Hidden Gems & Guilty Pleasures: Hallucinator (USA)

Hallucinator (Death/Thrash/Black Metal // USA)

Portland, Oregon (originally from Oakland, California) based maniacs Hallucinator have devoted themselves to a rabid mix of first wave black metal, 80’s death metal and the most extreme thrash metal. Think of a rampaging mélange of Tormentor, Repulsion, Kreator, Morbid and Death. This should make any 80s extreme metal fan want to take the trip and Hallucinator will lead into the darkest corners of human consciousness.

Dying Victims Productions reissued Hallucinator’s 2020 debut album »Another Cruel Dimension« on June 30th, 2022 as an enhanced deluxe edition on CD format. This deluxe edition includes a full discography with »Another Cruel Dimension« as the center-piece, enhanced by their latest EP »Nightmare Idol« which came out in 2021 as well as their 2015 »Primeval Power« demo. A total of 22 songs with a playing time of 73 minutes! Are you strong enough to withstand the primeval nightmare which is »Another Cruel Dimension«?

Courtesy of Dying Victims Productions

Discography:
• »Primeval Power« (Demo, 2015)
• »Another Cruel Dimension« LP (Carbonized Records, 2020)
• »Nightmare Idol« (Demo, 2021)
• »Another Cruel Dimension (Deluxe Edition)« LP (Dying Victims Productions, 2022)

Hallucinator is:
Eric Stucke – Guitars, Vocals
Dave Rochman – Guitars
Trevor Hall – Bass
Jay August – Drums

FFO: Merciless, early Kreator, Sarcófago, Possessed, Death, Slaughter Lord, Deathhammer, Sabbat, Desaster

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