Corrosion of Conformity / Royal Thunder @ Corktown Pub, Hamilton ON, November...
Review by Sean Palmerston; Concert photos by Adam Wills After going through a short period of very few international metal bands playing shows in Hamilton the last few months have had a few real gems....
View ArticleA Metalhead’s Holiday Gift Guide
Contributors: Steve Earles (SE), Rob Hughes (RH), Ola Mazzuca (OM), Jonathan Millard-Smith (JMS), Laura Wiebe (LW), Adam Wills (AW) As December’s gift-buying chaos falls upon us, rest assured that...
View ArticleTOP CANADIAN ALBUMS OF 2012 – Individual Top 5s
In December all Hellbound contributors were given the opportunity to vote for their favourite Canadian metal albums of 2012. Here are the individual lists that were submitted, then tabulated by Adrien...
View ArticleHELLBOUND’s TOP 10 CANADIAN METAL ALBUMS OF 2012
In the four years we’ve been posting our annual list of the best Canadian metal albums, it’s become somewhat Hellbound’s calling card, our pride and joy. Canada’s metal scene continues to grow,...
View ArticleHellbound.ca INDIVIDUAL TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2012
Today we published the TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 2012 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 ArticleBest of the Best – A Tally of the Year’s Best Albums
By Adam Wills As I was putting together my list of “Best Albums of 2012,” I was curious about the other lists that various metal publications put together and how both my own and Hellbound’s lists...
View ArticleGojira / Devin Townsend Project / The Atlas Moth @ The Phoenix, Toronto, ON,...
Review and photos by Adam Wills A capacity crowd came together at Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre last week to witness France’s mighty Gojira, Canada’s own Devin Townsend Project, and Chicago’s...
View ArticleDeath to All / Anciients @ Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto ON, April 28, 2013
Review by Laura Wiebe; Photos by Adam Wills Last year some of the original members of Florida extreme metal pioneers Death got together with special guests to play some shows. The all-star metal...
View ArticleHeavy 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...
View ArticleDecibel 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 ArticleSTAFF 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...
View ArticleSouthern Ontario Metal Fest, Club Absinthe, Hamilton ON, August 23-25, 2013
By Laura Wiebe, Photos by Adam Wills The Southern Ontario Metal Fest is a few years old now but this was the event’s first year in Hamilton – a move in-city from the wilds of a Port Burwell...
View ArticleKatatonia / Cult of Luna / Intronaut / Tesseract @ The Opera House, Toronto...
Review by Laura Wiebe; Photos by Adam Wills When you’re into foreign underground bands who are often slotted into short opening slots because they’re not widely known… well, you get used to enjoying...
View ArticleVarga @ Club Absinthe, Hamilton ON, December 7, 2013
Live review by Laura Wiebe; Concert Photos by Adam Wills Nearing two decades since their last album release, Hamilton’s Varga have a new entry in their discography, and they celebrated the occasion...
View ArticleHellbound 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...
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 ArticleHellbound’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 and metal. In lieu of a Progressive Nation at Sea 2014...
View ArticleReturn of the staff playlists: April 2014
It’s been a while since Hellbound shared what our contributors have been listening to and enjoying beyond the new releases or shows covered on the site. We figured it was about time to change that, so...
View ArticleHellbound’s Guide to Record Store Day 2014
This Saturday, April 19th is Record Store Day 2014, a day when music collectors line up early in the morning in the hopes of getting their hands on some new and often exclusive records. What is Record...
View ArticleHellbound’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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