Dr. Laura Wiebe (11 January 1976 – 16 August 2022)
My friend Laura Wiebe passed away earlier this week. I met Laura around 1995 when she was in a gothic metal band Embrace and…
Laura Wiebe
Hellbound @ Tuska Open Air 2015 in Helsinki
The annual Tuska Open Air festival in Helsinki has become my most traveled metal festival aside from ProgPower USA in Atlanta, Georgia. People go…
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,…
Return of the staff playlists: April 2014
It’s been a while since Hellbound shared what our contributors have been listening to and enjoying beyond the new releases or shows covered on…
Still going down well: interview with Carcass guitarist Bill Steer
During the time Carcass has been on my radar, the band — and metalheads’ perception of what Carcass signifies — has passed through several…
Hellbound’s Progressive Nation at Sea Awards 2014
In February 2014, Adam Wills and Laura Wiebe flew to Miami, embarked on a cruise ship, and indulged in four days’ worth of live progressive rock…
Editor’s playlist – songs for a cold, snowy Thursday
For a serious music fan (and I assume anyone reading this must be), finding sounds that really click for you has to be one of…
Changes at Hellbound.ca: Welcome our new Editor!
Changes at Hellbound.ca: Welcome our new Editor!
Crimson Shadows: Ready to Take on the World
Hellbound is a Canadian-based metal site. That doesn’t determine our coverage – we can appreciate, evaluate and cover heavy tunes from anywhere in the…
Wacken Metal Battle Canada: Canucks winning their way to an international stage
Interview by Laura Wiebe
If you’re a metalhead you’ve heard of Wacken Open Air. Founded in 1990, the German festival is a mecca for metal pilgrims, a status immortalized in Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen’s Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey (2005). But Wacken is a desired destination for more than fans. For a band, playing Wacken must be a tremendous high – a chance to reach out directly to some of the scene’s largest crowds, gathered together from some of its farthest reaches.
Relatively few Canadian bands have had the chance to storm a Wacken stage. So far…