Full of Hell (band)

Full of Hell
Full of Hell performing in 2023
Background information
OriginOcean City, Maryland and Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Years active2009 (2009)–present
LabelsProfound Lore, A389, Neurot, Closed Casket Activities[5] Relapse
Members
  • Dylan Walker
  • Spencer Hazard
  • Dave Bland
  • Sam DiGristine
  • Gabe Solomon
Past membersBrandon Brown
Websitefullofhell.com

Full of Hell is an American grindcore band from Ocean City, Maryland, and Central Pennsylvania, that formed in 2009.[6] They are currently signed to Relapse Records[7] and have released six studio albums – Roots of Earth Are Consuming My Home (2011), Rudiments of Mutilation (2013), Trumpeting Ecstasy (2017), Weeping Choir (2019), Garden of Burning Apparitions (2021), and Coagulated Bliss (2024) – as well as several EPs and splits. In addition to studio albums, they've released five collaboration albums – Full of Hell & Merzbow (2014) with Japanese noise artist Merzbow, One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache (2016) and Ascending a Mountain of Heavy Light (2017) with sludge metal band the Body,[8] Suffocating Hallucination with doom metal band Primitive Man in March 2023 and When No Birds Sang with shoegaze band Nothing in December 2023.

History

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The band formed in 2009, having signed to A389 Recordings and Profound Lore Records in their first few years, releasing three full-length albums: Roots of Earth Are Consuming My Home in 2011,[9] Rudiments of Mutilation in 2013,[10] and Full of Hell & Merzbow, a collaboration with Japanese noise artist Merzbow, in 2014.[11]

In 2015, original bassist Brandon Brown left the band. He was replaced by Sam DiGristine of Jarhead Fertilizer—an associated act that also features Brown, as well as drummer Dave Bland.[citation needed] Spencer Hazard follows a straight edge lifestyle, while Bland is the only vegan.[12][13]

On January 8, 2016, Full of Hell released a four-song EP titled Amber Mote in the Black Vault through Bad Teeth Recordings. The release featured three original tracks and a cover of Melvins' track "Oven," originally released on their 1989 album Ozma.[14] Describing their reasoning for selecting this track, the band explained: "We had been wanting to cover a Melvins song for years, and 'Oven' had always been one of our top choices. We've always been very inspired by the Melvins on every level—a totally unique and uncompromising band that has always worked their asses off. They are a band that's undefinable but always recognizable. Totally brilliant. With past covers that we've done, we've always deviated from the source material, but this time we chose to stick close to the original sound and tempo."[14]

Dylan Walker performing with Full of Hell in Greensboro, North Carolina in April 2015

Full of Hell began plotting to follow up Full of Hell & Merzbow with another collaborative album with avant-garde metal band The Body after a successful 2015 tour together.[15][16] The two acts expected to head into the studio together to record an album without previously writing any material.[15] Titled One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache, the collaboration album was released on March 25, 2016 through Neurot Recordings[16]—a label founded by members of Neurosis and Tribes of Neurot.

Full of Hell's fifth studio album, Trumpeting Ecstasy was released on May 5, 2017.[17] The album was ranked number 4 on Exclaim!'s Top 10 Metal and Hardcore Albums of 2017.[18]

On February 13, 2018, the band announced that they had signed to Relapse Records.[19]

Band members

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Timeline

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Discography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Simpson, Paul. "Full of Hell – Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2016. Full of Hell are an American power-violence band whose sound ranges from blistering grindcore to brutal sludge metal, with ventures into experimental noise.
  2. ^ a b Pessaro, Fred. "Old Souls With Piercing Noise: Stream The New Full Of Hell / Merzbow Collaboration". Vice. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  3. ^ O'Connor, Andy (December 3, 2014). "Merzbow / Full of Hell - Full of Hell & Merzbow". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  4. ^ Luedtke, Christopher (May 23, 2019). "Album Review: FULL OF HELL Weeping Choir". Metal Injection. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "Closed Casket Activities » Bands". Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  6. ^ Falzon, Denise. "Full of Hell". Exclaim. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  7. ^ "FULL OF HELL: Sign To Relapse Records". Relapse Records. February 13, 2018.
  8. ^ Thomas, Fred. "The Body". Allmusic. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  9. ^ "Full of Hell – 'Roots Of Earth Are Consuming My Home' (full album stream)". Brooklyn Vegan. August 26, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  10. ^ Consterdine, John. "Full Of Hell streaming 'Rudiments Of Mutilation'". Terrorizer. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  11. ^ Pessaro, Fred. "Old Souls with Piercing Noise: Stream the New Full of Hell / Merzbow Collaboration". Vice. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  12. ^ LaSala, Tom (February 21, 2016). "Q&A: SPENCER HAZARD of Full Of Hell". The Acid Awakening. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  13. ^ "Anonymous asked:Are you straight edge/vegan?". Fullofhell.com. August 8, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  14. ^ a b Kelly, Kim (December 8, 2015). "Listen to Full of Hell Lay Waste to the Melvins' Deep Cut 'Oven'". Noisey. Vice. Archived from the original on January 22, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  15. ^ a b Cool, Toby (March 18, 2015). "Meaningless Pain: An Interview With Full Of Hell". The Quietus. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  16. ^ a b Adams, Gregory (January 7, 2015). "Full of Hell and The Body Team Up for Collaborative Album". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  17. ^ "FULL OF HELL Complete Work on New Album "Trumpeting Ecstasy" | Profound Lore Records". Archived from the original on February 22, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  18. ^ "Exclaim!'s Top 10 Metal and Hardcore Albums Best of 2017". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  19. ^ "FULL OF HELL: Sign To Relapse Records | Relapse Records". label.relapse.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018.
  20. ^ Hugh, Gabe (December 10, 2014). "Full of Hell – Full of Hell & Merzbow". Hellbound. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
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