Full of Hell

Full of Hell, the grindcore titans hailing from Ocean City, Maryland, and Central Pennsylvania, exploded onto the scene in 2009. Initially releasing music through A389 Recordings and Profound Lore Records, they've since ascended to become a Relapse Records powerhouse. Their ferocious discography boasts six full-length albums: Roots of Earth Are Consuming My Home (2011), Rudiments of Mutilation (2013), Trumpeting Ecstasy (2017), Weeping Choir (2019), Garden of Burning Apparitions (2021), and Coagulated Bliss (2024). This impressive output is further augmented by a slew of EPs and split releases.

Their collaborative spirit is equally legendary. Full of Hell have unleashed five critically acclaimed collaborative albums, including the landmark 2014 pairing with Japanese noise artist Merzbow, Full of Hell & Merzbow. They've also teamed up with sludge metal behemoths the Body (One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache (2016) and Ascending a Mountain of Heavy Light (2017)), doom metal titans Primitive Man (Suffocating Hallucination, March 2023), and shoegaze innovators Nothing (When No Birds Sang, December 2023), showcasing their versatility and influence across multiple subgenres.

The band's history also includes a lineup change in 2015, with original bassist Brandon Brown departing and being replaced by Sam DiGristine of Jarhead Fertilizer (another project featuring Brown and drummer Dave Bland). Spencer Hazard maintains a straight edge lifestyle, while Bland is the band's only vegan member, reflecting the diverse personalities within this intensely focused collective. A notable release was the Amber Mote in the Black Vault EP (2016) via Bad Teeth Recordings, featuring a compelling cover of Melvins' "Oven," a testament to their eclectic influences and long-standing admiration for the grunge pioneers.