Converge/ Burning Love/ Loma Prieta/ Vilipend @ the Mod Club, Toronto ON,...
Review and Photos by Natalie Zed Well before the doors opened at the painfully early hour of 6pm, a large queue of short-haired, surly-faced hardcore kids gathered in front of the Mod Club, spilling...
View ArticleInterview with Yasin Hillborg, director of Så Jävla Metal
By Natalie Zed Currently set to celebrate its Canadian premiere at the NXNE festival in Toronto, Så Jävla Metal is a documentary about the evolution of heavy metal music in Sweden. The film traces the...
View ArticleWitch Mountain / Blood Ceremony / Castle @ Hard Luck Bar, Toronto ON, June...
By Natalie Zed Every once in a while there is a concert line-up that makes you do a double take. The bands are so perfect for each other and the show so expertly curated that you almost can’t believe...
View ArticleCorrosion of Conformity/ Torche/ Black Cobra/ Gaza @ The Opera House, Toronto...
Live review by Natalie Zed; Photos by Albert Mansour Every live show has it’s own character and pattern. This particular even was an oddly inverted, front-loaded structure, starting off incredibly...
View ArticleKreator/ Accept/ Swallow the Sun @ Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto ON...
By Natalie Zed September marks the beginning of an extraordinary concert season in Toronto. Throughout the fall and winter, this city is being treated to an incredible run of shows, when we’re already...
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 ArticleHellbound.ca’s Top 10 Albums of 2012
As promised last week, here are the Top 10 metal albums of 2012 according to the writers of Hellbound.ca. You will notice that, in comparison to our previously published Top 10 Canadian albums of 2012...
View ArticleRotting Christ – Kata Ton Daimona Eaytoy
By Natalie Zed Founded in 1987, Rotting Christ are one of the foundational black metal bands hailing from the Greece. Emerging from a deeply religious, orthodox community, Rotting Christ were a rare...
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 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 ArticleThe best so far: celebrating five years of Hellbound.ca
Hellbound.ca turned 5 years old earlier this month and we’re ready to celebrate! Wow, I sometimes find it hard to imagine that this little webzine that we started oh so long ago is still around, but...
View ArticleThe best so far: celebrating five years of Hellbound.ca
Hellbound.ca turned 5 years old earlier this month and we’re ready to celebrate! Wow, I sometimes find it hard to imagine that this little webzine that we started oh so long ago is still around, but...
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