Hydra Head Records discography
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Hydra Head Records
Hydra Head Records is an independent record label which specializes in heavy metal music, founded in New Mexico by Aaron Turner in 1993...
releases. Hydra Head Records is an independent record company based in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, founded in 1993 by Aaron Turner
Aaron Turner
Aaron Turner is a musician, singer, graphic artist, and founder of label Hydra Head Records. He is most widely known for his role as guitarist and vocalist for the post-metal band Isis, while also participating in several other bands and projects such as Old Man Gloom and Lotus Eaters.Though raised...
. It has two imprints, Hydra Head Noise Industries, which specialises in experimental
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
and noise music
Noise music
Noise music is a term used to describe varieties of avant-garde music and sound art that may use elements such as cacophony, dissonance, atonality, noise, indeterminacy, and repetition in their realization. Noise music can feature distortion, various types of acoustically or electronically...
, and another entitled Tortuga Recordings.
Hydra Head was founded in 1993 as a distribution company while Turner was still in high school. In 1995, he moved to Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
to attend art school, when he was handed a Vent demo, whose seven inch would be the first record released on Hydra Head. The label grew to accommodate local bands such as Roswell, Corrin, Piebald
Piebald
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and Converge
Converge (band)
Converge is an American band from Salem, Massachusetts. Playing a blend of hardcore punk and metal since 1990, Converge has helped to define many of the elements of the metalcore genre.-Description:...
, and after Turner graduated from college in 1999, it became a full-time endeavour.
Bands such as Cave In
Cave In
Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995, in Methuen, Massachusetts. After several members changes in the late 90's, their lineup solidified with the 1998 release of Until Your Heart Stops through Hydra Head Records. Their early albums were prominent releases in the independent...
, Pelican
Pelican (band)
Pelican is a post-metal quartet from Chicago, Illinois.-Biography and description:The band is known for its dense combinations of different melodies and extended track lengths. Its distinctive sound draws from stoner rock, doom metal, post-rock, and other influences...
, Isis
Isis (band)
Isis was a Los Angeles, California-based post-metal band, founded in Boston, Massachusetts, with a career spanning from 1997 to 2010...
, Botch
Botch (band)
Botch was a four-piece mathcore band from Tacoma, Washington, United States, that formed in 1993 and disbanded in 2002.-History:The band released two full-length albums and a handful of smaller releases including several singles and an EP. Its members went on an indefinite hiatus to form Roy,...
and Converge
Converge (band)
Converge is an American band from Salem, Massachusetts. Playing a blend of hardcore punk and metal since 1990, Converge has helped to define many of the elements of the metalcore genre.-Description:...
have released records on Hydra Head. Hydra Head often collaborates with other labels, such as Relapse Records
Relapse Records
Relapse Records is an independent record label based in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Matthew F. Jacobson in 1990.-History:The label was started by Matthew F. Jacobson in August, 1990 in his parents' basement in Aurora, Colorado...
and Southern Records
Southern Records
Southern Records is an independent record label closely associated with Crass Records, Corpus Christi Records and Dischord Records. It is based in London and previously had offices in Chicago , Le Havre and Berlin .Southern was originally a recording studio owned and operated by John Loder...
, in releasing vinyl editions.
List of Hydra Head Records releases
Releases are numbered in a roughly chronological order; semi-official releases are often appended with a ".5" designation.| Cat # | Artist | Title | Format | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HH666-01 | Vent | Long Lost Human | 7" | 1995 |
| HH666-02 | Corrin | Despair Rides on Angel Wings | 7" | 1995 |
| HH666-02.5 | Unionsuit | Demo | MC | 1996 |
| HH666-03 | Roswell | Roswell | 7" | |
| HH666-04 | Piebald Piebald (band) Piebald is an American alternative rock band. Piebald started as a hardcore band in Andover, Massachusetts, out of the same scene that produced legends Converge. They later moved to the Boston suburb of Somerville and became a staple of the Greater Boston indie rock scene. Two members still live in... |
Even After Thirteen Years, He's Still Not Coming Back | 7" | 1996 |
| HH666-05 | The Boxer Rebellion | The Boxer Rebellion | 7" | 1997 |
| HH666-06 | Age of Reason | Age of Reason | 7" | |
| HH666-07 | Converge Converge (band) Converge is an American band from Salem, Massachusetts. Playing a blend of hardcore punk and metal since 1990, Converge has helped to define many of the elements of the metalcore genre.-Description:... |
Caring and Killing Caring and Killing Caring and Killing: 1991 Through 1994 is a compilation album by American metalcore band Converge. The album was originally released as a European exclusive through Lost & Found Records. However, Converge became dissatisfied with the way the label was handling the release and over charging fans for... |
CD | 1997 |
| HH666-08 | Converge Converge (band) Converge is an American band from Salem, Massachusetts. Playing a blend of hardcore punk and metal since 1990, Converge has helped to define many of the elements of the metalcore genre.-Description:... |
Caring and Killing Caring and Killing Caring and Killing: 1991 Through 1994 is a compilation album by American metalcore band Converge. The album was originally released as a European exclusive through Lost & Found Records. However, Converge became dissatisfied with the way the label was handling the release and over charging fans for... [white album cover] |
CD | 1997 |
| HH666-09 | Miltown Miltown (band) * They Came From Massachusetts compilation Contribution with track "No Matter" - 2:531998* Tales of Never Letting Go unreleased 1999* Up The Dosage compilation... |
Miltown | 7" | 1997 |
| HH666-10 | Six Going On Seven Six Going On Seven Six Going On Seven was a pop band from Boston, Massachusetts. Members included Josh English , James Bransford and Will Bartlett .... |
Six Going On Seven | 7" | |
| HH666-11 | The Boxer Rebellion | The Romance of Aeronautics | LP | 1997 |
| HH666-12 | Anal Cunt Anal Cunt Anal Cunt, also known as AxCx and A.C., was an American grindcore band that formed in Newton, Massachusetts in 1988. Since its inception, the band underwent a number of line-up changes. Known for its grindcore musical style and controversial lyrics, Anal Cunt released eight full-length studio... / EyeHateGod Eyehategod Eyehategod is an American sludge metal band from New Orleans who formed in 1988. They have become one of the most well known bands to emerge from the NOLA metal scene... |
In These Black Days: Vol. 1 | 7" | 1997 |
| HH666-13 | Converge Converge (band) Converge is an American band from Salem, Massachusetts. Playing a blend of hardcore punk and metal since 1990, Converge has helped to define many of the elements of the metalcore genre.-Description:... / Brutal Truth Brutal Truth Brutal Truth is an American grindcore band from New York City, formed by ex-Anthrax, Nuclear Assault, and Stormtroopers Of Death bass guitarist Dan Lilker in 1990. The group disbanded in 1999, but reformed in 2006 and continue to release new music.-History:... |
In These Black Days: Vol. 2 | 7" | 1997 |
| HH666-14 | Coalesce / Today is the Day Today is the Day Today Is the Day is an experimental noise rock/metal/grindcore band from Nashville, Tennessee. They have a diverse sound that includes influences from alternative rock, grindcore, & progressive rock among other genres... |
In These Black Days: Vol. 3 | 7" | 1997 |
| HH666-15 | Cavity Cavity (band) Cavity was an American sludge metal band from Miami, Florida. They formed in 1992 and broke up around 2003. Steve Brooks and Juan Montoya would go on to play in Torche and Floor... / Cable Cable (American band) Cable is an American band formed in 1994 in Rockville, Connecticut. They combine a hardcore punk and emo aesthetic with a rhythmically complex, often discordant metal-influenced musical approach... / Jesuit Jesuit (band) Jesuit was an American rock band from Virginia Beach, Virginia.- History :Jesuit formed in 1995 with drummer J. How, bassist Brett Matthews, and guitarists Nate Newton and Kelly Posadas. In 1996 the group released a self-titled 7" vinyl EP produced by Kurt Ballou through Reservoir Records... / Overcast |
In These Black Days: Vol. 4 | 7" | 1997 |
| HH666-16 | Cave In Cave In Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995, in Methuen, Massachusetts. After several members changes in the late 90's, their lineup solidified with the 1998 release of Until Your Heart Stops through Hydra Head Records. Their early albums were prominent releases in the independent... / Botch Botch (band) Botch was a four-piece mathcore band from Tacoma, Washington, United States, that formed in 1993 and disbanded in 2002.-History:The band released two full-length albums and a handful of smaller releases including several singles and an EP. Its members went on an indefinite hiatus to form Roy,... |
In These Black Days: Vol. 5 | 7" | 1999 |
| HH666-17 | Neurosis Neurosis (band) Neurosis is a post-metal band, based in Oakland, California. They formed in 1985 as a hardcore punk band, and their sound progressed towards a doom metal style that also included influences from dark ambient and industrial music as well as incorporating elements of folk music... / Soilent Green Soilent Green Soilent Green is a grindcore and sludge metal band that hails from Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans.-Overview:Soilent Green was founded in 1988. Their début album wasn't released until 1995, when Pussysoul came out on Dwell Records... |
In These Black Days: Vol. 6 | 7" | 1999 |
| HH666-18 | Various artists | In These Black Days: A Tribute to Black Sabbath | 2×CD | |
| HH666-19 | Cave In Cave In Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995, in Methuen, Massachusetts. After several members changes in the late 90's, their lineup solidified with the 1998 release of Until Your Heart Stops through Hydra Head Records. Their early albums were prominent releases in the independent... |
Cave In | 7" | 1997 |
| HH666-20 | Piebald Piebald (band) Piebald is an American alternative rock band. Piebald started as a hardcore band in Andover, Massachusetts, out of the same scene that produced legends Converge. They later moved to the Boston suburb of Somerville and became a staple of the Greater Boston indie rock scene. Two members still live in... |
When Life Hands You Lemons When Life Hands You Lemons When Life Hands You Lemons is the debut full-length album by American alternative rock group Piebald, released on Boston, Massachusetts-based independent label Hydra Head Records in 1997 .-Track listing:#"Two Rocking Chairs on a Porch"... |
LP/CD | 1997 |
| HH666-21 | Today is the Day Today is the Day Today Is the Day is an experimental noise rock/metal/grindcore band from Nashville, Tennessee. They have a diverse sound that includes influences from alternative rock, grindcore, & progressive rock among other genres... |
Today is the Day Today Is the Day (Today Is the Day album) -Personnel:*Steve Austin – vocals, guitar, sampler, engineering, production*Brad Elrod – drums*Scott Wexton – synthesizer, sampler... |
7" | 1996 |
| HH666-22 | The Huguenots / SevenPercentSolution | Split | 10" | 2000 |
| HH666-23 | Drowningman | "Weighted and Weighed Down" | 7" | 1997 |
