Hooded Menace Explained

Hooded Menace
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Origin:Joensuu, Finland[1]
Genre:Death-doom
Years Active:2007–present
Associated Acts:Asphyx, Acid Witch
Label:Season of Mist,[2] Relapse,[3] Profound Lore
Current Members:Lasse Pyykkö
Harri Kuokkanen
Antti Poutanen
Past Members:Markus Makkonen
Oula Kerkelä
Antti Salminen
Pekka Koskelo
Jori Sara-aho
The Hunchback
Crimson Executioner
Teemu Hannonen
Otso Ukkonen

Hooded Menace are a Finnish death-doom band formed in Joensuu in 2007 by guitarist Lasse Pyykkö, who had previously performed in a death metal band named Phlegethon.

History

The band kickstarted their career by recording a two-track demo titled The Eyeless Horde in 2007, which was released on 7" vinyl the following year. The band released their debut album, Fulfill the Curse, in 2008; followed by the highly acclaimed sophomore full-length album, Never Cross the Dead, in 2010.

The band continued to record and release albums, with their third full-length album, Effigies of Evil, released in 2012; followed by Darkness Drips Forth in 2015. The band have also released several split albums and EPs, with bands such as Asphyx.

The band have also toured in Europe and North America, performing at many major metal festivals such as Hellfest, Roadburn, Maryland Deathfest, Tuska, and Party San Open Air among others.

The band released their fifth studio album, titled Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed, in 2018.

Musical style and influences

The band play a hybrid genre of music known as death-doom, which blends elements of death metal and doom metal, claiming influence from bands such as Candlemass, Cathedral, Paradise Lost, Asphyx and Winter, among others. The band's lyrics tend to revolve around horror stories, especially those within horror movies including The Blind Dead.

Members

Current members

Former members

Timeline

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Discography

Studio albums
Demos
Compilations
Split albums and EPs

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hooded Menace Biography . . 19 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Hooded Menace, Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed album, Death Doom (news, biography, releases, downloads, line-up, tour dates) – Season of Mist, Metal Label. season-of-mist.com.
  3. Web site: Finland's Hooded Menace Sign to Relapse Records. Noisecreep. 24 June 2011 .