Orange Goblin – An Eulogy for the Damned
By Gruesome Greg Hot on the heels of their early Rise Above reissues, Orange Goblin return with their first new album in almost five years. But this one isn’t so much of a blast from the past, An...
View ArticleHellbound.ca INDIVIDUAL TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2011
Last week we ran our TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 2011 list, as voted by the writers of Hellbound.ca. Here are the individual Top 10s that were submitted by our writers for your personal enjoyment… BILL ADAMS 1....
View ArticleChris Broderick of Megadeth: The Hellbound Audio Interview
By Sean Palmerston On Wednesday, February 8th the current Gigantour festival made a stop at Hamilton, ON’s Copps Coliseum. This was the first time that all four bands (Lacuna Coil, Volbeat, Motorhead...
View ArticleGigantour @ Copps Coliseum, Hamilton ON, February 8, 2012
By Sean Palmerston; Concert Photos by Adam Wills It is not every day that a major concert happens down the street, at least not for me. Despite the fact that my house is literally seven blocks away...
View ArticleDog Shredder—Brass Tactics
By Rob Hughes My favourite music has two qualities: it is weird and it is cool. It’s not quite enough just being one or the other. The Residents are weird, but they’re kind of obvious about it, don’t...
View ArticleDanko Jones – Bring On The Mountain DVD
By Kyle Harcott Toronto’s mighty Danko Jones, to coincide with their sweet-sixteenth anniversary of rocking ass and taking names ‘cross the globe, have released their first DVD, Bring On The Mountain...
View ArticleNoctis Valkyries 5: Hell Comes To Cowtown
By Kyle Harcott This year’s Noctis V festival in Calgary was an epic long weekend of metal: Twenty-one bands over three headbanging nights. And during the day, a conference of metal-centric panels...
View ArticleIn Conversation With…. Mike Dean of Corrosion Of Conformity
By Matt Hinch Prior to Corrosion of Conformity embarking on a North American tour, on which the Kingston, Ontario date had just been canceled (re-booked for Barrie), I had the chance to have a...
View ArticleJ.P. Gaster of Clutch: The Hellbound Interview
By Matt Hinch It’s not every day that you get to interview a member of your favourite band. So when the opportunity to talk to drummer J.P. Gaster of hard rockers Clutch presented itself, I jumped all...
View ArticleOrange Goblin – A Eulogy for the Fans
By Gruesome Greg One would assume that when sending out promos for this live CD/DVD, the label and/or its PR team might think to include the video as well as the audio—but that’s sadly not the case. I...
View ArticleCheck This Out: Hypertension – Primeval Tyrants Prevails
By Sean Palmerston In early April occasional Hellbound.ca contributor Jared Hynes sent me an email asking me if I wanted to go in with him to order the newest demo from Sweden’s death/thrash/black...
View ArticleBlood Ceremony / Biblical / Cauchemar @ Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON,...
By Danielle Griscti Toronto’s Horseshoe Tavern saw no time or space wasted on Saturday night, as the eagerly anticipated album The Eldritch Dark by Blood Ceremony got an official release party. People...
View ArticleMotorhead – Aftershock
By Sean Palmerston It’s not even a minute into “Heartbreaker”, the first track on the new Motorhead album Aftershock when Lemmy spits out the lyrics “you don’t see me shedding tears, no time to say...
View ArticleMotorhead’s Phil Campbell reunites with Persian Risk (video)
Just thought I would mention this cool new video that has shown up on YouTube: earlier this month Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell was back in his native Wales playing with his pre-Motorhead NWOBHM...
View ArticleHellbound.ca INDIVIDUAL TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2013
Ask the Hellbound writers what the best albums of 2013 were and you get a wide-ranging list covering well over 100 records. It’s a sign of our diverse but discerning tastes. It’s also a powerful...
View ArticleNick Oliveri’s Uncontrollable – Leave Me Alone
It sounds a little unlikely on its face, but sometimes you just know what you’re going to get from an album, even if it’s a band’s first record. That is certainly true of Leave Me Alone, billed as Nick...
View ArticleStevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble – The Complete Epic Recordings Collection
Some Hellbound readers may see this review of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s new box set on the site and be confused: “Stevie Ray Vaighan’s not metal,” they may scream, “he’s a blues guitarist!” This is true....
View ArticleMotörhead – Bad Magic
It’s hard to tell what happened to Motörhead between the release of Aftershock and the recording of Bad Magic, but there’s no missing the change in the band’s demeanour as this album plays. It’s...
View ArticleSatan – Atom by Atom
Usually each year we’re faced with much uncertainty when hearing new metal music, especially a band with veterans such as Satan. But we have been lucky this year to listen to lots of new material from...
View ArticleClutch – Psychic Warfare
I have a confession to make: I’m not a super-huge Clutch fan. Mind you, I think I’ve seen ‘em three of the last four times they played here—but only because they were touring with Wino, Motorhead and...
View Article