Tag: metal
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Mos Generator – Shadowlands
Shadowlands, the sixth album by Washington fuzz rockers Mos Generator is officially released on May 18, the same day that they play Toronto for the first time. So hey, CD release party at Baby G’s? This Listenable Records recording follows by a couple years its predecessor, 2016’s Abyssinia, a pretty solid heavy-rocking release in its…
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Gruesome – Twisted Prayers
As a lifetime fan of metal, very few things or bands truly get me excited about new releases. I mean, when you grew up listening to the birth/early stages of Thrash and Death Metal the bar has been set pretty high, and today’s music usually seems too often to fall short. I know what you’re…
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Touring campus while young, metal-loving and Native American
Interview in the aftermath: Thomas and Lloyd Gray speak to Hellbound Thomas Kanewakeron Gray, 19, and Lloyd Skanahwati Gray, 17, had saved money to travel to Colorado State University to consider it as the potential starting point for the next chapter of their lives. The brothers, who are in a band together called Snot Goblin,…
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Wykan – Solace
Wykan are making their music for all the right reasons. Not to show off body modifications; rather, they are all about brain modifications. They have dug deep into the primordial well-spring of the music that we all love. Inspired by the blues (working man’s music, just like heavy metal), doom metal and even a touch of…
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Fallen Legion – Downfall
Downfall is an impressive effort for a young band. It shows a great chemistry between band members Nick Saunter on guitar, Jon Kal on bass, Josh Masterson on vocal and Dylan Waybrant on drums. Their musicianship is first class, as you’d expect from a band that has been playing together for years. Nothing beats hard work! Overall, on…
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Peaceville Life – by Paul Hammy Henshaw
“Anything for a Peaceville Life” At the start (At The Gates!) of Hammy Henshaw’s excellent and valuable book, there are quotes about the book from various artists whose bands have been, or still are, signed to Peaceville Records, such as At The Gates, Anathema, Opeth, and Autopsy. I have to share the quote from Fenriz…
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Rainbow Bar and Grill
As usual, I seem to be always late to the party when it comes to cool music, movies and or even visiting historically killer places such as the world famous Rainbow Bar and Grill. What can I say, I tend to stay away from what is trendy or popular due to the fact I don’t…
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Staff Picks, April 2018
This month we continue a revived Hellbound tradition – our monthly staff picks/playlists. Every few weeks we ask our regular and longtime contributors to weigh in on what they’re listening to, watching, going to see… Expect a few quirks and idiosyncrasies now and then, but these are our standard staff pick categories: Listening to –…
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Hallux – Hallux
It would be fair to describe Hallux as a trend-free band. Hallux are a three-piece in the classic vein of Motorhead circa The Three Amigos line-up (Lemmy, Philthy Phil and Fast Eddie), and like the ‘Head, they keep their music lean and mean. Theirs is a brand of crusty, anti-authoritarian thrash metal, inspired by the likes of…
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My Silent Wake – There Was Death
My Silent Wake play the genre of metal known as death/doom, a genre I believe is slowly picking up in popularity. The music is slow, emotional, weighty, heavy as a dwarf star. Heavy not just in the sense of riffs, but in emotion and depth. Two bands that form a good touchstone for this album,…