KEN mode live in Toronto, October 2018
KEN mode & Birds in Row @ Bovine Sex Club, Toronto, 26 October 2018 Following the release of their impressive new album Loved in…
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KEN Mode – Loved
Like death and taxes, you can count on KEN Mode to deliver a new record every two to three years. Album number seven from…
Interview: Jesse Matthewson from KEN mode
Last October, Hellbound’s Gabe Hugh had the chance to talk to Jesse Matthewson from KEN mode at their tour stop in Kingston, Ontario. Here,…
10 Great Canadian Albums You May Have Missed in 2015
Happy Canada Day! Even though I’m in the metal capital of the world (Finland), I’m still excited about celebrating Canada Day with some Canadian…
Ken Mode announce European tour with Hark
The guys in Ken Mode are having a busy year following the success of their Juno-nominated 2013 album, Entrench. The last of their live…
Juno Awards 2014 – And the Winner Is….
Well, the Juno Awards have come, and Hellbounders and Canadian metalheads have been keeping an eye on the new-ish “Metal/Hard Music Album of the…
Junos 2014 – And the nominees for Metal/Hard Rock Album of the Year are…
Well, the 2014 Juno Award Nominees have been announced, and us Hellbounders were keeping an eye out for the Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year category. Unlike their American counterparts, the Junos have done a great job of having some great acts win and get nominated in the past (Woods of Ypres won in 2013 and KEN Mode won the inaugural award in 2012).
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 Canadian Metal Albums writers poll.
Please check out what our writers feel to be the best Canadian metal albums released in 2013.
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…
Do You Have Anything to Declare? By Kevin Stewart-Panko and Justin Smith
It’s a brilliant idea for a book and for the most part, the idea is brilliantly executed. Stewart-Panko and Smith have done an admirable job of gathering and organizing first-hand accounts from dozens of metal/hardcore scene luminaries, including members of Red Fang, Fuck the Facts, KEN Mode, Jucifer, Brutal Truth, Dying Fetus, and Dillinger Escape Plan. Needless to say, their stories are alternately illuminating, hilarious, and cringe-worthy.