Oh! The Horror

Three members and a massive, genre-defying sound: Oh! The Horror – Jonathan Hellhouse, Grady Finch and Jeremy Terror – fuse elements of metalcore, rap, horrorcore, industrial, and pop to forge an electrifying maelstrom of sonic spectacle.

In 2020, the band released a full-length, Halloween 365. The latest collection,1692 takes its title from the year of The Salem Witch Trials, with Kellin Quinn from Sleeping With Sirens as a featured guest artist. With their 2021 project, Oh! The Horror is positioned to enlist new legions of listeners.

As their elaborate masks, onstage theatrics, and narrative videos signify, the trio is collectively inspired by spine-chilling horror movies and blood stained video games. Livestream performances became mainstays of Oh! The Horror’s lock down year, with ambitious social media postings and The Live Scream, a YouTube series. The band is now developing an eclectic repertoire of singer-songwriter ballads, country anthems and pop songs, metalized and reimagined for the TikTok platform.

Oh! The Horror is self-contained; the band members and their onstage set-up can conceivably fit into a Honda Accord. Guitars are processed and plugged directly into the mixing board. Minus a live drummer, they employ elaborate backing tracks via a laptop, allowing for a perfect match of recordings and concerts.

The songs are constructed in reverse. Jonathan first envisions lyrics and records his lead vocals. Grady then builds the entire track, which Jeremy embellishes with metal and industrial flourishes. Often, an entire song can be completed within a single day.
A key collaboration with Matthew Tybor of The Bunny The Bear familiarized the band for expanding audiences. Jamie Madrox of Twiztid previously added a feature vocal to the single “Scream.” The Twiztid alliance was sealed when the Oh! The Horror joined the West Coast leg of the Detroit-based duo’s national tour.
Oh! The Horror was formed in Sacramento, California. Over time, and through an evolving cast of musicians, Jonathan Hellhouse’s original vision solidified, as the band’s current members were bonded by a shared work ethic. “We were the weird guys,” they remember. “The ones wearing masks while other bands were doing progressive metal, shred guitar music. We didn’t fit on the bills, so we booked our own shows.”

Bolstered by label support, a continual series of singles, eye-popping videos, relentless social media, and planned national tours, the band is preparing to conquer new vistas. They offer an open invitation to multi-generational audiences, everyone from middle and high school kids to their dads. Whatever style of music a listener might love, they are welcome to the community of Oh! The Horror.