UK cult thrash collective Holosade have announced the re-issue of their debut album Hellhouse via Hammerheart Records. The “forgotten” 1988 classic will be released on vinyl on 20th February, 2026.

Pre-orders are now available here: https://holosade.lnk.to/hellhouse

It’s more than fair and reasonable to appoint the United Kingdom as the birthplace of classic heavy metal “beasts”, as well as of N.W.O.B.H.M. revolution. Once in a while, we should honour UK’s underground bands too. Bring on Hellhouse by Holosade to re-issue.

Track-list:
1. Look Into the Mirror
2. Welcome to Hellhouse
3. Love It to Death
4. Madame Guillotine
5. Psycho
6. Bitter Sweet
7. Eternal Life
8. Nightmare Reality

Holosade was formed back in 1985 in Darlington, County Durham, North England. In charge of the band is singer Philip de Sade, the mastermind till nowadays. Until the release of Hellhouse, the band had four demos, a split EP, as well as their participation in the collection The Metal Collection Vol. I, on Ebony Records, in 1986. The fundamental Demo 1987 defines the path for Hellhouse that follows, with songs such as ‘Psycho’ and ‘Eternal Life’. It was the split though that helped the band get a record deal. Selling up to 2,000 copies instantly caught the attention of Powerstation and FM/Revolver.

The original idea was to release a six track mini LP, but they had already completed eight, thus it was difficult to set a side 2 songs… The company encouraged them to proceed with a full-length release. Besides the sound, Hellhouse is a true/cult diamond with eight fantastic heavy/thrash metal compositions such as ‘Madame Guillotine’ and ‘Psycho’ being the album’s trademark. The lyrics and artwork are inspired by horror books and movies.