We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Extraterrestrial

by the Hÿss

supported by
Thoth Amon
Thoth Amon thumbnail
Thoth Amon Great metal/stoner crossover, with excellent and original sounds. No carbon copy of cliches, but a valid search of an original style. Not so common for many bands nowadays. Favorite track: Disco Frankenstein.
heavydoom118
heavydoom118 thumbnail
heavydoom118 Hÿss melds frenetic, punk-level energy, rocking riffs, and low end doom. High Priest’s Pete Grossman at the dials for this one; which is a perfect meld of Chicago’s finest rockers. Favorite track: Extraterrestrial.
/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.
    Purchasable with gift card

      name your price

     

1.
Aerial phenomenon that just passed by / No chem trails or anything left behind / What the hell did I just see / But some bug-eyed bastard staring back at me / I guess they’ll blame it on swamp gas too / Heat lightening and weather balloons / Experiment to the Nth degree / Rabbit hole UFO Saeed / Extraterrestrial Sit back and watch the world burn down / At Mach 5 Billy stroll to get his head on right / A roll-your-own and two Miller Lites / Crossed the street into a tractor beam / When the ground lifted up from down under his feet / They tell him Billy Boy you a specimen / No wife or kids or dog or home again / Now ain’t the time for no shuck and jive / Be the first cat to make it out of here alive / Extraterrestrial Sit back and watch the world burn down / At Mach 5 I fly a starship / Universe divide / Won’t matter at all / It’s space music man Teenagers from Mars / GD SOB / Won’t matter at all / It’s space music man Commander Hatfield sings / Space Oddity / Won’t matter at all / It’s space music man John Lee Hooker / And Canned Heat / Won’t matter at all / It’s space music man Jesus on the dashboard / 1973 / Won’t matter at all / It’s space music man
2.
Into the graveyard’s night / A fresh plot with a shovel I need / A strange body with the mind of the child / And murder was his only degree / He killed a party with a chainsaw / Everybody ran from the door to the street / Escape path blocked / A billion bolts to rock / Enough to make you tear your hair out and scream And they say / Nobody wants to dance with no Disco Frankenstein / Another sleepless fear’s got you locking doors at night / Nobody wants to dance with no Disco Frankenstein All of the townsfolk cheered / When the judge ordered capital sleep / They had a party at the discotheque / It was a fine celebration indeed / The doctor’s plan, it had a twist oh / Could you imagine such a beautiful beast / It was a stormy night / He brought the dead to life / And now another night of killing the beat And they say / Nobody wants to dance with no Disco Frankenstein / Another sleepless fear’s got you locking doors at night / Nobody wants to dance with no Disco Frankenstein Into the haunted woods / A small pond for the children at peace / A little girl picked a posy and sighed and gave it to the terrible beast / The town crier saw the whole thing / Went to make a bell ring to scare of the creep / He snatched her back / And got away too fast / And then I never heard a terrible shriek And they say / Nobody wants to dance with no Disco Frankenstein / Another sleepless fear’s got you locking doors at night / Nobody wants to dance with no Disco Frankenstein
3.
In Shadows 04:32
Shadows in / White and black / Billy club / Blackjack / Inhuman sacrifice / Alley stones embed / These are medieval times / Slash stab and shred Light fades / In shadows / Dark reigns / In shadows Shadows in / Black and white / Switch blade / Trench knife / Disguised as paradise / Reborn to dream / These are medieval times / Whisper the screams Light fades / In shadows / Dark reigns / In shadows This is a thirsty country / The blood of a thousand Christs / Do you know what it looks like? / Looks like black and white
4.
Hey all you kids ignoring / Are you feeling dead inside? / Were you gonna get around to talking? / Would you get out in the night? / The devil isn’t gonna get you baby / At least not for tonight / And if you listen to these words of wisdom / I can teach you how fly Come on baby / Won’t you get close tight? / Just trying to find a good time / In the middle of the night Everybody’s gonna do it / So you better not deny / Gonna spread the word across the ocean / That you don’t know the Panther Slide / Get up keep on let’s go / You gotta make me wanna show you how to do it honey / And if you just think I’m totally crazy / Well you don’t know the Panther Slide Come on baby / Won’t you get close tight? / Just trying to find a good time / In the middle of the night / Just like this Alright, everyone’s arms to the side now / Take a big deep breath and try and / Put your hands together and do the Panther Slide baby / Now just take a big step to the right and / Drag your left foot from the side and / Grab my only demon and do the Panther Slide baby You broke the rules / Now you gonna die / And the only path to freedom honey / Is to do the Panther Slide / Get up keep on let’s go / You gotta make me wanna show you how to do it honey / And if you just think I’m totally crazy / Well you don’t know the Panther Slide That’s fine baby you can go outside / Just trying to find a good time / In the middle of the night
5.
Wolf Spider 03:37
Move out at dusk / Up down then away / No protection of the timberline or / Security of day / Moon lights the dark / Valley’s open wide / Can’t tell if I’m surrounded or followed / By ten thousand eyes The wolf spider / Has eight eyes / And four shine / Iridescent / Prophet’s fishing boat / Didn’t capsize / Now both are / Omnipresent Arachnid aerosol / Orange yellow green / Float softly like white dandelion / From tree to tree / Coniferous mountain crowned / Dawn starts to burn / Seek the shelter of the shady burrow / ‘Til dusk returns The wolf spider / Has eight eyes / And four shine / Iridescent / Prophet’s fishing boat / Didn’t capsize / Now both are / Omnipresent

about

"It's probably fair to say that within these intensive twenty minutes you'll be thrilled by the Hÿss and their self-made and particularly shouty world of sci-fi obsessions, or find it all a bit silly. However, there's no doubt that whatever you think, the band will give zero fucks." - Real Gone

"I’m still not completely sold on stoner metal, but I am sold on The Hÿss. Their musicianship is top notch. More importantly, their songwriting displays much greater depth than your everyday Karma to Burn worship band. There’s no need to crack a cold one, roll a fat one, or say 'Beam me up Scotty.' Extraterrestrial will do all that for you." - Defenders of the Faith

"Are you ready for some X-Files themed stoner rock? You better be, because the truth is out there, and the truth about Chicago's Hÿss is that they are going to rock your body into a puddle of primordial goo with superheated guitar distortion, kinetic Kyuss-esque grooves, and a bad, backwater, crooked-toothed Supersucker smile." - Chicago Crowd Surfer

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Pete Grossmann (High Priest, Something is Waiting) at Chicago's Bricktop Recording in January/February 2020

For booking: thehysschicago@gmail.com , facebook.com/thehyss/ or instagram.com/thehyss/

credits

released April 20, 2020

This is the Hÿss:

Dave Fitzgerald – guitar
Pat Kennedy – guitar/vocals
Matt McDonald – vocals
Mike Scales – drums
Bill Sullivan – bass

Additional musicians:
Chris Walsh – keyboards on “Disco Frankenstein”
Pete Grossmann – additional vocals on “Extraterrestrial”

Cover artist:
Larisa Murariu

Band photo:
Lauren Voves Photography

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

the Hÿss Chicago, Illinois

Riffs, Hÿssteria, Dinner & Tournament.

contact / help

Contact the Hÿss

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like the Hÿss, you may also like: