A unique, emotional and adrenaline pumping blend of old and new metal that will leave you bruised and begging for more.

8 MP3 Songs
METAL: Thrash/Speed Metal, METAL: Heavy Metal



Details:
H.M.P is Heavy Metal Poetry. A 4 Piece band of 19 and 20 year olds from the Snoqualmie Valley in Washington who are quickly becoming a top drawing Seattle metal act. The band started as Sophomores in High School back in 2002 but after their reputation for rowdy crowds and broken venues spread throughout the Snoqualmie Valley, they were forced to take their unique breed of old school heavy metal westward, to Seattle and Tacoma.

Bringing the Killer live show with them, They broke into the Seattle Metal scene in 2004 opening for Metal Church at Studio 7 in Seattle. The quartet has since shared the stage with such modern metal heavy hitters as Origin, Vader, Malevolent Creation, Dew Scented and Animosity, and have even begun headlining their own Seattle shows. The band has also recently played with Thrash legends EXODUS and Ozzfest 2006 act Full Blown Chaos on the Seattle stop of their U.S. tour.

In these few years, the band has grown to play at such nationally renowned Seattle venues as Studio 7, El Corazon, The Experience Music Project, The Premier and the Fenix Underground just to name a few and their Self financed and released album, âHeavy Metal Poetryâ, Released in March of â07 sold its first 500 copies locally in barely over 3 weeks. Songs from the album have already gained airplay on Seattleâs biggest rock radio station, 99.9 KISW and the boys were featured in an interview on air to promote the albums release which is making waves worldwide due to their steadily growing fan base via the internet and word of mouth.

With their musical prowess rivaled only by their energetic live show and unwavering determination, these four will stop at nothing to join the ranks of their influences at the top of the metal world, and, from the looks of things, that vision may be just around the corner.


HMP is....
Alex Rasmussen- Vocals, Lead Guitar
Pete Yore- Bass, Backing Vocals
Jesse Rice- Guitar
Justin Hilkey- Drums