Hellhound Records
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Hellhound Records was a German
record label
during the late 80s and 90s, self-described as "The Heaviest Label On Earth". They became known for putting out doom metal
, with artists such as Saint Vitus
and The Obsessed
. In the early 90s Hellhound signed a number of Maryland
doom bands such as Internal Void
, Iron Man
, Revelation
, Wretched
and Unorthodox. They quickly became a prominent label in the doom metal genre. Some of the Hellhound releases were distributed in the US by Noise Records
and Noise began pressing some of the later releases after Hellhound's demise. Noise released a compilation entitled Pure Noise which featured a number of Hellhound bands along with many Noise bands as well. Many Hellhound releases are being repressed by current labels, such as Southern Lord Records
and Japan
's Leaf Hound Records
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
during the late 80s and 90s, self-described as "The Heaviest Label On Earth". They became known for putting out doom metal
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
, with artists such as Saint Vitus
Saint Vitus (band)
Saint Vitus is an American doom metal band from Los Angeles, formed in 1978. They consist of founding members Dave Chandler and Mark Adams , alongside sporadic singer Scott Weinrich and recently added drummer Henry Vasquez...
and The Obsessed
The Obsessed
The Obsessed is a doom metal band from Maryland led by Scott "Wino" Weinrich, who also fronted Saint Vitus, Spirit Caravan, Place of Skulls, The Hidden Hand and W.I.N.O.. Formed in 1976, they first split up in 1986 when Wino Saint Vitus, but reformed four years later...
. In the early 90s Hellhound signed a number of Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
doom bands such as Internal Void
Internal Void
-Biography:Internal Void came together in 1987 after Kelly Carmichael, Eric Little and Adam Heinzmann attended a Saint Vitus concert. The band later recruited J.D. Williams as a vocalist and put out two demo recordings in the late 80s/early 90s...
, Iron Man
Iron Man (band)
-Biography:Iron Man evolved from earlier Alfred Morris III projects Force and Rat Salad. In 1988 the band decided to become a Black Sabbath cover band and changed their name to Iron Man. In 1999 the band released their third studio album, Generation Void. Each album has had a new line-up with...
, Revelation
Revelation (band)
-Biography:Revelation started in 1986 by singer/guitarist John Brenner and drummer Steve Branagan. After numerous demos they were featured on Rise Above Records compilation Dark Passages. They put out one album with Rise Above before signing with Hellhound Records. They put out two albums with...
, Wretched
Wretched (doom band)
Wretched were a doom metal band from Maryland during the 1990s.-Biography:Wretched was one of many Maryland doom bands to be picked up by Hellhound Records in the early 90s. The band put out three albums on Hellhound before disbanding. Singer Dave Sherman would go on to play bass in Spirit Caravan...
and Unorthodox. They quickly became a prominent label in the doom metal genre. Some of the Hellhound releases were distributed in the US by Noise Records
Noise Records (Germany)
Noise Records was a German record label founded by German music industry personality Karl-Ulrich Walterbach in 1983 as an expansion of his company Modern Music Records. Noise Records specialized in thrash and melodic speed metal. It was sold to the Sanctuary Records Group in 2001 and ceased any...
and Noise began pressing some of the later releases after Hellhound's demise. Noise released a compilation entitled Pure Noise which featured a number of Hellhound bands along with many Noise bands as well. Many Hellhound releases are being repressed by current labels, such as Southern Lord Records
Southern Lord Records
Southern Lord is an American record label that was founded in 1998 by Greg Anderson, specializing in what could broadly be classified as experimental heavy metal, particularly the doom metal, stoner rock, and drone metal sub-genres. Some of the more notable artists on the label include Earth, Om,...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
's Leaf Hound Records
Leaf Hound Records
Leaf Hound Records is a Japanese record label specializing in 60s and 70s inspired stoner/doom metal. The label takes its name from the 70s hard rock band Leaf Hound. Leaf Hound Records has released material from Japanese bands such as Church of Misery and Sonic Flower, US bands such as Blood...
.
Discography
- Eddie Dixon - "Relentless" 7"
- Jingo De Lunch - Axe to Grind
- Scarlet - Red Alert
- God BC - God BC
- Saint VitusSaint Vitus (band)Saint Vitus is an American doom metal band from Los Angeles, formed in 1978. They consist of founding members Dave Chandler and Mark Adams , alongside sporadic singer Scott Weinrich and recently added drummer Henry Vasquez...
