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Sacramento, United States (2001 – present)

Hella began in 2001 in Sacramento, California as a two member band consisting of Zach Hill and Spencer Seim writing technically intricate music of a highly spastic nature. They play a blend of math rock, noise rock and avant-garde. On early albums, the band forged their classic sound, playing minimally arranged, abrasive instrumentals that still retain an idiosyncratic sense of melody.

In 2005, the band expanded their live band by adding Dan Elkan on vocals, rhythm guitar, and synth and Jonathan Hischke on bass guitar. In 2006, Hella’s line-up was expanded to include Hill’s cousin, Josh Hill (guitar), Spencer’s Advantage bandmate Carson McWhirter (bass) and Aaron Ross (Vocals).

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dithyramb555 wrote:
Saturday morning

tourr

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m0ph0 wrote:
13 days ago

fuck yeah, zopwyx! Homeboy is awesome!

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1226 wrote:
14 days ago

idiosyncratic sense of melody

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sleepingpill23 wrote:
14 days ago

V this is true

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Zopwx2 wrote:
17 days ago

devil rules too, hold just has the advantage of being their most straightfoward / clean in terms of listening and being amazed at how they do what they do with such a minimal set up. (2bros guitar+drums)

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TehMadCow wrote:
17 days ago

fuuuuuuck whens the new album

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sleepingpill23 wrote:
21 days ago

Yo Zopwx2, give Devil isn't Red a little credit. They took chops from hold your horse is and injected them into tighter structures. At least I think so. Or perhaps I may have just listened to HYHis a shit ton.

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closedmouth wrote:
27 days ago

homeboy EP is fucking epic

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BIGTUNA69 wrote:
November 2009

MATH

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Zopwx2 wrote:
November 2009

Hold is pretty much the one true math rock masterpiece, but I think their most underrated is still the Homeboy EP

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1nnervision wrote:
November 2009

Chirpin Hard is so underrated. Shame that Hold Your Horse Is gets all of the attention.

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GrahamSwenson wrote:
November 2009

All I want in my life right now is for the new Hella album to exist in my hands.

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GrahamSwenson wrote:
November 2009

got my copy of Concentration Face ... mostest amazingest tour-DVD everest madest!!! [2] Especially the ankle-spraining.

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aflyingnat wrote:
November 2009

i cant quit you

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kgullholmen wrote:
November 2009

early 2010 I think ...

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GilmoursAngst wrote:
November 2009

When's the new album come out?

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SchWarG wrote:
November 2009

crazy drumming

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isidrocaca wrote:
November 2009

ahhhhh

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kgullholmen wrote:
October 2009

and so does their music!

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makeshiftsilo wrote:
October 2009

hella's profile picture fucking owns [2]

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