AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH Vocalist Looks Back On High School Choir Days - "It Definitely Contributed To The Younger Years Of Our Band's Career"
May 6, 2010, 14 years ago
According to an updated from AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH's promo department, vocalist, Nick Holland and guitarist, Kyle McIlmurray were part of the choir during their high school years. Kyle recounts those formative experiences:
"Nick and I were a part of high school choir -- honestly some of the best times of our lives. We were always known as the obnoxious metal guys who would always be the first to take their pants off and run around the room. Aside from that, we were looked up to as leaders from our underclassmen and actually developed a lot of incredible relationships with some very amazing people. Our choir instructor is basically the person who formed us as adults (or whatever little we may be). Choir definitely helped us as musicians with better music theory to rhythmic dictation, all the way to annunciation and lyricism. Nick and I were also theater geeks in high school.. We were in just about every musical. This honestly gave us the reputation of "the loud guys who play in the band" with a lot of our schoolmates. We basically gained a lot of support from our choir mates and classmates -- probably people who would never support the style of music to begin with. It definitely contributed to the younger years of our band's career, back when we were playing in a garage."And Hell Followed With are set to return to the road this spring alongside KNIGHTS OF THE ABYSS, BURNING THE MASSES and THOSE WHO LIE BENEATH as part of the 28 Days Latour. This tour features some of the most punishing deathcore acts around today and And Hell Followed With is excited to bring their brand of motor city slaughter to fans who will no doubt be extra ravenous with the bands on this bill. Here are the dates.
May
21 - Phoenix, Arizona - Old World Brewery22 - Newport Beach, California - Hogue Barmichael's
23 - Canoga Park, California - The Cobalt Cafe
24 - Oxnard, California - The Cabana Hall
25 - Orangevale, California - The Boardwalk
26 - Bend, Oregon - The Domino Room
27 - Portland, Oregon - The Satyricon
28 - Spokane, Washington - The Cretin Top
29 - Pocatello, Idaho - TBA
30 - Salt Lake City, Utah - Club Sound
June
1 - Denver, Colorado - Cervante's Other Side2 - Wichita, Kansas - The Oz Cafe
3 - Springfield, Missouri - TBA
4 - Harlan, Kentucky - Harlan National Guard Armory
5 - Columbus, Georgia - Gallery 13
6 - Loganville, Georgia - The Movement Venue
7 - Pensacola, Florida - American Legion Post 33
8 - Metairie, Louisiana - The High Ground
9 - Houston, Texas - The Warsaw
10 - McAllen, Texas - Nikki Rowe VFW
11 - San Antonio, Texas - The White Rabbit
12 - Dallas, Texas - Fat Daddy's
And Hell Followed With have inaugurated this great tour announcement by posting up a new song on their official MySpace page. The new track, 'Rotting Procession, can be heard here.
And Hell Followed With are releasing their Josh Wichman-produced Earache debut, Proprioception (featuring art by GODMACHINE) in North America on June 29th.