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| Background information | |
| Origin | Ballard, Washington, U.S. |
| Genres | Death-doom |
| Years active | 1994−1995, 2009, 2010 |
| Labels | Southern Lord |
| Associated acts | Burning Witch Goatsnake Khanate Khlyst Sunn O))) |
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Thorr's Hammer was an American-Norwegian death-doom band.
History
Thorr's Hammer was formed in Ballard, 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 entitled 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[3] and Gammelsæter has currently teamed up with James Plotkin (Khanate) to form Khlyst.[4]
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. In an interview with Rock-A-Rolla magazine, Runhild Gammelsæter said the band "might make some new music" in the future.[5]
Line-up
- Runhild Gammelsæter (a.k.a. Ozma) - vocals and lyrics
- Greg Anderson - electric guitar ("drones and sunns")
- Stephen O'Malley - electric 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
- ^ a b c "blood sisters: women in heavy music: thorr's hammer". Kzsu.stanford.edu. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Various - Awakening - Females In Extreme Music". Discogs.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Thorr's Hammer - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Metal-archives.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Khlyst site". Archived from the original on 12 February 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ Rock-A-Rolla magazine, Issue 20, May/June 2009
External links
- Thorr's Hammer at the website of Southern Lord Records
- Thorr's Hammer at Encyclopaedia Metallum