His Hero Is Gone
His Hero Is Gone (often abbreviated HHIG) was an influential crust punk and… Read Full Bio ↴His Hero Is Gone (often abbreviated HHIG) was an influential crust punk and sludge metal band from Memphis, USA. Formed in 1995 from members of Copout, Man With Guns Lives Here and FaceDown. They disbanded in 1999, playing their last show in Memphis.
They toured the U.S. extensively several times, as well as Europe and Japan. They released a total of 6 records: Fifteen Counts of Arson and split EP with Union of Uranus (limited edition of 1,000), which was the last recording completed with original band member Pat Davis. Monuments to Thieves debut of new guitarist Yannick Lorraine formerly of Union of Uranus from Canada, The Plot Sickens, and two 7" EPs The Dead of Night in Eight Movements and Fool's Gold as well as a 1995 demo tape entitled Medicine of Thieves.
Simultaneously or afterwards band members played in the bands Deathreat, Call The Police, Dimlaia, Warcry, Union of Uranus and many more. The core of the band, Todd Burdette, Paul Burdette and Yannick Lorraine went on to form the neocrust band Tragedy.
His Hero is Gone was characterized by heavily distorted "thick sounding" guitars, unrelenting d-beat holocaust drumming, deep and piercing basslines and guttural-styled brutal vocals. Equal amounts hardcore and metal, their sludge influences and metallic infused sound added a then unseen dimension to crust punk, no one else was doing the same thing back in the late 90s.
An approach that placed them as one of the heaviest and key bands to what was the basis of the so called neocrust sub-genre, along with Wolfbrigade and From Ashes Rise; they were a pre-neocrust outfit.
They are also the originators of the iconic 'swarm of bees' riffing that is so permeated in the crust scene nowadays. They might as well, too, be the originators of the weird sound that is produced when tampering with a guitar's strings at the neck as some kind of extended and affected pick slide that is difficult to describe with words but gives a strange crumbling and disintegrating-like effect. Techniques Tragedy continued to utilise.
Even though they only existed for a few years, their sound proved to be very influential and may only be rivaled by Tragedy themselves. The band broke up allegedly in part due to a meltdown their bassist Carl Auge had on-stage, coupled with feelings of having no future at all in Memphis and tired of working minimum wage jobs in order to be able to afford their musical-related activities; 3/4 of the band left for Portland in search of a better prospect, a difficult decision that did end up paying off.
Additionally, footage of one of their last live performances sees them playing several future Tragedy songs with minor variations.
Carl was part of several other bands post-HHIG, namely Dimlaia, Drain the Sky and more recently Syndrømes but they remain very obscure. He also became a visual artist.
Their lyrics were crude and jaded in nature, featuring social commentary much of which include anti-consumerist and anti-technological themes, expressing inconformity with our current world. Nothing has changed since then, it only got worse and it is worrying their message still echoes over 20 years later. The band and related projects have remained under the radar of a mainstream audience by not promoting themselves via tools of mass communication such as websites or larger music labels.
They toured the U.S. extensively several times, as well as Europe and Japan. They released a total of 6 records: Fifteen Counts of Arson and split EP with Union of Uranus (limited edition of 1,000), which was the last recording completed with original band member Pat Davis. Monuments to Thieves debut of new guitarist Yannick Lorraine formerly of Union of Uranus from Canada, The Plot Sickens, and two 7" EPs The Dead of Night in Eight Movements and Fool's Gold as well as a 1995 demo tape entitled Medicine of Thieves.
Simultaneously or afterwards band members played in the bands Deathreat, Call The Police, Dimlaia, Warcry, Union of Uranus and many more. The core of the band, Todd Burdette, Paul Burdette and Yannick Lorraine went on to form the neocrust band Tragedy.
His Hero is Gone was characterized by heavily distorted "thick sounding" guitars, unrelenting d-beat holocaust drumming, deep and piercing basslines and guttural-styled brutal vocals. Equal amounts hardcore and metal, their sludge influences and metallic infused sound added a then unseen dimension to crust punk, no one else was doing the same thing back in the late 90s.
An approach that placed them as one of the heaviest and key bands to what was the basis of the so called neocrust sub-genre, along with Wolfbrigade and From Ashes Rise; they were a pre-neocrust outfit.
