Helgrind

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Helgrind
General information
origin London , England
Genre (s) Thrash metal , heavy metal
founding 2000
resolution 2013
Website http://www.helgrind.co.uk/
Last occupation
Mark Tomkins
Andy Keel
Mikey Takacs
Electric guitar
 Jim Hunt
Paul Nelson
former members
Drums
 Calf "Monkey"
Drums
 Chris Mallia
Drums
 Alex Budge
Drums
 Andy "Doom" Semmens
Drums
 Sy Thoms
Electric guitar
 Jon Sick
Electric guitar
 Rob Oldham
Electric guitar
 Andy H.

Helgrind was an English heavy and thrash metal band from London that was formed in 2000 and disbanded in 2013.

history

The band was formed in 2000. After several line-up changes, a permanent line-up was found. The first rehearsals followed, as well as several hundred appearances throughout England, with the band also playing with Return to the Sabbat , among others . The group held their first tour of the UK in 2005 and released their debut album Denial that same year . In 2007 the group signed a deal with Casket Music for the release of the next two albums. In the same year the group recorded the EP Fallen Prophet . The second album followed in 2008 under the name Religious Persecution . Another tour of Great Britain followed; initially together with the Portuguese WAKO, then with the Italians from Several Union . In addition, the song Death Squad by Religious Persecution was played on Bruce Dickinson's radio show on BBC Radio . The third album was recorded under the direction of Nick Hemingway and, as before, at Philia Studios . The band also signed a deal to release it in the US with Digital Media Records and in the UK with Blood Flow Recordings . The third album followed in 2011 under the name Inquisition . In 2013 the band broke up.

style

According to the band's biography, the group was initially strongly influenced by bands such as Sepultura , Slayer , Overkill , Testament and Exodus . After the addition of new members, new influences such as Pantera , In Flames , Machine Head and Arch Enemy were added. According to classicthrash.com , the heavy metal influences on Religious Persecution have increased significantly compared to the thrash-metal-heavy predecessors. A mixture of Thrash and Heavy Metal can also be heard on Inquisition , with the heavier passages now increasing.

Discography

  • 2000: Warriors of Steel (demo, self-published)
  • 2002: Prophecy of Destruction (demo, self-published)
  • 2004: Denial (demo, self-published)
  • 2005: Denial (album, self-published)
  • 2007: Fallen Prophet (EP, Casket Music )
  • 2008: Religious Persecution (Album, Casket Music)
  • 2011: Inquisition (Album, Digital Media Records (USA) / Blood Flow Recordings (Great Britain))

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b The Band. (No longer available online.) Helgrind.co.uk, Archived from the original on July 12, 2014 ; Retrieved April 18, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.helgrind.co.uk
  2. ↑ Helgrind - Inquisition. Discogs , accessed April 18, 2014 .
  3. ↑ Helgrind. Discogs, accessed April 18, 2014 .
  4. ↑ Classic Thrash - Reviews - H. classicthrash.com, accessed April 18, 2014 .