Fantasy supergroup
Hellpop
By Justin Montanino · June 25, 2026 · 83 views
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The lineup5 members
Bruce Dickinson
singer of Iron Maiden & Speed, formerly of Samson, Iron Maiden, & Shots
Geddy Lee
bassist of Rush, The Big Dirty Band, & Bubbles & The Shit Rockers
Brann Dailor
drummer of Mastodon, Mastodon, & Mastodon, formerly of Lethargy
- drums (drum set)
Matt Bellamy
guitarist of Muse & The Jaded Hearts Club
Michael Eisenstein
member of The Reigning Monarchs, formerly of Letters to Cleo
- guitar
The sound
How the lineup's genres blend — each bar's width is that genre's share of the members' tags.
- Rock4
- Progressive Rock3
- Pop Rock3
- Alternative Rock2
- Metal2
- Classic Rock2
- Hard Rock2
- Heavy Metal1
- other (11)11
The DNA
The real bands behind the lineup — shared bands link the members. Hover to trace a connection.
The reviews
Three imagined takes on the debut album.
Dickinson's operatic roar meets Bellamy's prismatic guitar and Dailor's polyrhythmic mastery in a record that swings for the fences—prog-metal meets arena pop with real conviction. The ambition is palpable, even when the seams show. ★★★½
Everyone said the supergroup curse was real until track three, when Geddy's bass line walks in like he's been waiting forty years to play this exact song with these exact people. Suddenly the hype doesn't feel stupid anymore.
Hellpop treats dynamics as ornament rather than argument; the record shimmers technically while playing it safe with song structure. Virtuosity without friction. Precise execution of an idea no one was asking to hear. 6.3
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