![]() ![]() He is also the Bass guitarist in Superjoint Ritual, with former Pantera frontman Phil Anselmo. He plays country with his “damn band” and produces a rather different sound with Assjack, which is a metalcore/psychobilly band. Battles with Walmart had delayed the release of his third studio album, titled Straight To Hell, which will be released on Feburary 28th as a two-disc in two formats: a clean version (for Wal-Mart), and an uncensored version, which will be the first country album to bear a parental advisory sticker on the cover. He had a great deal of trouble with his label Curb Records, with incidents as extreme as their unwillingness to either release his appropriately named This Ain’t Country LP, nor allow him to issue it alone, and his selling of “F*** Curb” T-shirts. Lovesick, Broke & Driftin’ was released in 2002. His first album on his own, titled Risin’ Outlaw, was released in September 1999. His opinions on this subject are well summed up in the songs “Trashville” and “Dick in Dixie”. While his name (and his uncanny vocal and physical resemblances to his grandfather) could have guaranteed him a thriving country audience, he had no patience for the often predictable Nashville sound, nor for even the minimal constraints on behavior his promoters required. Despite having been born in Nashville, Tennessee, Hank III has never had a preference for mainstream country. While this may seem to be a nice beginning, it was quite different from what Hank III himself desired musically. Three Hanks: Men With Broken Hearts was issued shortly thereafter, which brought the voices of all three generations of Williams men together. In 1996, child support payments led Hank III to sign a contract with Music City giant Curb. The grandson of Hank Williams and the son of Hank Williams Jr., he spent much of his early years playing drums in metal and punk rock bands. He is sometimes credited as Hank III or Hank 3. Shelton Hank Williams (born Decemin Nashville Tennesee) is an American musician.
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