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Threat Signal – Threat Signal: Album review & Audio Interview
By Jason Wellwood Whenever a band changes members between albums, there is always some trepidation on the part of fans. Will the album be as good? Will it sound completely different? Threat Signal...
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Still Seeking Out “Uncharted Territory”: Devin Townsend Talks Seriousness,...
By Laura Wiebe; Live photo by Adam Wills Remember the Power 30 – the 90s half hour metal show broadcast on Canada’s music television network MuchMusic? Many male metal fans of a certain vintage fondly...
View ArticleJohn Arch: The Hellbound Audio Interview
Late last year Jason Wellwood had the chance to speak to the one and only John Arch, the original vocalist for US progressive metal legends Fates Warning about his recent Sympathetic Resonance...
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The Order of Chaos – Burn These Dreams album review + interview with Amanda...
By Jason Wellwood Burn These Dreams is the second release from Edmonton’s The Order of Chaos and it is a big step forward for the band. The second thing you’ll find when listening to the album is that...
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Greg Mackintosh of Paradise Lost: The Hellbound Interview
By Raymond Westland Paradise Lost is a band with a very long and rich history. Albums like Icon (1993) and Draconian Times (1995) are landmark records in the doom metal field. The band went through a...
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Thérèse Lanz of Mares of Thrace: The Hellbound Audio interview
Hellbound regulars should definitely be familiar with Mares of Thrace at this point. If not, you can read Kyle’s review of the latest album here:...
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Alex Webster of Cannibal Corpse: The Hellbound Interview
By Jay H. Gorania Prominent American senators and presidential hopefuls have pointed their fingers at Cannibal Corpse, implying the band is partially responsible for society falling apart. Murder...
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WORD ASSOCIATION FUN WITH… LIBERTEER, PART II
By Kevin Stewart-Panko Yup. No fucking regrets. After my proclamation earlier this year that Liberteer‘s debut album, Better to Die on Your Feet Than Live on Your Knees is the front runner for my...
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Schizoid: The Next Extreme
By Laura Wiebe In 1999 a small but international underground label called D-Trash Records released a noisy, electronic and metallic record called Enough is Enough! – the debut from southern Ontario...
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Sylosis – An Interview With Josh Middleton
By Jason Wellwood Sylosis have just unleashed their latest masterpiece Monolith through Nuclear Blast on October 5th. On this, their third album, the band has taken their blend of progressive thrash...
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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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Crimson Shadows: Ready to Take on the World
Interview by Laura Wiebe 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...
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XUL: Poised to take the world of metal by storm
Photo by Bailey Ann Gottlieb Interview by Patrick Chappelle Occasionally, the boundaries of metal are tested and stretched beyond the confines of what its fans find acceptable, by bands bands who seek...
View ArticleAlcest – Still the same stone, but what you see is different
January saw the release of Alcest’s latest album, Shelter. Even though I myself am not a big fan of this particular offering from the band, it’s clear to me that it is a proper culmination of gradual...
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Shooting Guns: dealing some heavy instrumental magic
When it comes to the metal aesthetic many bands feel they need to choose the route of texture or torture. Bands decide whether to build weapons or evoke atmospheres with their sound, and to focus on...
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Kataklysm guitarist Jean-Francois Dagenais craves culture on the road
It’s 16 degrees Celsius in Dallas, Texas and steaks are sizzling on a grill in a shaded backyard patio. They’re being cooked medium rare with precision to perfection, by Jean-François Dagenais,...
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Still going down well: interview with Carcass guitarist Bill Steer
During the time Carcass has been on my radar, the band — and metalheads’ perception of what Carcass signifies — has passed through several stages. When Carcass and I were just being introduced they...
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America Noir tour interviews: Atrocity, Leaves’ Eyes, and Moonspell
Interviews with Atrocity, Leaves’ Eyes, and Moonspell The Riot Room, Kansas City, Missouri, Friday, February 14, 2014 Alexander Krull (Atrocity/Leaves’ Eyes) We begin with a conversation with...
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Unleash the Archers: creating a lasting impression
Unleash the Archers is a female fronted, melodic power metal band hailing from Vancouver, BC. Since forming in 2007, UTA have released three self-produced full length albums and one EP. While the band...
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Full Metal Parenting #2: interview with Beth Winegarner
By illustrator Ali Hinch (http://www.alisonhinch.com). A lot of metal fans will tell you that the genre has taken them on journeys to dark, unexpected, and wholly beautiful places, leading them to...
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