Draft:Helltrench

Helltrench is a Brazilian Heavy Metal band formed in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro on the 5th of March 2023. The current lineup consists of vocalist and guitarist Nikolai Trinchero alongside drummer and backing vocalist Laureana “Laurie” Trinchero.

The band was formed in 2023 by Nikolai and Laureana and was originally called HellCirkus. The band was largely inactive in 2023, producing only a rough demo of “Isolation” which was very different from it’s “Freedom Is Slavery” version. It’s sound was originally very different, and they didn’t settle on how to sound until May 2024 in which they made a demo for “War” setting them on a path to release their first studio album “Freedom is Slavery”.

Origins
Helltrench was created on the 5th of March 2023, under the name of HellCirkus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Nikolai and Laureana Trinchero with Nikolai on vocals and Laureana on Drums, on the same day Nikolai would also take on duties as the guitarist of the band, thus creating their first official lineup. Later on bassist Zeca Mattos, would briefly join the band however would leave on a mutual agreement with the band, he never played with the band as they were not very active in this period, and only really became active in 2024. After his departure Keyboardist/Backing vocalist Rafael Miranda who was a friend of Nikolai’s joined the band on May 2023, staying with those two roles until April 2024 being disposed of keyboard duties as the band felt it no longer fit the band’s sound, due to difficulties with schedules he temporarily parted ways with the band. Helltrench was originally called HellCirkus but changed it’s name due to it sounding too similar to another band’s name, it was then renamed to Forest of Hell due to Rio’s nature and violence, however the name was not one word and thus not preferred by all and eventually the band settled for the name Helltrench. That name came up on the spot by Vocalist/Guitarist Nikolai Trinchero.

HellCirkus (Early days)
The first ever Helltrench album, would never come to be. It bared the original name for the band and had a completely different sound than Helltrench has today. The band was largely inactive during this period. A couple songs were written, many of which would not end up in Freedom is Slavery.

Isolation and inactivity (2023-2023)
The demo for Isolation  was the band’s first song and went through several variations with the first being very different from the demo version, which was also relatively different from it’s studio album version. It featured Nikolai Trinchero on vocals and guitars with Laureana Trinchero on drums. It would be the first song ever recorded by Helltrench. After Isolation the band went inactive, while not on a hiatus everything would be stalled.

Freedom is Slavery, War and resurgence (2023-present)
Freedom is Slavery is Helltrench’s first full length album, it features both original members. The album focuses on experiences by the lead song writer Nikolai and overall on the image of society as viewed on by the band, and war. The band would go inactive, however they would return in May 2024, by recording War which according to Vocalist/Guitarist Nikolai is his favorite song on the album. After the recording of that song, the band started recording the full album. Many song lyrics would be written during the inactive period, however most songs would be rewritten, meaning that the lyrics would change a bit, one example would be Isolation. There are however, many songs that were written after "War" such as "Cost" and "Burn". The title track "Freedom is Slavery" was originally written in 2023, however it was never finished, for the full recording of the album the song was completely re-written to match the atmosphere that the band was now going for and to overall improve on its previous rendition.

Influences
The band cites Slipknot, Sepultura, Angra, The Offspring, Millencollin, Iron Maiden, Machine Head, Megadeth, MxPx, Metallica and Helloween as notable influences

Band members
Current Members
 * Nikolai Trinchero - lead vocals (2023-present), guitars (2023-present)


 * Laureana Trinchero - drums (2023-present), backing vocals (2024-present)

Former members
 * Zeca Mattos - bass (2023)


 * Rafael Miranda - backing vocals (2023-2024), keyboards (2023-2024)

Discography

 * Freedom is Slavery (2024)