They are also the originators of the iconic 'swarm of bees' riffing that is so permeated in the crust scene nowadays. They might as well, too, be the originators of the weird sound that is produced when tampering with a guitar's strings at the neck as some kind of extended and affected pick slide that is difficult to describe with words but gives a strange crumbling and disintegrating-like effect. Techniques Tragedy continued to utilise.
Even though they only existed for a few years, their sound proved to be very influential and may only be rivaled by Tragedy themselves. The band broke up allegedly in part due to a meltdown their bassist Carl Auge had on-stage, coupled with feelings of having no future at all in Memphis and tired of working minimum wage jobs in order to be able to afford their musical-related activities; 3/4 of the band left for Portland in search of a better prospect, a difficult decision that did end up paying off.
Additionally, footage of one of their last live performances sees them playing several future Tragedy songs with minor variations.
Carl was part of several other bands post-HHIG, namely Dimlaia, Drain the Sky and more recently Syndrømes but they remain very obscure. He also became a visual artist.
Their lyrics were crude and jaded in nature, featuring social commentary much of which include anti-consumerist and anti-technological themes, expressing inconformity with our current world. Nothing has changed since then, it only got worse and it is worrying their message still echoes over 20 years later. The band and related projects have remained under the radar of a mainstream audience by not promoting themselves via tools of mass communication such as websites or larger music labels.
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His Hero Is Gone Lyrics
'Leash Jaws of greed shine of green salivate Force feed until…
...and We Burn Suffocate on self-taught hate Impending fate the funeralpyre…
Abandoned Abandoned, life easily forgotten. Happiness, you sold it. Yo…
And We Burn Suffocate on self-taught hate Impending fate the funeralpyre…
Automation When will the madness end? Surrounded by robots consumed…
Becoming Soil Wasting away A life spent boiled by Fear and Death…
Carry On Poverty stricken fingers reach to grasp hopes slipping Thro…
Cavities Stone temple statue slays peace in open ruin while tales Of…
Chain of Command Who holds the gun to your head & makes you…
Concrete Cage The city skies breathe blackened death Unto what little li…
Disease of Ease We've all been inflicted with the disease of ease Comfort…
Epidemic Conquered lands will soon forget The human cancer that inf…
Friendly Fire Shake hands with the bastards that We hate in agreement…
Good Samaritan Bloodstained sheets, doctors at my feet Hospital windows p…
Hand That Feeds Where (what we learn) comes From is the true HORROR…
Headcount In the dead of night they come to STEAL your…
Hinges Their success hinges on our willingness to succumb To parti…
Internally Bleeding We hang our heads in defeat we Have extinguished all…
Leash Jaws of greed shine of green salivate Force feed until…
Like Weeds Their words whisper lightly Into newborn, virgin ears "Our t…
Marry and Reproduce Born and bred to beak and breed SELFISH FUCKS continue…
Monument To Thieves Statues built for bastards monuments to thieves who carved T…
Monuments to Thieves Statues built for bastards monuments to thieves who carved …
Of Thieves They built the telescope so only they could see. Painted it…
Paranoia Secured Do we feel safe yet? With house alarms & car alarms…
Professional Mindfuckers Psychological terror-diagnosis : Schizophrenic Another c…
Scalor Your spineless heart corrodes in decay Your fist of power e…
Scare Tactic Full pressure fear forced interrogation Dealers in blood p…
Sin & Vice With halos proudly displayed our inner selves wear a Guilt…
Sound the Alarm The fabric is coming apart at the seams The gears…
Stacks Heavy with greed overweight undermined & overdone The way …
Sterile Fortress The rich have built a fortress around the city complete…
The Mess Locked Boarded up. Inside & forgotten the rotting Remain…
The Unwanted Child Forced in the unwanted despair choked up on the Familiarit…
Thieves They built the telescope so only they could see. Painted it…
Under Watchful Eyes Hypnotic voices lull us to sleep, under watchful eyes We…
Unleash Burst of anger, pent-up rage Emotions forced into an invisib…
Unvisited Grave Trust... what is trust a half Breathing carcass lies bleed…
Voluntary Amputation They dont even have to break down our doors blindfolded…