HERO AND THE HORROR Premieres “On Fire” Video at Metal Insider

from Upcoming Album Old Ghosts

Dropping February 2nd via Salt of the Earth Records

Order “On Fire” (release date October 20, 2023) here:  https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/heroandthehorror/on-fire

We picked ‘On Fire’ as both the first single and opening track to our upcoming album Old Ghosts because we feel that this track represents the fire, urgency, and a single important emotion that this album presents. Although Old Ghosts encapsulates a wide array of musical styles and, in turn, a wide array of emotions, ‘On Fire’ is our opening statement of shedding a skin and awakening something new within.” – HERO AND THE HORROR

Watch “On Fire” exclusively at Metal Insider here:

https://metalinsider.net/video/video-premiere-hero-and-the-horror-on-fire

Previously released track “Another World” will also be included on the upcoming Old Ghosts album. The video for “Another World” was filmed in Western Massachusetts on location of the now abandoned, notoriously haunted, and condemned buildings that housed the controversial Belchertown State School for the Feeble-Minded in Massachusetts. The site has a reputation for being a hotbed of paranormal activity, most famously, reports of hearing phantom running sounds between dormitories believed to be the ghosts of two residents of the institution who were in love but, not having any basic human rights, were cruelly kept apart. The lyrics, ” I want to dig my dark grave next to yours and I will lie here forever with you. In another World… In this other World… This is our World,” honoring and befitting the grounds on which filming occurred. While discussing the band’s plan to film a video for “Another World”, Director, Josh DeForge pulled up some images of the Belchertown State School that he had shot previously. “Obviously we were familiar with the legendary site and were enamored with the it’s oddly beautiful, overgrown ruins. Although closed to the public, Josh was, remarkably, able to get permission from Belchertown officials to shoot there and we are extremely grateful to them as we could not imagine a more perfect setting for the video of “Another World,” says John “Slo” Maggard.

“Slo” recalls feeling “a sense of anxiousness, but also a sense of respect” and shares “For me, walking through there was both eerie and solemn. Of course the band was very excited to get the final shots of our video underway, but simultaneously I was getting a sense of what it was like for the residents and particularly a family member that resided there in his final days. Knowing the history this place held, the experience for me was surreal and heavy hearted.”

Watch “Another World” here:

HERO AND THE HORROR

Old Ghosts (release date February 2, 2024)

Pre-order album here:

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/heroandthehorror/old-ghosts-2

photo credit: Josh DeForge

Hailing from one of the country’s most prominent heavy rock and metalcore capitals, Massachusetts, are nu-grunge metalcore heavyweights, Hero and The Horror. The band formed as bassist John “Slo” Maggard exited a long musical hiatus from former international touring act, Unearth, and joined forces with hungry New England musicians, Phil Bonk (All My Sins, Once Beloved) and Sam Gaulin (Man of Velocity). In time, the newly formed group went on to add professional cover vocalist, Dean Dewey, and continued to grow organically, playing shows throughout the Northeast United States.

By the summer of 2019, Hero and The Horror released its debut EP “Chapter 1” via Hanging Moon Records, fledgling independent label of the band’s producer, Kia Eshghi. The band continued its organic rise until the onset of the Covid Pandemic set in and curbed performances. During this time, the band added its newest member, lead guitarist Michael Drost, to the fold.

With the addition of Michael Drost, the band hunkered down and began paving its new sound, writing nearly two dozen songs. As the pandemic restrictions lifted, the band once again got to playing live gigs and tested the new material across New England.

Hero and The Horror quickly began negotiations with Connecticut heavy metal rock label, Salt of the Earth Records, and agreed to sign on in early 2023. Selecting eleven tracks, the band got back to work with producers Kia Eshghi and Joel Stroetzel (Killswitch Engage) and laid the foundation for their upcoming full-length LP entitled Old Ghosts due out in early 2024.

To date, Hero and The Horror has shared the stage with notable acts Unearth, Tantric, Red, Saul, Living Wreckage, Death Ray Vision, Monochromatic Black, Dead By Wednesday, Saliva, Rubikon, Inverter, and many others. Following the release of Old Ghosts, Hero and The Horror will continue to pave its path and expand its reach wherever opportunities arise.

Hero and The Horror’s current music is available via Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Amazon Music, Google Music, Pandora, Napster, Facebook, Instagram, Bandcamp.com and Tidal.

Hero and The Horror is endorsed by Darkglass Electronics with additional endorsements pending. Hero and The Horror proudly plays Darkglass Electronics, Ernie Ball, Fender, DW, Sabian, Scorpion, Remo, Pork Pie, Caparison, Mesa Boogie, Peavey, ESP, EVH, Line6, D’Addario, Planet Waves, Godlyke, MXR, Keely, Shure, Boss, Horizon, Kemper, and PRS.

HERO AND THE HORROR is:

Dean Dewey – Vocals

Michael Drost – Lead Guitars

Phil Bonk – Guitars and Vocals

John “Slo” Maggard – Bass and Vocals

Sam Gaulin – Drums

HERO AND THE HORROR online:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heroandthehorrorband

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heroandthehorror/

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/hero-and-the-horror/1447065695

You Tube: Hero And The Horror – YouTube

TikTok : @heroandthehorror

Hero and The Horror Store: https://downrightmerchinc.com/collections/hero-and-the-horror

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ZhZq1b0utXiHeEL9EF2iA?si=2z3Ei7bjQKKjgvkUk2dlFg

Booking and all other inquiries: heroandthehorror@gmail.com

photo credit: Kelso Manzi