Helgrind

Formed in December 2000, London based thrash metal band ’HELGRIND’ played their debut show in March 2001 headlining a 300 capacity sold out show in Hemel Hempstead. This was the beginning of a journey that saw the band play out sell out shows of 200 to 250 venues across the UK.

In its short life, the band had support shows with Obituary, Hecate Enthroned and Return to the Sabbat before releasing their debut album ‘Denial’ independently in 2005, the first of four critically acclaimed albums ‘Fallen Prophet’ (2007)', ‘Religious Persecution‘ (2008) & 'Inquisition’ (2010) and unleashed their fury with ‘Insurrection’ (2017) a powerful sonic beast that can be described as the perfect mix of all the band’s influences!!

2010 the band turned their attention to continental Europe with headline tours following in the next 7 years, with the most successful tour being ‘Insurrection Europe’ lasting 3 years with the highlights of playing Budapest to a sold out 400 capacity, Vienna to 250 capacity and Chojnice, Poland to 150 moshing underground metal fans and building audiences throughout Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Their music crosses all genres of metal and appeals to all metal music fans spread throughout the globe with diverse melodic undertows and an aggressive vocal sound that carry the ethos of the band to higher statures and charge the band with the determination and brutality that was true in ‘HELGRIND’ from the beginning.

‘Insurrection’ encompasses 9 tracks in the vein of KREATOR, EXODUS, DEATH and SODOM.

Helgrind received the tag ‘one of the heaviest bands in the contemporary scene’ from classicthrash.com

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‘Helgrind have moved up a gear and are intent on becoming not only the fastest thrash metal band in Britain but with their previous incarnation of a death metal band, they also intend on being the most Brutal thrash metal band.’ – Rock3 Music

‘there’s a strong consideration for rhythm in the construction of the songs that propel the tracks along with an almost arcane ability to get the head bobbing up and down more than a fluffers at a world record attempt gang bang’ – Live4Metal

‘Helgrind sway between total aggression and more considered body shots, playing is so ferocious that it’s difficult not to be beaten down’ – Glasswerk

‘With rampant riffing and whiplash solos, Helgrind are like Slayer circa Reign in Blood’ – Metal Observer

‘Crunching, groove laden riffs. When the first song kicks in I am already hooked. Then the vocals come in and I am absolutely floored, the riffs are headbanging friendly and the drums and bass fill in nicely to bring it all together’ – Maximum Metal

‘Helgrind, manage to sound extremely fresh and playful’ – Obliveon

'Thrashers with enough musical cunning to stand apart. Helgrind offer ruthless riffage, yet also moments of sublime guitar-driven subtlety' – Malcolm Dome, Metal Hammer

‘Furious riffs boasting a distinct groove, Helgrind set themselves apart from the other thrash bands’ – Kerrang

‘The band knows how to play and how to structure songs so that they never let you be bored. And…I always can proclaim that: The guitars, especially in the solos, are brilliant played and in that kind I never heard it in a thrash band before. Horns up for that !!’ – Metalfields

‘In a scene that hasn’t had many true luminaries to speak of, Helgrind really amp things up and do some effective, modern touches’ – Matt Miller247

‘Helgrind are a beast of thrashing proportions, which truly captures the spirit and energy of its forebears without any retro bullshit whatsoever. This is how thrash needs to persist in order to survive’ – Encyclopaedia Metallum

‘A violent upheaval causing great musical destruction! Helgrind are loud, fast and unrelenting’ – Angel of Metal