Album Notes

Helliphant is the incestuous brainchild of many established Madison musicians who love and relish their silly, sardonic and sacrilegious take on hard and heavy rock 'n' roll. This heavy metal horror show blends a stylistic diversity and musical relevance with the rantings of the always crazed, always manic Deacon Dr. Jones. While the music is aggressive and layered, this band never dwells in serious discourse for long. There is too much fun in messing with sensibilities and challenging the sonic and lyrical ideals of their audience. From the classic rock of Deep Purple to the rhythmic ravings of Devo to the psychotic rantings of the Misfits, Helliphant grabs from their musical grab bag to deliver a taught and tantalizing straight up rock 'n' roll record. This is a brash, bold and biting sack of stony metallic goodness that will keep you coming back for more.