| HH666-24 | The Hollomen | The Hollomen | 7" | 1997 |
| HH666-25 | Cave In Cave In Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995, in Methuen, Massachusetts. After several members changes in the late 90's, their lineup solidified with the 1998 release of Until Your Heart Stops through Hydra Head Records. Their early albums were prominent releases in the independent... |
Beyond Hypothermia | LP/CD | 1998 |
| HH666-26 | Cable Cable (American band) Cable is an American band formed in 1994 in Rockville, Connecticut. They combine a hardcore punk and emo aesthetic with a rhythmically complex, often discordant metal-influenced musical approach... |
Gutter Queen Gutter Queen Gutter Queen is an album by Cable, released in 1999 by Hydra Head Records. The album was produced by Jeff Caxide, the group's original bass player.-Track listing:All tracks written by Cable, except "Planet Caravan", originally written by Black Sabbath.... |
LP/CD | 1999 |
| HH666-27 | Miltown Miltown (band) * They Came From Massachusetts compilation Contribution with track "No Matter" - 2:531998* Tales of Never Letting Go unreleased 1999* Up The Dosage compilation... |
Miltown | CD | |
| HH666-27.5 | Isis Isis (band) Isis was a Los Angeles, California-based post-metal band, founded in Boston, Massachusetts, with a career spanning from 1997 to 2010... |
Demo | Cassette | 1998 |
| HH666-28 | Drowningman | Busy Signal at the Suicide Hotline | LP/CD | 1998 |
| HH666-29 | Botch Botch (band) Botch was a four-piece mathcore band from Tacoma, Washington, United States, that formed in 1993 and disbanded in 2002.-History:The band released two full-length albums and a handful of smaller releases including several singles and an EP. Its members went on an indefinite hiatus to form Roy,... |
American Nervoso American Nervoso American Nervoso is the first studio album by Botch, released in 1999 by Hydra Head Records. It was re-issued in 2007, with five bonus tracks appended to the end of the record, consisting of demos and extended versions.-Track listing:... |
LP/CD | 1999 |
| HH666-30 | Coalesce / boysetsfire Boysetsfire Boysetsfire is a post-hardcore band from Newark, Delaware and West Chester, Pennsylvania that formed in October 1994. Boysetsfire is composed of guitarists Chad Istvan and Josh Latshaw, drummer Matt Krupanski, and vocalist Nathan Gray. The band is currently auditioning for a new... |
Split Coalesce / Boy Sets Fire The Coalesce / Boysetsfire Split EP was released in 2000. It featured six tracks: two covers of Boysetsfire by Coalesce, two Coalesce covers by Boysetsfire, and an original song from each band.-Track listing:-Additional information:-Bands:... |
7"/CD-EP | 2000 |
| HH666-31 | Cave In Cave In Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995, in Methuen, Massachusetts. After several members changes in the late 90's, their lineup solidified with the 1998 release of Until Your Heart Stops through Hydra Head Records. Their early albums were prominent releases in the independent... |
Until Your Heart Stops Until Your Heart Stops Until Your Heart Stops is the debut album by Metalcore band Cave In. It was released in 1998 on Hydra Head Records.-Background:Despite being the band's second full-length release, Until Your Heart Stops represents the first time Cave In went into a studio to record a full album together... |
2×LP/CD | 1998 |
| HH666-32 | Jesuit Jesuit (band) Jesuit was an American rock band from Virginia Beach, Virginia.- History :Jesuit formed in 1995 with drummer J. How, bassist Brett Matthews, and guitarists Nate Newton and Kelly Posadas. In 1996 the group released a self-titled 7" vinyl EP produced by Kurt Ballou through Reservoir Records... |
Jesuit | 7" | 1999 |
| HH666-33 | The Never Never | These Ain't No Purple Hearts | LP | 1998 |
| HH666-34 | Soilent Green Soilent Green Soilent Green is a grindcore and sludge metal band that hails from Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans.-Overview:Soilent Green was founded in 1988. Their début album wasn't released until 1995, when Pussysoul came out on Dwell Records... |
Sewn Mouth Secrets Sewn Mouth Secrets Sewn Mouth Secrets is the second full-length album from Louisiana-based heavy metal band Soilent Green. It was released on September 22, 1998.-History:... |
2×LP/7" | 1998 |
| HH666-35 | Coalesce | There is Nothing New Under the Sun There is Nothing New Under the Sun There is Nothing New Under the Sun is an EP by Missouri band Coalesce which features the band covering songs by Led Zeppelin.In 2007, the album was re-released by Hydra Head Records... |
LP/CD | 1999 |
| HH666-36 | Agoraphobic Nosebleed Agoraphobic Nosebleed Agoraphobic Nosebleed is a grindcore band formed in 1994 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Its line-up has changed often during the years, leaving the only permanent member Scott Hull , also a guitarist in Pig Destroyer... |
PCP Torpedo PCP Torpedo PCP Torpedo is a 6" vinyl released by the band Agoraphobic Nosebleed. It was pressed on assorted colours, including black, black/red mix, red, and orange/red mix.In 2006 it was re-released by Hydra Head Records in a double CD set... |
6"/2×CD | 1998 |
| HH666-36.5 | Various artists | Winter/Spring Sampler Vol.1 | CD | |
| HH666-37 | The Dillinger Escape Plan The Dillinger Escape Plan The Dillinger Escape Plan is an American mathcore band from Morris Plains, New Jersey. The group originated in 1997 after the disbanding of Arcane, a hardcore punk trio consisting of Ben Weinman, Dimitri Minakakis, and Chris Pennie. The band's current line-up consists of guitarist Ben Weinman,... / Drowningman |
Split | 7" | 1999 |
| HH666-38 | Cave In Cave In Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995, in Methuen, Massachusetts. After several members changes in the late 90's, their lineup solidified with the 1998 release of Until Your Heart Stops through Hydra Head Records. Their early albums were prominent releases in the independent... |
Creative Eclipses Creative Eclipses EP Creative Eclipses is a 1999 EP by alternative rock band Cave In, released on Hydra Head Records.- Track listing :All tracks written by Cave In.# "Luminance" – 4:18# "Sonata McGrath" – 1:51# "Magnified" – 2:56... |
7"/CD-EP | 1999 |
| HH666-39 | Keelhaul | Ornamental Iron | 7" | 2000 |
| HH666-40 | Cattlepress | Hordes to Abolish the Divine | LP/CD | 2000 |
| HH666-41 | Botch Botch (band) Botch was a four-piece mathcore band from Tacoma, Washington, United States, that formed in 1993 and disbanded in 2002.-History:The band released two full-length albums and a handful of smaller releases including several singles and an EP. Its members went on an indefinite hiatus to form Roy,... |
We Are the Romans We Are the Romans We Are the Romans is the second and final studio album by the American band Botch. It was originally released in November 1999 through Hydra Head Records, and a remastered two disc edition was later released on September 11, 2007. A Hydra Head repressing of the vinyl will see release on October 25,... |
2×LP/CD | 2000 |
| HYH-041-1 | Botch Botch (band) Botch was a four-piece mathcore band from Tacoma, Washington, United States, that formed in 1993 and disbanded in 2002.-History:The band released two full-length albums and a handful of smaller releases including several singles and an EP. Its members went on an indefinite hiatus to form Roy,... |
We Are the Romans We Are the Romans We Are the Romans is the second and final studio album by the American band Botch. It was originally released in November 1999 through Hydra Head Records, and a remastered two disc edition was later released on September 11, 2007. A Hydra Head repressing of the vinyl will see release on October 25,... [reissue] |
2×LP+2×CD | 2011 |
| HH666-41.5 | Isis Isis (band) Isis was a Los Angeles, California-based post-metal band, founded in Boston, Massachusetts, with a career spanning from 1997 to 2010... |
Sawblade | CD-EP | 1999 |
| HH666-42 | Coalesce | 0:12 Revolution in Just Listening 0:12 Revolution in Just Listening 0:12 Revolution in Just Listening is the third studio album to be released by Missouri band Coalesce.-Reception:-Track listing:-Band:* Sean Ingram – Vocals, Art direction, Design* James Dewees – Drums* Jes Steineger – Guitar... |
LP | 1999 |
| HH666-43 | The Dillinger Escape Plan The Dillinger Escape Plan The Dillinger Escape Plan is an American mathcore band from Morris Plains, New Jersey. The group originated in 1997 after the disbanding of Arcane, a hardcore punk trio consisting of Ben Weinman, Dimitri Minakakis, and Chris Pennie. The band's current line-up consists of guitarist Ben Weinman,... |
Calculating Infinity Calculating Infinity Calculating Infinity is the debut album by American mathcore band The Dillinger Escape Plan, released in September 1999 by Relapse Records. Calculating Infinity showcases the band's heavier and more technical sound and would go on to be considered a landmark of avant-garde metal... |
LP | 1999 |
| HH666-44 | Buzzov*en | Revelation: Sick Again | LP/CD | 1999 |
| HH666-45 | Goatsnake Goatsnake -Biography:Goatsnake was formed in 1996 after the disbanding of The Obsessed. After The Obsessed's disbanding, the rhythm section consisting of Guy Pinhas on bass and Greg Rogers on drums began jamming with guitarist Greg Anderson )))... / Burning Witch Burning Witch Burning Witch was an American doom metal band from Seattle, Washington, active between 1995 and 1998.-History:Burning Witch formed on Capitol Hill, Seattle in early 1995. After the breakup of the doom/death band Thorr's Hammer in 1995, Stephen O'Malley, Greg Anderson and Jamie Sykes formed Burning... |
Split Goatsnake/Burning Witch Goatsnake/Burning Witch is a split EP by Goatsnake and Burning Witch. It was released on Hydra Head Records in 2000. Both bands contribute two tracks. The second Goatsnake track, "Burial at Sea", is a Saint Vitus cover.... |
CD | 2000 |
| HH666-46 | Agoraphobic Nosebleed Agoraphobic Nosebleed Agoraphobic Nosebleed is a grindcore band formed in 1994 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Its line-up has changed often during the years, leaving the only permanent member Scott Hull , also a guitarist in Pig Destroyer... / Converge Converge (band) Converge is an American band from Salem, Massachusetts. Playing a blend of hardcore punk and metal since 1990, Converge has helped to define many of the elements of the metalcore genre.-Description:... |
The Poacher Diaries The Poacher Diaries The Poacher Diaries is a split album released by the bands Agoraphobic Nosebleed and Converge in 1999. It was remastered by Scott Hull in 2006 and re-released by Relapse Records.- Track listing :Agoraphobic Nosebleed# "Mantis" – 1:26... |
12" | 2000 |
| HH666-47 | Cavity Cavity (band) Cavity was an American sludge metal band from Miami, Florida. They formed in 1992 and broke up around 2003. Steve Brooks and Juan Montoya would go on to play in Torche and Floor... |
On the Lam | Pic-LP/CD | 2001 |
| HH666-48 | Kid Kilowatt Kid Kilowatt Kid Kilowatt was a rock supergroup formed in 1996 and dissolved in 1997, including members of Cave In, Converge and Piebald. They wrote only one album, Guitar Method, first released by Second Nature Recordings in 2003.... |
Guitar Method Guitar Method Guitar Method is the only album by indie supergroup Kid Kilowatt, initially released by Second Nature Recordings on vinyl in 2003, and later on CD by Hydra Head Records in 2004. It consists of material recorded over a period of three years, including after the band's breakup... |
CD | 2004 |
| HH666-49 | Cave In Cave In Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995, in Methuen, Massachusetts. After several members changes in the late 90's, their lineup solidified with the 1998 release of Until Your Heart Stops through Hydra Head Records. Their early albums were prominent releases in the independent... |
"Lift Off" | 7" (single) | 2002 |
