BIOGRAPHY
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Mid-Hertfordshire thrash metal band were formed
in the late part of 2000, with the simple goal
to deliver fast, brutal, aggressive music to a
thrash starved underground scene.
In the early days the band listened mainly to
Sepultura, Slayer, Overkill, Testament and
Exodus though their early music showed that
there was more to the band than copying their
favourite artists styles. In the later days as
new members came along each brought their
individual style to the band including
influences such as Pantera, In Flames, Machine
Head and Arch Enemy.
With a well rehearsed set and hundreds of shows
under their belt, where support slots with Return
to the Sabbat, ColdBlooded, Vae
Solis, Gore, The Enchanted,
Casket Music bands Landmine Spring and
Age of Ruin and a UK tour with W.A.K.O
were the highlight. Helgrind deliver a fast,
aggressive sound and have started causing mayhem
in the pit with their no-nonsense brutal
pounding speed and included Dungeon Fest IV,
Day of Despair 1 along the way.
Helgrind appeals to all metal music fans, their
music crosses between Thrash, Death and Black
Metal with diverse melodic undertows and an
aggressive vocal sound that carry the ethos of
the band to higher statures and charge the band
with the determination and brutality that was
true in Helgrind from the beginning.
The band has appeared on Terrorizer cover mounts
five times in the last four years and on various
metal radio stations worldwide.
2002, Helgrind recorded their first demo Prophecy
of Destruction
2005, Release of the first full demo Denial
nine track album released through their own
distribution and sold at shows across the UK and
to the world through their website.
2007, Helgrind signed to Casket Music and
promptly recorded and released Fallen
Prophet four new thrash tracks to allow
the scene to see what was coming their way.
Shows soon racked up with The Underworld, Camden
highlighting the bands ability to play on the
big stage.
2008 sees the release of a second full album
from Helgrind after teaming up once again with
Dave Chang. The album Religious
Persecution has thirteen new songs all
written after reading reviews from previous
releases and listening to the fan base, the band
truly feel they have found the true Helgrind
sound and have something they can use as a
template for future releases.
"Religious Persecution" is about
the amount of hatred that the human race suffers
through their beliefs. How we are ethically told
not to harm one another, yet find it so easy to
go against our system of belief to kill in gods
name.
All the songs on "Religious Persecution"
have a meaning prejudice or personal sacrifice
for something you believe in and the persecution
won't end until all the lies have been heard and
shown for what they are. |
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