
Hooded Menace are a death/doom band formed in Joensuu, Finland in 2007 by Lasse Pyykkö (also known from the cult Finnish death metal band Phlegethon).
Very much influenced by the 80´s Candlemass, early Cathedral and Paradise Lost, Autopsy, Asphyx and Winter, the band wanted to play really doom-laden death metal that combined crushing and somber riffs with a hint of melody. Many of their lyrics are inspired by the classic 1970s Spanish horror series The Blind Dead that included the films "Tombs of the Blind Dead", "Return of the Evil Dead", "Horror of the Zombies", and "Night of the Seagulls".
In 2007 Hooded Menace recorded a 2-song demo titled "The Eyeless Horde" and the following year the demo was pressed on 7" by Doomentia Records.
The band unleashed their debut album "Fulfill the Curse" in 2008 on Razorback Records with Doomentia handling the LP version. Doomentia also reissued the album on CD in 2010.
After "Fulfill the Curse" the band signed to Profound Lore to release the much acclaimed second full-length "Never Cross the Dead" in 2010. Once again, Doomentia took care of the vinyl version.
Decibel Magazine listed "Never Cross the Dead" on their Top 100 Doom Metal Albums of All Time -list as well as Top 30 Finnish Metal Albums of All Time -list. The group got a new record deal with Relapse Records and went on releasing two albums on the label; "Effigies on Evil" in 2012 and "Darkness Drips Forth" in 2015.
Hooded Menace have also released several vinyl splits (with Asphyx and Coffins to name a few) and EP´s, most of them via Doomentia Records. They have toured Europe and the US, opened for legendary bands such as Candlemass and Saint Vitus, and played festivals like Roadburn, Hellfest, Maryland Deathfest, California Deathfest, Netherlands Deathfest, Tuska, Party.San Open Air, Obscene Extreme and many more.
2016 saw the band signing to Season of Mist who released "Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed" in early 2018.
DISCOGRAPHY:
"Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed"
CD/LP/CASSETTE/DIGITAL
Season of Mist 2018
Hooded Menace/Algoma Split
12" EP Doomentia 2017
"Darkness Drips Forth"
CD/LP/Digital
Relapse 2015
"Gloom Immemorial" Compilation
CD/Digital Doomentia 2014
CD BOX Doomentia 2015
Hooded Menace/Loss Split
"A View from the Rope"
12" EP Doomentia 2014
"Labyrinth of Carrion Breeze"
12"EP Doomentia 2014
"Effigies of Evil"
CD/2LP/Digital
Relapse 2012
"Necrotic Monuments"
7"EP Relapse 2012
Hooded Menace/Horse Latitudes Split
12"EP Doomentia 2012
Hooded Menace/Ilsa Split
12"EP Contagion Releasing 2011
Hooded Menace/Asphyx Split
7"EP Doomentia 2011
Hooded Menace/Coffins Split
7"EP Doomentia 2010
"Never Cross The Dead"
CD Profound Lore 2010
2LP Doomentia 2010
Hooded Menace/Anima Morte Split
7"EP Doomentia 2010
"Fulfill The Curse"
CD Razorback 2008
2LP Doomentia 2008
CD Doomentia 2010
"The Eyeless Horde"
7"EP Doomentia 2008
"The Eyeless Horde" Demo
CD-R Self-Released 2007
TAPE Witchhammer Productions 2008
TAPE Rusty Crowbar 2011
PAST GIGS:
2018 Sep - Kill-Town Death Fest/Gloomy Sunday Fulfill the Curse 10 year anniversary show at Pumpehuset Copenhagen Denmark
2018 Aug - Fulfill the Curse 10 year anniversary show w/ Corpsessed and Caskets Open at Elmun Baari Helsinki Finland
2018 Jun - w/ Witchsorrow and Coltsblood at The Black Heart London UK
2018 Jun - Death Over Drachten at Udina Drachten The Netherlands
2018 Jun - w/ Into Coffin and Graveyard Ghoul at Helvete Oberhausen Germany
2018 Apr - North of the Wall Festival at The Garage Glasgow UK
2018 Apr - Roadburn Festival at Cul de Sac Tilburg The Netherlands
2018 Apr - Roadburn Festival Fulfill the Curse 10 year anniversary show at 013 Tilburg The Netherlands
2018 Mar - w/ Electric Wizard and Tombstoned at The Circus Helsinki Finland
2018 Feb- Record Release Show w/ Krypts at Kuudes Linja Helsinki Finland
2017 Mar - Doom Over Brixia at Circolo Colony Brescia Italy
2017 Mar - Netherlands Deathfest at 013 Tilburg The Netherlands
2017 Feb - Ritual Dreadfest at Temple of Boom Leeds UK
2016 Oct - w/ Demilich and Vastum at The Red Room Vancouver Canada
2016 Oct - w/ Demilich and Vastum at Highline Seattle USA
2016 Oct - w/ Demilich and Vastum at The Raven Portland USA
2016 Oct - w/ Demilich and Vastum at Elbo Room San Francisco USA
2016 Oct - w/ Demilich and Vastum at Complex Los Angeles USA
2016 Oct - w/ Demilich and Vastum at The Merrow San Diego USA
2016 Oct - California Deathfest Oakland USA
2016 Jun - Ruttokäräjät Vol.5 at La Barre Joensuu Finland
2016 Mar - Doom Over London at the Dome London UK
2016 Feb - Blackened Gatherings II at Glazart Paris France
2015 Dec - Eindhoven Metal Meeting Eindhoven The Netherlands
2015 Dec - w/ Mourning Beloveth, Shores of Null and Calliophis at Bandhaus Leipzig Germany
