The sounds of hell smolder, the sounds of hell burn, and then the sounds of hell consume you. On their long-awaited debut album The Sounds of Hell, the NSW/ACT based death metal/hardcore group Honest Crooks stand tall as a fully realised band. The pure rage on display is as subtle as a sledgehammer swung from the rooftops, while a deep pain bleeds through every impact. The result of soldiering on through several years of lineup rotations and perseverance over less-than-ideal circumstances, the album sees their sound dig deeper into dark melody than ever before, displaying a perhaps surprisingly deft handle on a style that began as something much more straight forward and ignorant. 

With their style honed through national tours with such American greats as Harm’s Way, Xibalba and Kublai Khan and Australian peers like Alpha Wolf and Justice For The Damned, The Sounds of Hell  will be unleashed across the mortal realm on February 10, 2023 via EVP Recordings (Psycroptic, Disentomb, Zeolite) before they march across the east coast with Japanese death/doom/hardcore band Kruelty.

Thursday 16 Feb - Vinnie’s Dive Bar, Gold Coast

Friday 17 Feb - The Tomcat, Brisbane

Saturday 18 Feb - Newcastle Hotel, Newcastle

Sunday 19 Feb - The Factory Floor, Sydney

Wednesday 22 Feb - The Basement, Canberra

Friday 24 Feb - Workers Club, Melbourne

Saturday 25 Feb - Crown & Anchor, Adelaide

HONEST CROOKS /// CROWN & ANCHOR /// FEBRUARY 25 2023