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Interview: MIKE FURY of DIE YOUNG and MOD, Berkeley CA, Feb 2018
Hellbound’s Gene A. Gaona met up with drummer Mike Fury recently, while Die Young was on tour in the American south west. Mike and Gene talk about the new Die Young release The God for Which We Suffer...
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Interview: Exmortus guitarist/vocalist Conan, 10 Feb 2018
Exmortus recently had the chance to join Sabaton and Kreator for a few shows in the U.S. and our Mean Gene Gaona grabbed the chance to speak with Jadran ‘Conan’ Gonzalez in the hours leading up their...
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From the archives: Threat Signal
Threat Signal head out on a North American tour this spring, just months after releasing their fourth album, Disconnect (November 2017, Agonia Records). It’s been six years since we last heard from...
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From the archives: Octavia Sperati
Wise, Beautiful, Strong, and Haunting Metal is a male-dominated scene and has been since the first embryonic power chords belched forth from the gaping maw of hell. But in recent years the number of...
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Interview: EXHUMED in Oakland CA, March 2018
EXHUMED and INCANTATION wrapped up a brief West Coast US tour with PHOBIA on March 3, 2018 in Oakland, California. Check out Gene Gaona’s conversation with Exhumed’s main man to hear Matt Harvey...
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DYING FETUS interview: Trey Williams in San Jose, March 2018
Ever hear a member of Dying Fetus sing John Denver? Check out Gene Gaona’s interview with drummer Trey Williams, recorded when the Dying Fetus / Thy Art Is Murder co-headlining tour swung into San...
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#Throwback Thursday – Dimmu Borgir in 2004
On Friday, May 4, 2018, Dimmu Borgir released Eonian, their first full-length studio album in seven years. Fourteen years earlier, Dimmu Borgir were touring in support of what might be considered their...
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Soulfly INTERVIEW: Mike Leon in Berkeley CA, May 2018
This spring Soulfly set out on a co-headlining tour with Nile. When the tour hit Berkeley, California in May, Hellbound’s Gene Gaona sat down for a chat with bassist Mike Leon. Check out their...
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Obituary interview: Trevor Peres in San Francisco, May 2018
Death metal pioneers OBITUARY conquered North America again this spring with their latest headlining tour, supported by Pallbearer, Skeletonwitch and Dust Bolt. The tour began May 2 in Atlanta,...
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Dust Bolt interview: Lenny Bruce in San Francisco, May 2018
Germany’s Dust Bolt was set to join last year’s “Battle of the Bays” tour, featuring Obituary, Exodus and Power Trip. They did join, but belatedly – visa troubles. Happily, North Americans had a second...
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Philip H. Anselmo & Mike DeLeon of The Illegals
What can I say, life is a trip sometimes… literally. In early September I caught a flight out of San José, California to the great state of Texas to catch up with Philip H. Anselmo and The Illegals and...
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Hellbound interviews Max Cavalera
Back in March, I had the extreme luck to sit down with one of my all-time heroes, Max Cavalera. Max was in Vancouver with Soulfly, touring the first Nailbomb album, Point Blank, in its entirety, as...
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KING PARROT interview, September 2018
KING PARROT photo by Zo Damage Last month Hellbound’s Gene Gaona spent some time in Texas with Philip H. Anselmo and The Illegals along with the opening bands on the Choosing Mental Illness as a Virtue...
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Hellbound interviews Genocide Pact in San Francisco
This fall, Washington DC’s Genocide Pact are busy touring North America as part of the Relapse Contamination Tour 2018. When the tour hit San Francisco, Hellbound’s Gene Gaona got a chance to talk...
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Interview: Todd Stern of PSYCROPTIC
Tasmanian death metal crew Psycroptic are on this side of the planet, touring the United States in support of their 2018 album As The Kingdom Drowns (Prosthetic). Hellbound’s Gene Gaona got a chance...
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Interview: Ben Claus of GOROD
French tech death band GOROD have teamed up with Cannabis Corpse, Micawber and headliners Psycroptic for a spring American tour. While the bands were in Oakland to play the Metro Opera House,...
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Interview: NECROT
After wrapping up their stint as part of the 2019 Decibel Tour in March, Necrot have not been just sitting around. The band has already announced more shows for this summer, including two exclusive...
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Jungle Rot interview – Dave Matrise, May 2019
Hellbound’s Gene Gaona in conversation with JUNGLE ROT’s Dave Matrise. Recorded at Oakland Metro Operahouse on May 16, 2019. Jungle Rot on tour with Deicide, Origin, The Absence: Remaining tour dates:...
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A chat with IRON VOID
Interview with Jonathan “Sealey” Seale and Steve Wilson of Wakefield, UK doom band Iron Void. In all my years of writing about heavy metal, one of the finest bands I have had the privilege to work...
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