Master-producer and veteran guitarist Andy Sneap has collaborated with fellow bandmate, vocalist Martin Walkyier of the British Pagan Thrash band Sabbat, to contribute to the new album from the reunited Hell, the early '80s UK metallers.

Andy Sneap posted the following message: "Something I'm sure you've heard both myself and Martin mention in the past is the huge influence Early 80's Derbyshire metallers Hell had on Sabbat. Things have been odd in a good way recently with alot of old friends crossing my path again, and thankfully one such friend is Kev Bower, the old Guitar player.
So, because I'm too lazy to type all this out, here's Kev's blog on what we are up to. Anyone wanting a new Sabbat album should take note, this is the only project Martin and I will be working together on in the foreseeable future."

A few extracts from the blog posted by Hell guitarist Kev Bower, regarding his band's collaboration with Andy Sneap and Martin Walkyier: "As some of you will be aware, the three surviving members of Hell are back together after 23 years, recording a brand-new album. The producer is none other than the legendary Andy Sneap - producer and mixer of over 100 metal albums, including Megadeth, Trivium, Kreator, Testament, Killswitch Engage, Cradle Of Filth... the list is almost endless, and reads like an encyclopaedia of metal. Andy is at the absolute pinnacle of his profession, and deservedly so. He's also the nicest bloke you could ever wish to meet, and it's a privelege to have him as a best friend.

The late, great Dave Halliday was sadly taken from us in 1987, and Hell could never, ever be the same without him. Andy has gone to great lengths to use every conceivable piece of modern digital technology available to lift some of Dave's vocals from these early recordings, thus ensuring that the great man will be a fixture on the album. It just wouldn't be right if he wasn't. Regarding the bulk of the vocals, though, the only guy who we could think of to do absolute justice to these songs was Martin Walkyier - he saw the band almost as many times as Andy, and only he really understood what was needed to deliver this material into 2008. Those of you who have heard Martin's outstanding performances on Sabbats "Dreamweaver" and "History Of A Time To Come" albums will instantly know what I mean. And as for Dave's guitar solos? Well - who better to replicate these, than Andy Sneap himself... Dave's finest student."

To read the full blog, click here. More info about Hell at http://www.myspace.com/helluk.

Source:	sabbat-uk.com
Band profile:	Sabbat