Tag: Possessed

  • Murder In The Front Row – Shots From The Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter

    Murder In The Front Row – Shots From The Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter

    A beautiful full-colour, hardcover affair, this perfect-bound 270-plus page coffee table piece is as extravagant and captivating as it is compelling, informative and exciting. From essays by the authors/cameramen to reflective contributions from genre mainstays including Robb Flynn, Alex Skolnick and Gary Holt, there’s an inescapable air of enthusiasm, adoration and importance to Murder In…

  • Metalion : The Slayer Mag Diaries

    Metalion is one of the greatest books about metal ever produced.

  • The Wrecking Ball! Scream UnFestival event @ Hard Luck Bar, Toronto ON, July 9, 2011

    On July 9th, a special arts event happened in Toronto called The Wrecking Ball, which was half literary event, half metal show. Hellbound’s Laura Wiebe was there to soak in the evening’s festivities, which featured poetry readings alongside live performances by the likes of Sylvus, Vilipend and Ein Traum. All photography by Adam Wills.

  • Hellbound @ Hellfest: The Review – Day One

    During the month of June Adam Wills traveled to Clisson, France to go to the 2011 edition of Hellfest. Here is his recap of day one in words and pictures, including reviews of the performances by Church Of Misery, In Solitude, Primordial, Down, Morbid Angel and more.

  • Remembering 25 Years Ago Today: WORLD WAR III Festival

    “I remember that both Celtic Frost and Destruction were very happy that they were known and in demand in the North American music scene. Celtic Frost were extremely heavy live, especially as they were a three piece. Reed definitely destroyed his drums with his heavy style of percussion, and Martin was an animal when it…

  • Primus @ Sound Academy, Toronto, ON, July 27, 2010

    “While avoiding the bookend records (Suck On This and Antipop) completely, Primus pulled together a set tailor-made to please the devout and focused on fan favorites like “Eleven,” “Pudding Time,” “Golden Boy” and “Southbound Pachyderm” rather than reaching for any “Wynona” or “My Name Is Mud”-sized brass rings (“Jerry Was A Racecar Driver” represented the…

  • Maryland Deathfest 2010 Recap Part 2

    Part two of Jay H Gorania’s recap of the 2010 Maryland Deathfest, covering what he saw and heard on the Saturday, May 29th portion of the fest. It includes Incantation, Asphyx, Repulsion, Jucifer and Autopsy

  • Headhunter D.C. – God’s Spreading Cancer

    This is the band’s fourth full length studio album, which is technically a three-year-old release that came out in Brazil in June, 2007, and it brings fifteen tracks packed with early Vader, Carcass and Possessed influences mixed with Dimmu Borgir style vocals (very throaty and rough aggressive roars). Headhunter D.C. is based on killer riffs,…