Hellbound Glory Still Hungry After Kid Rock Tour
Reno, Nevada’s Hellbound Glory has just come off two legs of arena shows opening for Kid Rock on his nationwide Rebel Soul tour, and are recovering now to get ready for their own tour in early summer. “Just signed on with Agency Group to book us and our agent is a big supporter and a legitimate badass so it’ll be rad to have them in our corner for future tours,” front man Leroy Virgil tells Saving Country Music. “Look for us in June all around the country.”
The Kid Rock tour was a big success for the band according to Leroy. “We gained a lot of fans throughout the tour who we can’t wait to see them when we come through with our show next time and made a lot of friends. Also I learned a shit load of things from Kid Rock and his crew and it was awesome to be treated so well after years of slugging it out in clubs. Everyone from the sound techs, the promoters, to Kid Rock and his band treated us like what we we’re doing was worth something which hasn’t always been the case in some of the places we’ve played over the years. All I know is I’m happy to take every opportunity I have to promote my songs and to eat their food and drink their booze, etc. etc. I think its been a more than even trade and we appreciate the help.”
While in the midst of the Kid Rock tour, Hellbound Glory released a new song called “The Feud.”
“I wrote the Feud a few days after seeing Bob Wayne play in Folsom CA with .357 [String Band] backing him,” Leroy explains. “…I wrote it about some relatives and other people I know who work in the medicinal industry. On a two week break from the Rebel Soul tour when we were offered some recording time in a big studio so I figured I’d embrace my Northwest roots and make a big-sounding grunge country song. I wasn’t sure I’d ever get the chance to work with such hi tech equipment again so I used it for everything it was worth. Anything else would have seemed contrived to me and I think we did a great job of getting that modern country sound on a song about farmers, violence, and weed.”
“To me it turned out more country than country. However, for anyone who prefers a stripped down version I’ve made available thru SCM the first recording we did a few years back as a two piece called the Excavators with just guitar, lap steel, bass drum, voice, and harmonica.”
Listen to Stripped-Down Version of “The Feud”
[audio:https://savingcountrymusic.com/audio/the-feud-hellbound-glory.mp3]
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Whenever the name Hellbound Glory is mentioned, the next question is when fans may get to hear some new music.
“Going to be doing as much recording as time and money will allow.” Leroy says. “Whether it be with Shooter, with our buddies Mike Lattanzi and Tommy Byrnnes (who did the Feud) or by myself if I can learn the technology. Can’t wait to hit everyone with our next single, not sure what it’ll be yet but if anyone has any suggestions we’d like to hear em….. Although I do have a batch of new songs I think will knock people’s socks off that I’m chomping at the bit to record as well. Gonna try to keep the bender broadcasts coming as well. Got about 5 of them up right now on iTunes and a bunch of acoustic stuff in the can we’ll put out once its put together. Just need to get Rico (Hellbound’s slide player) to get some more skits going one of these days. And if anyone has request, get them to us and we’d be happy to give ’em a shot.”
“Thanks to everyone for the support. It takes support from a whole lot of people to get a band like us even this far in this day and age and we appreciate every single one of you skumbags and hags out there.”
Just Released: Hellbound Glory plays Hank’s “Lovesick Blues”
April 19, 2013 @ 12:52 pm
2 of the greatest nights of my life have been at Hellbound Glory shows. I can’t wait until June. I hope they’re bringing that shit out East.
April 19, 2013 @ 12:59 pm
I’m just saying if they come through MI you can believe I’ll be at that show. HBG has become one of my favorite bands since I discovered them through SCM.
April 19, 2013 @ 1:46 pm
HBG is far and away the best thing country music has right now. Leroy is the shit and his band are equal. Great song after great song.
April 19, 2013 @ 5:41 pm
Hellbound glory is a great band. I think that Leroy guy is a hell of a songwriter. They came to pay me a visit in west Yellowstone but I did not answer the door what a dumbass
April 19, 2013 @ 5:45 pm
Didn’t care for the rock version, love this though
April 19, 2013 @ 6:42 pm
Damn, does this mean they’ll actually come to Massachusetts?
April 20, 2013 @ 2:38 pm
Nice to see two great artists on the same bill. Must have been some good shows!
April 20, 2013 @ 3:39 pm
How the hell did he jump that high? He’s not a kagaroo.
April 20, 2013 @ 4:37 pm
I have come to learn that Leroy Virgil has special powers bestowed to him by the country music gods.
April 20, 2013 @ 6:22 pm
Hellbound Glory just released Hank’s “Lovesick Blues” for free download:
https://godirect.topspin.net/home/products/160984?awesm=t.opsp.in_e0ylG
April 20, 2013 @ 7:07 pm
Another respected artist who works with Kid Rock and has nothing but good things to say about him.
April 21, 2013 @ 2:46 am
A duet with kid and HBG would be awesome.
April 22, 2013 @ 1:11 pm
This is great to hear the paring with Kid went well and has opened up more opportunities for HBG to grow.
Nice to hear a first hand account from an artist (Leroy), nonetheless, about how another artist (Kid) really is vs. one sided/subjective views on him. Koodos to Trigger for leaving that part of the interview.
April 23, 2013 @ 10:12 am
I really want to see them release “Big Time”. Always liked that song live.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6vPQjQH4i8