| Frank Hetzelexplains“‘Head First Into Hell’ emerged from a side project idea with my friendDagna Silesia who plays bass. She wrote half the riffs and I added my ideas and structured it out. The side project didn’t happen, but I felt this song,‘Head First Into Hell’was very good and wanted to add it to the upcoming EP. I then reached out toTim Aymar, as I really love his vocals, and asked him if he would be interested in doing vocals and he was on board, and Kragen andBryanwere on board as well. It is a honor to have all involved, not only on this song but the whole EP!” Beltfed Weapon‘s first single “Head First Into Hell”from the upcoming Darkened DemiseEP features Frank Hetzel on rhythm guitar, Tim Aymar (Control Denied) vocals, Dagna Silesia (Warrel Dane/Ray Adler)onbass, Kragen Lum (Heathen/Exodus) on the main solo/, Jeff Loomis (ArchEnemy/Nevermore) on the end solo, and Bryan Newberry(Into Eternity) on drums. Beltfed Weapon‘s EP Darkened Demise,mixed by Juan Urtega,also features Steve Tucker (Morbid Angel), Jason Viebrooks (Exhorder/Grip Inc), and JD DeServio (Black Label Society). |
| “Frank Hetzel has put together an incredible lineup of musicians for theBeltfed Weapon EPDarkened Demise. When I heard the killer music and saw the list of talent involved in the project it was a no brainer for me to participate. Who wouldn’t want to do trade-off solos withJeff Loomis on a couple of songs, right?! Metal fans should definitely check this out when it’s available!”–Kragen Lum “I first metFrank Hetzelin the early 2000’s through some mutual friends. I learned he was aNevermore fan and also a guitarist, so we hit it off right away. I considerFrankto be one of my closest friends and someone I can always trust and count on. He’s a great dude and I’m very happy to have played some solos on his new EP. The longer solo in accept your insanity was something I obviously spent a lot of time on as it needed some kind of storyline to it. I quickly found myself working away at it on a cold rainy day in Seattle, which is always the most perfect vibe and time to write anything dark in our ever changing weather conditions. I think the final takes turned out killer and adds a cool flow to the song.Frank has come a long way with his writing and I’m super proud of him with all his efforts and great work ethic. For fans of Thrash and just good metal in general, I highly recommend giving this a spin. In the words of the late Chuck Schuldiner, “Keep the metal flowing”Frank, and I’m proud to call you a friend.” – Jeff Loomis “Years ago I was searching on YouTube for projects Ronny Munroe former metal church vocalist was involved with then, and I foundBeltfed Weapon‘s P.O.W. and I was impressed. So I checked out more of their stuff. Somewhere along the line GuitaristFrank Hetzel friended me on Facebook and he contacted me about writing lyrics and singing on some of his stuff. I just loved the riffs he came up with. so it didn’t take long to get him my tracks. He didn’t mention it at first, but I secretly hoped it was forBeltfed Weapon, and my wish came true. I hope to do much more withFrank and the gang in the future.”– Tim Aymar “When the world went nuts in 2019, I moved to the country and started farming to focus on sustainability. My guitar player Tim Roth from Into Eternity messaged me and said “Hey Newbs, my good buddyFrank Hetzel is looking for a drummer for his Death/Thrash band and I thought you would be a good fit.” I said “Ok sick I’ll check it out!” I met withFrankonline and we clicked instantly, super easy going guy with a plethora of INSANE riffs! As soon as I heard the music I was hooked. Shortly after that I had my Engineer JB at Divergent Sounds Studios come to my farm and record me in my basement. Three hours later, we finished tracking drums for the brand newBELTFED WEAPON album! I am super stoked on these tracks and so thankful to be on a record withFrank,Jeff LoomisandJD DeServio to name a few! Get ready to have your ears blown away! WATCH IT GO!” – NEWBS “After knowingFrank for many years, we finally sat down and wrote a song together and I’m stoked that it’s making it onto the new Beltfed Weapon EP. “Head first into hell” was lots of fun and pretty easy to put together. I admireFrank’s ability to assemble all the people, music and visual concept to drive his idea forward. The result is powerful and bone crushing metal and I’m honored to be a part of it.” – Dagna Silesia “My buddy Andy Beech putFrank in touch with me! The tune is ripping! It’s my first thrash bass track I ever recorded and I dig it!! “ – JD DeServio “Being involved withBeltfed Weapon has been a killer time with killer friends. The songs are heavy and still maintain a hook as well. I’m super proud of what we’ve done and I for one am looking forward to bringing the stuff to the live stage in the future” –Jason Viebrooks |
