By Rob Hughes
My favourite music has two qualities: it is weird and it is cool. It’s not quite enough just being one or the other. The Residents are weird, but they’re kind of obvious about it, don’t you think? Conversely, Motörhead are untouchably cool, but they’re so reliable—you know what to expect when the new Motörhead album arrives. The weirdest thing about Motörhead is how Lemmy has survived all these years.
Dog Shredder, a trio from just over the line in Bellingham, Washington, are the ideal blend of weird and cool. …

Chaos Of Forms is stunningly complex, completely vicious and, above all else, a hugely confident release.

Mean Deviation is an amazing compendium of everything weird in the world of metal—a book as grand and unlikely as the music it documents.

King Diamond and Nergal going under the knife (all of us at Hellbound wish them all the best and a speedy recovery), Metal Film Festivals, Year End lists and more make up “This Week in Metal”, a weekly feature that features what has gone by the past week.

Here is what we played on the December 5th edition of Hellbound Radio

Here is what we played on the Sunday, November 21st edition of HELLBOUND RADIO

Jupiter succeeds through sheer intensity and vitality, enhancing Atheist’s legacy as they scream to be heard in the noise-saturated 21st century.

“It was horrible. We were not well-received at all. People would throw dog food at us. People called us pussy metal.”

On the eve of the release of their excellent comeback album Jupiter, Justin M. Norton speaks with ATHEIST drummer and co-founder Steve Flynn about their early years, the re-emergence of the band and their exciting new album.