Hellnation


Hellnation was a hardcore punk band from Covington, Kentucky. The band was active from 1988 to 2010.
The band's sound has been described as thrashcore, powerviolence and grindcore. Hellnation's style was composed of quick guitar riffs, large amounts of distortion, and angry, often profane lyrics. Lyrical subjects included police brutality, consumerism, and the underground punk scene. They completed numerous tours of the United States, Japan, Brazil and Europe.
Originally, Albert Veith was the band's original bassist, however due to the group being unable to find a drummer he switched to the drums. Doug Long joined the group soon after as the bassist before leaving in 1999. Mark Estes was then asked to play bass. After Estes left, Long rejoined. They broke up in January 2010, having released numerous records, most of which were released through guitarist Ken Hansford's label Sound Pollution. Members of the band have since played in groups such as Erectile Dementia, Brody's Militia, and Jacked Up Zeros.
In early May of 2023, Albert Veith, drummer and lead vocalist of Hellnation, died after being hit by a car.

Band members

  • Albert Veith – drums, lead vocals
  • Ken Handsford – guitar, vocals
  • Doug Long – bass, vocals
  • Mark Estes – bass
  • Chris Dodge – bass

    Discography

Studio albums

  • Colonized LP
  • Control LP/CD
  • Your Chaos Days Are Numbered LP/CD
  • Fucked Up Mess LP/CD
  • Cheerleaders for Imperialism LP/CD
  • Dynamite Up Your Ass LP/CD

    Extended plays

  • People's Temple 7-inch
  • Suppression 7-inch
  • Aussie 7-inch
  • At War With Emo 5"
  • ''Thrash Or Die: Japanese Hardcore Covers EP''

    Splits

  • Hellnation/Real Reggae split 7-inch
  • Hellnation/CFUDL split 7-inch
  • Hellnation/Sink split 7-inch
  • Hellnation/Merda split 7-inch
  • Hellnation/Capitalist Casualties Split LP/CD

    Compilation albums

  • A Sound Like Shit CD
  • Thrashwave CD

    Compilation appearances

  • Bbblleeaauurrgghh 7-inch
  • Bloodless Unreality 7-inch
  • I Kill What I Eat CD
  • No Desire To Continue Living 10-inch
  • ABC's Of Punk LP+7"/CD
  • Tomorrow Will Be Worse 4×7″ box set
  • Fiesta Comes Alive LP/CD
  • Homeless Benefit 2×7″
  • Reality Vol. 3 LP/CD
  • Tomorrow Will Be Worse CD
  • All Punks Spending Drunk Night 7-inch