Artist: Thorr's Hammer
Album: Dommedagsnatt
Released: 1996
Country: USA
Genre: Doom metal
Track list:
Norge
Troll
Dommedagsnatt
Mellom Galgene
"Denne natten var dommedagsnatten, den siste natten de stolte guder og de faele beist i dette liv skulle se..."
Before Seattle musicians Greg Anderson and Stephen O'Malley formed their iconic drone band Sunn O))), they played in the very short lived death/doom metal group Thorr's Hammer. Helmed by Norwegian exchange student Runnhild Gammelsæter on vocals (who produced some of the most guttural, harsh singing to ever come out of a human larynx), the group was together for only six weeks before its dissolution upon Runnhild's return to Norway. During those six weeks they managed to create the punishingly heavy, doomy EP Dommedagsnatt (meaning "doomsday night" in Norwegian) with a lasting impact despite the band's short time together.
Anderson and O'Malley went on the form the sludge/doom band Burning Witch shortly after the breakup of Thorr's Hammer. Gammelsæter, on the other hand, obtained a PhD in cell biology though is still somewhat involved in the metal scene, contributing guest vocals on Sunn O)))'s 2003 album White1 as well as other projects.
Favorite tracks: Norge, Mellom Galgene
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Circa 1995: Thorrs Hammer was a short-lived doom/death metal band from Seattle, Washington, USA. The group consisted of Runhild Gammelsæter, a Norwegian exchange student living in the US, on vocals, guitarists Stephen O’Malley and Greg Anderson, bassist James Hale, and drummer Jamie Sykes. The band played 2 shows and recorded “Dommedagsnatt” before splitting, with Runhild opting to concentrate on her education (she now has a Ph.D.!) while O’Malley, Anderson, and Sykes went on to form Burning Witch. O’Malley and Anderson also perform as Sunn O))). “ #thorrshammer #dommedagsnatt #southernlord #metal #doom #doommetal #brotherhood #sunno #burningwitche #vinyl #vinyladdict #vinyllover #vinylmusic #vinylmeplease #vinylobsessed #vinylshop #vinylporn #vinylrecord #vinylwrap #vinyllovers #vinyligclub #vinyldecals #grindpromotionrecords (presso Grindpromotion Records Hq) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp2iTPjoCVM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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THE BIRTH OF SOUTHERN LORD RECORDINGS IN ONE PHOTO -- A HISTORY OF DOOM!
PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on a group shot of American-Norwegian death/DOOM metal band THORR'S HAMMER, left to right: Greg Anderson, Stephen O'Malley, & Runhild Gammelsæter, photographed in London, UK, c. 1998, New Years Day.
SUNN O))) (ANCIENT) HISTORY LESSON #1: Circa 1995 SUNN O))) axe-men Greg "The Lord" Anderson & Stephen O'Malley, a.k.a., "SOMA," convened for the very first time in a basement located in Ballard, Washington. The grimm result of those primitive, prehistoric sessions ultimately became their first ever group: THORR'S HAMMER! They were joined by 18-year-old Norwegian native: Runhild Gammelsæter on vokills and Jamie "Boggy" Sykes on war-drums. Dommedagsnatt is the only studio recording the band made."
-- SOUTHERN LORD RECORDINGS
Sources: www.picuki.com/media/2840499565581787527 (Picuki 2x).
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"THORR'S HAMMER - Dommedagsnatt EP [1996]"
Fuck Norwegian Black Metal, me and my homies only listen to a doom metal album heavily inspired by black metal, made by 17 years old Norwegian foreign student in Seattle with Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson that would later found Burning Witch and Sunn O)))
(beside the joke this EP it's fucking impressive, cheek it out if you haven't)
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