Hemlock

Hemlock, an established and extensively toured heavy metal group from Las Vegas, assembled near the year 1993. Fronted by Chad Smith handling both vocals and bass, the ensemble devoted greater attention to its concerts—especially the audience-partitioning maneuver known as The Wall of Death—than to studio output, yet still issued multiple recordings. Bleed the Dream appeared in 2004, after which four further albums followed in the ensuing years while the band shared bills with Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Slayer, Otep, and Disturbed. Continental Entertainment signed Hemlock in late 2006; the group then spent 2007 on the road with Ministry before unveiling No Time for Sorrow in 2008.