Metallica, Sevendust, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Queensreiche, Zepplin, Godsmack, Slayer and Anthrax; just to name a few.
All personal influences can be viewed on the Stone Devil Hill's website
www.stonedevilhill.com
It has been said that Stone Devil Hill is “a band on the rise”. Their performances have been hailed as “awesome in all areas.” Yet as five individual talents hailing from different influences, histories, and ideas, SDH members never fathomed a band which would become greater than any of them thought possible. Conceived in 2005 from the remains of former bands, the members of Stone Devil Hill remain five determined musicians seeking to push themselves and their band as far as it can go. The consensus of the group is that their previous endeavors may have been good, but this is the one that could make it.
With influences stemming from Motown to Death Metal; from Rock to Rap, and Blues, the newly forged band immediately went hard to work; honing their sound, writing new material and learning how each member fit into this new unit. The summer of 2006 yielded the answer with Stone Devil Hill’s first studio release “…for the fallen”. A collaborative effort, the time spent preparing and recording this album solidified the band members as a cohesive unit and revitalized their sense of direction, focus, and purpose. The eight songs selected for the album reveal that though Stone Devil Hill is a metal band, they are not to be labeled as a particular style of metal. Bold riffs combine with melody and harmony. Aggressive rhythms are offset by flowing vocals. Stone Devil Hill’s lyrics explore despair, strength, loss, anger, and rebirth. A blending of influences among the band members has wrought a blending of unique, straight up metal that has been long absent from the music scene. The songs are moving and real. Nothing seems unoriginal or watered down and nothing is left out, misplaced, or undone.
“…for the fallen” was introduced to eager friends and fans at the band’s April 2007 CD Release Party. The show’s success proved the band as a force to be reckoned with. Stone Devil Hill is here to make an impression and the energy that is put out there at every show reveals just that. As the band continues to share their music and grow their fan base they hope simply to live a shared, driven goal to be the best musical act they can be; to “shine like there’s no tomorrow” and “breathe like you’ll never breathe again”.
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