Scott Hull (born March 4, 1971) is an American grindcore musician, and the current guitarist and producer for

Pig Destroyer Pig Destroyer is an American grindcore band formed in 1997 in Alexandria, Virginia. The band was formed by vocalist J.R. Hayes, guitarist Scott Hull, and drummer John Evans. Throughout the band's earlier history, they were a three-piece group u ...

Agoraphobic Nosebleed Agoraphobic Nosebleed (abbreviated as ANb) is an American grindcore band formed in 1994 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Its line-up has changed often over the years, with guitarist and drum programmer Scott Hull being the only cont ...

, and Japanese Torture Comedy Hour. He has been part of many other projects including the controversial band

Anal Cunt Anal Cunt, also known as AxCx and A.C., was an American grindcore band that formed in Newton, Massachusetts, in 1988. From its inception, the band underwent a number of line-up changes and never had a bass player. The band, known for its flippan ...

(also known as AC or AxCx). Aside from his music works, he currently works as a government computer specialist. Hull is noted for his experimental style of guitar playing that incorporates various influences, as well as for his use of eight string and

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Head in the Picklejar

Member: 1991 - 1995 (Guitars) Head in the Picklejar (known as HIPj) established Hull as a formidable guitar player with this "thrash jazz" trio (with sailboat Captai
Ben Eriksen
on drums and Physicist Matt "Rosie" Rosen on Bass), genre hopping with songs about fishing, isolation, and the media. HIPj performed at CBGBs several times, opening for Urge Overkill, Unsane, the Supreme Dicks, Swinging Udders, and White Trash in their early days. HIPj had a previous incarnation as Technical Misanthrope which played from 1985-1988.

Pig Destroyer

Member: 1997–Present (Guitars) Scott can be seen as the driving force of Pig Destroyer's sound considering the lack of a bass player (until 2013). He uses a multiple amplifier setup with rigs set on either side of the stage during live shows, spreading out his sound to fill the void left by the missing bassist. You can hear his distinct sound on Pig Destroyer's most prevalent releases: ''Phantom Limb'', ''Terrifyer'', ''Prowler in the Yard'' and ''Explosions in Ward 6'', which includes the ''38 Counts of Battery'', compilation album (remastered and including the complete discography of the band up until 2000). Recordings usually consist of multiple guitar tracks.

Anal Cunt

Member: 1995 (Guitars) Scott's guitar work can be heard on Anal Cunt's 1996 release '' 40 More Reasons to Hate Us''. Although not as technical as Scott's work with Pig Destroyer, his heavy sound is still prevalent with AxCx. According to

Seth Putnam Seth Edward Putnam (May 15, 1968 – June 11, 2011) was an American musician who was the founder, vocalist and occasional guitarist of grindcore band Anal Cunt. He was known for his high-pitched screamed vocals and lyrics that either shock, of ...

, he (himself) did most of the guitar playing and a lot of the drumming, as Tim could not play what he wanted him to and Scott was too new in the band to know all of their songs, as well as the fact that Seth just wanted to play guitar.

Agoraphobic Nosebleed

Member: 1994–Present Formed in 1994, Scott has been the only permanent member in Agoraphobic Nosebleed. Their first live performance was in 2003 when Pig Destroyer cut their set short to let ANb play two songs and an intro. Hull's drum programming with Agoraphobic Nosebleed earned him the Top Spot on a Top 25 Drummers in Modern Metal list on heavy metal website MetalSucks.

Japanese Torture Comedy Hour

Member: 1996 - Unknown Formed by Scott Hull and former AC member Tim Morse, with Andrew Kokes doing electronics, Japanese Torture Comedy Hour is, as Scott puts it, a "hybrid of noisecore and

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." Audio recordings are hard to come by for JTCH.

Producer

Scott is also known for his ability of producing and mastering not only his own projects' albums, but others' as well, such as the debut album by Sockweb. His studio, Visceral Sound, is based in Bethesda, Maryland. He is not to be confused with New York-based mastering engineer Scott Hull (owner of Masterdisk).

Influences

Hull has spoken highly of experimental

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band Voivod, jazz fusion guitarists

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and Allan Holdsworth, and sludge metal innovators

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.Albert Mudrian, "Top 20 Death Metal Guitarists". ''Decibel'', August 2007

Access date: July 8, 2008.

Equipment

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(mostly for noise recordings/performances) * Marshall Cabinets (early Pig Destroyer) *

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(recent and with Agoraphobic Nosebleed) * Strandberg Guitars (recent) *

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(an eight-string) * B.C. Rich Guitars (up until ''Phantom Limb'', namely a custom B.C. Rich Beast) * Vader Cabinets * Fractal Audio Systems Axe-Fx II * LTD Guitars *

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* Amptweaker Tight Metal * Peavey Amplifiers * Schecter Guitars * Mesa/Boogie Amplifiers

References

External links

Relapse Records - Pig Destroyer's LabelANb's MySpacePig Destroyer's MySpace
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