Hallux – S/T (2018)
For fans of Toxic Holocaust, Satan’s Wrath, Death, Celtic Frost
Release Date: Feb 23, 2018
Label: Self-Release
Album Title: Hallux
Publicist – Jon Asher – ashermedia(@)gmail.com
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“These guys are definitely extremists and love art when it’s blackened by the hands of evil. Impaled by the furious speed, this debut album is truly a beast and the future of Hallux looks evil.” – Absolute Underground Mag
“Hallux are a three-piece in the classic vein of Motorhead circa The Three Amigos line-up (Lemmy, Philthy Phil and Fast Eddie), and like the ‘Head, they keep their music lean and mean.” – Hellbound
“These guys make a high-octane, aggressive kind of thrash and blend it with plenty of influences from D-Beat, old school progressive death metal and more. The result is a self titled debut filled to the brim with fast riffs, high paced drumming and furious vocal screeches.” – Heavy Blog Is Heavy
““Yersinia Pestis”, a Thrashtacular anthem which is classy and expertly delivered. Similar to this is “Master Machine”, a dark aggressive ditty which wears its influences on its sleeve. Equally pleasing is the callous and frothing Heavy Metal of “Call of the Blackbird”, full of venom and a certain perverse joie de vivre.” – Metal Rules
“Hallux Shred Like MFICs On New Track, “Yersinia Pestis”” – Yell Magazine
“Black metal with a sludgy groove” – Ride The Tempo
Label: Self-Release
Album Title: Hallux
1. Exordium (1:29)
2. Herders of the Weak (3:30)
3. Yersinia Pestis (2:53)
4. Master Machine (2:58)
5. Call of The Blackbird (2:42)
6. In Apathy (3:39)
7. Shepherd Pig (3:14)
8. Lowest Common Dominator (2:42)
9. Chosen Enemy (3:01)
10. Absolved in Flames (2:06)
Album Length: 33:33
Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Hallux
• All songs written by: Hallux
• Produced by: Hallux and Kevin Grindon
• Mixed by: Kevin Grindon
• Mastered by: Joel Grind
• Album Artwork by: Craig Moston
• Member of SOCAN and ASCAP
• Canadian Content (MAPL)
• Album Band Line Up:
– Miles Morrison (Bass / Vox)
– Ian Demian-Pérez (Drums)
– Mike Paulson (Guitar / Vox)
2018 – “Hallux” Album
2015 – “Crud” Demo
Lord Dying, Wild Throne, Griever, Terrifier, Nylithia, Neck of the Woods, Saints of Death, Assimilation, Stab Twist Pull, XUL, WTCHDR, Hashteroid, M16, Mortillery, The Weir, Riftwalker, Waingro, Brass, Bushwhacker, Seer, Expain, Craters, Dead Ranch, Obsidian, Unbeheld, The Mountain Man, Evilosity, and many moreTour and Festivals:
2017 – Deathmas Festivus – Vancouver
2016 – Diecember Fest – Vancouver
2016 – Burgerfest – Vancouver
2015 – Diecember Fest – Vancouver
(L-R) Miles Morrison (Bass / Vox), Ian Demian-Pérez (Drums), Mike Paulson (Guitar / Vox) – Photo Credit: Amanda Bullick
HALLUX are a band, who, in the immortal words of Max Cavalera, have gone ‘back to the primitive.’ Like a volcano of toxic sludge, they have cracked the crust of conformity that envelopes the world, shedding molten light on the oppression and fear that surrounds us.
Inspired by Toxic Holocaust, Satan’s Wrath, S.O.D, Celtic Frost, and Power Trip, drummer Ian Demian-Pérez describes HALLUX’s sound as “encrusted anti-authoritarian deathened thrash!”, while their debut self-titled album, which includes ragers such as ‘Yersinia Pestis’, ‘Master Machine’, ‘Chosen Enemy’, ‘Absolved in Flames’, and ‘Herders of the Weak’, he describes as “a thrash album with influences that draw from Death, Black, Crossover and D-Beat, we are a band that deals with the deception, lies, and oppression enforced by the powers that be!”
Perez explains the meaning of his band’s intriguing name.
“Hallux means ‘big toe’ in Latin, and is representative of what keeps us human and connected to this realm. No matter how much a person tries to transcend spiritually, their big toe remains buried in the mud.”
HALLUX harks back to such classic three-piece bands as Motorhead.
“We decided to start a project focused on a straight-forward approach and aesthetic inspired by early extreme metal bands, with the classic three-piece line-up, and leaving behind anything other than the absolute necessity to pull it off.”
Like classic Sepultura, HALLUX have an uncompromising message.
“We hope it is received as a representation of our ideals by like-minded people…We want this album to incite feelings of disconformities and disdain by illustrating the corruption of all forms of authority.”
Live, HALLUX showcases their no-frills philosophy.
“We play tight and straight to the point sets, with little or no banter between songs and relentlessly playing song-after-song. We are not the kind of band that has gimmicks. We like to keep it simple and direct!”
HALLUX’s self-titled album was released on February 23, 2018 on Bandcamp, CD Baby and all major online retailers.
(Bio written Steve Earles)
