HELLBOUND STAFF PICKS, FEBRUARY 2018
Last month we reintroduced an old Hellbound tradition – our monthly staff picks/playlists! We’ve asked our regular and longtime contributors to weigh in on…
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The Opium Cartel – “What’s It Gonna Be” (Ratt cover)
The Opium Cartel is the sister band of White Willow, whose last album, Future Hopes, we gushed over last year. The Opium Cartel seems…
Green Druid – Ashen Blood
In a scene full of witches and wizards, sometimes it’s good to be a druid. These Denver doomsters may not stray too far from…
Black Wizard – Livin’ Oblivion
Black Wizard’s last album, 2016’s New Waste, just narrowly missed our Hellbound Top 10 Canadian albums… and it’s probably my fault. I think I…
Paradise Lost – Host
Paradise Lost really have mutated to survive over the years. With their debut Lost Paradise, they had a sound inspired by Autopsy, Celtic Frost and…
KREATOR live in Berkeley, CA, 10 Feb 2018
Concert review: SABATON & KREATOR co-headlining in Calibornia, February 2018 On the evening of February 10th my son Benjamin and I were lucky enough to attend…
Interview: MIKE FURY of DIE YOUNG and MOD, Berkeley CA, Feb 2018
Hellbound’s Gene A. Gaona met up with drummer Mike Fury recently, while Die Young was on tour in the American south west. Mike and…
Thy Kingdom Slum – A History of Dissent *CANADIAN*
Man, “Century” by Lodown was probably one of my most-played songs back when I was on CKLN. This catchy, groovy, heavy rock number had…
Windhand / Satan’s Satyrs split
Although they offer very different takes on what you might file under doom, they’re both at the top of their game. Windhand and Satan’s…
Wacken Metal Battle Canada returns to Hamilton, ON
After a one-year hiatus, Wacken Metal Battle Canada has returned, with this year’s competitions kicking off in Calgary this past January. This month the…