‘Hellfighter’ Metal From Northern England

Hellfighter

Hellfighter’s origins can be traced back to UK Metal band Xentrix, who were at the forefront of the European thrash metal scene in the 1990s. They released five albums and toured Europe extensively with bands such as Testament, Sabbat and Tankard, receiving widespread critical acclaim. They are now acknowledged as one of the foremost British exponents of the Thrash Metal genre.

After a period spent working on different projects ex-Xentrix members, Kristian Havard (guitar), Den Gasser (drums) and Simon Gordon (vocals) reformed in 2007, recruiting Pete Stone (ex Kill II This) and bassist Mel Gasser to complete the line up of Hellfighter. In 2008/9 the band played a number of UK shows, including the Bloodstock and Metalfest festivals as well as recording a demo, which is available for streaming on the band’s Myspace page here.

At the end of 2009 the band signed to Heavy Metal Records. The label, which celebrates its 30th year in 2010, has worked with artists like Accept, Diamond Head, Witchfinder General, Paul Di’Anno, Marshall Law and Biomechanical. Hellfighter is currently recording the debut album, ‘Damnation’s Wings,’ with a view to a release in spring or summer 2010 Hellfighter have made a number of very well received live appearances in the UK. The Hammerfest II festival is already confirmed for 2010 and the band is planning more festival appearances and a tour later in the year to promote the ‘Damnation’s Wings,’ album. The tracks on this page are taken from the Damnation’s Wings demo. …This is Metal from the black heart of northern England…

Listen to the quality demos of Hellfighter’s songs for their upcoming debut record at the bands myspace page.

Check out the video from Xentrix for the song ‘For Whose Advantage’ which aired on MTV below.