Tag: Jay H. Gorania

  • The Wild Beast Manifesto: One writer’s response to Metalsucks

    Every American presidential election has a profound, lasting impact on the entire world. The recent election has been incredibly divisive online and in person, driving wedges between friends and family more so than any other election or event in recent memory. There are protests, riots and hate crimes. This hasn’t been a normal election cycle.…

  • HELLBOUND’s TOP 10 CANADIAN METAL ALBUMS OF 2013

    Since Hellbound.ca is a Canadian-owned and operated metal publication, we do things a little bit different than most. While 2013 was coming to a close we asked all of our contributors to pick their Top Canadian metal albums of the year. We then tabulated up their responses and have created our fifth annual Top 10…

  • Hellbound.ca INDIVIDUAL TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2013

    Ask the Hellbound writers what the best albums of 2013 were and you get a wide-ranging list covering well over 100 records. It’s a sign of our diverse but discerning tastes. It’s also a powerful reminder of what a great year it’s been for metal.

  • HELLBOUND.CA’s TOP 10 METAL ALBUMS OF 2013

    HELLBOUND.CA’s TOP 10 METAL ALBUMS OF 2013

    Hellbound’s writers compared notes on the top albums of 2013, and though we didn’t always agree, we did manage to identify some areas of collective appreciation. And so… (drum roll) Here are the best ten metal albums of 2013, according to Hellbound. (The math never lies!)

  • 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…

  • Dragged Into Sunlight – American tour diary 2012 – Part 2

    Dragged Into Sunlight – American tour diary 2012 – Part 2

    The long awaited second half of Jay H. Gorania’s tour diary highlight his summer sojourn with UK black metal enthusiasts DRAGGED IN SUNLIGHT. Live photos by Luna Duran.

  • Dragged Into Sunlight – American tour diary 2012 – Part 1

    Dragged Into Sunlight – American tour diary 2012 – Part 1

    Earlier this summer Hellbound’s Jay H. Gorania hit the road in the USA with England’s Dragged In Sunlight. Here is the first part of his tour diary accompanying the band on their US tour with Cough. Live photos by Luna Duran and Albert Mansour.

  • Hellbound invades Maryland Deathfest 2012, Part 2

    Hellbound invades Maryland Deathfest 2012, Part 2

    “If you’re a fan of extreme metal and you live in North America, it’s likely that you have a strong impulse to attend the continent’s biggest annual festival: Maryland Deathfest. Actually attending the fest, however, isn’t always possible, especially if you live thousands of miles away.” Part two of Jay H. Gorania’s recap of Maryland…

  • Maryland Deathfest 2012 – The Images – Part I

    Here are some of my photos from Thursday and Friday of this year’s MDF. I submitted a few photos of each band that Jay H. Gorania wrote about. Here are all the ones submitted to Hellbound. Cheerz…

  • Hellbound invades Maryland Deathfest 2012, Part 1

    Hellbound invades Maryland Deathfest 2012, Part 1

    “If you’re a fan of extreme metal and you live in North America, it’s likely that you have a strong impulse to attend the continent’s biggest annual festival: Maryland Deathfest. Actually attending the fest, however, isn’t always possible, especially if you live thousands of miles away.” Part one of Jay H. Gorania’s recap of Maryland…