Halls Tainted Red

Halls tainted Red (HTR) is a one-man band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fronted by LeGrand Haughton, who composes songs in technical death metal stylings. This genre of music is best recognized by its brutal sound and high technical skill required of musicians who play. Halls Tainted Red's music is written and performed exclusively by LeGrand. A drum machine handles the percussive and bass sections of the music, while LeGrand plays the guitar and sings. The music combines highly technical aspects of the death metal gerne : blast beats on drums, death growled screaming vocals, fast combinations of alternate and tremolo picked guitar riffs, and some shifting time signatures. In the summer of 2009 LeGrand played shows to promote the release of HTRs first album, Mind of a Gentlemen. One of which was played at the Crocodile Rock in Allentown, Pennsylvania. History Halls Tainted Red formed from the fallout of Dawn of Awakening in the summer of 2007. LeGrand and bassist Rio Prisco were still on good terms, and the two formed Halls Tainted Red. Still in need of a rhythm guitarist, LeGrand and Rio recruited mutual friend Keith Jaibur. After some scheduling issues with Rio, Keith and LeGrand continued practicing together. Soon enough they found long sought after drummer Joe Krawczyk. The trio also recruited former Dawn of Awakening vocalist Derek Green. Practices commenced every weekend at Joe's house through the fall of 2007. Various lineup changes followed after the sessions at Joe's house. Keith stuck with the band as Halls Tainted Reds sideman, filming live videos and doing technical work. LeGrand and Derek kept HTR going for the next 2 years, going through various drummers and bassists. In the summer of 2009 LeGrand started experimenting with writing his own drum beats in Fruity Loops Studio. This ultimately resulted in Legrand and Derek going into the studio and recording a 2 song EP: Crunchy! Like a Bag of Chips. Following the experimentation with Fruity Loops, LeGrand purchased a drum machine and started writing all of HTRs guitar parts and rhythm sections. Finally LeGrand decided to also write lyrics for his guitar and drum compositions and work on screaming techniques. In the winter of 2009 LeGrand hit the studio with these polished tracks and Mind of a Gentlemen was recorded.