Ik vind ze wel plezant, die jonge bands met een frisse verschijning als frontvrouw. Zo eentje die poeslief kan zingen en dan plots de strafste screams uit haar mooie keeltje tovert. Muzikaal niets nieuws onder de zon: modern metal met een lichte punkvibe en een leuk gitaarriedeltje. Iets om vrolijk van te worden. Beeld je in dat Avril Lavigne een beetje kwaad wordt, zoiets dus.
Pitch Black Sunset verschijnt op 14 april 2023 via Napalm Records.
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’Hit Me Where It Hurts’ is about hope and despair. Hope is able to move mountains. But what if the desired dream stays a dream? Then hope turns to prison. Intoxicated by a desire that never comes true, we reach the dead end, where the brain clearly sees the way out, but our heart won’t let us make the necessary steps. All that’s left is suffering.
This song is an invocation for the metaphorical punch to eliminate the last piece of false hope, the real culprit in such a situation.”
With almost a decade of existence, The Hellfreaks embrace the influence of modern metal, alternative, post-hardcore and punk to form their unmatched sound. Performing in almost every European country and gaining more awareness via their American tour in 2015, the well-experienced band from Budapest proves with their fifth album, Pitch Black Sunset, that they are more than ready to kickstart their next chapter!
Kicking off with vocalist Shakey Sue’s trademark sing-along-screams, “Old Tomorrows” raises the pulse with fast-paced punk mixed with groovy metal beats. Followed by the restless track “Chaos”, boisterous thrash lines meet pop-punk-infused metal before closing with a Tom Morello-worthy solo. The Hellfreaks stay true to themselves yet never become stagnant or pretentious – as tracks like “Weeping Willow” are driven by more modern metal interpretations and electronic interludes. With its fragile clean vocals and the eerie sounds of the guitar’s strings, the atmosphere of the song changes throughout before taking an unexpected turn into a hard-hitting core-hymn. "Body Bag" offers a total contrast - surfacing like a message in a bottle with its in-your-face, straight forward 2000s skate punk vibe that fans of the genre have always wished for. The Hellfreaks showcase the individual musical expertise of its members when chunky riffs merge with strong beats and highly aggressive shouts, while bittersweet vocal lines call out for a feelgood song.
The Hellfreaks are:
Zsuzsa “Shakey Sue“ Radnóti - Vocals
József “Jozzy“ Takács - Guitar
Gabi Domján - Bass
Béla Budai - Drums
