Vamos – 1,2,3 LP
The problem with every great music revival is that, as energizing and exciting as it might be, there’s a certain safety and security in…
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Durbuy Rock Festival, April 2018 (day 2)
What nicer way can there be for spending the first ‘over 20-degree Celsius’ weekend of the year than at a rock festival with a…
No Joy / Sonic Boom – s/t EP (12″ coloured vinyl)
Ever had one of those moments when you heard or read about a new musical project from a couple of established musicians, got excited…
Fucked and Bound – Suffrage LP
Full disclosure: on my first play through Suffrage, I accidentally had my turntable set to the incorrect speed. Because of that, my first judgement…
Art Bergmann – The Apostate LP
In Canada (which, let’s face it, is a country packed with musicians who are underrated on the international stage), there is simply no musician…
Wrong – Feel Great
When a noise-rock record is called Feel Great, you know it’s probably being used ironically. The sophomore effort from this Florida outfit offers little…
Iron Reagan/Gatecreeper split
This is not the split album that we necessarily need – but it is certainly the one we deserve. Split albums are usually pretty…
Naked Giants – Sluff LP
Upon first glance at Naked Giants‘ New West Records debut album, Sluff, those who pick the album up might assume that they’re staring into…
Metal events you don’t wanna miss – spring 2018
As the weather warms and festival season approaches, we Hellbound folks are looking ahead to some of the significant metal events coming up this…
Bison – Earthbound (reissue)
It figures that just a few months after putting out their comeback album, which wound up being one of our top five Canadian releases…