His Hero is Gone
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His Hero Is Gone was an influential crust punk
and sludge metal
band from Memphis
, Tennessee
. Formed in 1995 from members of Copout, Man With Gun 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
.
, Call The Police, Dimlaia, Warcry, Union of Uranus and more. The core of the band, consisting of Todd Burdette, Paul Burdette, and Yannick Lorrain, went on to form the hardcore punk
band Tragedy
. His Hero is Gone was characterized by heavily distorted "thick sounding" guitars and lyrics featuring social commentary, including anti-consumerism
. 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.
Crust punk
Crust punk is a form of music influenced by anarcho-punk, hardcore punk and extreme metal. The style, which evolved in the mid-1980s in England, often has songs with dark and pessimistic lyrics that linger on political and social ills...
and sludge metal
Sludge metal
Sludge metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that melds elements of doom metal and hardcore punk, and sometimes incorporates influences from southern rock, stoner rock and grunge. Sludge metal is typically abrasive; often featuring shouted vocals, heavily distorted instruments and sharply contrasting...
band from Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
. Formed in 1995 from members of Copout, Man With Gun 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
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
History
His Hero Is Gone released a total of 6 records. Simultaneously or afterwards band members played in the bands Deathreat, Severed Head of StateSevered Head of State
Severed Head of State is a hardcore punk band with members split between Austin, Texas & Portland, Oregon. Band members play in other bands such as World Burns To Death, J Church, Tragedy, Warcry, Defiance. Their lyrics usually focus on deep detestation of both human nature and the Christian belief...
, Call The Police, Dimlaia, Warcry, Union of Uranus and more. The core of the band, consisting of Todd Burdette, Paul Burdette, and Yannick Lorrain, went on to form the hardcore punk
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
band Tragedy
Tragedy (band)
Tragedy is a melodic crust punk band originally from Memphis, Tennessee and formed in 2000.-Members:*Todd Burdette - Guitar/Vocals - Also of Deathreat, Severed Head of State, Trauma and Warcry, Formerly of Copout, Rueben James, His Hero is Gone, Funeral and Call The Police*Yannick Lorrain - Guitar...
. His Hero is Gone was characterized by heavily distorted "thick sounding" guitars and lyrics featuring social commentary, including anti-consumerism
Anti-consumerism
Anti-consumerism refers to the socio-political movement against the equating of personal happiness with consumption and the purchase of material possessions...
. 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.
Members
- Todd Burdette-guitar, vocals - Also of TragedyTragedy (band)Tragedy is a melodic crust punk band originally from Memphis, Tennessee and formed in 2000.-Members:*Todd Burdette - Guitar/Vocals - Also of Deathreat, Severed Head of State, Trauma and Warcry, Formerly of Copout, Rueben James, His Hero is Gone, Funeral and Call The Police*Yannick Lorrain - Guitar...
, Deathreat, Severed Head of StateSevered Head of StateSevered Head of State is a hardcore punk band with members split between Austin, Texas & Portland, Oregon. Band members play in other bands such as World Burns To Death, J Church, Tragedy, Warcry, Defiance. Their lyrics usually focus on deep detestation of both human nature and the Christian belief...
and Warcry, Formerly of Copout and Call The Police - Carl Auge-bass, vocals - Also of Drain the Sky and formerly of Man With Gun Lives Here, Sob Story, Dimlaia, I Love a Parade
- Paul Burdette-drums - Also of TragedyTragedy (band)Tragedy is a melodic crust punk band originally from Memphis, Tennessee and formed in 2000.-Members:*Todd Burdette - Guitar/Vocals - Also of Deathreat, Severed Head of State, Trauma and Warcry, Formerly of Copout, Rueben James, His Hero is Gone, Funeral and Call The Police*Yannick Lorrain - Guitar...
, Deathreat and Criminal Damage, Formerly of Face Down and Call The Police - Yannick Lorrain-guitar - Also of TragedyTragedy (band)Tragedy is a melodic crust punk band originally from Memphis, Tennessee and formed in 2000.-Members:*Todd Burdette - Guitar/Vocals - Also of Deathreat, Severed Head of State, Trauma and Warcry, Formerly of Copout, Rueben James, His Hero is Gone, Funeral and Call The Police*Yannick Lorrain - Guitar...
, formerly of Union Of Uranus - Pat Davis-guitar, vocals - formerly of Sob Story
Discography
- Medicine of Thieves (1995) Cassette Demo on Partners on Crime
- The Dead of Night in Eight Movements (1996) 7" EP on Prank Records
- Fifteen Counts of Arson LP (1996) on Prank Records
- Monuments To Thieves LP (1997) on Prank Records
- Split E.P. 12" with Union Of Uranus (1998) on The Great American Steak ReligionThe Great American Steak ReligionThe Great American Steak Religion was an independent record label which released many notable hardcore records from the likes of Shotmaker, His Hero Is Gone, and Chokehold during the 1990s. Originally based in Ottawa at 5 Arlington Ave, Yannick moved to Quebec City and then Montreal, taking the...
- Fools Gold 7" (1998) on The Great American Steak ReligionThe Great American Steak ReligionThe Great American Steak Religion was an independent record label which released many notable hardcore records from the likes of Shotmaker, His Hero Is Gone, and Chokehold during the 1990s. Originally based in Ottawa at 5 Arlington Ave, Yannick moved to Quebec City and then Montreal, taking the...
- Fools Gold 7" (1998) European Pressing on Coalition Records
- The Plot Sickens LP (1998) on The Great American Steak ReligionThe Great American Steak ReligionThe Great American Steak Religion was an independent record label which released many notable hardcore records from the likes of Shotmaker, His Hero Is Gone, and Chokehold during the 1990s. Originally based in Ottawa at 5 Arlington Ave, Yannick moved to Quebec City and then Montreal, taking the...
- "Skinfeast" Track on Complacency compilation 7" (1997) on Tuttle Records
- "Disinformation Age" track on Cry Of Soul 7" Compilation (1998) on Crow Records, Japan
- "T-Minus Zero" Track on Fiesta Comes Alive compilation LP (1998) on Slap A Ham
External links
- Prank Records label that released their first two albums