Bachman Turner Overdrive – Not Fragile (1974)
Fuck you, I like Bachman Turner Overdrive. At least, just as much as the next guy, anyways. Although I still can’t stand it when “Takin’ Care…
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NXNE 2014 Diaries: Gruve
Reports from the North by Northeast trenches Gruve at NXNE 2014 Hey Hellbound readers, my name’s Jay Pollmann. I play in the groove based…
Big Wreck – Ghosts
Under most circumstances, hearing that a band has spontaneously slowed down on their newest album sends chills through fans. In rock, “slowing down” is…
Emperors and Elephants – Devil in the Lake
Remember the last time metal and hard rock held a significant stake in popular music interest and appeal, reader? It was actually a very…
Jeremy Irons & the Ratgang Malibus – Spirit Knife
Not gonna lie, these Swedes sucked me in with their bizarre band name. I’m not sure if there was actually a movie in which…
Admiral Sir Cloudesly Shovell – Check ‘em Before You Wreck ‘em
I often think that I was born too late. Yes, that’s a thought inspired by the Saint Vitus album. I mean, I have all…
Social Code – Words From Se7eN Goza of Social 66
In conversation with Se7eN Goza, it’s easy to see that the guitarist is willing to do whatever he needs to do in order to…
Hellbound’s Progressive Nation at Sea Awards 2014
In February 2014, Adam Wills and Laura Wiebe flew to Miami, embarked on a cruise ship, and indulged in four days’ worth of live progressive rock…
The Unsemble – The Unsemble
By Bill Adams The complicated thing about instrumental albums is that they’re really easy to make (getting a band to just jam is never…
Mutation – Error 500
By Bill Adams Iggy Pop was once quoted as saying that the sound The Stooges were aiming for in their early days was “something…