Hell at Night

Much has been made in popular culture of the mystical power of twins, from Romulus and Remus, Castor and Pollux or Chang and Eng on down to Mary Kate and Ashley. From its inception, Hell at Night's secret language has been the musical interplay of twin brothers Dan (vocals/guitar) and Nart (drums) Chejoka. For almost three years, the duo has pumped out their particular brand of intricate, metal-laced pop/rock around Orange County and Los Angeles, garnering a local following of fans in the process.



Dan's songs, with their ability to lyrically construct a fresh image out of a tired idea, caught the ear of their friend Greg Johnson, former frontman for Lidsville, who secretly added bass guitars and backing vocals to the initial demos the boys sent his way. The resulting fleshed-out sound worked so well that Johnson joined the fold, and the band set about reworking the songs for their Battle of the Spirit EP. It's an eclectic batch of songs that are intended to cause the listener to wonder what will happen next from track to track, while deliberately avoiding themes and subject matter that are considered to be cliché or mundane. "So many people have stopped caring about lyrics," says Dan, "mostly because people don't write good lyrics anymore. It's the ability to construct a fresh image out of a tired idea that sets bands apart."



An album should be a series of clever songs, each with its own little surprise inside. With a twist here, a turn there, or a bridge that leads the song somewhere off the path only to come wandering back, using a series of unlikely resolution chords. The listener should find each song to be an ear-pleasing discovery, composed of chord progressions, melodies, and lyrics that are able to elicit an emotion or a reaction of some sort or maybe even that elusive unfamiliar familiarity in a song. Hell at Night have spoken that secret language for a while, and now with Battle of the Spirit, they've provided a Rosetta Stone to fans who have forgotten how.



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