H3llb3nt
{{Short description|Electro-industrial group}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = H3llb3nt
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| origin =
| genre = Electro-industrial
| years_active = 1995–2001
| label = Fifth Colvmn, Invisible, Re-Constriction
| associated_acts = 16Volt, Chemlab, haloblack, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Pigface, Progrex.iv
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| past_members = Bryan Barton
Charles Levi
Jared Louche
Jordan Nogood
Eric Powell
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H3llb3nt were an electro-industrial supergroup formed in 1995. The original line-up band consisted of Bryan Barton (of haloblack), Charles Levi (of Pigface), Jared Louche (of Chemlab), Jordan Nogood and Eric Powell (of 16Volt). They released three full length albums: 0.01 (1996), Helium (1998), Hardcore Vanilla (2001)
History
H3llb3nt was formed in San Francisco by Bryan Barton, Charles Levi, Jared Louche, Jordan Nogood and Eric Powell. The idea came about when Powell and Barton were touring with their bands, 16Volt and haloblack respectively, and decided on collaborating on an electronic music project that and had less emphasis on guitars.{{cite journal|last=Jester |url=http://www.sonic-boom.com/interview/haloblack.interview.html |title=Interview with Haloblack |journal=Sonic Boom |date=January 24, 1997 |volume=5 |issue=1 |access-date=October 25, 2016}} Their debut studio album, titled 0.01, was released by Fifth Colvmn Records on February 20, 1996.{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=mw0000182516|pure_url=yes}}|title=Hellbent: Hellbent > Overview |website=Allmusic |access-date=October 25, 2016}} Sonic Boom called 0.01 an "exquisitely tuned finite element state machine which hums along with a groove all of its own" and only criticized the album for being too short.{{cite journal|first=Chris |last=Christian |url=http://www.sonic-boom.com/review/hellbent-1.html |title=H3llb3nt: 0.01 |journal=Sonic Boom |date=March 1996 |volume=4 |issue=2 |access-date=October 25, 2016}} They followed up that album with 1998's Helium, released by Re-Constriction Records on February 16.{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=mw0001119542|pure_url=yes}}|title=Hellbent: Helium > Overview |website=Allmusic |access-date=October 25, 2016}}{{cite journal |first=David |last=Avery |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9uYwm-dwInwC&pg=PA28 |title=Hellbent: Helium |journal=CMJ |publisher=CMJ Network, Inc. |date=February 8, 1999 |volume=57 |issue=604 |pages=28 |access-date=October 25, 2016}} Their third album Hardcore Vanilla was released by Invisible on February 6, 2001.{{cite web |first=Jim |last=Harper |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=mw0000117375|pure_url=yes}}|title=Hellbent: Hardcore Vanilla > Review |website=Allmusic |access-date=October 25, 2016}} The compilation Regurgitator followed on May 29 of that year.{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=mw0000587985|pure_url=yes}}|title=Hellbent: Regurgitator > Overview |website=Allmusic |access-date=October 25, 2016}}
Discography
{{main|Jared Louche discography}}
Studio albums
- 0.01 (Fifth Colvmn, 1996)
- Helium (Re-Constriction, 1998)
- Hardcore Vanilla (Invisible, 2001)
Compilations
- Regurgitator (Invisible, 2001)
References
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External links
- [https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/111402191 H3llb3nt] at iTunes
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Category:Musical groups established in 1995
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2001
Category:Electro-industrial music groups
Category:Fifth Colvmn Records artists