Thorr's Hammer
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Thorr's Hammer was an American-Norwegian death-doom band.
History
Thorr's Hammer was formed in Ballard, Seattle, Washington by Greg Anderson and Stephen O'Malley during winter 1994–1995. Soon after, Runhild Gammelsæter, then a 17-year-old[1] Norwegian exchange student, joined the band as vocalist/lyricist. The band reached its final form when Jamie Sykes and James Hale joined. The band was active only for six weeks[1] during which it played two gigs and recorded a demo and an EP titled Dommedagsnatt. In 1997, the song "Troll" from their EP Dommedagsnatt was released on The Awakening - Females in Extreme Music,[2] a compilation album from Dwell Records.
The band disbanded after Gammelsæter's return to Oslo, Norway.[1] Burning Witch was formed from the ashes of Thorr's Hammer, and Gammelsæter collaborated with James Plotkin (Khanate) to form Khlyst. Khlyst released a full-length album Chaos Is My Name in 2006, and a live album Chaos Live in 2008.[3]
Thorr's Hammer reunited in 2009 to play at the Supersonic Festival in Birmingham, England, and again in 2010 for The Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Netherlands. In an interview with Rock-A-Rolla magazine, Runhild Gammelsæter said the band "might make some new music" in the future.[4]
Line-up
- Runhild Gammelsæter (a.k.a. Ozma) – vocals and lyrics
- Greg Anderson – guitar ("drones and sunns")
- Stephen O'Malley – guitar ("crust and earth")
- James Hale – bass guitar ("subsonic attack") (replaced by Guy Pinhas at the 2009 & 2010 reunion shows)
- Jamie Sykes – drums ("battledrums")
Discography
- Sannhet i Blodet (demo 1995)
- Dommedagsnatt (cassette 1996, CD 1998, CD reissue 2004, picture disc 2004)
- Only Death Is Real – Live by Command of Tom G. Warrior (LP 2019, recorded live at Roadburn 2010)
- Awakening – Females in Extreme Music (CD 1997)
References
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External links
- Thorr's Hammer at the website of Southern Lord Records
- Thorr's Hammer at Encyclopaedia Metallum
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