EXMORTUS interview: at The Chapel, San Francisco CA, 8 July 2017
Earlier this month Exodus invaded San Francisco to headline two back-to-back nights of heavy metal mayhem at The Chapel. Hellbound’s Mean Gene Gaona and Todd Owens were there and got a chance to hang...
View ArticleThe MELVINS in San Francisco: Hellbound video interview
Mean Gene Gaona sits down with Buzz, Dale and Steven from the Melvins at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, CA on July 10, 2017. The interview: Recorded by Todd Owens. The Melvins: Photo...
View ArticleIN CONVERSATION WITH (THE) MELVINS: THE SUB-POP THICKENS
Kyle Harcott with Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover and Steven McDonald in Vancouver, July 2017 Nearly thirty-five years into their career as sludge-metal progenitors, (The) Melvins have a well-known salty...
View ArticleAftershock 2017: California metal extravaganza
Last year Hellbounder Gene A. Gaona covered Aftershock for Capital Chaos TV – and interviewed Igor & Max Cavalera: This year, the sixth annual Monster Energy Aftershock festival will feature...
View ArticleHELLBOUND video interview: Byzantine in San Francisco, 16 September 2017
Byzantine are on tour in North America with label mates Sacred Reich, promoting their latest album The Cicada Tree. When the tour hit San Francisco earlier this month, Hellbound’s Todd Owens sat down...
View ArticleHellbound video interview: Phil Rind of Sacred Reich in San Francisco, 16...
After a 10-year break, and 21 years after their last new release, Sacred Reich are back on tour in North America, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Ignorance, their debut full-length album. Todd...
View ArticleInterview with Matt Hollenberg of JOHN FRUM
Musical collective JOHN FRUM released A Stirring In The Noos, their debut album, this past May via Relapse Records. Hellbound’s Garren Ustel had a chance to ask guitarist Matt Hollenberg some...
View ArticleEvent preview: Scream For Me Sarajevo + Prismind @ HFF, 11 Nov 2017
When I found out that this year the Hamilton Film Festival (HFF) is screening a documentary featuring Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden I was definitely intrigued. After watching the trailer for Scream...
View ArticleOrigin – interview with vocalist Jason Keyser
Q&A with ORIGIN’s Jason Keyser Hellbound: You guys play at some ridiculous tempos. Does this ever affect your ability to follow the music for lyrical performances? Jason Keyser: Not at all, this...
View ArticleGATECREEPER video interview, November 2017
Arizona death metallers Gatecreeper are on tour with Cannibal Corpse and Power Trip through to December 8. When the tour stopped in San Francisco last week, Hellbound’s Mean Gene got a chance to chat...
View ArticleCROWBAR video interview, Oakland CA, 16 November 2017
What’s the next best thing to hanging out with Kirk Windstein from CROWBAR? Watching Mean Gene Gaona’s interview with Kirk Windstein from CROWBAR. Check it out if you want to learn about Windstein’s...
View ArticleIncendiary – interview with Brendan Garrone
Hellbound’s Garren Ustel interviewed Incendiary vocalist Brendan Garrone earlier this year. Check out their conversation below. Hellbound: How did you first get into the hardcore scene? Was it more...
View ArticleInterview: Mani Mostofi of Racetraitor
Originally active – musically and politically – in the 1990s,Chicago hardcore band Racetraitor re-formed in 2016. Earlier this year, Hellbound contributor Garren Ustel had the chance to speak with...
View ArticleInterview with Matt Hollenberg of JOHN FRUM
Musical collective JOHN FRUM released A Stirring In The Noos, their debut album, this past May via Relapse Records. Hellbound’s Garren Ustel had a chance to ask guitarist Matt Hollenberg some...
View ArticleEvent preview: Scream For Me Sarajevo + Prismind @ HFF, 11 Nov 2017
When I found out that this year the Hamilton Film Festival (HFF) is screening a documentary featuring Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden I was definitely intrigued. After watching the trailer for Scream...
View ArticleOrigin – interview with vocalist Jason Keyser
Q&A with ORIGIN’s Jason Keyser Hellbound: You guys play at some ridiculous tempos. Does this ever affect your ability to follow the music for lyrical performances? Jason Keyser: Not at all, this...
View ArticleGATECREEPER video interview, November 2017
Arizona death metallers Gatecreeper are on tour with Cannibal Corpse and Power Trip through to December 8. When the tour stopped in San Francisco last week, Hellbound’s Mean Gene got a chance to chat...
View ArticleCROWBAR video interview, Oakland CA, 16 November 2017
What’s the next best thing to hanging out with Kirk Windstein from CROWBAR? Watching Mean Gene Gaona’s interview with Kirk Windstein from CROWBAR. Check it out if you want to learn about Windstein’s...
View ArticleIncendiary – interview with Brendan Garrone
Hellbound’s Garren Ustel interviewed Incendiary vocalist Brendan Garrone earlier this year. Check out their conversation below. Hellbound: How did you first get into the hardcore scene? Was it more...
View ArticleInterview: Mani Mostofi of Racetraitor
Originally active – musically and politically – in the 1990s,Chicago hardcore band Racetraitor re-formed in 2016. Earlier this year, Hellbound contributor Garren Ustel had the chance to speak with...
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