Dead Hand

Formed in 2012 near Macon, Georgia, DEAD HAND hit the ground running by teaming up for a split 7” with Philly shredders Repellers in Jan 2014 on Divine Mother Recordings. Mastered by Dan Randall of Mammoth Sound (Ash Borer, Noothgrush, Unearthly Trance), the split’s first pressing sold out quickly and garnered stellar reviews including a nod of approval from Maximum Rocknroll as “an interesting slab of sludge with some sorta Neurosis-y breaks and riff repetitions.” An EP followed in July 2014 and regional touring filled up the remainder of the year. 

In June 2015, DEAD HAND released their first full-length, Storm of Demiurge, on Divine Mother Recordings in the USA and Third I Rex in Europe. The Burning Beard included the album on their "Top 20 of 2015" saying: "It's a smooth and well-constructed romp into the subterranean sludge which forms most of the album, and with it, DEAD HAND quickly establish their fondness for unearthing new facets of each song with a natural-feeling flow to the changes." The group subsequently entered LedBelly Sound Studio with Matt Washburn (Mastodon, Norma Jean, Leechmilk) for a split 7” with Miami sludge trio Shroud Eater on Southern Druid Records in Nov 2016.

A second full-length, Reborn of Dead Light, was released in Sep 2018 following the departures of drummer J.R. Morrison and cofounder guitarist Matt Mills. Craig Harper filled the drumming position and the band continued on as a 4 piece. The Burning Beard once again lauded the group’s efforts: "Now they're back with their second album, and that genre-bending approach has even more refinement to its handling, with the band melding those two main styles while swirling in a number of others, and keeping the pacing, energy, momentum, and technical aspects all handled with excellent care."

After a successful tour, the band hit LedBelly Sound Studio once again with Matt Washburn to record a track for a split with fellow GA buds Machinist!, to be released via Nefarious Industries in late 2020.