Shai Hulud (band)

Shai Hulud
Matt Fox live with Shai Hulud in Italy in 2006
Background information
Also known as	The Warmth of Red Blood, The Worm, Harkonnen
Origin	Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Metalcore, post-hardcore, hardcore punk
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Metal Blade, Revelation, Crisis, Trustkill, Undecided, Century Media, Bridge 9
Associated acts	Zombie Apocalypse, Strongarm, Further Seems Forever, New Found Glory, The Black Atlantic, Rorschach, Kiss It Goodbye, Damien Done, As Friends Rust, Drowningman, Silent Drive, Hollow Earth, With Life in Mind
Website	www.hulud.com
Members	Matt Fox "Mad" Matt Fletcher Matt Mazzali
Past members	See band members section

Shai Hulud is an American metalcore band formed in Pompano Beach, Florida in 1995 then later moved to Poughkeepsie, New York. The band is named after the giant sandworms in Frank Herbert's novel Dune.

The two mainstay members of Shai Hulud are considered to be Matt Fox (guitar), who writes most of the band's musical and lyrical output, and Matt Fletcher (originally guitar, now bass), who assists in writing.

Matt Fox (guitar) and Dave Silber (bass) formed Shai Hulud in 1995 with Damien Moyal on vocals, Jason Lederman on drums, and Oliver Chapoy on guitar. "Matt was playing in several other kinds of bands like rock bands and they just wanted to play some hardcore" says former bassist Jared Allen. However, things with Jason Lederman didn't work out and the band began to look for a new drummer. This, unfortunately, would be something the band would become accustomed to. In 1994, Steve Kleisath and Matt Fox met for the first time in Tampa, FL, when Matt was filling in on drums for Strongarm, the band Steve later joined as drummer. With a complete lineup intact, the band recorded a six-song demo and was soon signed to Revelation Records by Rob Moran, bass player of Unbroken, who received their demo from Jeanne Probart, a friend that worked in Revelation's mail-order department. Although Revelation loved the Shai Hulud demo, they asked the band to change the name because they thought "it was too difficult to remember". Shai Hulud's first show was played on Halloween in 1996 at Discount's warehouse for under 50 people.

Damien Moyal quit the band when the band signed to Revelation Records. With the exit of Damien, Shai Hulud would recruit 14-year-old Chad Gilbert on vocals. The band had a record deal with Revelation Records' subsidiary, Crisis Records. In September 1996, they recorded a three song EP called A Profound Hatred Of Man which was released in February 1997. On the first 5000 copies of their debut EP, the band's name is misspelled on the spine as, "Shai Halud", but spelled correctly on the cover. This EP started the legacy of Shai Hulud.