Because there are no metal shows taking place at 3 pm tomorrow in Toronto…
As I’ve been alluding to in past posts (although I’m not sure anyone reads the postscript anyways), I’ve recently taken up stand-up comedy. It was actually one of my new year’s resolutions, along with...
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This figures to be the female-fronted tour of the summer, folks…
It’s been a little while since I’ve seen Kylesa in concert, 2+ years to be precise, and that was an early show. Suffice to say, I’m stoked to see them hitting The Annex again this summer, but when I...
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Could Udo without Accept possibly be any better than Accept without Udo? I’m...
I’ve probably said this before, but Accept is one of my all-time favourite metal bands. It just so happened they were one of the first metal bands I heard on the radio when I started getting into the...
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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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Harangue – Battle Not With Monsters
By Matt Hinch Last summer saw the introduction of Harangue with their two-song mini-EP Feeding the Wolf. Since that time the band has not one, but two new guitarists in the form of David Caporale and...
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Of course, it just HAD to snow on Record Store Day…
First thing I thought when I woke up this morning was “Hey, it’s Record Store Day!” No, not Hitler’s Birthday, the Columbine Massacre Anniversary, the day Black Sabbath tickets go on sale (I got mine...
View ArticleThis one almost flew right past me–like a flying roundhouse kick!
(That was supposed to be an MMA reference. I don’t actually watch MMA.) After the all-out assault of April activities, May has been pretty quiet so far. In fact, I haven’t seen a band or drank a beer...
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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...
View ArticleHoly triple bill, Batman!
Can’t believe we’re a week into June and I’m actually debating whether to wear a jacket tonight. But hey, at least the sun finally came out, so that’s a start… Anyways, warming the unseasonably cold...
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Blood Ceremony – The Eldritch Dark
By Gruesome Greg Man, I was into Blood Ceremony before being into Blood Ceremony was cool. Saw these guys for the first time in ’06—entirely by accident—and have followed their career ever since. Of...
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Pyres – Year of Sleep
By Gruesome Greg I don’t deny that I’m not as plugged-in to the local scene as I used to be, so if it takes the label sending me a promo to get on board with Toronto sludge squad Pyres, so be it. I...
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Church of Misery – Thy Kingdom Scum
By Gruesome Greg Don’t get me wrong, I was looking forward to Black Sabbath 13 and everything, but my most-anticipated June 11th release was the new Church of Misery. Of course, it wasn’t in stores...
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Fatality – Psychonaut
By Matt Hinch Earlier this year Montreal’s Barn Burner announced they were calling it quits. This bummed me out terribly. Quite terribly actually. On the bright side, one fine day Psychonaut by...
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This Tour Cancellation is Brought to You by Nik Turner
I hafta say I was pretty stoked to hear that Hawkwind was coming to town–and I certainly wasn’t the only one. The Toronto show sold out weeks in advance, with at least a few people planning on...
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Steve Hackett @ Oakville Centre For the Arts, Oakville ON, October 8, 2013
By Sean Palmerston; Photos by Albert Mansour Tuesday night was the first of back-to-back performances by former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett and his band at the intimate Oakville Centre For the...
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The Governor’s Bash 7 w/ Fuck the Facts, Godstopper, Slyde @ Bovine Sex Club,...
Review and photos by Danielle Griscti Nights like this just don’t happen often enough! Bringing together heavy metal and comedy, The Governor’s Bash saw its seventh installment come to life at the...
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Crimson Shadows: Ready to Take on the World
Hellbound is a Canadian-based metal site. That doesn’t determine our coverage – we can appreciate, evaluate and cover heavy tunes from anywhere in the world. But we do like to support our fellow...
View ArticleAnd the battle wages on – Wacken Metal Battle Canada dates & compilation
Last night the latest round of Wacken Metal Battle Canada had Toronto area bands Our Covenant, Operus, Protokult, The Fiction In Folklore and Endemise duking it out for the chance to move on to the...
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Hellbound’s Guide to Record Store Day 2014: Toronto and Hamilton
TORONTO Where to go on Record Store Day in Toronto By Gruesome Greg Hey buddy, if you’re spending your Record Store Day at HMV, you’re a massive tool. (I don’t really shop at HMV, I just wait for one...
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Metal Alliance Tour: Behemoth & more, Toronto, April 23, 2014
METAL ALLIANCE TOUR: BEHEMOTH with GOATWHORE, 1349, and INQUISITION At The Opera House, Toronto, April 23rd, 2014 Recap and photos by Danielle Griscti An ambitious tour like this inevitably means early...
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