H3llb3nt Explained

H3llb3nt
Landscape:yes
Genre:Electro-industrial
Years Active:1995–2001
Label:Fifth Colvmn, Invisible, Re-Constriction
Associated Acts:16Volt, Chemlab, haloblack, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Pigface, Progrex.iv
Past Members:Bryan Barton
Charles Levi
Jared Louche
Jordan Nogood
Eric Powell

H3llb3nt were an electro-industrial supergroup formed in 1995. The original line-up band consisted of Bryan Barton (of haloblack), Charles Levi (of Pigface), Jared Louche (of Chemlab), Jordan Nogood and Eric Powell (of 16Volt). They released three full length albums: 0.01 (1996), Helium (1998), Hardcore Vanilla (2001)

History

H3llb3nt was formed in San Francisco by Bryan Barton, Charles Levi, Jared Louche, Jordan Nogood and Eric Powell. The idea came about when Powell and Barton were touring with their bands, 16Volt and haloblack respectively, and decided on collaborating on an electronic music project that and had less emphasis on guitars.[1] Their debut studio album, titled 0.01, was released by Fifth Colvmn Records on February 20, 1996.[2] Sonic Boom called 0.01 an "exquisitely tuned finite element state machine which hums along with a groove all of its own" and only criticized the album for being too short.[3] They followed up that album with 1998's Helium, released by Re-Constriction Records on February 16.[4] [5] Their third album Hardcore Vanilla was released by Invisible on February 6, 2001.[6] The compilation Regurgitator followed on May 29 of that year.[7]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilations

External links

Notes and References

  1. Jester . Interview with Haloblack . Sonic Boom . January 24, 1997 . 5 . 1 . October 25, 2016.
  2. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=mw0000182516|pure_url=yes}} Hellbent: ''Hellbent'' > Overview ]. Allmusic . October 25, 2016.
  3. Chris . Christian . H3llb3nt: 0.01 . Sonic Boom . March 1996 . 4 . 2 . October 25, 2016.
  4. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=mw0001119542|pure_url=yes}} Hellbent: ''Helium'' > Overview ]. Allmusic . October 25, 2016.
  5. David . Avery . Hellbent: Helium . . CMJ Network, Inc. . February 8, 1999 . 57 . 604 . 28 . October 25, 2016.
  6. Web site: Jim . Harper . [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=mw0000117375|pure_url=yes}} Hellbent: ''Hardcore Vanilla'' > Review ]. Allmusic . October 25, 2016.
  7. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=mw0000587985|pure_url=yes}} Hellbent: ''Regurgitator'' > Overview ]. Allmusic . October 25, 2016.