Integrity (band)

Integrity is a hardcore punk band, originally from Cleveland, Ohio but based in Belgium since 2003.[1][2] It was formed in 1988 by lead vocalist Dwid Hellion.[3]

Integrity
Integrity at Antiknock, Shinjuku, Tokyo 2017
Background information
OriginUnited States
GenresMetalcore, hardcore punk
Years active1988 (1988)–present
LabelsRelapse Records, A389 records, Deathwish, Holy Terror, Victory, Magic Bullet Records, Organized Crime Records
Websiteholyterror.com
Members
  • Dwid Hellion
  • Domenic Romeo

The band has plays punk, hardcore, and metal-related music, and has released nearly fifty recordings since 1988 as well as playing at hundreds of shows including numerous global festival appearances. Their sound is a mix of noise, punk, blues, hardcore and heavy metal. with influences including industrial, noise and experimental music. Lyrical themes include religion, the supernatural, art, philosophy, horror, as well as mental illness and the occult.

Musical style and legacy

According to its bio on Relapse Records website, Integrity was formed in Cleveland in 1988 and is considered to be one of the first bands to mix metal and hardcore in a way that would later become popular.

Hellion has also had numerous side projects, including his electronic project, Psywarfare[4] and horror-themed, Vermapyre. He has also worked with the band Enforced.[5]

In July 2017, Hellion was featured on the cover of Decibel magazine, no. 153. He is quoted as saying "I do not listen to much new music. When I need a new album to listen to, I make one."[6] Previously, in 2013, Integrity's Systems Overload (1995, Victory Records) was featured in the Decibel "Hall of Fame". In feature, the album is referred to as "the landmark work in a grand and heretical oeuvre".[7]

Music videos
  • "Dawn of a New Apocalypse" (1992)
  • "In Contrast of Sin" (1992)
  • "Micha: Those Who Fear Tomorrow" (1992)
  • "Eighteen" (1993)
  • "Incarnate 365" (1995)
  • "Judgement Day" (1995)
  • "Systems Overload" (1995)
  • "To Die For" (2003)
  • "Black Heksen Rise" (2012)
  • "I Am the Spell" (2017)
  • "Hymn for the Children of the Black Flame" (2017)
  • "7 Reece Mews" (2017)
  • "Burning Beneath The Devil's Cross" (2017)
  • "Scorched Earth" (2018)
  • "Sons Of Satan" (2018)
  • "Document One" (2018)

References
  1. "Integrity's Dwid Hellion on 'Suicide Black Snake,' Humanity and Charles Manson". mtv.com. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  2. "Hardcore metal band Integrity returns to Cleveland for first gig since 2005". cleveland.com. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  3. Hardt-Valenzuela, Bruce (August 27, 2018). "30 years of Integrity: an interview with Dwid Hellion on his vast career". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  4. "Sound as a Weapon: Integrity's Dwid Hellion on Psywarfare's Legacy". Noisey. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  5. "Hear Integrity's Dwid Hellion Rage on Enforced's New Ripper "Skinned Alive"". Revolver. June 4, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  6. "Hardcore Legends Integrity Grace the Cover of the Latest Decibel". Decibel Magazine. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  7. "Integrity - "Systems Overload"". Decibel Magazine. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
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