2015 Dec - w/ Mourning Beloveth and Shores of Null at Ciemna Strona Miasta Wroclaw Poland
2015 Dec - w/ Mourning Beloveth and Shores of Null at Modrá Vopice Prague Czech Republic
2015 Dec - w/ Mourning Beloveth and Shores of Null at Club Gromka Llubljana Slovenia
2015 Dec - w/ Mourning Beloveth, Shores of Null, Fuoco Fatuo and Messa at Titty Twister Parma Italy
2015 Dec - w/ Mourning Beloveth and Shores of Null at Coq d'Or Olten Switzerland
2015 Dec - w/ Mourning Beloveth, Shores of Null, Ophis and Cross Vault at Crash Freiburg Germany
2015 Dec - w/ Mourning Beloveth, Shores of Null and Ophis at Helvete Oberhausen Germany
2015 Dec - w/ Mourning Beloveth, Shores of Null and Cryptic Brood at Hafenklang Hamburg Germany
2015 Oct - Turun Kuolema at Logomo Turku Finland
2015 Aug - Jalometalli Festival Oulu Finland
2015 May - Heavy Days in Doomtown Copenhagen Denmark
2014 Nov - w/ Dragged Into Sunlight, The Wounded Kings, Uncoffined, Resurgency, Decrepid at The Dome London UK
2014 May - w/ Beast Within, Oath at Katacombes Montreal Canada
2014 May - Maryland Deathfest Baltimore USA
2014 May - w/ Haethen, Decap Attak, Buzzherd at Kung Fu Necktie Philadelphia USA
2013 Dec - Eindhoven Metal Meeting Eindhoven The Netherlands
2013 Oct - Metalheim Festival Helsinki Finland
2013 Aug - Party.San Metal Open Air Schlotheim Germany
2013 Jul - w/ Graveyard, Dehuman Reign at Koma-F Berlin Germany
2013 Jul - w/ Graveyard at Helmeim Leipzig Germany
2013 Jul - Obscene Extreme Festival Trutnov Czech Republic
2013 Jun - Hellfest Clisson France
2013 May - Kuritushuone XVII w/ Herem at Club PRKL Helsinki Finland
2013 Apr - w/ Serpent Omega at Debaser Slussen Stockholm Sweden
2013 Apr - Klubb Cronös w/ Undergang at Debaser Malmö Sweden
2012 Nov - Summon The Dead Madridfest Madrid Spain
2012 Sep - Kill-Town Death Fest Copenhagen Denmark
2012 Aug - Evil Eruption w/ Horse Latitudes, Lurk at Lepakkomies Helsinki Finland
2012 Aug - Jalometalli Festival After Party w/ Wolfshead at Nuclear Nightclub Oulu Finland
2012 July - w/ Weedeater at Kuudes Linja Helsinki Finland
2012 May - w/ Coffins, Solothus at Club PRKL Helsinki Finland
2012 May - w/ Coffins, Solothus at Nuclear Nightclub Oulu Finland
2011 Aug - w/ Saint Vitus, Horse Latitudes, Swallowed at Nosturi Helsinki Finland
2011 Jul - Tuska Festival Helsinki Finland
2011 Jul - Ilosaarirock Festival Joensuu Finland
2011 Jun - Doom in June Las Vegas USA
2011 Jun - Chaos in Tejas Austin USA
2011 May - w/ Ilsa, Anhedonist, Negative Plane at Union Pool New York USA
2011 May - w/ Ilsa, Anhedonist, Oak, High Priest at Blockley Pourhouse Philadelphia USA
2011 May - Maryland Deathfest Baltimore USA
2011 Apr - w/ Ramesses, Eibon at Espace B Paris France
2011 Apr - Roadburn Festival at 013 Tilburg The Netherlands
2010 Nov - Dutch Doom Days IX Rotterdam The Netherlands
2010 Oct - Live Evil Fest at Underworld London UK
2010 Oct - Black Mass Ritual Fest III at Dante´s Highlight Helsinki Finland
CONTACT HOODED MENACE:
theeyelesshorde@gmail.com
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'Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed' (out Jan 26 via Season of Mist), now on pre-order here: http://smarturl.it/HoodedMenaceShop iTunes:http://bit.ly/HoodedMenaceiTunes
'Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed' (out Jan 26 via Season of Mist), now on pre-order here: http://smarturl.it/HoodedMenaceShop LHP: http://smarturl.it/HMEuroMerch Holy Mountain: https://holymountainprinting.myshopify.com/collections/hooded-menace
Albums
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The Eyeless Horde
- January 2007
- Self-Released
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Fulfill the Curse
- October 2008
- Razorback Records
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Hooded Menace - Anima Morte
- February 2010
- Doomentia Records
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Never Cross the Dead
- March 2010
- Profound Lore Records
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Coffins - Hooded Menace
- August 2010
- Doomentia Records
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Hooded Menace - Ilsa
- May 2011
- Contagion Releasing
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Asphyx - Hooded Menace
- May 2011
- Doomentia Records
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Hooded Menace - Horse Latitudes
- January 2012
- Doomentia Records
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Effigies of Evil
- September 2012
- Relapse Records
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A View from the Rope
- May 2014
- Doomentia Records
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Gloom Immemorial
- December 2014
- Doomentia Records
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Darkness Drips Forth
- October 2015
- Relapse Records