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LISTENING TO THE PAST: Death – Human
By Jonathan Smith This is the first of what will hopefully be an ongoing series of reviews, written in addition to reviewing newer releases, that will highlight what I (and perhaps other Hellbound...
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Seventeen Questions With… Titan (Canada)
Interrogation by Matt Hinch Back in June Toronto’s Titan released the stunning Burn album to much critical praise. (Exhibit A and Exhibit B) Now Burn has been voted #6 on Hellbound’s Top Canadian...
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J.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...
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View From the Vault: Warpig Wails Again
By Sean Palmerston October 3, 2006 marked a milestone for Stoney Creek, Ontario resident Rick Donmoyer for something he thought had long been left behind. That Tuesday, the only album his early ’70s...
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Chicken Dinner with Quorthon
By Sean Palmerston During the early to mid-nineties I lived in Toronto, Ontario. I moved there in 1991 to attend York University for a BA in Geography (I later switched to Canadian History) and I...
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CONTEST: Win tickets to see Fear Factory/Hate Eternal live in Toronto!
Our good friends over at Collective Concerts have given Hellbound two (2) pairs of tickets to see Fear Factory, Hate Eternal and more on the Toronto stop of their current North American tour! As the...
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Heavy Metal, Popular Culture, and Academia
By Laura Wiebe A few days into April, Sarah Kitteringham and I loaded into Adam Wills’s car for a heavy metal road trip to Bowling Green, Ohio. Our destination wasn’t a concert, although live music...
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From the Archives: 2002 Interview with Down’s Pepper Keenan
By Sean Palmerston Things are a little quiet this week at Hellbound as a bunch of us are away in Baltimore, MD at Maryland Deathfest. So, since we are away, here is a reprint of a story I did on one...
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Decibel Magazine Tour 2013 @ Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto ON, May 31, 2013
By Matt Hinch, Cannibal Corpse concert photos by Adam Wills* Toronto’s Phoenix played host to the second installment of The Decibel Magazine Tour. Where last year’s tour was Satanically based, this...
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Blasphemous Meals #8: Canucks a la Cuisine – headbanging over hot plates.
Photos and words by Ola Mazzuca Give’er! Genocide Yellow Pea Soup By Mark Bouffard of DISSECTION This ain’t no can of Habitant! With fresh, shredded carrot, yellow peas and pancetta, this Quebecois...
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Philip H. Anselmo is a true original, raw and at his core
By Ola Mazzuca Be it that gnarly scream, outspoken attitude or empowering stage presence, Philip H. Anselmo can do it all. The multifaceted musician from NOLA is everyone’s favourite frontman of...
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STAFF PLAYLISTS: August 2013
Back by popular demand! It’s the staff playlists page! Here’s what we’ve been listening to in July and August 2013… Bill Adams THE HEAVY BLINKERS – Health (self-released) MIXTAPES – Ordinary Noise (No...
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The Witchfinder Radio/Hellbound.ca interview with Oderus Urungus
(Photo of Kieran Palmerston with Orderus Urungus and Beefcake of GWAR by Albert Mansour) By Jason Wellwood This interview was conducted with Dave Brockie/Oderus Urungus of GWAR at the end of August,...
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The Witchfinder Radio Interview With Author Laina Dawes
by Jason Wellwood I recently caught up with Hellbound contributor and author Laina Dawes to chat with her about her excellent book ‘What Are You Doing Here? A Black Woman’s Life and Liberation In Heavy...
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Band Brand Beer Battle: Iron Maiden’s “Trooper” vs AC/DC
By Matt Hinch As anyone that follows me on Twitter or Instagram knows, I’m a big fan of two things: metal and beer. But up here in Canada, unlike our neighbours to the south, where there are all...
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No Skeletons in the Closet: An Interview with Evan Linger of Skeletonwitch
By Renee Trotier; Evan Linger live photo by Laina Dawes For the past 10 years, Skeletonwitch have proven themselves as one of the most consistent and hard working bands in the business. Not always an...
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Hellbound Metalhead’s Holiday Gift Guide 2013
Photo lovingly stolen from LA Weekly Once again, Hellbound offers you some of the best holiday gift-giving suggestions to satisfy your favourite metallers. Compiled by Laura Wiebe with contributions...
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Gaz Jennings and Michelle Nocon declare their ‘Death Penalty’ for Rise Above!
By Steve Earles It was unlikely that Cathedral guitar legend Gaz Jennings would go into premature retirement with the demise of the already much-missed Cathedral. First he re-emerged with Septik Tank,...
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Bill Ward: The Hellbound Interview
Photo (c) Christopher Wagner By Kyle Harcott It don’t mean a thing if don’t got that caveman swing. Heavy metal’s birth, squalling and screeching, is, invariably, always credited to the guitarist of...
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HELLBOUND.CA’s TOP 10 METAL ALBUMS OF 2013
Compiled and edited by Laura Wiebe Hellbound’s writers compared notes on the top albums of 2013, and though we didn’t always agree, we did manage to identify some areas of collective appreciation. And...
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