Full of Hell is an American

grindcore Grindcore is an extreme fusion genre of heavy metal and hardcore punk that originated in the mid-1980s, drawing inspiration from abrasive-sounding musical styles, such as thrashcore, crust punk, hardcore punk, extreme metal, and industrial. G ...

band from

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and Central

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, formed in 2009. They are currently signed to

Relapse Records Relapse Records is an American independent record label based in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Matthew F. Jacobson in 1990. The label features many grindcore, death metal, metalcore and sludge metal artists. History The label was ...

. They have released five studio albums – '' Roots of Earth Are Consuming My Home'' (2011), '' Rudiments of Mutilation'' (2013), '' Trumpeting Ecstasy'' (2017), ''

Weeping Choir ''Weeping Choir'' is the seventh studio album (and fourth non-collaborative studio album) by the American grindcore band Full of Hell. The album was released on May 17, 2019 and serves as the band's debut release through Relapse Records. ''Weep ...

'' (2019), and ''

Garden of Burning Apparitions ''Garden of Burning Apparitions'' is the eighth studio album (and fifth non-collaborative studio album) by the American grindcore band Full of Hell. The album was released on October 1, 2021 and is the band's second release through Relapse Rec ...

'' (2021) – as well as three collaborations – ''

Full of Hell & Merzbow ''Full of Hell & Merzbow'' is a collaborative studio album between the American grindcore band Full of Hell and the Japanese noise artist Merzbow. The album was released on November 24, 2014 through Profound Lore Records. The CD version of the a ...

'' (2014) with Japanese noise artist

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and ''

One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache ''One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache'' is a collaborative studio album between American extreme metal bands the Body and Full of Hell. The album was released on March 25, 2016, though Neurot Recordings—a label founded by members of Neurosis an ...

'' (2016) and ''

Ascending a Mountain of Heavy Light ''Ascending a Mountain of Heavy Light'' is a collaborative studio album between American extreme metal bands the Body and Full of Hell. Released on November 17, 2017 through Thrill Jockey, the album serves as the Body's 12th studio album and Ful ...

'' (2017) with

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band The Body – aside from numerous EPs and splits.

History

The band formed in 2009. Since then, they have signed to A389 Recordings and

Profound Lore Records Profound Lore Records is a Canadian independent record label founded in May 2004, which "began as the 'hobby-like venture' of a few friends but, over the past six years, the label has evolved into a one-man enterprise, shaped a distinct 'aestheti ...

, releasing three full-length albums. Their first album, titled ''Roots of Earth Are Consuming My Home'', was released in 2011. Their second album, titled '' Rudiments of Mutilation'' was released in 2013. Their

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, a collaboration with Japanese noise artist

, was released in 2014. 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. Dylan Walker and Spencer Hazard follow a

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lifestyle, while Bland is the only vegan. On January 8, 2016, Full of Hell released a four-song EP titled ''

Amber Mote in the Black Vault ''Amber Mote in the Black Vault'' is an EP by the American grindcore band Full of Hell. It was released on January 8, 2016 originally through Bad Teeth Recordings. The first pressing quickly went out of print and was re-issued through Closed Cask ...

'' through Bad Teeth Recordings. The release featured three original tracks and a cover of

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' track "Oven," originally released on their 1989 album '' Ozma''. 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." Full of Hell began plotting to follow up ''Full of Hell & Merzbow'' with another collaborative album with

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band The Body after a successful 2015 tour together. The two acts expected to head into the studio together to record an album without previously writing any material. Titled ''

'', the collaboration album was released on March 25, 2016 through

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—a label founded by members of

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and Tribes of Neurot. Full of Hell's fifth studio album, '' Trumpeting Ecstasy'' was released on May 5, 2017. The album was ranked number 4 on

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's Top 10 Metal and Hardcore Albums of 2017. On February 13, 2018, the band announced that they had signed to Relapse Records.

Members

Current

* Dylan Walker – lead vocals, electronics, noise (2009–present) * Spencer Hazard – guitars, noise (2009–present) * Dave Bland – drums (2009–present) * Sam DiGristine – bass, backing vocals (2015–present)

Former

* Brandon Brown – bass, backing vocals (2009–2015)

Discography

Studio albums

* '' Roots of Earth Are Consuming My Home'' (2011) * '' Rudiments of Mutilation'' (2013) * '' Trumpeting Ecstasy'' (2017) * ''

'' (2019) * ''

'' (2021)

Collaborative albums

*''

'' (collaboration with

) (2014) *''

'' (collaboration with The Body) (2016) *''

'' (collaboration with The Body) (2017)

EPs

* ''Savage'' (2009) * ''The Inevitable Fear of Existence'' (2010) * ''F.O.H. Noise'' (2011) * ''F.O.H. Noise: Vol. 2'' (2011) * ''F.O.H. Noise: Vol. 3'' (2012) * ''F.O.H. Noise: Vol. 4'' (2013) * ''

'' (2015) * ''Live at Roadburn'' (2016) * ''Aurora Leaking from an Open Wound'' (2022)

Splits

* ''Full of Hell / Goldust'' (2011) * '' Full of Hell / Code Orange Kids'' (2012) * ''Full of Hell / Calm the Fire'' (2012) * ''Full of Hell / The Guilt Of...'' (2012) * ''Full of Hell / Psywarfare'' (2014) * '' Nails / Full of Hell'' (2016) * ''Full of Hell / Intensive Care'' (2018)

References

External links

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