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A man singing into a microphone while another man plays a guitar
A man wearing sunglasses and a leather jacket is singing into a microphone.
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Hellbillys Blood Trilogy Vol. II CD Review

October 6, 2024
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*Originally written in 2004*


The Hellbillys have been raising hell and kicking ass across the bay area of California for well over a decade. Their latest release, entitled “Blood Trilogy Vol. II”, shows no sign of the band slowing their ferocious attempt to annihilate the world. This new disc comes to us courtesy of Split7Records, a little-known Psychobilly label that has been cranking out tons of great bands for the last year or two. This new disc features fourteen tracks that should satisfy the need for violence, speed and destruction that dwells within us all. Another interesting tidbit of information you may not know is that the Hellbillys are one of the first American Psychobilly bands!


“Blood Trilogy II” explodes right off the bat with the ferocious slap bass lines of “Take the Knife”. A speedy track that comes across more like Hardcore Punk! Which is always a good thing. Next up, we have “Grim Reaper”. The speed of the drumbeats and the lead breaks are phenomenal. In a weird and beautiful way, the band reminds me a lot of Samhain. And no, it’s not because they covered “All Murder” on their last album either, the music is just brutal and primal. Scary’s vocals throughout this disc are infallible, every line slips through his lips like that of a serpent’s tongue. If comic relief can be found on this cd, it’d surely be “Devil’s Dildo”. An old-school Punkabilly track with lyrics about the “Red Hot Poker”! “It’s Big, Red, Hard and Way Too Much to Hold”! On the next song, the band shifts gears and does a Blues-based, Boogie Woogie tinged hymn called “Slippin’ & Slidin”. Naturally, it’s about Murder. I mean what more could you want to slip and slide in, right? The guitar riff intro to “Roadhouse of The Damned” is packed with that swampy, muddy, crunch that I’ve come to associate with The Hellbillys. It does have more of a Metal flavor, the lead break here just screams Metal. “On The Slab” is a campy little ditty of Psychobilly euphoria. While the backbeat and rhythm can be repetitive at times, it’s still a ton of fun and Scary’s vocals are dead on!


I’ve got to tip my hat to The Hellbillys, they’ve created the perfect album. Every track is a life taker; high-speed Psychobilly played at maximum speed. I highly recommend this disc, just grab yourself a case of PBR and a coupla’ packs of Lucky Strikes and prepare to get blood-soaked with THE HELLBILLYS!

~Black Angel 

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