Helgrind
Helgrind, 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 favorite artist’s 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.
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.
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.
releases
- Warriors of Steel Demo, 2000
- Prophecy of Destruction Demo, 2002
- Denial (demo) 2004
- Denial Full-length, 2005
- Fallen Prophet EP, 2007
- Religious Persecution Full-length, 2008
members
- Paul Nelson - Bass & Vocals
- Jim Hunt - Guitars
- Pete Ashley - Guitars
- Andy Keel - Drums
