Hellmouth is an American

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band from

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, United States, founded by Suicide Machines singer Jay Navarro, guitarist Alex Awn (from Coalition, Varsity), bassist Jeff Uberti (from Left In Ruin, World of Hurt), and former Fordirelifesake drummer Justin Malek.

Origin

Disillusioned by the music industry after the breakup of the Suicide Machines, Jay Navarro formed Hellmouth as a way to express his contempt. The result was a band that straddles the line between thrash metal and punk. They released their first demo in 2008 and their first album in Jan 2009.

Influences

Hellmouth blend elements of

thrash Thrash may refer to: *Thrashing (computer science), where increasing resources are used to do a decreasing amount of work *Thrash (surname) * Thrash, mascot of the Atlanta Thrashers *'' Thrash Rally'', a top-down perspective rally racing video gam ...

metal A metal (from Greek μέταλλον ''métallon'', "mine, quarry, metal") is a material that, when freshly prepared, polished, or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electricity and heat relatively well. Metals are typicall ...

, and

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. The band has cited such bands as

Corrosion of Conformity Corrosion of Conformity (also known as COC) is an American heavy metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina, formed in 1982. The band has undergone multiple line-up changes throughout its existence, with guitarist Woody Weatherman as the sole const ...

, Black Flag, and

Agnostic Front Agnostic Front is an American hardcore punk band from New York City. Founded in 1980, the band is considered an important influence on the New York hardcore scene, as well as a pioneer of the crossover thrash genre. History First era (1980–1 ...

as influences. In their own words, the band sounds like " Celtic Frost raping Black Flag, while

The Accüsed The Accüsed is an American crossover thrash band from Seattle founded in 1981. The band was a progenitor of the crossover style that bridged the gap between thrashcore and thrash metal, later influencing grindcore and some crust punk bands; ...

, Discharge, and Entombed have a 'circle jerk'."

Discography

''Destroy Everything, Worship Nothing''

In January 2009, Hellmouth released their debut album, ''Destroy Everything, Worship Nothing'' on

Ferret Records Ferret Music was an American independent record label turned Warner Music Group subsidiary, founded in 1996. The label is owned by NORA's vocalist, Carl Severson, and based in West Windsor, New Jersey. Ferret recently started an imprint called ...

, a subsidiary of

Warner Music Group Warner Music Group Corp. ( d.b.a. Warner Music Group, commonly abbreviated as WMG) is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It is one of the " big three" recording companies and t ...

. The album is split into sides, like a vinyl record. The first side is titled ''Apocalypse'', the second ''Blasphemy''. The album has been described as "angry music for angry people. And sadly or not, that's probably exactly what Detroit needs right now", and that "there's just not a whole lot about this record to dislike."

Track listing

# "Pick a Coffin" # "Overtime In a Shark Cage" # "Pawnshop St. Christopher" # "Heathen Son In The Eyes Of Blood" # "Oblivion & Utopia" # "Blackest of Voids" # "Dust" # "Crooked Teeth" # "Drop Out & Destroy" # "Praying For Plague" # "God's Forgotten Children" # "More Fire" # "Blood of Pigs" # "The Masters Have Poisoned The Slaves"

''Gravestone Skylines''

On November 16, 2010, Hellmouth released their second album, Gravestone Skylines, via Paper + Plastick.

Track listing

# "Funeral Drenched" # "Desperate & Violent" # "Resist Control" # "Hands Like Spiders" # "The Sun Is Dying" # "Amen, Assholes" # "Spitting Blood & Teeth" # "Conceived Of Shit" # "Valley Of Armageddon" # "Tragedy Of A City" # "Exodus" # "Lions" # "The Calling - Part 1" # "The Calling - Part 2" # "Vultures & Crows"

''Oblivion''

''Oblivion'' was Hellmouth's third album, which was released in 2016 on Fast Break! Records.

References

External links

Hellmouth's official websiteLabel website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hellmouth (Band) Hardcore punk groups from Michigan Musical groups established in 2008 Musical groups from Detroit Musical quartets Ferret Music artists 2008 establishments in Michigan