| HH666-50 | Discordance Axis Discordance Axis Discordance Axis was a grindcore band from East Brunswick, New Jersey.-Biography:Frontman Jon Chang on the history of the band:"Discordance Axis was a three piece grind core band that started in NJ around 1992. The band started after myself and Rob's previous band disintegrated and we found Da5e at... |
The Inalienable Dreamless The Inalienable Dreamless The Inalienable Dreamless is the third and final studio album by grindcore band Discordance Axis, released on Hydra Head Records in 2000. It has since become one of the most acclaimed grindcore albums... |
LP/CD | 2000 |
| HH666-51 | Knut Knut (band) Knut is a sludge metal/post-hardcore band from Geneva, Switzerland that formed in 1994. Early material was put out on Snuff Records, which was run by Séverin and Mounir. They are currently signed to Hydra Head Records, which is owned and operated by Aaron Turner of Isis... |
Bastardiser Bastardiser Bastardiser is the first full-length album by Swiss post-hardcore band Knut.-Track listing:# "Crawling on All Fours" – 3:19# "Engine" – 4:14# "The Whip" – 3:01# "High-Low" – 3:00# "Merge" – 4:16# "Wiped Out" – 2:24# "Descent" – 4:18... |
CD | 2001 |
| HH666-52 | Cave In Cave In Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995, in Methuen, Massachusetts. After several members changes in the late 90's, their lineup solidified with the 1998 release of Until Your Heart Stops through Hydra Head Records. Their early albums were prominent releases in the independent... |
Jupiter | LP/CD | 2000 |
| HH666-52.5 | Various artists | Summer/Fall Sampler Vol.2 | CD | |
| HH666-53 | Stephen Brodsky | Static Intellect | LP/CD | 2002 |
| HH666-54 | Harkonen | Grizz | 7"/CD-EP | 2001 |
| HH666-55 | Barbaro | "Feeding" | 7" | 2001 |
| HH666-56 | Cable Cable (American band) Cable is an American band formed in 1994 in Rockville, Connecticut. They combine a hardcore punk and emo aesthetic with a rhythmically complex, often discordant metal-influenced musical approach... |
Northern Failures Northern Failures Northern Failures is an album by Cable, released in 2001 by Hydra Head Records. The album was produced by Steve Austin of Today Is The Day, the first of three releases he would produce for the group, and the band's last record for Hydra Head Records. "Can't You See" is Marshall Tucker Band cover... |
CD | 2001 |
| HH666-57 | Cult of Luna Cult of Luna Cult of Luna is a Swedish post-metal band from Umeå. They formed from the remnants of a Umeå hardcore punk band called Eclipse in 1998. They slowly garnered critical appreciation and underground popularity with early releases Cult of Luna and The Beyond ; however, it is 2004's Salvation that can... |
Cult of Luna Cult of Luna (EP) Cult of Luna is the debut EP by Swedish post-metal band Cult of Luna, released through Hydra Head Records in 2002 as a 7" vinyl.-Track listing:All tracks written by Cult of Luna.# "Unfold the Inside" – 6:10# "The Art of Self-Extermination" – 6:02... [EP] |
7" | 2002 |
| HH666-58 | Keelhaul | Keelhaul II | CD | 2001 |
| HH666-59 | Isis Isis (band) Isis was a Los Angeles, California-based post-metal band, founded in Boston, Massachusetts, with a career spanning from 1997 to 2010... |
Celestial | CD | 2000 |
| HH666-60 | Neurosis Neurosis (band) Neurosis is a post-metal band, based in Oakland, California. They formed in 1985 as a hardcore punk band, and their sound progressed towards a doom metal style that also included influences from dark ambient and industrial music as well as incorporating elements of folk music... |
Sovereign | LP | 2000 |
| HH666-61 | Knut Knut (band) Knut is a sludge metal/post-hardcore band from Geneva, Switzerland that formed in 1994. Early material was put out on Snuff Records, which was run by Séverin and Mounir. They are currently signed to Hydra Head Records, which is owned and operated by Aaron Turner of Isis... |
Knut | CD-EP | 2001 |
| HH666-62 | Knut Knut (band) Knut is a sludge metal/post-hardcore band from Geneva, Switzerland that formed in 1994. Early material was put out on Snuff Records, which was run by Séverin and Mounir. They are currently signed to Hydra Head Records, which is owned and operated by Aaron Turner of Isis... |
Challenger Challenger (album) -Track listing:#"Whacked Out" – 5:25#"Repressed" – 2:15#"El Niño" – 5:19#"Bite the Bullet" – 2:21#"Neon Guide" – 4:55#"H/Armless" – 3:51#"58.788" – 4:35#"Ice Will" – 3:02#"March" – 19:51-Personnel:*Didier Séverin – vocals*Phillipe Hess – guitar... |
CD | 2002 |
| HH666-63 | Botch Botch (band) Botch was a four-piece mathcore band from Tacoma, Washington, United States, that formed in 1993 and disbanded in 2002.-History:The band released two full-length albums and a handful of smaller releases including several singles and an EP. Its members went on an indefinite hiatus to form Roy,... |
An Anthology of Dead Ends An Anthology of Dead Ends An Anthology of Dead Ends is an EP by Botch, released on Hydra Head Records in October 2002. It was the band's final studio recording, and was released after they disbanded.... |
10"/CD-EP | 2002 |
| HH666-64 | Harkonen | Shake Harder Boy Shake Harder Boy Shake Harder Boy is an album by Harkonen, released in 2002 by Hydra Head Records.-Track listing:All tracks written by Harkonen.# "Smile Pretty" – 1:43# "Baristas Get Stalked" – 3:35# "Bargains Only" – 3:47# "Caseydrive" – 2:29... |
CD | 2002 |
| HH666-65 | Craw Craw (band) Craw is an independent band from Cleveland, Ohio, USA. They belong to the harder-edged branch of the math rock or post rock movement, in the same category as bands such as Colossamite, Keelhaul, Zeni Geva, Dazzling Killmen, and Ruins.- History :... |
Bodies for Strontium 90 | CD | 2002 |
| HH666-66 | Cave In Cave In Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995, in Methuen, Massachusetts. After several members changes in the late 90's, their lineup solidified with the 1998 release of Until Your Heart Stops through Hydra Head Records. Their early albums were prominent releases in the independent... |
Tides of Tomorrow Tides of Tomorrow Tides of Tomorrow is an EP by alternative rock band Cave In, released through Hydra Head Records on October 15, 2002.-Track listing:# "Come Into Your Own" – 4:52# "Dark Driving" – 5:28# "The Calypso" – 4:02# "Tides of Tomorrow" – 6:25... |
12"/CD-EP | 2002 |
| HH666-67 | The Austerity Program | Terra Nova | CD-EP | 2002 |
| HH666-68 | Pelican Pelican (band) Pelican is a post-metal quartet from Chicago, Illinois.-Biography and description:The band is known for its dense combinations of different melodies and extended track lengths. Its distinctive sound draws from stoner rock, doom metal, post-rock, and other influences... |
Pelican Pelican (EP) Pelican is the debut EP by American post-metal band Pelican. It was originally released as a demo in 2001, before the band signed to Hydra Head Records, who re-released it in 2003.... |
CD-EP | 2003 |
| HH666-69 | Discordance Axis Discordance Axis Discordance Axis was a grindcore band from East Brunswick, New Jersey.-Biography:Frontman Jon Chang on the history of the band:"Discordance Axis was a three piece grind core band that started in NJ around 1992. The band started after myself and Rob's previous band disintegrated and we found Da5e at... |
Pikadourei | DVD | 2002 |
| HH666-70 | Cave In Cave In Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995, in Methuen, Massachusetts. After several members changes in the late 90's, their lineup solidified with the 1998 release of Until Your Heart Stops through Hydra Head Records. Their early albums were prominent releases in the independent... |
Antenna Antenna (Cave In album) Antenna is the third studio album and first major label album by American rock band Cave In. Released in 2003, it marks Cave In's first and only album under RCA before being dropped and resigning fully with Hydra Head. Antenna marked a more commercial shift in Cave In's style which, while... |
2×LP | 2003 |
| HH666-71 | Discordance Axis Discordance Axis Discordance Axis was a grindcore band from East Brunswick, New Jersey.-Biography:Frontman Jon Chang on the history of the band:"Discordance Axis was a three piece grind core band that started in NJ around 1992. The band started after myself and Rob's previous band disintegrated and we found Da5e at... |
Original Sound Version 92-95 | CD | 2003 |
| HH666-72 | Discordance Axis Discordance Axis Discordance Axis was a grindcore band from East Brunswick, New Jersey.-Biography:Frontman Jon Chang on the history of the band:"Discordance Axis was a three piece grind core band that started in NJ around 1992. The band started after myself and Rob's previous band disintegrated and we found Da5e at... |
Jouhou | CD | 2004 |
| HH666-73 | Cavity Cavity (band) Cavity was an American sludge metal band from Miami, Florida. They formed in 1992 and broke up around 2003. Steve Brooks and Juan Montoya would go on to play in Torche and Floor... |
Supercollider | CD | 2003 |
| HH666-74 | Various artistsPelican, Scissorfight and The Austerity Program each contribute a track. | The Champions of Sound 2003 | 7" | 2003 |
| HH666-75 | Pelican Pelican (band) Pelican is a post-metal quartet from Chicago, Illinois.-Biography and description:The band is known for its dense combinations of different melodies and extended track lengths. Its distinctive sound draws from stoner rock, doom metal, post-rock, and other influences... |
Australasia | 2×LP/CD | 2003 |
| HH666-76 | Keelhaul | Subject to Change Without Notice | CD | 2003 |
| HH666-77 | 27 27 (band) 27 is an American rock band from Cambridge, Massachusetts. 27 was formed by Maria Christopher, formerly of Dirt Merchants, and Ayal Naor in 1997. 27 is commonly categorized as a rock or indie rock band, but the genres lo-fi and emo have occasionally been used to describe them.27 has toured... |
Let the Light in | CD-EP | 2004 |
| HH666-78 | Harkonen / These Arms Are Snakes These Arms Are Snakes These Arms Are Snakes was an American post-hardcore band that formed in 2002 and featured former members of Botch and Kill Sadie. The band was known for their intense live shows, which often feature vocalist Steve Snere crowd surfing and spending a large portion of the live performance in the... |
Like a Virgin | CD-EP | 2005 |
| HH666-79 | Jesu Jesu (band) Jesu is a post-metal band formed in 2003 by Justin Broadrick following the breakup of Godflesh. Jesu was the name of the last song on the final Godflesh release, Hymns, and Broadrick decided to adopt it as the name of this project.... |
Jesu Jesu (album) Jesu is the first full-length album from Jesu, released by Hydra Head Records on December 8, 2004. Unlike the Heart Ache EP, where Justin Broadrick executed all instrumentation himself, this release features Ted Parsons on drums, Diarmuid Dalton on bass, and a guest appearance by Paul Neville on... |
CD | 2004 |
| HYH-079-1 | Jesu Jesu (band) Jesu is a post-metal band formed in 2003 by Justin Broadrick following the breakup of Godflesh. Jesu was the name of the last song on the final Godflesh release, Hymns, and Broadrick decided to adopt it as the name of this project.... |
Jesu Jesu (album) Jesu is the first full-length album from Jesu, released by Hydra Head Records on December 8, 2004. Unlike the Heart Ache EP, where Justin Broadrick executed all instrumentation himself, this release features Ted Parsons on drums, Diarmuid Dalton on bass, and a guest appearance by Paul Neville on... [re-release] |
2×LP | 2011 |
| HH666-80 | Mare Mare (band) Mare were a Canadian band from Toronto who fused sludge metal with more experimental traits such as jazz, unusual time signatures and Gregorian Chant. Mare consisted of Tyler Semrick-Palmateer on vocals and guitar, Rob Shortil on bass, and Caleb Collins on drums. The first release of a demo was... |
Mare | CD-EP | 2004 |
| HH666-81 | Discordance Axis Discordance Axis Discordance Axis was a grindcore band from East Brunswick, New Jersey.-Biography:Frontman Jon Chang on the history of the band:"Discordance Axis was a three piece grind core band that started in NJ around 1992. The band started after myself and Rob's previous band disintegrated and we found Da5e at... |