- VV (Saint Vitus album)V is the fifth album by the American doom metal band Saint Vitus, which was released in 1990. Its title is a reference to the Roman numeral five, not the letter "V" from the English alphabet... - Toxic ReasonsToxic ReasonsToxic Reasons are an American hardcore punk / punk rock band.-History:Toxic Reasons formed in Dayton, Ohio in 1979. The founding members were Bruce Stuckey , Joel Agne , Ed Pittman , and Mark Patterson . In 1980, Joel Agne left the band and was replaced by Greg Stout on bass, and Bruce Stuckey...
- Anything for Money - The Lazy Cowgirls - How It Looks, How It Is"
- The ObsessedThe ObsessedThe Obsessed is a doom metal band from Maryland led by Scott "Wino" Weinrich, who also fronted Saint Vitus, Spirit Caravan, Place of Skulls, The Hidden Hand and W.I.N.O.. Formed in 1976, they first split up in 1986 when Wino Saint Vitus, but reformed four years later...
- The ObsessedThe Obsessed (album)The Obsessed is the first album by The Obsessed, released in 1990 by Hellhound Records. All the songs were recorded in 1985 for an intended album for Metal Blade Records, which had never been released. The release of this album prompted singer Scott "Wino" Weinrich to leave Saint Vitus and reform... - Count RavenCount RavenCount Raven are a doom metal band established in 1989 in Sweden. In 1990-1996 Count Raven released four studio albums, described as "classic" to the genre, then broke up in 1999...
- Storm Warning - Saint VitusSaint Vitus (band)Saint Vitus is an American doom metal band from Los Angeles, formed in 1978. They consist of founding members Dave Chandler and Mark Adams , alongside sporadic singer Scott Weinrich and recently added drummer Henry Vasquez...
- LiveLive (Saint Vitus album)Live is a live album by Saint Vitus recorded on November 10, 1989 at Germany's Circus Gammelsdorf. The album was released in 1990 on Hellhound Records. It was re-released by Southern Lord Records in 2005. This is the final release to feature singer Scott "Wino" Weinrich... - Hyste'riah G.B.C. - Snakeworld
- Angelus - Kneel Down and Pray
- Pigmy Love CircusPigmy Love CircusPigmy Love Circus is a Los Angeles rock band that has existed since the late 1980s era of the Hollywood underground rock scene.Pigmy Love Circus originally consisted of Shepherd Stevenson on bass, Mike Savage on vocals, Anthony Martinez on drums, with Rand "Pig" Walters and Peter Fletcher on guitars...
- Drink Free ForeverDrink Free ForeverDrink Free Forever is the second release by the American band Pigmy Love Circus.-Track listing:#"Hired Gun"#"Mutiny On The Bounty"#"Friday Night Fights"#"British Lout"#"Cold Chile Pepper"#"Chaos"#"Beat on the Brat"#"Mick Jagger Killed Brian Jones"... - What the Hell! compilation
- The ObsessedThe ObsessedThe Obsessed is a doom metal band from Maryland led by Scott "Wino" Weinrich, who also fronted Saint Vitus, Spirit Caravan, Place of Skulls, The Hidden Hand and W.I.N.O.. Formed in 1976, they first split up in 1986 when Wino Saint Vitus, but reformed four years later...
- Lunar WombLunar WombLunar Womb is the second album by The Obsessed. It was released in 1991 by Hellhound Records. It was reissued in 2006 by MeteorCity. The painting on the cover is entitled Saturn Devouring His Son by Francisco de Goya.-Track listing:... - Pigmy Love CircusPigmy Love CircusPigmy Love Circus is a Los Angeles rock band that has existed since the late 1980s era of the Hollywood underground rock scene.Pigmy Love Circus originally consisted of Shepherd Stevenson on bass, Mike Savage on vocals, Anthony Martinez on drums, with Rand "Pig" Walters and Peter Fletcher on guitars...
- When Clowns Become KingsWhen Clowns Become KingsWhen Clowns Become Kings is the third release by the American rock band Pigmy Love Circus.-Track listing:#"Street Pig #2"#"Rock and Roll Bar-B-Q"#"Mugger"#"Cat'N"Fiddle"#"Transparent Lover"#"No More Wars"#"Dirt Farmer"#"Broken Lady"... - Saint VitusSaint Vitus (band)Saint Vitus is an American doom metal band from Los Angeles, formed in 1978. They consist of founding members Dave Chandler and Mark Adams , alongside sporadic singer Scott Weinrich and recently added drummer Henry Vasquez...
