Tag: metal
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Spaceslug – Eye the Tide
Only the most seasoned stoner rockers might remember Palm Desert, a band that, despite its tropical moniker, actually hailed from Poland. (Their 2011 album Falls of the Wastelands was pretty decent.) While that outfit was all about the Kyuss worship, its rhythm section now makes up two-thirds of Spaceslug, which might be the Polish sausage…
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Loggerhead – Depths
Muscle Shoals, Alabama is a town with a rich musical history—FAME Studios, The Swampers, Lyrnyrd Skynyrd… but nautical post-sludge metal is probably the last thing that comes to mind. Until now. This local outfit is basically Alabama’s answer to Isis—and they’ve made Depths, their debut album, available for free download on Bandcamp. (Good luck finding…
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Of Feather and Bone live in Toronto, June 2018
6/26/2018 @ Coalition T.O – Toronto, ON w/ Tomb Mold At Coalition, Of Feather and Bone truly delivered a terrifying performance. Bestial Hymns of Perversion, their second full-length record, was played from start to finish with extreme talent. Alvino on bass and vocals, Preston on drums and Dave on guitars and vocals all delivered amazing…
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Alms – Act One
I caught this Baltimore-based band last year at Days of Darkness, where they opened the first day of the festival—a few of their female-fronted doom tunes reminded me of early Blood Ceremony. And yet, while keyboardist Jess Kamen’s vocals feature prominently on nearly all of the six songs on Act One, they are not strictly…
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Metal events you don’t wanna miss: summer 2018
June ended and July began with one of the great international festivals: TUSKA (29.6.–1.7.2018 | SUVILAHTI, HELSINKI) and METALOCALYPSTICK 2018, a Western Canadian festival celebrating heavy metal and embracing the power of women in metal, punk and rock (June 30 – July 1 | metalocalypstickfest.rocks). Here we list some of the notable metal events scheduled throughout the…
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Staff playlists: Happy Canada Day!
Join us as we combine two Hellbound traditions – our monthly staff picks and our annual Canada Day feature! Every few weeks this year we’ve asked our contributors to weigh in on what they’re listening to, watching, going to see… This month we carry on with the usual categories, but we’ve added a Canadian twist.…
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Dust Bolt interview: Lenny Bruce in San Francisco, May 2018
Germany’s Dust Bolt was set to join last year’s “Battle of the Bays” tour, featuring Obituary, Exodus and Power Trip. They did join, but belatedly – visa troubles. Happily, North Americans had a second chance to catch Dust Bolt opening for Obituary this spring. And Hellbound’s Gene Gaona was there, in San Francisco, to catch…
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Ancestors – Suspended in Reflections
It’s been six years since we’ve had new music from Ancestors, a proggy post-sludge outfit that’s apparently gone from a quintet to a three-piece in the process. Not only have they slimmed down their lineup, but they also seem to have trimmed the fat. While 2012’s In Dreams and Time featured six tracks spanning 66…
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Obituary interview: Trevor Peres in San Francisco, May 2018
Death metal pioneers OBITUARY conquered North America again this spring with their latest headlining tour, supported by Pallbearer, Skeletonwitch and Dust Bolt. The tour began May 2 in Atlanta, Georgia, and wrapped up June 3 in Miami, Florida. On May 25, Obituary rolled through San Francisco, and Hellbound’s Gene Gaona was there for the action.…
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Troll – self-titled
Now, “The Troll” is not my favourite Saint Vitus song. Not even on Mournful Cries. (“Dragon Time” FTW!) But when you’ve got a trad doom band from Portland ostensibly named after a Vitus track, I’m pretty much guaranteed to give it a listen. This album was actually self-released on cassette in 2016, before Shadow Kingdom…