Tag: metal

  • Staff Playlists – November 2019

    Staff Playlists – November 2019

    Another round of recommendations from the folks of Hellbound. This is what we’ve been spinning over the past month. Heavy Listening Steve Earles New release: Exhorder – Mourn The Southern Skies Non Metal: MC5 – Kick Out The Jams Wild Card: Horslips – Greatest Hits Arta Gailuma  Laura Wiebe Listening to: Opeth – In Cauda Venenum…

  • Atreyu 20-Year Anniversary Tour in LA

    Atreyu 20-Year Anniversary Tour in LA

    November 19, 2019 @ The Belasco Theater, Los Ángeles CA Santa Cruz is a Finnish hard rock band formed in 2007 in Helsinki by Archie Cruz and Johnny Parkkonen. This band has four talented musicians: vocalist, rhythm and lead guitarist Arttu “Archie Cruz” Kuosmanen; lead guitarist Joe Perez; bassist Eemi “Ero Cruz” Lamberg; and drummer…

  • Accelerator Tour in LA, 2019

    Accelerator Tour in LA, 2019

    November 9, 2019 at The Belasco Theater, Los Ángeles CA Awake at Last, the dark pop, hard rock, post hardcore band from Dover, Delaware, formed in 2011. This amazing band consist of four talented members. Vocalist Vincent Torres, guitarists Eric Blackway and Imran Xhelili, and drummer Jon Finney. This band is worth listening to, and…

  • Alestorm in Ottawa, November 2019

    Alestorm in Ottawa, November 2019

    The air was cold and brisk as I approached the venue. It was a rather strange scene to see: a squadron of metalheads, clad in denim and leather had descended upon an unassuming strip mall on the outskirts of Ottawa. There was no fancy marquee, just a small sign reading The Brass Monkey, crammed next…

  • DragonForce in Birmingham, November 2019

    DragonForce in Birmingham, November 2019

    DragonForce, 6 November 2019, O2 Institute Birmingham, UK The night started with an instrumental set by McRocklin & Hutch. Some will remember Thomas “McRocklin” McLaughlin as the child guitar prodigy in the 90s. He started playing guitar at the age of 4 (!) and performed with Zakk Wylde, Steve Lukather and Steve Vai, who later…

  • Life Of Agony in Birmingham, October 2019

    Life Of Agony in Birmingham, October 2019

    25.10.2019 @ O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK When Life of Agony announced their European tour there were another two bands on the bill: Doyle and a new burgeoning band featuring former members of Hellyeah, Danzig and Fear Factory – Evolution Empire. However arriving at the venue we found out that Evolution Empire for unknown reasons have not…

  • Gloryhammer @ The Mill Digbeth

    Gloryhammer @ The Mill Digbeth

    When I turned round the corner onto Lower Trinity Street where tonight’s venue The Mill is located I couldn’t believe my eyes – the queue was the same length as the whole street. I have not seen a sight like this for a while and was looking forward to a very obviously sold out show!…

  • The Number 12 Looks Like You & Godmother in Toronto, October 2019

    The Number 12 Looks Like You & Godmother in Toronto, October 2019

    The Number 12 Looks Like You & Godmother @ Sneaky Dee’s, Toronto Ontario, October 6, 2019 It’s been a decade since The Number 12 Looks Like You have played in Toronto and fans have been eagerly awaiting their return since they were denied access into the country the last time they were supposed to play…