The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets

The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets are a rock band from Chilliwack near Vancouver in Canada. Their music largely consists of often tongue-in-cheek homages to the works of H. P. Lovecraft, specifically the Cthulhu Mythos. The band&

The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets are a rock band from Chilliwack near Vancouver in Canada. Their music largely consists of often tongue-in-cheek homages to the works of H. P. Lovecraft, specifically the Cthulhu Mythos. The band's name is drawn from a phrase in Lovecraft's story The Tomb: "I will tell only of the lone tomb in the darkest of the hillside thickets." The band formed in February 1992, mostly from members of a local role-playing group.

After a slow start, several of their songs were picked up by music magazines and others for inclusion on compilation CDs, lending them greater recognition. They often perform live, and have performed concerts with many other bands including Gwar, They Might Be Giants and the Dayglo Abortions. The Thickets continue to enjoy reasonable cult success.