- C.O.D.C.O.D. (album)C.O.D. is the sixth studio album by Saint Vitus. The album was released in 1992 on Hellhound Records. This is the only album to feature former Count Raven vocalist Christian Lindersson. It is generally considered to be the band's low point... - Internal VoidInternal Void-Biography:Internal Void came together in 1987 after Kelly Carmichael, Eric Little and Adam Heinzmann attended a Saint Vitus concert. The band later recruited J.D. Williams as a vocalist and put out two demo recordings in the late 80s/early 90s...
- Standing on the Sun - Count RavenCount RavenCount Raven are a doom metal band established in 1989 in Sweden. In 1990-1996 Count Raven released four studio albums, described as "classic" to the genre, then broke up in 1999...
- Destruction of the Void - RevelationRevelation (band)-Biography:Revelation started in 1986 by singer/guitarist John Brenner and drummer Steve Branagan. After numerous demos they were featured on Rise Above Records compilation Dark Passages. They put out one album with Rise Above before signing with Hellhound Records. They put out two albums with...
- Never Comes Silence - Unorthodox - Asylum
- Iron ManIron Man (band)-Biography:Iron Man evolved from earlier Alfred Morris III projects Force and Rat Salad. In 1988 the band decided to become a Black Sabbath cover band and changed their name to Iron Man. In 1999 the band released their third studio album, Generation Void. Each album has had a new line-up with...
- Black Night - Lost Breed - The Evil in You and Me
- WretchedWretched (doom band)Wretched were a doom metal band from Maryland during the 1990s.-Biography:Wretched was one of many Maryland doom bands to be picked up by Hellhound Records in the early 90s. The band put out three albums on Hellhound before disbanding. Singer Dave Sherman would go on to play bass in Spirit Caravan...
- Life Out There - Buzzard - Churp!!!
- Count RavenCount RavenCount Raven are a doom metal band established in 1989 in Sweden. In 1990-1996 Count Raven released four studio albums, described as "classic" to the genre, then broke up in 1999...
- High on Infinity - Year Zero - Nihil's Flame
- Vortex of Insanity - Social Decay
- The ObsessedThe ObsessedThe Obsessed is a doom metal band from Maryland led by Scott "Wino" Weinrich, who also fronted Saint Vitus, Spirit Caravan, Place of Skulls, The Hidden Hand and W.I.N.O.. Formed in 1976, they first split up in 1986 when Wino Saint Vitus, but reformed four years later...
- The Church WithinThe Church WithinThe Church Within is the final album by The Obsessed. It was released in 1994 by Columbia Records and Hellhound Records. The back reads "No Love Stronger/No Pain Greater/No Hate Deeper/The Church Within." Columbia released two singles to support this album, "Streetside"/"Blind Lightning" and "To... - Unorthodox - Balance of Power
- WretchedWretched (doom band)Wretched were a doom metal band from Maryland during the 1990s.-Biography:Wretched was one of many Maryland doom bands to be picked up by Hellhound Records in the early 90s. The band put out three albums on Hellhound before disbanding. Singer Dave Sherman would go on to play bass in Spirit Caravan...
- Psychosomatic Medicine - Hellhound Compilation
- Lost Breed - Save Yourself
- Iron ManIron Man (band)-Biography:Iron Man evolved from earlier Alfred Morris III projects Force and Rat Salad. In 1988 the band decided to become a Black Sabbath cover band and changed their name to Iron Man. In 1999 the band released their third studio album, Generation Void. Each album has had a new line-up with...
- The Passage - Saint VitusSaint Vitus (band)Saint Vitus is an American doom metal band from Los Angeles, formed in 1978. They consist of founding members Dave Chandler and Mark Adams , alongside sporadic singer Scott Weinrich and recently added drummer Henry Vasquez...
- Die HealingDie HealingDie Healing is the seventh album by doom metal pioneers Saint Vitus, which was released in 1995 by Hellhound Records. It was their final album before their breakup in 1996... - RevelationRevelation (band)-Biography:Revelation started in 1986 by singer/guitarist John Brenner and drummer Steve Branagan. After numerous demos they were featured on Rise Above Records compilation Dark Passages. They put out one album with Rise Above before signing with Hellhound Records. They put out two albums with...
