All Hail the Yeti is an American

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from Los Angeles. Formed in 2006, the ensemble has released three

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entitled ''All Hail the Yeti'', ''Screams From a Black Wilderness'' and ''Highway Crosses''.

History

On April 8, 2016, the band released ''Screams from a Black Wilderness'', produced by

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. From late July until late August 2016, the band performed on their Haunted & Damaged North American headline tour with American thrash metal band Final Drive.

Critical reception

Holly Wright of ''

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'' describes ''Screams From a Black Wilderness ''as "surprisingly upbeat, centring its sound on a heady combo of metalcore and stoner riffs". Anne Nickoloff of ''

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'' portrays the songs on ''Screams From a Black Wilderness'' as "complete mini stories, making the concept album a compilation of horror tales".

Personnel

Current members

* Connor Garritty – lead vocals * Nicholas Diltz – bass, backing vocals * Ryan "Junior" Kittlitz – drums * Dave Vanderlinde – guitars

Discography

Studio albums

*''All Hail the Yeti'' (2012) *''Screams from a Black Wilderness'' (2016) * ''Highway Crosses'' (2018)

Extended play albums

*'' Within the Hollow Earth ''(2021)

Singles

* "Slow Season" * "Feed the Pigs"

References

External links

* * Musical groups from Los Angeles Heavy metal musical groups from California {{US-metal-band-stub