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Dave Halliday & Kev Bower of Hell

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“On Earth As It Is In Hell”

Cited as a huge indirect influence, and as one of the true founding fathers of occult metal, the band formed in 1982 from the carcasses of UK metal bands RACE AGAINST TIME and PARALEX, whose ‘White Lightning’ EP was listed by Metallica as a favourite, and which was subsequently included on the Lars Ulrich, Geoff Barton ‘NWOBHM ’79 Revisited’ sampler album.

Despite over five years of constant touring, the band were cruelly overlooked by the ’80’s music press, who just didn’t get it. HELL were too different, too extreme, too musically intelligent and far too thought-provoking for all but the most enlightened to understand them. The final crushing blow came when their long-awaited 1986 album deal with Mausoleum collapsed as the label went bankrupt, followed by the tragic suicide of singer/guitarist, Dave Halliday in 1987. The remaining members drew a line in the sand and stopped playing overnight.

“Blasphemy And The Master”

Hell Human Remains (2011) Nuclear Blast Derby / UK

Tracklist: 1. Overture (Themes from Deathsquad) 1:14 2. On Earth As It Is In Hell 5:09 (Video) 3. Plague And Fyre 5:09 4. The Oppressors 5:53 5. Blasphemy And The Master 8:11 (Video) 6. Let Battle Commence 4:23 7. The Devil’s Deadly Weapon 10:14 8. The Quest 4:21 9. Macbeth 7:21 10. Save Us From Those Who Would Save Us 5:05 11. No Martyr’s Cage 9:00

“Darkhangel”

Kev Bower interview for Rawstatica about a rocky start back in 1982, Andy Sneap and being born again as a band.

A teenage Andy Sneap was a permanent fixture on the front row of almost every show HELL played and was also taught to play guitar by Halliday. He then went on to form Sabbat and become a renowned metal producer. Upon meeting again, the remaining members of HELL - Kev Bower (guitar/keys), Tony Speakman (bass) and Tim Bowler (drums) talked with Andy about re-recording the old material to release in conjunction with the old demos. With Sneap replacing Halliday on guitar and David Bower (Kev’s brother) on vocals, the band finally recorded their first album “Human Remains” over a 3 year period releasing it through Nuclear Blast in 2011 .

2013 saw the release of the bands second album “Curse And Chapter” which saw a mix of 50% old 50% new material with David Bower and Andy Sneap now contributing to the song writing with Kev Bower. Meeting critical acclaim across the board .The band also completed a 25 date run throughout Europe and Scandinavia with Amon Amarth and label mates Carcass late that year.

Band: David Bower - Vocals Kev Bower - Guitar / Keyboards / Vocals Andy Sneap - Guitar Tony Speakman - Bass Tim Bowler - Drums

Hell Curse & Chapter (2013) Nuclear Blast Derby / UK

Tracklist: 1. Gehennae Incendiis 1:46 2. The Age Of Nefarious 3:46 (Video) 3. The Disposer Supreme 6:52 4. Darkhangel 7:15 (Video) 5. Harbinger Of Death 4:55  6. End Ov Days 5:34 (Video) 7. Deathsquad 5:13 8. Something Wicked This Way Comes 5:09 9. Faith Will Fall 4:08 10. Land Of The Living Dead 3:47 11. Deliver Us From Evil 4:47 12. A Vespertine Legacy 6:34

“End Ov Days”

“The Age Of Nefarious”

The band have recently signed with Loud Noise Booking Agency in The Netherlands and are currently writing their third album expected for a 2019 release.

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Hell (UK). Legendary NWOBHM band.

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Kev Bower from Hell Interview with Peek from the Pit

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HELL Takeover on Team Rock Radio this Sunday between 12pm-2pm

The show will go out this Sunday 17th November from 12-pm - 2pm – HELL will be taking over the full two hours with a selection of their favourite music. 

Listeners can tune in on DAB or online at www.teamrockradio.com, TuneIn app, iTunes Radio or on Radio player (more info http://www.teamrockradio.com/how-to-listen )

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HELL | Band unveils cover artwork & track list for their forthcoming album 'Curse And Chapter'

Revived British Metal pioneers HELL have unveiled the cover artwork and track list of their upcoming second full-length record Curse And Chapter, which will be unleashed onto the United Kingdom on November 25, 2013. The track list of Curse And Chapter reads as follows: CD: 01. Gehennae Incendiis 02. The Age Of Nefarious 03. The Disposer Supreme 04. Darkhangel 05. Harbinger Of Death 06. End Ov Days 07. Deathsquad 08. Something Wicked This Way Comes 09. Faith Will Fall 10. Land Of The Living Dead 11. Deliver Us From Evil 12. A Vespertine Legacy DVD: DERBY ASSEMBLY ROOMS 1. Let Battle Commence 2. Something Wicked This Way Comes 3. Plague And Fyre 4. The Devil’s Deadly Weapon 5. Save Us From Those Who Would Save Us BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 6. Darkhangel 7. The Quest 8. Blasphemy And The Master Commented Kev Bower (guitar, keyboards, vocals): “The artwork for 'Curse And Chapter' is once again the result of our collaboration with artist Dan Goldsworthy and photographer Nigel Crane, who we first worked with on the 'Human Remains' album cover in 2011. The digipak for this is one of the most complex pieces of CD/DVD packaging ever attempted by Nuclear Blast, and the concept for this was dreamed up by myself and Andy Sneap whilst staggering back from the local pub late one night, after a 'heavy creativity session'. It was inspired by the rise in spiritualism in England during the 19th century, during which time séances and attempts to communicate with the dead became commonplace - along with the establishment of numerous secret cults and aristocratic organizations who would meet in secret, attempting to raise spirits and reach 'the other side'. We also wished to explore the phenomenon known as 'post-mortem photography'. Because photography was very costly at the time, the only time ordinary families could justify the expense was after the subject was already dead. We became gripped by these macabre Victorian images of deceased family members and children being posed alongside their living families, often being supported in a standing position by equally macabre mechanical devices designed specifically for this gruesome purpose. The other major issue with spirit communication is that you never know who (or what) will 'come through' - and it was common for malevolent entities to create havoc in the séance room.  Dan's done a superb job of rendering our dark imaginings into reality, using his vision and skill to generate an entire art platform based around the existence of such a secret aristocratic spiritual cult. The cover image shows the cult's symbol, and his manipulation of the additional photography shows a set of disturbing images which could easily have been shot at the turn of the century in some dark, dangerous English country house, during an exchange with the dead which should not happen...”

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