Howl is an American
sludge metal
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band from
Providence, Rhode Island
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, formed in 2006. They released their debut album, ''
Full of Hell'', in May 2010.
History
Howl signed with
Relapse Records
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History
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in 2009 and reissued their self-titled EP on July 21, 2009.
It was favorably reviewed by ''
Decibel
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'' magazine.
Howl worked with engineer Keith Souza to record their debut studio album, ''Full of Hell'', in January 2010.
in February 2010, Howl supported
Skeletonwitch
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on their Eastern United States tour.
in March 2010, Howl participated in the
SXSW
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festival in
Austin, Texas
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.
''Decibel '' gave ''Full of Hell'' a favorable review in their May 2010 issue.
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Howl took part in the 2011 Metalliance Tour, which also includes Helmet, Crowbar, Saint Vitus, Kylesa, and Red Fang.
In May 2011, Howl released the music video for their single "Heavenless" off their album ''Full of Hell''. The video was directed by Charlie Scharfman and produced by Alex Scharfman of Scharfman Productions.
Howl's second album, ''Bloodlines
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'', was released on Relapse Records, April 30, 2013 in North America.
Band members
* Vincent Hausman - Guitar
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, Vocals
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* Jonathan Hall - Guitar
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* Josh Durocher-Jones - Guitar
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* Jesse "Carl" Riley - Bass
* Nick Kasten - Drums
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Former members:
* Andrea Black - Guitar
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* Robert Icaza - Bass, Vocals
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* Timmy St. Amour - Drums
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Discography
* '' Full of Hell'' (2010)
* ''Bloodlines
Bloodline most commonly refers to heredity.
Bloodline, bloodlines, blood line or blood lines may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Comics
* Bloodlines (comics), ''Bloodlines'' (comics), a 1993 DC Comics crossover
* ''Colossus: Blood ...
'' (2013)
References
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Musical groups established in 2006
Relapse Records artists