- ...Yet So Far - Blood Farmers - Blood Farmers
- Year Zero - Creation
- Hundred Years - Hundred Years
- It Is I - Evolve
- WretchedWretched (doom band)Wretched were a doom metal band from Maryland during the 1990s.-Biography:Wretched was one of many Maryland doom bands to be picked up by Hellhound Records in the early 90s. The band put out three albums on Hellhound before disbanding. Singer Dave Sherman would go on to play bass in Spirit Caravan...
- Center of the Universe - Count RavenCount RavenCount Raven are a doom metal band established in 1989 in Sweden. In 1990-1996 Count Raven released four studio albums, described as "classic" to the genre, then broke up in 1999...
- Messiah of Confusion
Reissued
- Saint VitusSaint Vitus (band)Saint Vitus is an American doom metal band from Los Angeles, formed in 1978. They consist of founding members Dave Chandler and Mark Adams , alongside sporadic singer Scott Weinrich and recently added drummer Henry Vasquez...
- VV (Saint Vitus album)V is the fifth album by the American doom metal band Saint Vitus, which was released in 1990. Its title is a reference to the Roman numeral five, not the letter "V" from the English alphabet...
(Southern Lord RecordsSouthern Lord RecordsSouthern Lord is an American record label that was founded in 1998 by Greg Anderson, specializing in what could broadly be classified as experimental heavy metal, particularly the doom metal, stoner rock, and drone metal sub-genres. Some of the more notable artists on the label include Earth, Om,...
) - Saint VitusSaint Vitus (band)Saint Vitus is an American doom metal band from Los Angeles, formed in 1978. They consist of founding members Dave Chandler and Mark Adams , alongside sporadic singer Scott Weinrich and recently added drummer Henry Vasquez...
- LiveLive (Saint Vitus album)Live is a live album by Saint Vitus recorded on November 10, 1989 at Germany's Circus Gammelsdorf. The album was released in 1990 on Hellhound Records. It was re-released by Southern Lord Records in 2005. This is the final release to feature singer Scott "Wino" Weinrich...
(Southern Lord RecordsSouthern Lord RecordsSouthern Lord is an American record label that was founded in 1998 by Greg Anderson, specializing in what could broadly be classified as experimental heavy metal, particularly the doom metal, stoner rock, and drone metal sub-genres. Some of the more notable artists on the label include Earth, Om,...
) - Saint VitusSaint Vitus (band)Saint Vitus is an American doom metal band from Los Angeles, formed in 1978. They consist of founding members Dave Chandler and Mark Adams , alongside sporadic singer Scott Weinrich and recently added drummer Henry Vasquez...
- Die Healing LP (Buried By Time And Dust Records) - The ObsessedThe ObsessedThe Obsessed is a doom metal band from Maryland led by Scott "Wino" Weinrich, who also fronted Saint Vitus, Spirit Caravan, Place of Skulls, The Hidden Hand and W.I.N.O.. Formed in 1976, they first split up in 1986 when Wino Saint Vitus, but reformed four years later...
- The ObsessedThe Obsessed (album)The Obsessed is the first album by The Obsessed, released in 1990 by Hellhound Records. All the songs were recorded in 1985 for an intended album for Metal Blade Records, which had never been released. The release of this album prompted singer Scott "Wino" Weinrich to leave Saint Vitus and reform...
(Tolotta RecordsTolotta RecordsTolotta Records was a record label run by Joe Lally of Fugazi. It was based in Arlington, Virginia and has released bands from Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area, such as Dead Meadow and Spirit Caravan. The label was founded in 1994 and came to an end in 2002 when Spirit Caravan broke up and...
) - The ObsessedThe ObsessedThe Obsessed is a doom metal band from Maryland led by Scott "Wino" Weinrich, who also fronted Saint Vitus, Spirit Caravan, Place of Skulls, The Hidden Hand and W.I.N.O.. Formed in 1976, they first split up in 1986 when Wino Saint Vitus, but reformed four years later...
- Lunar WombLunar WombLunar Womb is the second album by The Obsessed. It was released in 1991 by Hellhound Records. It was reissued in 2006 by MeteorCity. The painting on the cover is entitled Saturn Devouring His Son by Francisco de Goya.-Track listing:...
