Hidden Gems & Guilty Pleasures: Hellsword (Slovenia)

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Hellsword (Blackened Speed Metal, Slovenia)

Hailing from the underground of Slovenian capital Ljubljana, infernal trio Hellsword rides on the first wave of black metal, brewed with high-speed rock’n’roll groove ala Motörhead and punk rock nihilism, which would even GG Allin made to dance out of his grave!

Hellsword had their first “real” gig more than 11 years ago, playing covers of black metal legends such as Venom, Bathory, Hellhammer etc. They are still hunting a record label and hoping they’ll finally manage to release their first full-length album in 2021. At the same time, the band is already working on some new material.

Discography:
»Blasphemy Unchained« (Demo, 2011)
»Die In Fire« on »Voices From Valhalla – A Tribute to Bathory« (Godreah Records, 2012)
»Sounding The Seventh Bell« (EP, 2014)

Band members:
Ironfist – Guitars, Vocals
Mike Manslaughter – Bass, Vocals
Mark Massakre – Drums

https://www.facebook.com/hellswordband/
https://www.instagram.com/hellswordlegions/
https://hellsword.bandcamp.com/

For fans of Venom, Bathory, Hellhammer, early Sodom, Midnight

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well