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Hessler

Metal band from Chicago, IL · formed 2008

Shows on record: 7
Rooms played: 3
Cities: 2
Releases: 9
Last show: Oct 31, 2014Double Door

About

Hessler is a band from Chicago, IL, formed in 2008, tagged hard rock, heavy metal, metal by its sources. Shows on record run from 2010 to 2014, across 3 rooms in 2 cities.

Hessler formed in 2008 — MusicBrainz
Hessler is based in Chicago — MusicBrainz
Hessler has 5 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2011–2021 — MusicBrainz
Hessler is based in Chicago, Illinois — Hessler on Bandcamp
Latest release on Bandcamp: This World (2024-03-19) — Bandcamp
Hessler has 428 listeners on Last.fm — Hessler on Last.fm

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

7 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20101 show
20111 show
20122 shows
20132 shows
20141 show

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Oct 31, 2014	Double Door · ChicagoSupportwith The Noise FM, AM Taxi	Support	The Noise FM, AM Taxi
Oct 31, 2013	Double Door · ChicagoSupportwith Slutter As Kiss, Am Taxi As the Cars, Big Paraid, +7	Support	Slutter As Kiss, Am Taxi As the Cars, Big Paraid, +7
Mar 22, 2013	Thompson House · NewportSupportwith The Holy Guile, Did You Mean Australia?, Grim State, +4	Support	The Holy Guile, Did You Mean Australia?, Grim State, +4
Oct 27, 2012	Double Door · ChicagoSupportwith The Last Vegas, The Last Vegas As Billy Idol, Am Taxi As the Replacements, +4	Support	The Last Vegas, The Last Vegas As Billy Idol, Am Taxi As the Replacements, +4
Oct 5, 2012	Double Door · ChicagoSupportwith The Last Vegas, The Infected, Bruce Lamont	Support	The Last Vegas, The Infected, Bruce Lamont
Oct 29, 2011	Double Door · ChicagoSupportwith AM Taxi, Fold, The Last Vegas, +1	Support	AM Taxi, Fold, The Last Vegas, +1
Aug 28, 2010	Reggie's Rock Club · ChicagoSupportwith Textures of Lions, The Megabangers, FAIN, +3	Support	Textures of Lions, The Megabangers, FAIN, +3

Where they play

3 rooms in 2 cities

Rooms played most

Double Door · Chicago5 shows
Reggie's Rock Club · Chicago1 show
Thompson House · Newport1 show

Cities played

Chicago6 shows
Newport1 show

Releases

9 releases, 2011–2024

This World
Mar 19, 2024 · Track · 1 track
It's Alive
Jan 6, 2024 · Track · 1 track
When the Sky Is Black
2021 · Album
Crazy Horse (single)
Nov 5, 2019 · Track · 1 track
Skeleton Crew (Re-Mastered)
Nov 3, 2016 · Album · 6 tracks
Skeleton Crew
2016 · Album
Ghost Dance
2014 · Ep
Comes With the Territory
2012 · Album
Bad Blood
2011 · Ep

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

Hessler — This World — Release art · This World — release

Hessler — It's Alive — Release art · It's Alive — release

Hessler — Crazy Horse (single) — Release art · Crazy Horse (single) — release

Hessler — Skeleton Crew (Re-Mastered) — Release art · Skeleton Crew (Re-Mastered) — release

Hessler — Double Door, 2014-10-31 — Poster · Double Door, 2014-10-31 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Hessler on Bandcamp	Artist facts
Bandcamp	Artist facts, Releases, Photos
Hessler on Last.fm	Artist facts
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.