CHAOS TORNADO // Hella - The Things That People Do When They Think No Ones Looking // Reaction

[@rijntje73]

Hella as a two piece blew my mind. This album though, them as a full fledged band, takes it to another level. It's a shame they only made one album in this particular configuration, but I will keep spinning it and will never get bored of it. Zach hill will always be the ultimate idiosyncratic drum Lord, Spencer Seim will always be the ultimate technical guitar weirdo that complements his playing best, the extra pronounced bass melody lines just makes it all the more tasty and the singing is just so different and fluid too: like some kind of mad preacher. The lyrics are very thought provoking as well. This album is just a one of a kind spastic progressive trip with one tasty moment after another. A true stankface album which is super intricate but with so much great original winding melodic ideas and hooks to make it worthwhile for those that aren't easily impressed by technicality. So fun to sing along as well!

[@Lupine.]

I forgot they existed. lol

[@rijntje73]

@@Lupine. HOW!?! 🤯

[@Lupine.]

@@rijntje73 Just not my kind of music. I'm too picky about vocals. I had a friend who really liked them back in the day (a drummer, of course).

[@rijntje73]

@@Lupine. You're in luck then, because all of their others albums are instrumental! 😉 But yeah, I think Hella is probably close to not the entire world's cup of tea. 🍵 It's an acquired taste or you need a very specific musical disposition to appreciate it.

[@rafaelcamargossantos]

Zach Hill, the drummer is also the drummer in Death Grips! Just thought I would mention it, I love his style and versatility

[@catring_]

calling Zach just "the drummer" in Death Grips is a bit of an undersell haha

[@jonathanhenderson9422]

Love how these guys skirt that edge between complete chaotic nonsense and coherency. I think I said on the last listen they reminded me a bit of Behold... The Arctopus, but this does have a punkier TMV vibe. I think I liked the last track a bit better, but this one does indeed have some sick drum patterns.

[@HolySmokesTheSquire]

For the record, Hella opened for System of a Down along side The Mars Volta around 2005, this probably nudged this album out a little more in terms of sound. The album content itself in terms of song structure had existed in some capacity since Zach and Spencers first band, Legs on Earth, disbanded in 2000-2001, they wanted to revisit those ideas with more members which inherited a Volta-like sound.

[@travissiegfried636]

@@HolySmokesTheSquire Julian from legs said he made some of the riff parts that made it to this album

[@YuriRadavchuk]

I've been waiting for this particular album by Hella reacted to. And you are among the few who can appreciate it. The album is a bit more digestible cause it has they have song format.

[@JUJUJUNO]

It's funny you mention Mars Volta because Zach Hill, Hella's drummer, collaborated with Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala once for the El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodríguez-López' album Cryptomnesia! It's an insane, math-punk psychedelic ride that's less like listening to music and more like injecting it violently in your system, it's definitely more like this sound right here than TMV but it's also completely new and unique, I highly recommend.

[@rijntje73]

I will seek that one out, thank you for the recommendation!

[@JUJUJUNO]

@@rijntje73 you're welcome! I recommend going through everything involving Omar honestly, it's all very distinct from one another but it's worth it.

[@weirdfishes100]

I just posted a similar comment before reading yours! Cryptomnesia is one of the most wild, twisted, and oddly dark records I’ve experienced.

[@roddypiper7404]

Glad to see some Hella here. Math rock is largely ignored by reactors.

[@weirdfishes100]

Love this album. And my favorite band is The Mars Volta, so go figure! In fact, about when this record came out, Omar and Cedric teamed up with Zach Hill for an album called Cryptomnesia-I highly recommend you react to it. The songs “Puny Humans” or “Elderly Pair Beaten with Hammer” are wild. If you liked this song, I think you’d enjoy it. A lot of fans essentially consider it a “secret” Volta record.

[@mortalmannequin4091]

This is my favorite hella song glad it got recommended!

[@brainrotplague]

HELLA! Now we're talking!

[@UrBeat06]

I’ve been waiting for some math rock on this channel for a while

[@jcfarnham4634]

Believe me I suggest it whenever I can 😅

[@shryggur]

Man that's the track I didn't expect to hear from them! Reminded me of Goon Moon a lot. Exceptional

[@dotytanner]

He does the Bonham foot like a boss

[@ronaldmcdonald8168]

Wow, such an amazing reaction! You almost seem to get really emotional and vulnerable reacting to this song. I haven't really seen this in any other video of yours. I applaud you. And hella is the best! Zach hill is drum god!

[@rijntje73]

This wouldn't have happened a few years ago as Bryan said. His brain has been during his journey with this channel to see the beauty through the chaos and loudness without being overwhelmed!

[@barryjackson1838]

nice reaction. i've loved Hella since their 2nd album released. you might try "Biblical Violence" off their acoustic album.

[@brainrotplague]

You should see live recordings of Zach Hill playing these songs. It's wiiiild

[@rijntje73]

The Earth is flat and it's not round... it's upside down!

[@SpeedOfThought1111]

LEGENDARY album.

[@6ic6ic6ic]

Piglet when?

[@brainrotplague]

2nd this.

[@ronaldmcdonald8168]

Lisa has the best recommendations!❤

[@Ph4nt4sm4ge]

Consider giving "Tricot - Artsick" a shot. Melancholic/percussiony/mathy sound but they also have more upbeat songs, you might like it :)

[@progperljungman8218]

Awesome!

[@musiclover01ization]

Pretty interesting song. It was cool but the rhythm could feel hard to follow at times.

[@travissiegfried636]

I lived w a guy that bought Zach's first kit

[@travissiegfried636]

And wrote some riffs on this album

[@xayax7920]

HELLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAA

[@safakck485]

Sieges Even - Steps (1990) when?

[@travissiegfried636]

Ill watch this later.. but are you a Scorpio

[@CriticalReactions]

I'm not sure how to respond to that because I'm not into astrology nor am I a scorpio 😅

[@travissiegfried636]

@@CriticalReactions nice, I've been able to tell ppls zodiac sign based on physical features and tone of voice. You look like my Scorpio drummer buddy kinda.. was just curious. Still gonna check this out later. Check legs on earth. Zach's first band w Spencer and Julian. Used to live w Julian