(MeteorCity Records) - Count RavenCount RavenCount Raven are a doom metal band established in 1989 in Sweden. In 1990-1996 Count Raven released four studio albums, described as "classic" to the genre, then broke up in 1999...
- Storm Warning (Cyclone Empire) - Count RavenCount RavenCount Raven are a doom metal band established in 1989 in Sweden. In 1990-1996 Count Raven released four studio albums, described as "classic" to the genre, then broke up in 1999...
- Destruction of the Void (Cyclone Empire) - Count RavenCount RavenCount Raven are a doom metal band established in 1989 in Sweden. In 1990-1996 Count Raven released four studio albums, described as "classic" to the genre, then broke up in 1999...
- High on Infinity (Cyclone Empire) - Count RavenCount RavenCount Raven are a doom metal band established in 1989 in Sweden. In 1990-1996 Count Raven released four studio albums, described as "classic" to the genre, then broke up in 1999...
- Messiah of Confusion (Cyclone Empire) - RevelationRevelation (band)-Biography:Revelation started in 1986 by singer/guitarist John Brenner and drummer Steve Branagan. After numerous demos they were featured on Rise Above Records compilation Dark Passages. They put out one album with Rise Above before signing with Hellhound Records. They put out two albums with...
- Never Comes Silence (Leaf Hound RecordsLeaf Hound RecordsLeaf Hound Records is a Japanese record label specializing in 60s and 70s inspired stoner/doom metal. The label takes its name from the 70s hard rock band Leaf Hound. Leaf Hound Records has released material from Japanese bands such as Church of Misery and Sonic Flower, US bands such as Blood...
) - RevelationRevelation (band)-Biography:Revelation started in 1986 by singer/guitarist John Brenner and drummer Steve Branagan. After numerous demos they were featured on Rise Above Records compilation Dark Passages. They put out one album with Rise Above before signing with Hellhound Records. They put out two albums with...
- Never Comes Silence (Shadow Kingdom Records) - RevelationRevelation (band)-Biography:Revelation started in 1986 by singer/guitarist John Brenner and drummer Steve Branagan. After numerous demos they were featured on Rise Above Records compilation Dark Passages. They put out one album with Rise Above before signing with Hellhound Records. They put out two albums with...
- ...Yet So Far (Shadow Kingdom Records) - Iron ManIron Man (band)-Biography:Iron Man evolved from earlier Alfred Morris III projects Force and Rat Salad. In 1988 the band decided to become a Black Sabbath cover band and changed their name to Iron Man. In 1999 the band released their third studio album, Generation Void. Each album has had a new line-up with...
- Black Night (Shadow Kingdom Records) - Iron ManIron Man (band)-Biography:Iron Man evolved from earlier Alfred Morris III projects Force and Rat Salad. In 1988 the band decided to become a Black Sabbath cover band and changed their name to Iron Man. In 1999 the band released their third studio album, Generation Void. Each album has had a new line-up with...
- The Passage (Leaf Hound RecordsLeaf Hound RecordsLeaf Hound Records is a Japanese record label specializing in 60s and 70s inspired stoner/doom metal. The label takes its name from the 70s hard rock band Leaf Hound. Leaf Hound Records has released material from Japanese bands such as Church of Misery and Sonic Flower, US bands such as Blood...
) - Iron ManIron Man (band)-Biography:Iron Man evolved from earlier Alfred Morris III projects Force and Rat Salad. In 1988 the band decided to become a Black Sabbath cover band and changed their name to Iron Man. In 1999 the band released their third studio album, Generation Void. Each album has had a new line-up with...
- The Passage (Shadow Kingdom Records) - Unorthodox - Asylum (Bipolar Demand Records)
- WretchedWretched (doom band)Wretched were a doom metal band from Maryland during the 1990s.-Biography:Wretched was one of many Maryland doom bands to be picked up by Hellhound Records in the early 90s. The band put out three albums on Hellhound before disbanding. Singer Dave Sherman would go on to play bass in Spirit Caravan...
- Center of the Universe (Highland Ridge Records) - Blood Farmers - Blood Farmers (Leaf Hound RecordsLeaf Hound RecordsLeaf Hound Records is a Japanese record label specializing in 60s and 70s inspired stoner/doom metal. The label takes its name from the 70s hard rock band Leaf Hound. Leaf Hound Records has released material from Japanese bands such as Church of Misery and Sonic Flower, US bands such as Blood...
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