Tag: metal
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Hooded Menace – Darkness Drips Forth
When they told me that Darkness Drips Forth was Hooded Menace’s “most gruesome work yet,” I knew I was gonna hafta give’r a listen. Don’t get me wrong, death/doom ain’t really my cuppa—but hey, gimme Autopsy, Coffins and Winter’s Into Darkness any day. (I’ll admit, the latter has grown on me a bit since I…
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Adrenechrome – Tales from Adrenechrome
I quite liked the debut album from these Northern Ontario rockers, which reminded me of Mastodon and Baroness before both bands sold out. These guys are easily the heaviest thing to come out of Orillia since… OK, I got nothing on that one. Anyhoo, album number two starts off in somewhat unfamiliar fashion, with “A…
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False Flag – Nest of Vipers
False Flag‘s Nest of Vipers is an excellent EP that doesn’t outstay it’s welcome. Four tracks of prime groove metal. Reference points are Lamb of God, Exhorder, and of course, Pantera. What gives this its own identity is the level of musical virtuosity of the band members. There is also a genuine band dynamic and sincerity there.…
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Phil Anselmo’s new death metal project: METRATON NGANGA
He is not only one of metal’s most infamous frontmen, Phil Anselmo is also one of the most prolific. He will soon unleash yet another project, recently confirming with Hellbound.ca that he is involved with a black metal band called Scour, also including members of Cattle Decapitation and Pig Destroyer, but that’s not all that…
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Evertrapped – Under The Deep
Hailing from Montreal, and going since 2007, Evertrapped have a lot of experience under their collective belts and it shows. Production-wise, this album is flawless, every instrument being heard with complete clarity. Soundwise, for the benefit of the readers I’d say we’re talking a combination of At The Gates and Unearth, but that doesn’t do justice…
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Sofy Major – Waste
I believe this is the third album from French noise-rock outfit Sofy Major, but seeing as they’ve also been involved in a number of splits and underground vinyl releases, I can’t be entirely sure. That said, its predecessor, Idolize, elicited comparisons to the Melvins, Unsane, Neurosis and even Nirvana from yours truly a couple years…
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Full Metal Parenting #10: Money
A lot of metal fans will tell you that the genre has taken them on journeys to dark, unexpected, and wholly beautiful places, leading them to question nature, reality, and the meaning of existence. Well, welcome to parenthood! It’s pretty much the same, and often twice as loud. Parenting is livin’ after midnight by default…
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Wizard Eye – self-titled
When I think Wizard Eye, the first thing I see are the dreads—their frontman’s got the longest ‘locks this side of Jamaica. But that’s not to say this Philly stoner/doom trio’s music isn’t memorable in its own right. Their self-titled sophomore effort starts out with “Eye of the Deep,” which gives us some wah-heavy stoner…
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Bleed – The Hatred Inside
Bleed are by all accounts a very theatrical band, in the tradition of Gwar or White Zombie, but all this would mean nothing if they didn’t have the tunes. Thankfully they do. Their songs are both heavy and catchy, coming on at times as a cross between Alice Cooper and classic Overkill. In fact, this…
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Song Premiere: “Erosion” from Silent Line’s upcoming Shattered Shores
Hellbound.ca is happy to present, “Erosion,” a new song from Bonnyville, Alberta’s Silent Line. The band will release Shattered Shores – their “first attempt” at a concept album – on Oct 30. According to Silent Line, Shattered Shores “depicts a tortured island stuck in time being slowly worn away by an endless ocean.” The album’s second track, “Erosion,” is set in…