After a prolonged battle with personnel changes, UK groove metallers Hellbent & Hammered’ nationally release their ‘Death Rattle’ EP on Monday 15th December through all stores.
With whiplash riffs, a Lamb Of God and Down honed groove and riot starting vocals from frontman Ryan Le Roux, you’ll want to be in Hellbent & Hammered’s gang. Established in 2004, Hellbent & Hammered have garnered a reputation as one of the South’s premier groove metal bands. However, the fiery foursome also possess a strong bluesy vigour that tips its hat to Clutch. Whatever category Hellbent & Hammered fall under, the scuzzy Londoners will without doubt grab your attention.
Throughout the band’s ten year history, Hellbent & Hammered have persevered through walk-outs, line-up changes and several unreleased EPs before finally re-inventing themselves with their forthcoming new EP “Death Rattle”. This record is their second with guitarist, Junior, who joined in 2011 after founding member Julien sought fairer climates somewhere in the South Pacific. Besides Le Roux and Junior, Dr. Jon Casey and Simon Bullock handle the band’s burly rhythm section, with Bullock hitting the tubs and Dr Jon supplying the bass.
Already known for their face-fracturing live performances, the band have ripped apart a series of UK venues, playing alongside everyone from Feed The Rhino, Godsmack, Canadian metallers ANVIL, through to Godsized, Thunderhorse (Raging Speedhorn & Viking Skull), Head-On, Sons of Merrick and StoneGhost (Snakebite).
The riff beasts’ forthcoming four track EP “Death Rattle” is released this December, and it’s a pedal to the metal, full throttle collection of power metal anthems. The EP’s name sake ‘Death Rattle’ melts your ear drums straight from the get-go with its blistering riffage handed to you by newcomer Junior Gouch, who’s aided and abated by Simon Bullock’s driving beats. The irrepressible ‘Hung, Drawn & Quartered’ just does not let up; imagine Pantera having a knife fight with Mastodon—its sheer brutality. While ‘All Consuming’ flaunts the bottom end groove of Bassist Dr Jon Casey to stunning effect and ‘Built That Way’ brings down the curtain on the record, there’ll be no doubt that your senses have been well and truly battered into oblivion. Hellbent & Hammered do what they say and say what they do. So come on in and join the party….
Hellbent & Hammered release ‘Death Rattle’ on Monday 15th December through all major online distribution platforms
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