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Hellbound.ca’s TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 2010, Part One
We asked all of the contributing writers here at Hellbound.ca to submit their Top 10 albums of 2010, which we then compiled into a master list, assigning points to all their choices (10 points for #1,...
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Hellbound.ca’s TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 2010, Part Two
We asked all of the contributing writers here at Hellbound.ca to submit their Top 10 albums of 2010, which we then compiled into a master list, assigning points to all their choices (10 points for #1,...
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Hellbound.ca’s TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 2010, Part Three
We asked all of the contributing writers here at Hellbound.ca to submit their Top 10 albums of 2010, which we then compiled into a master list, assigning points to all their choices (10 points for #1,...
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Hellbound.ca’s TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 2010, Part Four
Ladies and gentleman, the TOP 5 METAL ALBUMS OF 2010 according to the contributing writers of Hellbound.ca… 5. KYLESA - Spiral Shadow (Season Of Mist) With its razor-sharp hooks, wild card “Don’t Look...
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Hellbound.ca INDIVIDUAL TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2010
Last week we ran our TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 2010 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… ADRIEN BEGRAND...
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Hellbound.ca’s Events Of The Year
One of the things we polled our writers on was to tell us what their Event of The Year was for 2010. Here is what they have sent us in response… ADRIEN BEGRAND Sadly, the death of Ronnie James Dio: No...
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Hellbound.ca’s TOP METAL DVDs Of 2010
One of the optional categories that all Hellbound contributors were asked to write about in our year end polls was their favourite Metal DVD of 2010. As it was optional – and because not all of us...
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HELLBOUND’s TOP 10 CANADIAN METAL ALBUMS OF 2010
Since Hellbound.ca is a Canadian-owned and operated metal publication, we do things a little bit different than most. As 2010 quickly is coming to a close, we asked all of our contributors to pick...
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TOP CANADIAN ALBUMS OF 2010 – Individual Top 5s
ADRIEN BEGRAND 1. Weapon – From the Devil’s Tomb (Ajna Offensive) 2. Mares of Thrace – The Moulting (Arctodus) 3. Bison BC – Dark Ages (Metal Blade) 4. Blood Revolt – Indoctrine (Profound Lore) 5....
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STAFF PLAYLISTS: February 2011
Adrien Begrand 1. Krallice – Diotima (Profound Lore) 2. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake (Island) 3. Moonsorrow – Varjoina Kuljemme Kuolleiden Maassa (Spinefarm) 4. Amon Amarth – Surtur Rising (Metal...
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STAFF 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...
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Best metal events of 2014
Between us, we Hellbound folk make it out to a fair number of shows, festivals and other metal events throughout the year. Here are some of the ones that impressed us most in 2014. Adrien Begrand I...
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Worst metal album art of 2014
Sometimes great albums have great cover art. Sometimes the worst art disguises the best metal. And sometimes bad art and bad music are in perfect (dis)harmony. Here are Hellbound’s picks for some of...
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Best metal album art of 2014
40 Watt Sun poster by Costin Chioreanu My favourite metal art of 2014 doesn’t come from an album cover, but a poster. I’ve been a great admirer of Costin Chioreanu for a couple years, and with time the...
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Best metal of 2014 – Collaborations
Collaborations between artists are never a sure-fire thing. While some releases can pool creatives together to create a piece that meshes well, there’s always Metallica and Lou Reed’s disastrous...
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Best of the rest – 2014 metal (part 1): instrumental and short releases
Best instrumental metal of 2014 Horrendous, “When the Walls Fell.” I can’t get fully behind Horrendous’s ambitious second album, finding its blend of death metal and old-school metal melodies a little...
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Best of the rest – 2014 (part 2): re-dos and other odds & ends
Here we offer the last of Hellbound’s 2014 heavy mostly metal year-in-review coverage. We’re wrapping up with some of the older records effectively revisited last year, Bill Adam’s best vinyl picks,...
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Anticipating: Melechesh – Enki (out March 10)
Available on March 10th 2015 in North America, from the folks over at Nuclear Blast, it’s MELECHESH with Enki. Promising to add yet another solid full length to their just about flawless repertoire,...
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Anticipating: Enslaved – In Times (March 10)
Available on March 10th 2015 in North America, from the folks over at Nuclear Blast, it’s ENSLAVED with In Times. So far only an edited version of one track has been released. These guys know very well...
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Relapse Records: 25 Years of Contamination
Now available from Relapse Records: “Celebrate 25 years of independent metal with over 180 tracks from our catalog! From death and doom to grind and hardcore to experimental and noise, get acquainted...
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