Our Last Day | CD | 2005 |
| HH666-82 | Big Business Big Business (band) Big Business is a stoner metal/sludge metal band from Seattle who are currently signed to Gold Metal Records.-History:Big Business started as a two piece band composed of Jared Warren of Karp and The Tight Bros From Way Back When, and Coady Willis of Murder City Devils... |
Head for the Shallow Head for the Shallow Head for the Shallow is the debut album from heavy metal/sludge metal band Big Business, released on January 25, 2005 by Hydra Head Records.-Track listing:#"O.G." – 4:21#"Focus Pocus" – 5:19#"White Pizazz" – 4:38#"Stareadactyl" – 2:59... |
CD | 2005 |
| HH666-83 | Isis Isis (band) Isis was a Los Angeles, California-based post-metal band, founded in Boston, Massachusetts, with a career spanning from 1997 to 2010... |
Oceanic: Remixes and Reinterpretations Oceanic Remixes and Reinterpretations In reviewing, Patrick Slevin of the Aquarian Weekly gave an effusive verdict, commanding that “everyone else should buy Oceanic first, then buy this.” He argues that Remixes “respects the overall spirit and feel of Oceanic, moving into each song with care and deliberate attention, which makes [it]... |
2×CD | 2004 |
| HH666-84 | Pelican Pelican (band) Pelican is a post-metal quartet from Chicago, Illinois.-Biography and description:The band is known for its dense combinations of different melodies and extended track lengths. Its distinctive sound draws from stoner rock, doom metal, post-rock, and other influences... |
March into the Sea March Into The Sea (EP) March into the Sea is the second EP by Chicago-based instrumental metal band Pelican, released in 2005 by Hydra Head Records. The title track is the original version of the shortened song "March to the Sea" from their 2005 album The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw, which was released just... |
CD-EP | 2005 |
| HH666-85 | Pelican Pelican (band) Pelican is a post-metal quartet from Chicago, Illinois.-Biography and description:The band is known for its dense combinations of different melodies and extended track lengths. Its distinctive sound draws from stoner rock, doom metal, post-rock, and other influences... |
Live in Chicago 6.11.03 | DVD | 2005 |
| HH666-86 | Botch Botch (band) Botch was a four-piece mathcore band from Tacoma, Washington, United States, that formed in 1993 and disbanded in 2002.-History:The band released two full-length albums and a handful of smaller releases including several singles and an EP. Its members went on an indefinite hiatus to form Roy,... |
061502 061502 061502 is a live concert DVD of Botch's final show at The Showbox in Seattle. It has two discs, one for the Concert DVD which includes 14 songs with bonus commentary, and a video for "Saint Matthew Returns To The Womb", and other bonuses... |
DVD | 2006 |
| HH666-87 | Khanate Khanate (band) Khanate was a drone metal supergroup that brought together James Plotkin and Alan Dubin, two members of the defunct band OLD, as well as Tim Wyskida and Stephen O'Malley )) fame).... |
Capture & Release Capture & Release (album) Capture & Release was the third album by the drone metal band Khanate. It was released in 2005 and is on the Hydra Head label.The album contains only two tracks, "Capture" and "Release," both of which provide the album its name... |
LP/CD | 2005 |
| HH666-88 | Knut Knut (band) Knut is a sludge metal/post-hardcore band from Geneva, Switzerland that formed in 1994. Early material was put out on Snuff Records, which was run by Séverin and Mounir. They are currently signed to Hydra Head Records, which is owned and operated by Aaron Turner of Isis... |
Alter | CD | 2006 |
| HH666-89 | Oxbow Oxbow (band) Oxbow is a long-lived Avant-Garde band out of San Francisco, California notable for a unique sound. Oxbow plays a blend of Noise rock, Avant-garde jazz, Musique concrète , and Blues, creating soundscapes caustic, or plangent, with overtones of paranoia, revulsion, exaltation.-Current line-up:*Dan... |
Love That's Last | CD+DVD | 2006 |
| HH666-90 | Everlovely Lightningheart | Cusp | CD | 2006 |
| HH666-91 | Pelican Pelican (band) Pelican is a post-metal quartet from Chicago, Illinois.-Biography and description:The band is known for its dense combinations of different melodies and extended track lengths. Its distinctive sound draws from stoner rock, doom metal, post-rock, and other influences... |
The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw is the second full-length studio album by Chicago post-metal band Pelican. It was released May 22, 2005 on Hydra Head Records. Regarding the lengthy and unusual name of the album, guitarist Trevor de Brauw joked, "The title is meant to confuse people... |
CD | 2005 |
| HH666-92 | Boris Boris (band) is a Japanese experimental rock band, known for often combining and switching between different music genres including drone metal, sludge metal, noise rock, psychedelic rock, ambient and pop... With Merzbow Merzbow is the main recording name of the Japanese noise musician , born in 1956. Since 1979 he has released in excess of 350 recordings.The name "Merzbow" comes from German artist Kurt Schwitters' artwork, "Merzbau”. This was chosen to reflect Akita's dada influence and junk art aesthetic... |
Sun Baked Snow Cave Sun Baked Snow Cave Sun Baked Snow Cave is a collaborative album between Merzbow and Japanese experimental doom band Boris, released on the Boston-based Hydra Head label in 2005.... |
CD | 2005 |
| HH666-93 | Sunn O))) Sunn O))) Sunn O))) is an American doom metal band known for its synthesis of diverse genres including drone, ambient, noise, and black metal. Supported by a varying cast of collaborators, the band has two core members: Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson .-History:Sunn O))) is named after the Sunn... |
The Grimmrobe Demos | CD | 1999 |
| HH666-94 | Sunn O))) Sunn O))) Sunn O))) is an American doom metal band known for its synthesis of diverse genres including drone, ambient, noise, and black metal. Supported by a varying cast of collaborators, the band has two core members: Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson .-History:Sunn O))) is named after the Sunn... |
ØØ Void ØØ Void -Guest musicians:* Petra Haden - violin, vocals* Scott Reeder - bass guitar* Peter Stahl - vocals... |
CD | 2000 |
| HH666-95 | Merzbow Merzbow is the main recording name of the Japanese noise musician , born in 1956. Since 1979 he has released in excess of 350 recordings.The name "Merzbow" comes from German artist Kurt Schwitters' artwork, "Merzbau”. This was chosen to reflect Akita's dada influence and junk art aesthetic... |
Dharma Dharma (album) Dharma is a studio album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow.-Track listing:-Personnel:*Masami Akita - synthesiser, electronics, editing, photos*Jenny Kawabata - design*Colour Climax - artwork... |
CD | 2001 |
| HH666-96 | Lotus Eaters | Alienist on a Pale Horse | LP | 2001 |
| HH666-97 | Phantomsmasher | Phantomsmasher | CD | 2001 |
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| HH666-99 | 2XH Vs HHR Vol. 1 | Where Is My Robotic Boot? | 2×CD | 2004 |
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| HH666-101 | House of Low Culture | Live from the House of Low Temperature! | LP | 2004 |
| HH666-102 | Boris Boris (band) is a Japanese experimental rock band, known for often combining and switching between different music genres including drone metal, sludge metal, noise rock, psychedelic rock, ambient and pop... / Merzbow Merzbow is the main recording name of the Japanese noise musician , born in 1956. Since 1979 he has released in excess of 350 recordings.The name "Merzbow" comes from German artist Kurt Schwitters' artwork, "Merzbau”. This was chosen to reflect Akita's dada influence and junk art aesthetic... |
Walrus/Groon | 12" | 2007 |
| HH666-103 | Cave In Cave In Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995, in Methuen, Massachusetts. After several members changes in the late 90's, their lineup solidified with the 1998 release of Until Your Heart Stops through Hydra Head Records. Their early albums were prominent releases in the independent... |
Perfect Pitch Black Perfect Pitch Black Perfect Pitch Black is the fourth studio album by American rock band Cave In. The album was released on September 13, 2005 through Hydra Head Records, and was the band's final release before going on hiatus in 2006... |
CD | 2005 |
| HH666-104 | Pelican Pelican (band) Pelican is a post-metal quartet from Chicago, Illinois.-Biography and description:The band is known for its dense combinations of different melodies and extended track lengths. Its distinctive sound draws from stoner rock, doom metal, post-rock, and other influences... / Mono Mono (Japanese band) Mono are a Japanese post rock band, formed in 1999 in Tokyo, Kantō, Honshū. The band consists of Takaakira Goto , Yoda , Tamaki Kunishi , and Yasunori Takada .Mono have released five studio albums... |
Split Mono/Pelican split Pelican / Mono is a split album by the Japanese band Mono and the American band Pelican. The 4,000 copies of this LP that were produced are limited to vinyl.-Track listing:... |
LP | 2005 |
| HH666-105 | Logh Logh (band) Logh is a post-rock band formed in 1998 in Lund, Sweden. With four members, their first LP was released in 2002 on Bad Taste Records, incorporating elements of indie rock and shoegaze with hushed vocals and introspective lyrics... |
A Sunset Panorama A Sunset Panorama A Sunset Panorama is an album by Logh, released in 2005. This album was recorded live in the studio in one day, there was an edition of the album that shipped with a DVD, the DVD features the entire album, as it was performed by the band.The Japanese version of the album features two bonus tracks,... |
CD | 2005 |
| HH666-106 | Khanate Khanate (band) Khanate was a drone metal supergroup that brought together James Plotkin and Alan Dubin, two members of the defunct band OLD, as well as Tim Wyskida and Stephen O'Malley )) fame).... |
Dead & Live Aktions | DVD | 2005 |
| HH666-107 | Knut Knut (band) Knut is a sludge metal/post-hardcore band from Geneva, Switzerland that formed in 1994. Early material was put out on Snuff Records, which was run by Séverin and Mounir. They are currently signed to Hydra Head Records, which is owned and operated by Aaron Turner of Isis... |
Terraformer Terraformer (album) Terraformer is the third album by Swiss band Knut, released in 2005 on Hydra Head Records.-Track listing:# "7.08"– 1:32# "WYRIWYS" – 4:48# "Kyoto" – 4:19# "Torvalds" – 3:03# "Seattle" – 1:50# "Bollingen" – 1:51# "Solar Flare" – 7:30... |
CD | 2005 |
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| HH666-109 | Cave In Cave In Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995, in Methuen, Massachusetts. After several members changes in the late 90's, their lineup solidified with the 1998 release of Until Your Heart Stops through Hydra Head Records. Their early albums were prominent releases in the independent... |
"Shapeshifter / Dead Already" | Cassette single | 2006 |
| HH666-110 | Jesu Jesu (band) Jesu is a post-metal band formed in 2003 by Justin Broadrick following the breakup of Godflesh. Jesu was the name of the last song on the final Godflesh release, Hymns, and Broadrick decided to adopt it as the name of this project.... |
Silver Silver (EP) Silver is the third release and second EP by Jesu, released by Hydra Head Records on April 11, 2006. This album, their second EP, shows a more melodic and poppy side than the previously crushing Jesu releases, gaining comparisons to legendary shoegazing bands such as My Bloody Valentine and... |
CD-EP | 2006 |
| HH666-111 | Daughters Daughters (band) Daughters is an American grindcore/mathcore/noise rock band formed in 2001 in Providence, Rhode Island after the demise of Providence-based As the Sun Sets. Daughters have four releases including their self-titled EP, Canada Songs LP Hell Songs and last album Daughters . The band has re-released... |
