Today, Hells Headbangers announces the signing of Desolus. The first fruit of this union shall be the band’s highly anticipated debut album, System Shock, which should release through the label early next year. In lieu of this announcement, Desolus reveal the brand-new title track “System Shock,” which can be heard here:
Hailing from the Mid-Atlantic United States, Desolus formed in 2019 at the beginning of the pandemic. Inspired by Sodom, Kreator, and Dark Angel, Jimmy Frost (guitars and vocals) and Vivek Rangarajan (bass and vocals) wrote songs as an outlet for the feeling of what seemed to be the end of times. As time went by and the dust settled, they traveled north to Baltimore, where they recorded a series of demos with Sebastian Phillips (Exhumed / Noisem / Castle Freak). Phillips engineered and tracked drums on these demos in hopes to release it for the DMV (DC, Maryland, and Virginia) metal scene. While recording these songs, they met Travis Stone (percussion), a former member of Noisem and current member of Pig Destroyer and Misery Index. Stone heard the songs and was on board as soon as the first riff played. Soon after, he began rehearsing with the band day in and day out until they were ready to take their music to the streets. Desolus gained traction within the DMV music scene over the span of a few years and began traveling across the United States to spread their love of old-school thrash.
About Desolus‘ signing with Hells Headbangers for their imminent debut album, a statement from the band reads: “This joining of Desolus and Hells Headbangers is something the Antichrist would dream of. We are massive fans of the HHR catalog and proud to be on the same label with Deathhammer and Nunslaughter. We are stoked to bring our form of thrash savagery to the ears of the metal underground!”
About Desolus‘ imminent debut album, System Shock consists of nine ripping songs featuring themes of horrors beyond this world, Satanic science fiction, and a dystopian future that is seemingly within arm’s reach. System Shock will reanimate the energy and aggression that came from bands in the ’80s such as Sodom, Kreator, and Dark Angel.
In the meantime, catch the band on their upcoming West Coast tour – dates below. For more info, consult the links further below.
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