our show on CFMU…
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From the archives: Threat Signal
Threat Signal head out on a North American tour this spring, just months after releasing their fourth album, Disconnect (November 2017, Agonia Records). It’s been six years since we last heard from these Canadian metalheads, but Disconnect shows they haven’t missed a beat. Though this latest effort was five years in the making, it quickly…
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Wacken Metal Battle Canada returns to Hamilton, ON
After a one-year hiatus, Wacken Metal Battle Canada has returned, with this year’s competitions kicking off in Calgary this past January. This month the battle comes to Ontario, with rounds beginning in Toronto this Friday, February 9 and in Hamilton this Saturday, February 10. The full schedule of shows can be found on the WMBC…
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Razor + Anvil @ Club Absinthe, Hamilton, June 3, 2017
Want to see Canadian history come to life? One of Canada’s premier thrash exports, Razor, is slicing through Hamilton so tonight is a must-attend event for any hardened thrasher in the Southern Ontario region. Supplementing the bill are the insistent heavy metallers in Anvil, whose award-winning documentary catapulted them into the global rockers’ consciousness. New…
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Skull Fist, Fog of Leprosy and Lutharo – July 3, 2016 in Hamilton ON
Sunday night heavy metal on the Canada Day long weekend This was my third metal show at This Ain’t Hollywood in Hamilton this year. That the number isn’t higher is my fault (I’ve missed some good local shows here and at other venues). But it’s pretty sweet that I can rate the ones I have attended highly…
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Looking for some live metal this week/end? (Toronto, Hamilton, Montreal)
While going through the Hellbound inbox I found a message from earlier this month – an email letting us know of some bands crossing the border into Canada this weekend and asking for a little help spreading the word. Finding myself with the time to check out their Bandcamp pages, I decided to take the next step and…
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Varga in Kingston ON, Dec 5, 2014
VARGA with Non-Existent, Rise of Dissension, Meathook and Ithon December 5th, 2014 at the Overtime Sports bar in Kingston, Ontario What better way to spend a Friday night than watching a band you grew up listening to and, not to mention, supporting your friends and their local bands that were also attending and playing on that night? Ithon…
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Hellbound’s Guide to Record Store Day 2014: Toronto and Hamilton
TORONTO Where to go on Record Store Day in Toronto By Gruesome Greg Hey buddy, if you’re spending your Record Store Day at HMV, you’re a massive tool. (I don’t really shop at HMV, I just wait for one of their stores to go out of business, then scoop stuff up for cheap.) The whole purpose of this…