Hidden Gems & Guilty Pleasures: Vhol (USA)
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Vhol (Progressive Thrash/Black/Heavy Metal/Crust // USA)
Vhol is a side project by members of Hammers Of Misfortune, Agalloch, YOB and Amber Asylum.
When their debut album was released in 2013, the self-titled effort was a surprise to many who didn’t expect what Vhol would initially sound like considering it was a new band initially brought up as an idea between two ex-Ludicra members who wanted to make music together again, namely John Cobbett (Hammers Of Misfortune) and Aesop Dekker (ex-Agalloch). What would then shape into something more expansive with the addition of bassist Sigrid Sheie (also of Hammers Of Misfortune/Amber Asylum) and the addition of YOB mastermind Mike Scheidt to handle the vocals, Vhol would be a new musical group where each member would experience something new with creating music while at the same time re-discovering their old school metal roots.
With their second album »Deeper Than Sky«, Vhol have created something totally next level from their debut on pretty much every level and have taken it even further and more in the outer-realms of sonic exploration within the paradigm of old school speed metal. With each musician pushing themselves even more with »Deeper Than Sky«, especially the vocal performance of Mike Scheidt who is known as one of metal’s best vocalists today and delivers his best vocal performance to date on the latest Vhol album. »Deeper Than Sky« was released in October 2015 via Profound Lore Records.
Courtesy of Profound Lore Records
Photo by Craig McGillivray
Discography:
• »Vhöl« LP (Profound Lore Records, 2013)
• »Deeper Than Sky« LP (Profound Lore Records, 2015)
• »Dispatch« Single (Williams Street Records, 2016)
Vhol is:
Mike Scheidt – Vocals
John Cobbett – Guitars
Sigrid Sheie – Bass
Aesop Dekker – Drums
FFO: Voivod, Hammers Of Misfortune, Celtic Frost, Ludicra, Vektor, Darkthrone, Mercyful Fate, Krallice, Dawnbringer, Occultist
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well