How Hells Headbangers got started, J-dawg gives his memories of HHR starting up. Nunslaughter

[@careful...Icarus]

The Hells Headbangers story needs to be told in every high school. Literally doing what you love and actually want to do will always pay off. Wow kids hard work and some forward thinking will get your slacker ass ahead. A honest,fair and professional business like HHR is becoming so rare. Keep it heavy,fast and evil brutha!!!!

[@fraserdawson2913]

hey you should get all your brothers together and do a video together and take a talk about your favorite genres of music of heavy metal my local record store orders from y'all sound exchange . Houston Texas freaking rule

[@robertg305]

Placed my first order in 2014. It's 2023 and I'm still placing orders!

[@seventybelow139]

Also, these inside stories are always a real good listen.

[@justinhorval8491]

hahaha will try to do more, thing is theres probably a boat load of them but since its like my normal day it all blurrs together and i think nothing of it till some how my memory gets spiked of the issue.

[@genepalubicki9665]

Great to see HHR back story/ beginnings! Need a new addition of Hells Headbash fest (IV).. excellent times at the previous editions... won't be too long, a few years maybe, and will be the 25th anniversary of label. Time rolls on!

[@glennocide9786]

Justin, thanks for introducing me to Nunslaughter. I checked them out, and I really like them already. They rule.

[@scottcarroll5905]

Great stuff J-Dawg....glad to be a part of the winning team! Best label around.

[@justinhorval8491]

Thanks brah, awesome to see a legend in the comments will do a Cianide video soon.

[@scottcarroll5905]

@@justinhorval8491 not so sure about the legend part but, right on Brah!😂

[@HialeahScience]

Met Jim when he booked Solstice and Koroidia in Ohio! Awesome guy!

[@chadholman4066]

Cool story man Hells Headbangers is a great label with lots of killer bands it's great to see a label with owners as passionate about the music as the fans are Comatose records is another killer label who really love the bands and albums that they are putting out great stuff man Horns Up

[@scottcochrane1900]

Great business story! I agree with you that if someone doesn't know metal music at all that they won't be a good fit for the business

[@rexor7590]

Really great origin story, I've never heard of a label forming like this but it's killer that this turned into a successful business. I started ordering from HH around 2004/2005, I had just graduated high school and started working my first jobs around that time and HH was always the best place to get merch. These days it's easy to find patches and shirts from the most obscure bands, but I remember the days when trying to find merch online from bands like Sodom and Sarcofago was not easy (you had to get lucky on ebay). I specifically remember one of the first orders I placed from HH was for a Toxic Holocaust patch and a Merciless shirt and remember seeing that old logo card you shared (or at least one that was very similar). Keep the HH stories coming!

[@BeyWizard321]

Yo Dawg..I look up to you brah brah....my angry metal head uncle I never had

[@inhumanityreborn4597]

Same ❤

[@asmjake5]

I was @ Jims house and I personally got it from him with the postcard. One of my best loyal friends. Justin is 100% right. Konya was a a unique soul for sure. Love the videos! Dale J.

[@thousandpound1994]

I love hearing stories like this. Would be a dream job, no doubt. I order from you guys all the time, and always check your m/w/f updates. Thanks for what you do.

[@andyzuleta5344]

Thanks for sharing the origin of hells headbangers. It has helped me grab some vinyls that I’ve been hunting for and it saves me some money of over seas shipping. This can help the new generation purchase these sick records and keep the underground alive.

[@under-one-flag]

You got yourself a new subsciber

[@BlackGrave]

Epic

[@giantgargantax3169]

still remember my first HHR order.Impaled Choice Cuts t shirt and Exhumed The Saw Is The Law t shirt back in 2003.great story on how you started it that young and made it into a sucsessfull living.made some tapes for Chase some 10+ years ago,and seeing em reaper pods from the wearhouse how young you were and none of you had the name Chase, i tought maybee you bought the label from a previous owner and continued it.so thanx for the story.you and your brothers have an awesome dedication for metal.shows anything is possible when you put your mind to it.

[@dennisjordan4952]

Holy shit that was awesome.for years i thought it was jim sadist and don of the deads label.

[@InfinityDsbm]

Awesome story, ive wanted to start a label but living in new zealand the internation shipping is way too much, and jist selling withing nz there isnt enough people to sell to

[@AUTOPSY666]

I used to sell the SPAWN OF SATAN split CD in my distro.

[@joeamputaror9854]

When I ordered from hells headbangers I would always order from your employee named GREG.

[@dinkins335]

I was actually about to ask about this exact subject, lol. It's nice to see when people can turn a passion project into a living.

[@brianh2415]

That was cool. Like you said, I’d like to hear each one of your stories and see how they compare. I know Reaper has mentioned some stuff in the past, but always up for good metal stories. Hopefully one day we can get another Headbash. The two I that I attended, were outstanding.

[@HeavyMetalGamerShow]

Awesome story. Really nice to hear the back story. I first heard of Hells Headbangers a long while back. I am definitely glad I did, good prices, great selection, granted my purchases have been far in between, but never had an issue so far, even with USPS, because they are j*ckoffs lol. One thing I really like about HH, the many bands I have discovered through the site, ranging from seeing their CD's, shirts, etc. So it would get me interested in looking the band up, seeing if I like them, etc. Granted I use sites like Metal Archives for that, but sometimes it's a crap shoot, because there is some garbage on there. But I have found a lot of quality bands like Midnight, Nunslaughter, Archgoat, and more. Then of course the Hellcast, that helped discover more bands as well. I think it was late 2020, I came across the band Root on your website, looked them up, great stuff. Matter of fact, I bought a HH shirt, a while back, one of the We Sold Our Souls shirt, and when they see they back of it, one time, a guy asked me why I am wearing a satan church shirt. I was confused, and said, this is a record label/distributor, and he goes "Oh, well it's evil." All I could do is laugh a little, because of his stupidity. But most of the time if someone sees it, they ask out of curiosity. It's pretty damn cool to hear how it started though, and how your brothers were involved.

[@scottmetal6664]

The Centvrian video was great, maybe showcase some more of your favorite bands and show shit from your personal collection?

[@Autumn_Reaper]

Cool to see what can come out of a couple of brothers trying to get their hands on some music in a smoother way. Are all brothers still involved?

[@syntheticlife690]

Cool shit man. Hey was Evil Incarnate the first regular full length LP you guys put out?

[@scottanic1smetaldungeon]

Great vid man…was always wondering about the beginnings of my absolute FAV Distro…but what sparks my curiosity is, how’d ya get Acid Witch and Midnight on the label?…them and Cursed Moon are my fav HHR Bands

[@p0wnn00b]

Was Reap Dawg too young, in the early days?

[@lifeeternal9823]

Centiniex is a pretty obscure reference fursure. I have the subconscious lobotomy album on cd. I think it’s a Russian bootleg, whatever. I’ve heard you say this story somewhat before on hellcast cool to hear the details. When did reap come into the picture? Isn’t he like 5 or so years younger than you?

[@seventybelow139]

Cool that you started uploading on your own channel. It's just good to see more metal channels by more 'real' people and labels or whatnot. A bit of an antidote to all the Metal sucks/Blastbeatnetwork BS out there. Cheers.

[@SCUMCHRIST888]

Awesome video 🤘