Carl Begai

By Carl Begai

From the moment word got out in 2005 that Manowar bassist / co-founder Joey DeMaio was working with a new female-fronted act called HolyHell it was understood that the band was his new project. Particularly since the band was a power metal outfit signed to DeMaio’s then-new label, Magic Circle Music. The fact that HolyHell toured extensively with Manowar right up to early 2010 only served to add fuel to the fire. Vocalist Maria Breon gives credit where it’s due and freely admits that DeMaio did have a hand in forming the band, but she isn’t shy about letting people know HolyHell wouldn’t exist without her. It also wouldn’t work nearly as well as it does without Joe Stump (guitars / Reign Of Terror), Francisco Palomo (keyboards), Jay Rigney (bass) and Rhino (drums / ex-Manowar) as part of the line-up. So it goes that as much as HolyHell enjoy the attention they’ve gotten, they’re moving forward and and slowly but surely getting out from under Manowar’s shadow.
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