Hell Songs Hell Songs Hell Songs is Daughters' second full-length. It was released on August 8, 2006 on Hydra Head Records. Surprisingly, due to the change in the band's style, as well as help from members of the band Kayo Dot, Daughters' were able to double the length of their previous recording, and end up with an... |
CD/LP | 2006 |
| HH666-112 | Oxbow Oxbow (band) Oxbow is a long-lived Avant-Garde band out of San Francisco, California notable for a unique sound. Oxbow plays a blend of Noise rock, Avant-garde jazz, Musique concrète , and Blues, creating soundscapes caustic, or plangent, with overtones of paranoia, revulsion, exaltation.-Current line-up:*Dan... |
The Narcotic Story | CD | 2007 |
| HH666-113 | Pelican Pelican (band) Pelican is a post-metal quartet from Chicago, Illinois.-Biography and description:The band is known for its dense combinations of different melodies and extended track lengths. Its distinctive sound draws from stoner rock, doom metal, post-rock, and other influences... |
Pink Mammoth Pink Mammoth (EP) Pink Mammoth is the third EP by Chicago-based instrumental metal band Pelican, released in 2007 by Hydra Head Records.The title track is a major key version of "Mammoth" from Pelican's debut EP, and the b-side "End of Seasons" is a remix/mashup from Prefuse 73 of "Aurora Borealis" and the untitled... |
10" | 2007 |
| HH666-114 | Khlyst | Chaos Is My Name | CD | 2006 |
| HH666-115 | Xasthur Xasthur Xasthur was a Californian one-man black metal band formed in 1995 by Scott Conner, who goes by the pseudonym "Malefic". Although similar in terms of low-fi production and the wearing of corpse paint, musically and lyrically Xasthur's focus is usually not on paganism, Satanism or anti-Christian... |
Subliminal Genocide Subliminal Genocide Subliminal Genocide is a 2006 album by the American one-man black metal act Xasthur. It was reviewed as being "more spiteful than...previous albums".-Track listing:#Disharmonic Convergence - 1:50#The Prison of Mirrors - 12:42... |
CD | 2006 |
| HH666-116 | Stephen Brodsky | Octave Museum | CD | 2006 |
| HH666-117 | The Huguenots | Discography | CD | 2007 |
| HH666-118 | Botch Botch (band) Botch was a four-piece mathcore band from Tacoma, Washington, United States, that formed in 1993 and disbanded in 2002.-History:The band released two full-length albums and a handful of smaller releases including several singles and an EP. Its members went on an indefinite hiatus to form Roy,... |
Unifying Themes Redux Unifying Themes Redux The Unifying Themes of Sex, Death and Religion is a compilation album by the American rock band Botch. Originally released through Excursion Records in 1997, the album compiled Botch's first two EPs—The John Birch Conspiracy Theory and Faction—with the song "Closure" which was previously released... [reissue] |
CD | 2006 |
| HH666-119 | Heresi | Psalm II - Infusco Ignis | CD | 2006 |
| HH666-120 | Gridlink Gridlink Gridlink is a grindcore band with members located in New Jersey, Texas and Japan. Their style can be described as technical grindcore with lyrical themes focused around abstract concepts and science fiction.-Members:... |
Amber Gray | CD | 2008 |
| HH666-121 | Big Business Big Business (band) Big Business is a stoner metal/sludge metal band from Seattle who are currently signed to Gold Metal Records.-History:Big Business started as a two piece band composed of Jared Warren of Karp and The Tight Bros From Way Back When, and Coady Willis of Murder City Devils... |
Here Come the Waterworks Here Come the Waterworks Here Come the Waterworks is the second album by Stoner/Sludge metal band Big Business. It was released by Hydra Head Records on March 6, 2007, to critical acclaim.- Track listing :#Just as the Day Was Dawning – 4:13#Hands Up – 2:59#Shields – 3:07... |
CD | 2007 |
| HH666-122 | Dälek Dälek dälek is an American experimental hip hop duo from Newark, New Jersey. The group is composed of MC dälek and the Oktopus... |
Deadverse Massive, Volume 1: Dälek Rarities 1999-2006 | CD | 2007 |
| HH666-123 | Lustmord Lustmord Brian Williams is a British electronic musician often credited for creating the dark ambient genre with albums recorded under the name Lustmord.- History :Williams started recording as Lustmord in 1980 before joining SPK in 1982... |
Juggernaut | Limited CD | 2007 |
| HH666-124 | Pelican Pelican (band) Pelican is a post-metal quartet from Chicago, Illinois.-Biography and description:The band is known for its dense combinations of different melodies and extended track lengths. Its distinctive sound draws from stoner rock, doom metal, post-rock, and other influences... |
City of Echoes City of Echoes City of Echoes is the third full-length album by American post-metal band Pelican, released in June 2007 on Hydra Head Records. The album's thematic center is one of globalization; critics received this intention with varying degrees of enthusiasm.... |
CD | 2007 |
| HH666-125 | Zozobra Zozobra (band) Zozobra is a metal band that was first conceived by Caleb Scofield during 2006. He was joined by Santos Montano for the band's first release, Harmonic Tremors in 2007... |
Harmonic Tremors Harmonic Tremors -Track listing:# The Blessing – 5:36# Kill and Crush – 3:26# Levitate – 3:00# Soon to Follow – 4:14# Silver Ghost – 3:19# Invisible Wolves – 2:54# Peripheral Lows – 2:18# The Vast Expanse – 4:23# Caldera – 4:08# A Distant Star Fades – 4:02- Personnel :... |
CD | 2007 |
| HH666-126 | Jesu Jesu (band) Jesu is a post-metal band formed in 2003 by Justin Broadrick following the breakup of Godflesh. Jesu was the name of the last song on the final Godflesh release, Hymns, and Broadrick decided to adopt it as the name of this project.... |
Conqueror | CD | 2007 |
| HH666-127 | Jesu Jesu (band) Jesu is a post-metal band formed in 2003 by Justin Broadrick following the breakup of Godflesh. Jesu was the name of the last song on the final Godflesh release, Hymns, and Broadrick decided to adopt it as the name of this project.... |
Lifeline Lifeline (EP) Lifeline is the fourth EP and eighth overall release by Jesu. It was released on CD on October 4, 2007 in Japan, and October 23, 2007 in America... |
CD-EP | 2007 |
| HH666-128 | Drawing Voices | Drawing Voices | CD | 2007 |
| HH666-129 | Botch Botch (band) Botch was a four-piece mathcore band from Tacoma, Washington, United States, that formed in 1993 and disbanded in 2002.-History:The band released two full-length albums and a handful of smaller releases including several singles and an EP. Its members went on an indefinite hiatus to form Roy,... |
American Nervoso American Nervoso American Nervoso is the first studio album by Botch, released in 1999 by Hydra Head Records. It was re-issued in 2007, with five bonus tracks appended to the end of the record, consisting of demos and extended versions.-Track listing:... [reissue] |
CD | 2007 |
| HH666-130 | Xasthur Xasthur Xasthur was a Californian one-man black metal band formed in 1995 by Scott Conner, who goes by the pseudonym "Malefic". Although similar in terms of low-fi production and the wearing of corpse paint, musically and lyrically Xasthur's focus is usually not on paganism, Satanism or anti-Christian... |
Defective Epitaph Defective Epitaph Defective Epitaph is a 2007 album by the American one-man black metal act Xasthur. This is the first recording on which Malefic played acoustic drums, although some tracks still make use of a drum machine. Like previous Xasthur albums, the lyrics were not released to the public... |
CD | 2007 |
| HH666-131 | Clouds | Legendary Demo | CD | 2007 |
| HH666-132 | Bergraven | Dödsvisioner | CD | 2007 |
| HH666-133 | Everlovely Lightningheart | Sien Weal Tallion Rue | 2×LPA CD-R version was also released in limited quantities, with the catalogue number HH666-133-2. | 2009 |
| HH666-134 | The Austerity Program | Black Madonna | CD | 2007 |
| HH666-135 | Coalesce | There is Nothing New Under the Sun There is Nothing New Under the Sun There is Nothing New Under the Sun is an EP by Missouri band Coalesce which features the band covering songs by Led Zeppelin.In 2007, the album was re-released by Hydra Head Records... [reissue] |
CD | 2007 |
| HH666-136 | Jesu Jesu (band) Jesu is a post-metal band formed in 2003 by Justin Broadrick following the breakup of Godflesh. Jesu was the name of the last song on the final Godflesh release, Hymns, and Broadrick decided to adopt it as the name of this project.... / Eluvium Eluvium Eluvium is the moniker of ambient recording artist Matthew Cooper, who currently resides in Portland, Oregon. Cooper, who was born in Tennessee and raised in Louisville, Kentucky before relocating to the Northwest, is known for blending various genres of experimental music including shoegaze,... |
Split Jesu/Eluvium split Jesu / Eluvium is a split LP between Justin Broadrick's Jesu and Matthew Cooper's Eluvium. It was released on July 5, 2007 and features Broadrick performing solo again, under the Jesu name, for the first time since the Heart Ache release.... |
LP | 2007 |
| HH666-137 | Kayo Dot Kayo Dot Kayo Dot is an American avant-rock/experimental music group that was formed in 2003 by Toby Driver. They released their debut album Choirs of the Eye on John Zorn's Tzadik Records label that year. Tzadik's descriptive label on that album reads: "Kayo Dot powerfully integrates elements of modern... |
Blue Lambency Downward Blue Lambency Downward Blue Lambency Downward is the third album by Kayo Dot.-Track listing:All tracks by Toby Driver#"Blue Lambency Downward" – 10:00#"Clelia Walking" – 5:29#"Right Hand Is The One I Want" – 6:54#"The Sow Submits" – 4:02#"The Awkward Wind Wheel" – 3:30... |
CD | 2008 |
| HH666-138 | Pet Genius | Pet Genius | CD | 2007 |
| HH666-139 | Melvins | (A) Senile Animal (A) Senile Animal -Personnel:* Melvins:** King Buzzo – guitar, vocals** Dale Crover – drums, vocals** Jared Warren – bass guitar, vocals** Coady Willis – drums, vocals* Toshi Kasai – Recording and Mixing* John Golden – Mastering... |
4×LP | 2008 |
| HH666-140 | Clouds | We Are Above You | CD | 2008 |
| HH666-141 | Botch Botch (band) Botch was a four-piece mathcore band from Tacoma, Washington, United States, that formed in 1993 and disbanded in 2002.-History:The band released two full-length albums and a handful of smaller releases including several singles and an EP. Its members went on an indefinite hiatus to form Roy,... |
We Are the Romans We Are the Romans We Are the Romans is the second and final studio album by the American band Botch. It was originally released in November 1999 through Hydra Head Records, and a remastered two disc edition was later released on September 11, 2007. A Hydra Head repressing of the vinyl will see release on October 25,... [reissue] |
2×CD | 2007 |
| HH666-142 | Hayaino Daisuki | Headbanger's Karaoke Club Dangerous Fire | CD | 2008 |
| HH666-143 | Everlovely Lightningheart | Particles and Fields | CD | 2007 |
| HH666-144 | Ocrilim Mick Barr Mick Barr is an American avant-garde metal guitarist. Notable for his relentless speed and agility on his instrument, he is most well known for being one half of the band Orthrelm, currently signed to Mike Patton's Ipecac Recordings label.... |
Annwn | CD | 2008 |
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| HH666-146 | Helms Alee | Lionize/Truly | 7" | 2008 |
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| HH666-148 | Cavity Cavity (band) Cavity was an American sludge metal band from Miami, Florida. They formed in 1992 and broke up around 2003. Steve Brooks and Juan Montoya would go on to play in Torche and Floor... |
Laid Insignificant [reissue] | CD | 2008 |
| HH666-149 | Pet Genius | Elvis Unreleased | CD | 2007 |
| HH666-150 | Xasthur Xasthur Xasthur was a Californian one-man black metal band formed in 1995 by Scott Conner, who goes by the pseudonym "Malefic". Although similar in terms of low-fi production and the wearing of corpse paint, musically and lyrically Xasthur's focus is usually not on paganism, Satanism or anti-Christian... |
