Hellbound by AUTOMAG

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Hard Rock | Heavy Metal

10 tracks | 34 minutes

Released Jul 2006
on Rockadrome

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AUTOMAG is a heavy metal freight train from North Carolina that blends vintage Metallica with Clutch, COC, Black Label Society and a Southern twist on this concept album debut .

Editorial review

Southern rock, as a genre, isn't exactly rife with concept albums, but North Carolina's Automag look to change that by delivering one with their very first try, 2006's Hellbound. Unfortunately, though it reportedly weathered quite a few years on the drawing board, Hellbound's story still required the insertion of helpful plot notes amid its ten songs' lyrics, and, to be perfectly honest, it simply ain't all that entertaining. Rather, its ho-hum tale of two brothers wronged and their search for revenge is neither engaging nor thought-provoking (no Operation: Mindcrime, this), and plays like your typical episode of America's Most Wanted, only backed by an equally anonymous soundtrack. Core tracks like "Alone," "Dead Man Walking," and "Hardcharger" show little imagination and absolutely no surprises; their metallic Southern rock recalling, at best, the post-stoner earthiness of Halfway to Gone or Alabama Thunderpussy, and, at worst, the soulless commercial hard rock of Shinedown or 3 Doors Down. Even worse, and arguably the real cause behind the album's ultimate downfall, is a lifeless, hollow production, which renders all instrumentation -- to borrow a suitably Southern phrase -- deader than a doornail. What's more, it serves to expose the exceedingly average modern rock voice of frontman the Mighty Quinn, who's echo-laden attempts sound particularly vulnerable on slower numbers like "The Last Time" and "New Southern Outlaw." He fares slightly better on the closing semi-ballad of a title track, where a warmer acoustic backdrop finally overcomes some of the production issues and brings his tone closer to a Hetfield-like growl; but this last gasp comes just a little too late to salvage Automag's blunder of a debut. Hey, at least it's a concept album! ~ Eduardo Rivadavia, All Music Guide

Bio / Background

AUTOMAG is a heavy metal freight train from North Carolina that blends vintage Metallica with Clutch, COC, Black Label Society and a Southern twist on this concept album debut. Led by the Mighty Quinn on lead guitar/vocals, these Southern boys sink their hook-laden power riffs into you right from the first minute of the first track and never let go! After over a decade in the trenches, AUTOMAG, and their newly forged alliance with Rockadrome, are ready to storm the scene with all guns blazing!

“HELLBOUND” is a concept record of a different design. Instead of the songs telling the whole story, they represent only a moment in each scene. The scenes are described to the reader inside the packaging. This approach was intended to allow every listener/reader to take their own interpertation of the story while allowing each song to stand on it’s own. All this comes housed in an awesome custom designed fold-out digipack.