Hellhammer
Sign in to saveHellhammer was a Swiss extreme metal band from Nürensdorf, active from 1982 to 1984. Although the band's sound and style were heavily criticized and poorly reviewed during their active years, they have been widely praised in retrospect and are often regarded as a key influence on black metal. In June 1984, Hellhammer disbanded but two of its members soon formed the influential extreme metal band Celtic Frost.
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Hellhammer
- Musical artist.image
- Hellhammer (band).jpg
- Musical artist.origin
- Nürensdorf, Switzerland
- Musical artist.genre
- Black metal, thrash metal
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1982–1984
- Musical artist.label
- Noise, Century Media
- Musical artist.spinoffs
- Celtic Frost
- Musical artist.past_members
- Thomas Gabriel Fischer Urs Sprenger Pete Stratton Jörg Neubart Martin Eric Ain
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.hellhammer.org
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- Commons category
- Hellhammer
- inception
- 1982-00-00
- start of work period
- 1981-00-00
- end of work period
- 1984-00-00
- name
- Hellhammer
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15 sectionsContents
- History
- Musical career
- Post-breakup
- Reception and legacy
- Band members
- Final
- Previous members
- Timeline
- Discography
- Demos
- Studio releases
- Compilation albums
- References
- Sources
- External links
Hellhammer was a Swiss extreme metal band from Nürensdorf, active from 1982 to 1984. Although the band's sound and style were heavily criticized and poorly reviewed during their active years, they have been widely praised in retrospect and are often regarded as a key influence on black metal. In June 1984, Hellhammer disbanded but two of its members soon formed the influential extreme metal band Celtic Frost.
== History ==