First and foremost, I want to make sure that everyone is aware of this:
Hella is the worst band in the history of music.

By far. It’s not even close.

Frantic, coke-fueled, foam-mouthed apeshit spewed by messianic California “rockers” who out-chaos themselves with chalkboard-grinding guitars vomiting all over aggro-metal drumming. Easily the most painful experience of my life in all aspects.

For an hour before Out Hud came on, we endured noise that can only be described as anti-music, an unholy desecration of all that our modern humanity values. Inventive, perhaps technically, but in the same way as German scheissenporn. Perhaps the members of Hella would be better suited as German scheissenporn film stars. Actually, I’ll do whatever it takes to convince them to quit their jobs and never make “music” again.

To Hella and/or any fans who may read this: you truly suck.

AND ON TO OUT HUD…

Setting: cramped dancefloor, five on stage, 105 degrees

There are basically two sides to Out Hud: the !!! funk side and the Oakenfold dance side.

Unfortunately, neither one is suited for that particular environment. There were flashes of brilliance, but for the most part, the quintet was unable to sustain the rapid energy of their bouncefunk and trancedance, falling victim to inexperience live with the material, and gross maltreatment of about 37 keyboards.

Out Hud was marred by a certain lack of fluidity within mixes that never allowed for whole buildups and their releases. It always got about half way.

Anti-climactic jibba-jabba between songs (there should have been no in-between) and obvious unfamiliarity with levels in fresh endeavors, combined with a small, sweaty venue, felt like the Hud was trying to pander to both hipsters and ravers, and that’s never worked for anyone.

With electronic firepower capable of filling a stadium, Out Hud merely has to settle on when to unleash it as a climax, and when to let it flow, instead of alternating so much. They can definitely make you move with some of the tightest electrofunk dance beats out right now, so if they ever play the proper venue, look out.