There are a few more bands with the same name, but this one was the first and have the oldest rights. Formed in 1982, and active on the San Francisco Bay Area club circuit from 1984 \u2013 1988, HellHound shared stages with\u00a0 Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, Death Angel and Forbidden. Despite releasing two well-received demos and attracting a fair amount of attention, these melodic thrash metallers disbanded before reaching their full potential.<\/p>\n
In the years that followed, the band achieved cult status amongst the legions of underground metal fans, which lead to the release of their demos on CD by High Vaultage Records in 1998. Interest remained strong during the next decade, as a new generation of old school metal fans were exposed to HellHound via the Internet.\u00a0 In 2008 Stormspell released their demos together with a DVD of a 1987 tv appearance. In 2010 the band recorded a\u00a0demo with 4 new songs which are on this new album (track 2,3,7 and 9).<\/p>\n
I am glad the band decided to re-record the songs and not just release old versions again. It sounds\u00a0a lot better than some songs you can find on You Tube,\u00a0I never have the idea that I listen to\u00a0material written in the eighties.\u00a0Real fans will already know the\u00a0last 2 tracks\u00a0from their 1984 demo. Todays versions\u00a0sound very good and I’m sure that back in the early eighties the band stood on the\u00a0same level as Forbidden, Testament, Heathen, Flotsam and Jetsam and Death Angel. They were at the right place at the right time, but somehow never made it.<\/p>\n
The music is speed\/thrash Bay Area\u00a0style all the way and the voice of Joe Liszt has the typical raw\u00a0thrash sound needed. The galopping riffs are\u00a0very addictive and together with the hammering drums and howling\u00a0guitar solos on a\u00a0bed of melody, excellent stuff. Just close your eyes and\u00a0the Bay Area is closer than you think. My favorite track is “Beyond Time and Space”, it contains one of the best galopping riffs.<\/p>\n
Speed and thrash fans need to give this album and band a chance, they were already there when it all started for the big four\u00a0and perhaps it is time to give them some credits for that!<\/p>\n
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01. Red Sun, Black Sand
\n02. The Bleeding Edge
\n03. Circle Of Trust
\n04. Hollow Faith
\n05. Dark Discovery
\n06. Blood Feud
\n07. As the Needle Drips
\n08. Beyond Time and Space
\n09. Killing Spree<\/p>\n
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Playing time:<\/strong> 43:00<\/p>\n Release date:<\/strong> 29 April 2016<\/p>\n Label:<\/strong> Stormspell Records<\/p>\n Website:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HellHound-USA-118853527917\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"