Hellish Outcast

Hellish Outcast
Origin Bergen, Norway
Genres Death metal, thrash metal, extreme metal
Years active 2001 - present
Labels Listenable Records, Transcend Music
Associated acts Keep of Kalessin
Subliritum
Khonsu
Breed
Sahg
Website Hellish Outcast on MySpace
Members Thebon
Max Morbid
Alkolust
Martin Legreid

Hellish Outcast is a death / thrash metal band from Bergen, Norway, founded in 2001. [1] The band plays a blood-soaked mix of thrash and death metal, and is considered to be one of the most aggressive live bands on the burgeoning Bergen music scene.

History

Hellish Outcast was formed in 2001 in Bergen, Norway, originally as a trio by guitarist Martin Legreid, bassist Mads Mowinckel (Breed) and drummer Mads Lilletvedt (Solstorm, ex Byfrost).

They quickly gained a reputation as one of the most extreme in the underground scene in their city. Hellish Outcast offers a death metal explicit and aggressive, a raw and basic sound, with a strong predominance of the distorted guitar riff of Legreid and the blast beat of Lilletvedt.

The band was first introduced as one of the rising stars underground no label, when it appeared on a CD from Terrorizer Magazine in March 2008. Hellish Outcast debuted with the independent release of the EP Raping - Killing - Murder also in 2008.

In 2010, singer Torbjørn Schei (Thebon, ex-Keep of Kalessin) joined the ranks of Hellish Outcast, who offered the band a sharper sound and a new more aggressive approach to their musical style.

In 2011, the band participates in the prestigious European festivals Devilstone Open Air in Anykščiai, Lithuania on July 15, and Bloodstock Open Air in Walton-on-Trent, England on August 14.

In 2012, Hellish Outcast began a new phase with their first album, Your God Will Bleed, released on April 1st, 2012 by themselves. This record consolidated them cone one of the most notable genre underground band from Bergen. The album was promoted with their first two music videos: "Your God Will Bleed" and "Face Forced Down" . [2]

The second album called Stay of Execution, was released under Listenable Records on January 20th, 2015 and was recorded in Grieghallen Studios in Bergen and Russell 'Parlour Studios in the UK (Napalm Death, Evile, Dimmu Borgir). The album has a better production, with a sound more elaborate and progressive style. The album was preceded by the mysic video of the song "Torment". [3]

Members

Discography

Music videos

References

  1. ↑ Metallum Archives
  2. ↑ HELLISH OUTCAST: Two Songs From Forthcoming Debut Album
  3. ↑ Album Stream: Hellish Outcast – Stay of Execution
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