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The best metal of 2018… according to me

At the end of the year, my colleagues and I at Hellbound.ca work together to list our favourite heavy releases of the past twelve months.… Continue reading The best metal of 2018… according to me

PUBLISHED ON January 4, 2019in Music
best of 2018, Canadian metal, heavy metal, heavy music, metal music

From one year to another: endings, beginnings and carrying on

Despite the calendar, January doesn’t seem like the best month to start a new year. On this side of the globe, I think I’d feel… Continue reading From one year to another: endings, beginnings and carrying on

PUBLISHED ON January 23, 2018in Life (the Universe and Everything), Music
beginnings, continuity, endings, new year, year end reflections

There and back again: a Columbus New Year

Sometimes you just need to mix up your New Year’s Eve routine… Fun things to do in Columbus, Ohio over the New Year’s holiday: Get… Continue reading There and back again: a Columbus New Year

PUBLISHED ON January 2, 2018in Entertainment, Music, Travel, Veganism
art, Columbus, concert, food, heavy metal, metal, restaurants

SCREAM FOR ME SARAJEVO: music and film in Hamilton

Steeltown (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) has way more cultural events going on than I could ever possibly take advantage of. That abundance includes music and film. As… Continue reading SCREAM FOR ME SARAJEVO: music and film in Hamilton

PUBLISHED ON November 3, 2017in Entertainment, Music, Society & Culture
Bruce Dickinson, cinema, film, film festival, Hamilton, heavy metal, Iron Maiden, music

MOSTLY metal, not ONLY metal

Last week a friend asked me a question that got me thinking about my taste in music a little differently. Knowing that I prefer to… Continue reading MOSTLY metal, not ONLY metal

PUBLISHED ON August 15, 2017September 20, 2017in Music
album, Anciients, metal music, musical taste, non-metal music, playlist, Polaris Music Prize, Redchurch, shuffle, Stromae