A Gate Through Bloodstained Mirrors A Gate Through Bloodstained Mirrors A Gate Through Bloodstained Mirrors is a 2001 demo by the American black metal one-man-band Xasthur. Reviews of that release, first published by Profane Productions as a limited CD-R edition of 150 copies, proved to be positive, comparing the material to old Graveland and Burzum... [reissue] |
2×CD | 2008 |
| HH666-151 | Oxbow Oxbow (band) Oxbow is a long-lived Avant-Garde band out of San Francisco, California notable for a unique sound. Oxbow plays a blend of Noise rock, Avant-garde jazz, Musique concrète , and Blues, creating soundscapes caustic, or plangent, with overtones of paranoia, revulsion, exaltation.-Current line-up:*Dan... |
Fuckfest/ 12 Galaxies | CD | 2008 |
| HH666-152 | Torche Torche Torche is a band from Miami, Florida, whose sound is often described as stoner metal, or sludge metal.-Biography:The group was formed in 2004 by Steve Brooks , Juan Montoya , Jonathan Nuñez and Rick Smith Torche is a band from Miami, Florida, whose sound is often described as stoner metal, or... |
Meanderthal | CD | 2008 |
| HH666-153 | Eugene S. Robinson Oxbow (band) Oxbow is a long-lived Avant-Garde band out of San Francisco, California notable for a unique sound. Oxbow plays a blend of Noise rock, Avant-garde jazz, Musique concrète , and Blues, creating soundscapes caustic, or plangent, with overtones of paranoia, revulsion, exaltation.-Current line-up:*Dan... |
Fight | 2×CD | 2008 |
| HH666-154 | Pyramids Pyramids (band) Pyramids is an experimental rock band from Denton, Texas. They are currently signed to Hydra Head Records. They have two albums, Pyramids and Pyramids with Nadja.- Albums :- External links :* *... |
Pyramids Pyramids (album) -Disc 2 - Remixes:... |
2×CD | 2008 |
| HH666-155 | Helms Alee | Night Terror | CD | 2008 |
| HH666-156 | Zozobra Zozobra (band) Zozobra is a metal band that was first conceived by Caleb Scofield during 2006. He was joined by Santos Montano for the band's first release, Harmonic Tremors in 2007... |
Bird of Prey Bird of Prey (album) Bird of Prey is the second full-length album by Zozobra, released in 2008 by Hydra Head Records.-Track listing:All tracks written by Zozobra.# Emanate – 3:17# Heavy With Shadows – 3:32# Treacherous – 3:08# Heartless Enemy – 4:14# Big Needles – 2:08... |
CD | 2008 |
| HH666-157 | Lustmord Lustmord Brian Williams is a British electronic musician often credited for creating the dark ambient genre with albums recorded under the name Lustmord.- History :Williams started recording as Lustmord in 1980 before joining SPK in 1982... |
O T H E R O T H E R (Lustmord album) [ O T H E R ] is a 2008 studio album by Brian "Lustmord" Williams, released on Hydra Head Records. [ O T H E R ] was also released as a two disc set on Japanese label Daymare Records with the second disc featuring the Lustmord release "Juggernaut" in its entirety.-Track listing:#"Testament" –... |
CD | 2008 |
| HH666-158 | The VSS | Nervous Circuits [reissue] | CD+DVD | 2008 |
| HH666-159 | Harvey Milk Harvey Milk (band) Harvey Milk are an American experimental rock/noise rock band that formed in Athens, Georgia in the early 1990s. While Harvey Milk invariably draws comparisons to the Melvins, due to their penchant for slow, heavy riffs, the band has touched upon such artists as ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin, Leonard Cohen,... |
Life... The Best Game in Town Life... The Best Game in Town Life... The Best Game in Town is the fifth full-length album by Athens, Georgia rock group Harvey Milk. It was released in 2008 to widespread critical acclaim, eventually ranking as one of Metacritic's top twenty albums of 2008.-Track listing:... |
CD | 2008 |
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| HH666-161 | Nihill | Krach [reissue] | CD | 2009 |
| HH666-162 | Nihill | Grond | CD | 2009 |
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| HH666-165 | Stove Bredsky | The Black Ribbon Award | CD | 2008 |
| HH666-166 | The Austerity Program | Song 20 (The River) | 7" | 2008 |
| HH666-167 | Clouds | Feed the Horse | CD single | 2008 |
| HH666-168 | Oxbow Oxbow (band) Oxbow is a long-lived Avant-Garde band out of San Francisco, California notable for a unique sound. Oxbow plays a blend of Noise rock, Avant-garde jazz, Musique concrète , and Blues, creating soundscapes caustic, or plangent, with overtones of paranoia, revulsion, exaltation.-Current line-up:*Dan... |
Fuckfest/12 Galaxies | 2×CD | 2008 |
| HH666-169 | Envy Envy (band) Envy is a rock band from Japan. They are signed to Rock Action Records in Europe and Temporary Residence Limited in North America, though originally they worked with Level Plane Records. More recently in their career, Envy's music has grown to include elements of post-rock.Vocalist Tetsuya Fukagawa... / Jesu Jesu (band) Jesu is a post-metal band formed in 2003 by Justin Broadrick following the breakup of Godflesh. Jesu was the name of the last song on the final Godflesh release, Hymns, and Broadrick decided to adopt it as the name of this project.... |
Split | CD | 2009 |
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| HH666-171 | Mamiffer | Hirror Enniffer | CD | 2008 |
| HH666-172 | Bergraven | Till Makabert Väsen | CD | 2009 |
| HH666-173 | Khanate Khanate Khanate, or Chanat, is a Turco-Mongol-originated word used to describe a political entity ruled by a Khan. In modern Turkish, the word used is kağanlık, and in modern Azeri of the republic of Azerbaijan, xanlıq. In Mongolian the word khanlig is used, as in "Khereidiin Khanlig" meaning the Khanate... |
Clean Hands Go Foul Clean Hands Go Foul Clean Hands Go Foul is the fourth and final album by American drone metal band Khanate. It was released in May 2009 on Hydra Head Records.- Track list :* All lyrics by Alan Dubin... |
CD | 2009 |
| HH666-174 | Pelican Pelican (band) Pelican is a post-metal quartet from Chicago, Illinois.-Biography and description:The band is known for its dense combinations of different melodies and extended track lengths. Its distinctive sound draws from stoner rock, doom metal, post-rock, and other influences... / These Arms Are Snakes These Arms Are Snakes These Arms Are Snakes was an American post-hardcore band that formed in 2002 and featured former members of Botch and Kill Sadie. The band was known for their intense live shows, which often feature vocalist Steve Snere crowd surfing and spending a large portion of the live performance in the... |
Split Pelican / These Arms Are Snakes Pelican and These Arms Are Snakes recorded a split EP, often referred to as PLCN/TAAS, on Hydra Head Records in 2008. It was initially released in a limited run of 3000 10" vinyl records and a more limited number of CDs available initially on Pelican's European tour with Torche, and These Arms Are... |
10"/CD | 2008 |
| HH666-175 | Big Business Big Business (band) Big Business is a stoner metal/sludge metal band from Seattle who are currently signed to Gold Metal Records.-History:Big Business started as a two piece band composed of Jared Warren of Karp and The Tight Bros From Way Back When, and Coady Willis of Murder City Devils... |
Mind the Drift Mind the Drift Mind the Drift is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Big Business.- Track listing :# Found Art - 3:34# Gold and Final - 3:32# Cats, Mice. - 3:52# I Got It Online - 3:59# The Drift - 3:40# Ayes Have It - 4:17# Cold Lunch - 3:33... |
CD | 2009 |
| HH666-176 | Xasthur Xasthur Xasthur was a Californian one-man black metal band formed in 1995 by Scott Conner, who goes by the pseudonym "Malefic". Although similar in terms of low-fi production and the wearing of corpse paint, musically and lyrically Xasthur's focus is usually not on paganism, Satanism or anti-Christian... |
All Reflections Drained All Reflections Drained - Bonus Disc :* Note: Outro is not listed on the CD case.- External links :* at Discogs... |
2×CD/2×LP | 2009 |
| HH666-177 | Hayaino Diasuki | The Invincible Gate Mind of the Infernal Fire Hell | EP | 2010 |
| HYH-178-1 | Torche Torche Torche is a band from Miami, Florida, whose sound is often described as stoner metal, or sludge metal.-Biography:The group was formed in 2004 by Steve Brooks , Juan Montoya , Jonathan Nuñez and Rick Smith Torche is a band from Miami, Florida, whose sound is often described as stoner metal, or... |
Healer / Across the Shields Healer / Across the Shields Healer / Across the Shields is an EP by the Miami-based band Torche. It was released as a 12″ vinyl with a DVD containing music videos for "Healer" and "Across the Shields". The vinyl was colored either black, orange, or purple... |
12"/DVD | 2009 |
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| HH666-180 | Various artistsPelican, Kayo Dot, Stove Bredsky and Zozobra each contribute a track. | Champions of Sound 2008 | 2×7" | 2009 |
| HH666-181 | Harvey Milk Harvey Milk (band) Harvey Milk are an American experimental rock/noise rock band that formed in Athens, Georgia in the early 1990s. While Harvey Milk invariably draws comparisons to the Melvins, due to their penchant for slow, heavy riffs, the band has touched upon such artists as ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin, Leonard Cohen,... |
Harvey Milk [reissue] | 2×LP | 2010 |
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| HH666-183-1 | Clouds | B Chuggas May Be Logging | 12" | 2011 |
| HH666-184 | Cave In Cave In Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995, in Methuen, Massachusetts. After several members changes in the late 90's, their lineup solidified with the 1998 release of Until Your Heart Stops through Hydra Head Records. Their early albums were prominent releases in the independent... |
Planets of Old Planets of Old Planets of Old is an extended play released by American alternative rock band Cave In. This EP is the first release of new material from the band since their split in 2006.-Recording and release:... |
12" EP | 2009 |
| HH666-185 | Keelhaul | Keelhaul's Triumphant Return to Obscurity | 2×LP/CD | 2009 |
| HYH-186 | Torche Torche Torche is a band from Miami, Florida, whose sound is often described as stoner metal, or sludge metal.-Biography:The group was formed in 2004 by Steve Brooks , Juan Montoya , Jonathan Nuñez and Rick Smith Torche is a band from Miami, Florida, whose sound is often described as stoner metal, or... / Boris Boris (band) is a Japanese experimental rock band, known for often combining and switching between different music genres including drone metal, sludge metal, noise rock, psychedelic rock, ambient and pop... |
Chapter Ahead Being Fake Chapter Ahead Being Fake Chapter Ahead Being Fake is a split album featuring songs from Japanese band Boris and American band Torche. The album was released on August 19, 2009 in Japan through Daymare Records on CD, the same day Boris's split album with 9dw, Golden Dance Classics, was released... |
10" | 2010 |
| HH666-187 | Greymachine | "Vultures Descend" | 12" | 2009 |
| HH666-188 | Greymachine | Disconnected | LP/CD | 2009 |
| HH666-189 | Lustmord Lustmord Brian Williams is a British electronic musician often credited for creating the dark ambient genre with albums recorded under the name Lustmord.- History :Williams started recording as Lustmord in 1980 before joining SPK in 1982... |
[T R A N S M U T E D] | LP | 2009 |
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| HH666-191 | Jodis | Secret House | CD | 2009 |
| HH666-192 | Bohren & Der Club of Gore Bohren & der Club of Gore Bohren & der Club of Gore is a German ambient/jazz band from Nordrhein-Westfalen.-History:The band was founded in 1992 in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany by Thorsten Benning, Morten Gass, Robin Rodenberg and Reiner Henseleit. Originally, group members started out playing in various hardcore bands such... |
