Hell Fire - 'Tortuga Nights' (official audio)

Οι Hell Fire μας έρχονται από το Σαν Φρανσίσκο των ΗΠΑ. Αμερικάνικο heavy / speed metal συγκρότημα, το οποίο δημιουργήθηκε πριν από μία ντουζίνα χρόνια, αναφέρει ως επιρροές συγκροτήματα όπως οι Iron Maiden, Helloween, Riot, Metallica, UFO, Angel Witch, Overkill, Jaguar, Priest, Exodus, Scorpions, Mercyful Fate κλπ και μας συστήνεται κάπως έτσι:

«From San Francisco, California. Hell Fire pulls influences like the twin guitars and soaring vocals of New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement of the late 1970s combined with the speed and intensity of the early 1980s Thrash Metal Scene.»

Οι Hell Fire έχουν κυκλοφορήσει τέσσερις "ολοκληρωμένους" δίσκους. Στους τρεις πρώτους ("Metal Masses", Μάρτιος 2016 και "Free Again", Αύγουστος 2017, "Mania" 2019) έχουμε αναφερθεί ήδη. Πάμε και στον πλέον πρόσφατο. Φέρει τον τίτλο "Reckoning" και "βγήκε" στα τελειώματα του καλοκαιριού...

Δελτίο τύπου: Sometimes a band grows so exponentially from one record to the next, it’s almost jarring. Hell Fire has already established themselves as the preeminent masters of a new hybrid breed of Bay Area thrash and NWOBHM in just a few short years, but their fourth album Reckoning is the type of ascendance that truly sets a band apart.

Reckoning is their Master of Puppets, their Number of The Beast, their Defenders Of The Faith. From the very first notes of the album opening title track, you can feel a vital new energy and inspiration to their music. To say Hell Fire used the recent global downtime to dig within and fully refine their sound would be an understatement. It truly is a reckoning.

“This album is every aspect of our band amplified to its maximum potential,” says singer/guitarist Jake Nunn. “This is the record we’ve always wanted to make, and it feels like we’re just getting started,” guitarist Tony Campos adds.

“We wanted to push ourselves musically and capture some of our frustrations, anger, loneliness, and rage over being locked inside and dealing with life during a global pandemic in the days when no one really knew how to navigate,” says drummer Mike Smith.

With no touring on the horizon in 2020, the band hunkered down and recorded nearly a full album in preproduction home demos. “I set up a little studio in my garage to record guitar, bass, and vocal tracks,” Campos says.

“While Mike bought an electronic drum set and we demoed every song so we were more prepared going into the studio.” Each of them found themselves practicing more on their own and ironing out every last detail and nuance before finally being able to once again play in a room together.

The band’s heightened professionalism also brings in guest bassist Matt Freeman (of Rancid and Operation Ivy fame) on the album after original bassist Herman Bandala departed the band amicably during the initial writing process. New bassist Kai Sun joined Hell Fire in Fall 2021. Reckoning was recorded and mixed at Atomic Studios in Oakland, CA with Chris Dugan.

“It’s somehow the heaviest and most melodic work we’ve done, and I’m proud of the discipline it took,” Nunn says. “It’s a wild thing.”»

Band: Hell Fire
Country of origin: United States
Location: San Francisco, California
Formed in: 2010
Genre: Heavy/Speed Metal
Lyrical themes: Battles, War, Metal
Years active: 2010-present

Audio: "Tortuga Nights"
Album: "Reckoning"
Type: Full length
Release date: August 12th, 2022
Label: RidingEasy Records
Format: CD, Vinyl, Digital

Band members:
Jake Nunn - Vocals (lead), Guitars
Tony Campos - Guitars
Mike Smith - Drums

Guest/Session
Matt Freeman - Bass

Miscellaneous staff
Chris Dugan - Recording, Mixing