CD Review: Hail!Hornet
Hail!Hornet are a newer band, but the members are not new to the game. Featuring members of Alabama Thunderpussy, Weedeater, Sourvien and Beaten Back To Pure. Hailing from the south, Hail!Hornet are a four piece band raining down sludge metal at its best…kinda. As if we needed another genre, they have self proclaimed their sound Grime-Metal. This about explains everything. Nothing clean cut about this recording. Everything is raw and in your face. Simple riff and simple beats. Don’t get me wrong, simple is good.
I enjoy every sone on this cd…well right up until the point where Troy Medlin starts singing, if thats what you want to call it. Troy has his own style that I don’t care for. I’m not saying the band needs a new singer. I’m just saying that my only complaint. I would make some adjustments on the next record or perhaps it will grow on me. If you want my honest opinion it sounds as if someone is taking a power drill to his knee caps and he’s painfully pleading to be put out of his misery. The crazy thing is that I can’t stop listening!
Now don’t let my opinion hold you back from checking them out and making your own judgment call. Check them out at Dwell Records Hail!Hornet
Hail!Hornet Are:
Troy Medlin-Vocals
Erik Larson-Drums
Vince Burke- Guitar
“Dixie” Dave Collins- Bass
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3 opinions for CD Review: Hail!Hornet
green » CD Review: Hail!Hornet
Nov 20, 2007 at 7:19 pm
[…] Check it out! While looking through the blogosphere we stumbled on an interesting post today.Here’s a quick excerpt [IMG hailhornet.jpg]Hail!Hornet are a newer band, but the members are not new to the game. Featuring members of Alabama Thunderpussy, Weedeater, Sourvien and Beaten Back To Pure. Hailing from the south, Hail!Hornet are a four piece band raining down sludge metal at its best…kinda. As if we needed another genre, they have self proclaimed their sound Grime-Metal. This about explains everything. Nothing clean cut about this recording. Everything is raw and in your face. Simple riff and simple beat […]
Scott
Mar 15, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Just an update on an old review.This was one of my first reviews for Dwell Records. I listened to the cd rather quickly and did this review the same night. Since then I have learned to take CD I have never heard before and take them on the road with me to work and get a good listen and feel for the band. Sometimes it takes a few times to get used to a certain entity a band. I jumped on Troy’s vocals because at the time it was so raw and different to me I wasn’t completely ready for it, since this review they have grown on me and I love this CD. The entire sludge metal genre takes some getting used to and I’m really diggin it.
joey buff
May 13, 2008 at 10:41 pm
this band is amazing
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