Festival review: Euroblast 2019
27-29 September, Essigfabrik Cologne, Germany Euroblast Festival is an annual showcase for the best in progressive & tech metal, featuring young and upcoming artists…
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Reviews x3: Fractal Cypher, Striker, Jo Quail
Fractal Cypher – Prelude To An Impending Outcome Fans of Dream Theater will find much to enjoy here. Beautifully played progressive metal, and a…
TesseracT – November 2018 – Birmingham, UK
TesseracT with Plini and Between the Buried and Me – November 30th 2018, O2 Institute Birmingham, UK Not afraid to push the boundaries, TesseracT…
Ready For Prog? Festival, 12-13 October 2018
Ready For Prog? Festival (formerly Very Prog Festival) October 12-13, Le Metronum, Toulouse, France A brand new festival dedicated to the prog metal genre,…
Staff Picks, April 2018
This month we continue a revived Hellbound tradition – our monthly staff picks/playlists. Every few weeks we ask our regular and longtime contributors to…
Enslaved – E
Enslaved is back with another slab of weirdness that only they can conjure. The band has been at it for more than 25 years…
The Jelly Jam + Rustik @ The Rockpile, Toronto – 18 August 2017
A progressive rock/metal supergroup strikes Toronto! The members of The Jelly Jam include bassist John Myung from Dream Theater, guitarist and vocalist Ty Tabor…
Tengger Cavalry + Felix Martin + Malphas @ Hard Luck Bar, Toronto on June 5, 2017
Dreaming of being a Viking is so passé! How about being a Mongol Shaman? Mongolian folk metal gallops into Toronto yet again tonight. Following…
Novallo – Novallo II
Novallo II is a new entry from the Columbus prog five piece Novallo. This short but sweet album wraps technical showmanship inside the bubble…
Interview: Mandroid Echostar
Guelph-based progressive metal band Mandroid Echostar is bassist Adam Richards, guitarist Sam Pattison, drummer Matt H-K, guitarist/keyboardist James Krul, guitarist Stephen Richards and vocalist Michael Ciccia….