Tag: Profound Lore

Krallice – Diotima

Tightly-controlled and ferociously intertwined guitar riffs.

May 27, 2011
A Storm of Light – As The Valley Of Death Becomes Us, Our Silver Memories Fade

If you guessed by the album title that A Storm of Light plays post-metal, congratulations! You win a new car! (Car not included.) Nevertheless, this is some pretty decent stuff, album number three from the NYC trio that features Neurosis collaborator Josh Graham.

May 5, 2011
KEN Mode/ Vilipend/ Purity Control/ Black Faxes @ the Garrison, Toronto ON, March 25, 2011

“The vocals for KEN Mode were absolutely terrible, buried under the instruments and rendered completely toneless. The mix was also bad in general, making the tight three-piece sound muddy. If this was anyone’s first experience witnessing the band, I can’t imagine they would have gotten much of an inkling of how passionate and precise they…

April 5, 2011
Video interview:KEN Mode’s Jesse Matthewson

Exclusive video interview with KEN Mode guitarist/vocalist Jesse Matthewson

March 29, 2011
Jay H. Gorania’s SXSW 2011 – Part 2

“It was SXSW in Austin, so hell, we just decided to party. While hanging out on 6th Street, we were encountered by a rapper pushing his product. It’s normal for independent artists to either talk up, give away or sell their music at SXSW, but this chap obviously lacked common sense by trying to interest…

March 28, 2011
STAFF PLAYLISTS: March 2011

Back by popular demand, here are the Staff Playlists for March 2011!

March 21, 2011
Postcards from Natalie Zed: Set #12

Natalie Zed returns with another installment in her series of bite-sized reviews. In this edition, Natalie explores the apocalypse, MMA, duct tape mummification, and alien abductions.

March 21, 2011
STAFF PLAYLISTS: February 2011

Back by popular demand, here are the Staff Playlists for February 2011!

February 23, 2011
Postcards From Natalie Zed, Set #10

Hey Hellbound Readers, welcome to the second edition of Postcards From Natalie Zed for 2011. We met Natalie just about a year ago now when she won our big year end contest, taking home more than 50 CDs, records, posters and t-shirts. In a surprise move, Natalie then asked us if she could review her…

January 17, 2011
Mitochondrion – Parasignosis

By Jonathan Smith Any metal band named after partners in the symbiote relationships that make up our bodies is bound to perk interest. The fact that Victoria, B.C.-based Mitochondrion produce music that is also a relentless and tiring combination of death and black metal is a major plus. Parasignosis is the band’s first full-length release…

January 14, 2011