Dolores Dolores (album) Dolores is the sixth album by the jazz/ambient band Bohren & der Club of Gore. This album ranked first in the top 50 albums of 2008 compiled by music reviews site The Silent Ballet.-Track listing:-Personnel:Band members*Thorsten Benning – drums... |
2×LP | 2009 |
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| HH666-194 | Pyramids Pyramids (band) Pyramids is an experimental rock band from Denton, Texas. They are currently signed to Hydra Head Records. They have two albums, Pyramids and Pyramids with Nadja.- Albums :- External links :* *... with Nadja Nadja (band) Nadja is a duo of Aidan Baker and Leah Buckareff . Nadja began in 2003 as a solo project for Baker to explore the heavier/noisier side of his experimental/ambient music performed mainly on the electric guitar... |
Pyramids with Nadja Pyramids with Nadja Pyramids with Nadja is a collaborative album by the bands Pyramids and Nadja.-Track listing:# "Into the Silent Waves"# "Another War"# "Sound of Ice and Grass"# "An Angel Was Heard to Cry Over the City of Rome"-Other:... |
CD | 2009 |
| HH666-195 | Daughters Daughters (band) Daughters is an American grindcore/mathcore/noise rock band formed in 2001 in Providence, Rhode Island after the demise of Providence-based As the Sun Sets. Daughters have four releases including their self-titled EP, Canada Songs LP Hell Songs and last album Daughters . The band has re-released... |
Daughters Daughters (album) Daughters is Daughters' debut EP released on City of Hell in 2002. It was released as a 7" vinyl and is now out of print.-Track listing:#"Hello Assholes" - 1:00#"Flattery Is a Bunch of Fucking Bullshit" - 1:35... |
CD | 2010 |
| HH666-196 | Oxbow Oxbow (band) Oxbow is a long-lived Avant-Garde band out of San Francisco, California notable for a unique sound. Oxbow plays a blend of Noise rock, Avant-garde jazz, Musique concrète , and Blues, creating soundscapes caustic, or plangent, with overtones of paranoia, revulsion, exaltation.-Current line-up:*Dan... |
Songs for the French | LP | 2009 |
| HH666-197 | Jesu Jesu (band) Jesu is a post-metal band formed in 2003 by Justin Broadrick following the breakup of Godflesh. Jesu was the name of the last song on the final Godflesh release, Hymns, and Broadrick decided to adopt it as the name of this project.... |
Heart Ache & Dethroned [reissue] | CD×2 | 2010 |
| HH666-198 | Kayo Dot Kayo Dot Kayo Dot is an American avant-rock/experimental music group that was formed in 2003 by Toby Driver. They released their debut album Choirs of the Eye on John Zorn's Tzadik Records label that year. Tzadik's descriptive label on that album reads: "Kayo Dot powerfully integrates elements of modern... |
Coyote | CD | 2010 |
| HH666-199 | Daughters Daughters (band) Daughters is an American grindcore/mathcore/noise rock band formed in 2001 in Providence, Rhode Island after the demise of Providence-based As the Sun Sets. Daughters have four releases including their self-titled EP, Canada Songs LP Hell Songs and last album Daughters . The band has re-released... |
"The First Supper" | 7" single | 2010 |
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| HH666-201 | Cave In Cave In Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995, in Methuen, Massachusetts. After several members changes in the late 90's, their lineup solidified with the 1998 release of Until Your Heart Stops through Hydra Head Records. Their early albums were prominent releases in the independent... |
Anomalies, Vol. 1 Anomalies, Vol. 1 Anomalies, Vol. 1 is a compilation album by the American rock band Cave In. The album was officially released on December 14, 2010 through Hydra Head Records, however copies could be obtained one month earlier on Black Friday. Despite its title, Anomalies, Vol... |
LP | 2010 |
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| HH666-203 | Various artistsTracks by Oxbow, Daughters, Pyramids with Nadja, Hayaino Daisuki, Torche, Harvey Milk, Jodis, Nihill, Cave In, Kayo Dot, Keelhaul, Clouds, Xasthur, Pet Genius, GREYMACHINE, Zozobra, Big Business, Bergraven and The Austerity Program. | Songs From the Hydra Head Hype Machine Volume 1... | Cassette | 2009 |
| HH666-204 | The Austerity Program | Backsliders and Apostates Will Burn | 12"/CD-EP/DVD-R | 2010 |
| HH666-205 | Xasthur Xasthur Xasthur was a Californian one-man black metal band formed in 1995 by Scott Conner, who goes by the pseudonym "Malefic". Although similar in terms of low-fi production and the wearing of corpse paint, musically and lyrically Xasthur's focus is usually not on paganism, Satanism or anti-Christian... |
2005 Demo | CD | 2010 |
| HH666-206 | Harvey Milk Harvey Milk (band) Harvey Milk are an American experimental rock/noise rock band that formed in Athens, Georgia in the early 1990s. While Harvey Milk invariably draws comparisons to the Melvins, due to their penchant for slow, heavy riffs, the band has touched upon such artists as ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin, Leonard Cohen,... |
A Small Turn of Human Kindness | CD/LP | 2010 |
| HH666-207 | Torche Torche Torche is a band from Miami, Florida, whose sound is often described as stoner metal, or sludge metal.-Biography:The group was formed in 2004 by Steve Brooks , Juan Montoya , Jonathan Nuñez and Rick Smith Torche is a band from Miami, Florida, whose sound is often described as stoner metal, or... |
Songs for Singles Songs for Singles Songs for Singles is an EP by the American rock band Torche. The album was released on September 21, 2010 through Hydra Head Records. It is the first Torche album, and second release after the split single Chapter Ahead Being Fake, to not feature guitarist Juan Montoya.-Writing and recording:Torche... |
CD-EP | 2010 |
| HYH-208-1 | Pyramids Pyramids (band) Pyramids is an experimental rock band from Denton, Texas. They are currently signed to Hydra Head Records. They have two albums, Pyramids and Pyramids with Nadja.- Albums :- External links :* *... with Nadja Nadja (band) Nadja is a duo of Aidan Baker and Leah Buckareff . Nadja began in 2003 as a solo project for Baker to explore the heavier/noisier side of his experimental/ambient music performed mainly on the electric guitar... |
Into the Silent Waves (Remixes) | 12" | 2010 |
| HH666-209 | Stephen Brodsky | Here's to the Future | Cassette | 2010 |
| HYH-210-2 | Gridlink Gridlink Gridlink is a grindcore band with members located in New Jersey, Texas and Japan. Their style can be described as technical grindcore with lyrical themes focused around abstract concepts and science fiction.-Members:... |
Orphan | CD | 2011 |
| HH666-211 | Knut Knut (band) Knut is a sludge metal/post-hardcore band from Geneva, Switzerland that formed in 1994. Early material was put out on Snuff Records, which was run by Séverin and Mounir. They are currently signed to Hydra Head Records, which is owned and operated by Aaron Turner of Isis... |
Wonder | CD | 2010 |
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| HH666-213 | Kayo Dot Kayo Dot Kayo Dot is an American avant-rock/experimental music group that was formed in 2003 by Toby Driver. They released their debut album Choirs of the Eye on John Zorn's Tzadik Records label that year. Tzadik's descriptive label on that album reads: "Kayo Dot powerfully integrates elements of modern... |
Stained Glass | CD-EP | 2010 |
| HH666-214 | Isis Isis (band) Isis was a Los Angeles, California-based post-metal band, founded in Boston, Massachusetts, with a career spanning from 1997 to 2010... / Melvins |
Split Melvins / Isis The Melvins and Isis released a split EP on Hydra Head Records in 2010, with each band contributing two tracks. Isis' "Way Through Woven Branches" had previously only been available as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of their last full-length, Wavering Radiant, whilst "Pliable Foe" was... |
12" | 2010 |
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| HH666-216 | Helms Alee | Weatherhead | 2×12" | 2011 |
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| HH666-218 | Cave In Cave In Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995, in Methuen, Massachusetts. After several members changes in the late 90's, their lineup solidified with the 1998 release of Until Your Heart Stops through Hydra Head Records. Their early albums were prominent releases in the independent... |
White Silence White Silence White Silence is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Cave In. The album was released on May 24, 2011 through Hydra Head Records... |
CD | 2011 |
| HH666-219 | Prurient Prurient Prurient is the performing name of Ian Dominick Fernow. He has released material on numerous independent record labels, such as American Tapes, Hanson Records, RRRecords, Load Records, Troubleman Unlimited, Chrondritic Sound, Kitty Play Records, and his own label Hospital Productions... |
Many Jewels Surround the Crown | 7" | 2011 |
| HH666-220-5 | Prurient Prurient Prurient is the performing name of Ian Dominick Fernow. He has released material on numerous independent record labels, such as American Tapes, Hanson Records, RRRecords, Load Records, Troubleman Unlimited, Chrondritic Sound, Kitty Play Records, and his own label Hospital Productions... |
Bermuda Drain | Cassette/CD/LP | 2011 |
| HH666-221 | Oxbow Oxbow (band) Oxbow is a long-lived Avant-Garde band out of San Francisco, California notable for a unique sound. Oxbow plays a blend of Noise rock, Avant-garde jazz, Musique concrète , and Blues, creating soundscapes caustic, or plangent, with overtones of paranoia, revulsion, exaltation.-Current line-up:*Dan... |
King of the Jews [reissue] | CD/LP | 2011 |
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| HH666-223 | Black Face Black Face (band) Black Face is an American hardcore punk band. The group features drummer Tom Dobrov, formerly of Oxbow and The Stiffs, bassist Chuck Dukowski formerly of Black Flag and SST Records, guitarist Milo Gonzalez of Insects vs... |
"I Want to Kill You / Monster" | 7" EP | 2011 |
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| HH666-230 | Mamiffer / Demian Johnston | "Dead Settlers / Kallikantzaros" | Cassette | 2011 |
| HYH-231 | Prurient Prurient Prurient is the performing name of Ian Dominick Fernow. He has released material on numerous independent record labels, such as American Tapes, Hanson Records, RRRecords, Load Records, Troubleman Unlimited, Chrondritic Sound, Kitty Play Records, and his own label Hospital Productions... |
Time's Arrow | 12"/MCD/Cassette | 2011 |
| HH666-232-2 | Oxbow Oxbow (band) Oxbow is a long-lived Avant-Garde band out of San Francisco, California notable for a unique sound. Oxbow plays a blend of Noise rock, Avant-garde jazz, Musique concrète , and Blues, creating soundscapes caustic, or plangent, with overtones of paranoia, revulsion, exaltation.-Current line-up:*Dan... |
: stone & towering edifice : LIVE at the BAM | CD-R | 2011 |
List of Hydra Head Noise Industries releases
| Cat # | Artist | Title | Format | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2XH-001 | Sunn O))) Sunn O))) Sunn O))) is an American doom metal band known for its synthesis of diverse genres including drone, ambient, noise, and black metal. Supported by a varying cast of collaborators, the band has two core members: Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson .-History:Sunn O))) is named after the Sunn... |
The Grimmrobe Demos | CD | 1999 |
| 2XH-002 | Sunn O))) Sunn O))) Sunn O))) is an American doom metal band known for its synthesis of diverse genres including drone, ambient, noise, and black metal. Supported by a varying cast of collaborators, the band has two core members: Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson .-History:Sunn O))) is named after the Sunn... |
ØØ Void ØØ Void -Guest musicians:* Petra Haden - violin, vocals* Scott Reeder - bass guitar* Peter Stahl - vocals... |
CD | 2000 |
