Tag: Voivod

  • Gigan – Quasi-Hallucinogenic Sonic Landscapes

    A drop of proto-electronica, a dash of Gorguts’ unpredictability, splashes of Florida’s meanest (to add some bite), a little Voivod eccentricity and a beaker of left-field nimble-fingered guitar athletics. Gigan’s mix of ideas sets them way ahead of the tech-metal pack, and although they are a state-of-the-art riffing launch pad into the celestial unknown, that…

  • Today Is The Day European Tour Diary 2011, Part Three

    In April, Jay H. Gorania headed to Europe to flog merchandise for TODAY IS THE DAY on their tour. Now that he’s back and had time to get used to regular life again, Mr. Gorania has written a tour diary for Hellbound.ca. Here is his third and final entry from the tour.

  • Hellbound Staff Interrogations #23: Sean Palmerston

    Our second anniversary celebration wouldn’t be complete without hearing from Hellbound’s evil editor-in-chief. Cara Cross took the opportunity to interrogate Sean Palmerston about his unholy creation.

  • Staff Picks: Favourite Canadian Metal Songs

    To celebrate Canada’s birthday today we has asked all the Hellbound contributors what their favourite Canadian metal songs of all time were and to write a paragraph or two why. Here is what they told us, along with youtube links to all the songs in question so you can enjoy them too. HAPPY CANADA DAY…

  • Hellbound Staff Interrogations #15: Rob Hughes

    Today’s staff interview is with Vancouver based writer Rob Hughes

  • Maryland Deathfest 2011 Recap Day 3

    Continuing on from our collected review of Thursday’s and Friday’s shows, here is what we thought of the bands we saw which played Saturday, Day three, of the 2011 Maryland Deathfest. Reviews by Adam Wills, Laura Wiebe and Sean Palmerston, with photography by Albert Mansour.

  • Maryland Deathfest 2011 Recap Day 1

    Last weekend saw America’s biggest metal party, the annual Maryland Deathfest, happen at Baltimore’s Sonar club. The fun started on Thursday night with an evening’s worth of bands indoors at Sonar. Here is what Hellbound’s Kevin Stewart-Panko, Laura Wiebe and Sean Palmerston thought of the bands they saw that evening, with live photos by Albert…

  • Hellbound Staff Interrogation #3: Kieran Palmerston

    Today’s Hellbound staff interrogation is with eight year old Kieran Palmerston, Sean’s older son.

  • Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal by Jeff Wagner

    Mean Deviation is an amazing compendium of everything weird in the world of metal—a book as grand and unlikely as the music it documents.

  • 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise Recap Part 4

    This marks the final part of our coverage of the 70000 TONS OF CRUISE festival, recapping the activities of day four on the boat. This was a full day at sea with music from early morning until the late hours of the evening. In our fourth installment, Adrien, Kevin and Sean review live sets by…