| 2XH-003 | Merzbow Merzbow is the main recording name of the Japanese noise musician , born in 1956. Since 1979 he has released in excess of 350 recordings.The name "Merzbow" comes from German artist Kurt Schwitters' artwork, "Merzbau”. This was chosen to reflect Akita's dada influence and junk art aesthetic... |
Dharma Dharma (album) Dharma is a studio album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow.-Track listing:-Personnel:*Masami Akita - synthesiser, electronics, editing, photos*Jenny Kawabata - design*Colour Climax - artwork... |
CD | 2001 |
| 2XH-004 | Lotus Eaters Lotus Eaters (experimental) Lotus Eaters is an experimental electroacoustic group which features Aaron Turner , Stephen O'Malley )), Khanate, Burning Witch), and James Plotkin .... |
Alienist on a Pale Horse | 12" | 2001 |
| 2XH-005 | Phantomsmasher Phantomsmasher Phantomsmasher is an experimental grindcore/electronic band led by musician James Plotkin, previously known as Atomsmasher.The band signed to Ipecac Recordings in 2002, and is reportedly currently working on a third album.-Members:... |
Phantomsmasher | CD | 2001 |
| 2XH-006 | Phantomsmasher Phantomsmasher Phantomsmasher is an experimental grindcore/electronic band led by musician James Plotkin, previously known as Atomsmasher.The band signed to Ipecac Recordings in 2002, and is reportedly currently working on a third album.-Members:... /Venetian Snares Venetian Snares Venetian Snares is the main performing alias of Canadian electronic musician Aaron Funk .From Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Funk is known for making electronic music often in odd numbered time signatures... |
Podsjfkj Pojid Poa | 7" | 2003 |
| 2XH-007 | 2XH Vs HHR Vol. 1 | Where Is My Robotic Boot? | 2×CD | 2004 |
| 2XH-008 | Boris Boris (band) is a Japanese experimental rock band, known for often combining and switching between different music genres including drone metal, sludge metal, noise rock, psychedelic rock, ambient and pop... /Merzbow Merzbow is the main recording name of the Japanese noise musician , born in 1956. Since 1979 he has released in excess of 350 recordings.The name "Merzbow" comes from German artist Kurt Schwitters' artwork, "Merzbau”. This was chosen to reflect Akita's dada influence and junk art aesthetic... |
Walrus/Groon | 12" | 2007 |
| 2XH-009 | House of Low Culture | Live from The House of Low Temperature! | LP | 2004 |
| 2XH-010 | Everlovely Lightningheart | Cusp | CD | 2006 |
| 2XH-011 | Boris Boris (band) is a Japanese experimental rock band, known for often combining and switching between different music genres including drone metal, sludge metal, noise rock, psychedelic rock, ambient and pop... /Merzbow Merzbow is the main recording name of the Japanese noise musician , born in 1956. Since 1979 he has released in excess of 350 recordings.The name "Merzbow" comes from German artist Kurt Schwitters' artwork, "Merzbau”. This was chosen to reflect Akita's dada influence and junk art aesthetic... |
Sun Baked Snow Cave Sun Baked Snow Cave Sun Baked Snow Cave is a collaborative album between Merzbow and Japanese experimental doom band Boris, released on the Boston-based Hydra Head label in 2005.... |
CD | 2005 |
| 2XH-012 | Agoraphobic Nosebleed Agoraphobic Nosebleed Agoraphobic Nosebleed is a grindcore band formed in 1994 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Its line-up has changed often during the years, leaving the only permanent member Scott Hull , also a guitarist in Pig Destroyer... |
PCP Torpedo/ANbRX PCP Torpedo/ANbRX PCP Torpedo/ANbRX is a 2 CD set that contains the re-release of the long out of print PCP Torpedo 6". The second disc contains "remixes" of various songs from PCP Torpedo... |
CD | 2006 |
| 2XH-013 | Knut Knut (band) Knut is a sludge metal/post-hardcore band from Geneva, Switzerland that formed in 1994. Early material was put out on Snuff Records, which was run by Séverin and Mounir. They are currently signed to Hydra Head Records, which is owned and operated by Aaron Turner of Isis... |
Alter | CD | 2006 |
| 2XH-014 | Drawing Voices | Drawing Voices | CD | 2006 |
List of Tortuga Recordings releases
| Cat # | Artist | Title | Format | Year |
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| TR-.05 | Reach the Sky | Demo | ||
| TR-001 | The Gersch The Gersch The Gersch was founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1995, though their members now reside all across the United States in the cities of Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Chicago. They have been on extended hiatus since 1999.-Biography:... |
The Gersch | 7" | 1997 |
| TR-002 | Seven Day Curse | The Color Blood [demo] | ||
| TR-003 | Various artists | Metal is a Tough Business [compilation] | CD | |
| TR-004 | Seven Day Curse | After the Storm | CD | |
| TR-005 | Non Compos Mentis | The Rats Know Him | CD | 1999 |
| TR-006 | Scissorfight Scissorfight Scissorfight is an American four-piece band from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, fronted by singer/songwriter Ironlung. The band has a strong libertarian viewpoint and defines itself as "acid mountain rock".-Biography:... |
New Hampshire | CD | 1999 |
| TR-007 | Old Man Gloom Old Man Gloom Old Man Gloom is a sludge/doom metal/post-metal band originally formed in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, but now based in Massachusetts. The group, formed by Aaron Turner of Isis and Santos Montano, has now expanded to become a sort of supergroup in the Boston hardcore and metalcore scene.... |
Meditations in B Meditations in B -Track listing:All tracks written by Perez and Turner.# "Afraid Of" – 1:16# "Flood I" – 0:50# "Simian Alien Technology: Message Received" – 3:27# "Sonic Wave of Bees" – 1:22# "Sonar Enlightenment Program" – 5:43# "Rotten Primate" – 1:47... |
CD | 1999 |
| TR-008 | Isis Isis (band) Isis was a Los Angeles, California-based post-metal band, founded in Boston, Massachusetts, with a career spanning from 1997 to 2010... |
Sawblade | 12" | 2000 |
| TR-009 | Scissorfight Scissorfight Scissorfight is an American four-piece band from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, fronted by singer/songwriter Ironlung. The band has a strong libertarian viewpoint and defines itself as "acid mountain rock".-Biography:... |
Piscataqua | CD-EP | 2000 |
| TR-010 | Milligram Milligram (band) 2002-Compilation Appearances:2001* Music With Attitude: Volume 31Have contributed with track "Not Okay" - 4:012002* Sucking the 70sHave contributed with track "Rumblin' Man" a cover song of the band Cactus - 3:47-External links:***... |
Hello Motherfucker! EP | CD-EP | 2000 |
| TR-011 | 5ive | 5ive | LP/CD | 2001 |
| TR-012 | Roadsaw | Rawk and Roll | 2×LP | 2000 |
| TR-013 | Old Man Gloom Old Man Gloom Old Man Gloom is a sludge/doom metal/post-metal band originally formed in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, but now based in Massachusetts. The group, formed by Aaron Turner of Isis and Santos Montano, has now expanded to become a sort of supergroup in the Boston hardcore and metalcore scene.... |
Seminar II: The Holy Rites of Primitivism Regressionism Seminar II: The Holy Rites of Primitivism Regressionism Seminar II: The Holy Rites of Primitivism Regressionism is the second full-length album by Old Man Gloom.-Track listing:# "Brain Returns To Initial State" - 0:53# "Bells Dark Above Our Heads" - 4:11# "Branch Breaker" - 0:51... |
CD | 2001 |
| TR-014 | Old Man Gloom Old Man Gloom Old Man Gloom is a sludge/doom metal/post-metal band originally formed in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, but now based in Massachusetts. The group, formed by Aaron Turner of Isis and Santos Montano, has now expanded to become a sort of supergroup in the Boston hardcore and metalcore scene.... |
Seminar III: Zozobra Seminar III: Zozobra Seminar III: Zozobra is an album by Old Man Gloom, released in 2001 by Hydra Head Records imprint Tortuga Recordings.-Personnel:*Caleb Scofield – bass guitar and backing vocals*Santos Montano – drums*Luke Scarola – effects and Electronics... |
CD | 2001 |
| TR-015 | Isis Isis (band) Isis was a Los Angeles, California-based post-metal band, founded in Boston, Massachusetts, with a career spanning from 1997 to 2010... |
SGNL>05 SGNL 05 -Personnel:Band members* Jeff Caxide – bass guitar* Aaron Harris – drums* Michael Gallagher – guitar* Bryant Clifford Meyer – electronics* Aaron Turner – guitar, vocals, art and graphic constructionOther personnel... |
12" | 2001 |
| TR-016 | 5ive | The Telestic Disfracture | CD | 2001 |
| TR-017 | Milligram Milligram (band) 2002-Compilation Appearances:2001* Music With Attitude: Volume 31Have contributed with track "Not Okay" - 4:012002* Sucking the 70sHave contributed with track "Rumblin' Man" a cover song of the band Cactus - 3:47-External links:***... |
Black & White Rainbow | CD-EP | 2001 |
| TR-018 | Scissorfight Scissorfight Scissorfight is an American four-piece band from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, fronted by singer/songwriter Ironlung. The band has a strong libertarian viewpoint and defines itself as "acid mountain rock".-Biography:... |
American Cloven Hoof Blues | CD | 2002 |
| TR-019 | Scissorfight Scissorfight Scissorfight is an American four-piece band from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, fronted by singer/songwriter Ironlung. The band has a strong libertarian viewpoint and defines itself as "acid mountain rock".-Biography:... |
Mantrapping for Sport and Profit Mantrapping for Sport and Profit Mantrapping for Sport and Profit is the fourth album from the New Hampshire group Scissorfight.-Track listing:# "Acid for Blood" - 3:22# "New Hampshire's All Right If You Like Fighting - 3:00# "Rats U.S.A." - 2:38... |
CD | 2001 |
| TR-020 | Quitter | Untitled | CD-EP | |
| TR-021 | 5ive | The Hemophiliac Dream EP | CD-EP | 2003 |
| TR-022 | Scissorfight Scissorfight Scissorfight is an American four-piece band from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, fronted by singer/songwriter Ironlung. The band has a strong libertarian viewpoint and defines itself as "acid mountain rock".-Biography:... |
A Potential New Agent for Unconventional Warfare | CD-EP | 2002 |
| TR-023 | Old Man Gloom Old Man Gloom Old Man Gloom is a sludge/doom metal/post-metal band originally formed in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, but now based in Massachusetts. The group, formed by Aaron Turner of Isis and Santos Montano, has now expanded to become a sort of supergroup in the Boston hardcore and metalcore scene.... |
Christmas Christmas (Old Man Gloom album) Christmas is the fourth full-length album by Old Man Gloom, released in 2004 by Tortuga Recordings. Aaron Turner, owner of Hydra Head Records and former Isis guitarist and vocalist, described this album as “one of the most engaging projects I have been involved with both musically and visually”.-... |
CD | 2004 |
| TR-025 | Dukes of Nothing | War & Wine | CD-EP | 2003 |
| TR-026 | Scissorfight Scissorfight Scissorfight is an American four-piece band from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, fronted by singer/songwriter Ironlung. The band has a strong libertarian viewpoint and defines itself as "acid mountain rock".-Biography:... |
Deathchants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes Vol. 2 | CD-EP | 2001 |
| TR-027 | Old Man Gloom Old Man Gloom Old Man Gloom is a sludge/doom metal/post-metal band originally formed in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, but now based in Massachusetts. The group, formed by Aaron Turner of Isis and Santos Montano, has now expanded to become a sort of supergroup in the Boston hardcore and metalcore scene.... |
Christmas Eve I and II + 6 Christmas Eve I and II + 6 Christmas Eve I and II + 6 is an EP by post-metal band Old Man Gloom and was released on a 3" mini CD format.- Track listing :#"Christmas Eve Part I" – 7:08... |
CD-EP | 2003 |
| TR-028 | Tusk | Tree of No Return | CD | 2004 |
| TR-037 | 5ive | Hesperus | CD | 2008 |
| TR-074 | The Theory of Abstract Light | The Theory of Abstract Light | CD | 2002 |