Gallhammer

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Gallhammer
Gallhammer Logo.jpg
General information
origin Japan
Genre (s) Black Doom , Crustcore
founding 2003
Website www.gallhammer.com
Founding members
Vivian Slaughter
Current occupation
Vivian Slaughter
Vocals, drums
Risa Reaper (since 2003)
former members
Guitar , vocals
 Mika Penetrator (2003-2010)

Gallhammer is a Japanese extreme metal band with influences from Black Metal , Doom Metal and Crustcore . The band was formed in Tokyo in 2003 . All three members are female, which is a rarity in this genre and probably got the band more attention than the music itself.

“I can say that raw feelings make a good sound. Because we are not machine. We could shed blood, could vomit and have a feeling of hate. [...] I wanted to express the mental instability and mental cruelty which a girl has. Now we are holding up pride, hate and life in the front. We are not wearing that dress. "

“I think raw feelings make a good sound. We are not machines; We can shed blood, throw up, and hate. [...] I wanted to express the mental imbalance and the mental cruelty that a girl possesses. Now we show pride, hate and life. We won't put on this shoe. "

- Vivian Slaughter

history

Vivian Slaughter during a concert in London, 2007

Gallhammer was founded because Vivian Slaughter (real name: Eri Isaka) wanted to create a band that played music in the mood of the Swiss band Hellhammer . Before that, Slaughter had a digital hardcore band called Vivian Christ, in which she played the saxophone , programmed the drum machine and sang . The other members, Risa Reaper and Mika Penetrator, joined the band in 2003, the year it was founded. At first none of the women could play their instrument, as they were all singers before or had just learned other instruments.

Her first recording, a limited edition of 30 pieces demo - tape , was established in March 2003 to her first gig distributed at Koiwa Death Fest Vol 2 in Japan.. In July of the same year, the first self-titled demo album was released. In April of the following year the band released a second demo album called Endless Nauseous Days . In November 2004 her debut album Gloomy Lights was released on Hello from the Gutter Records .

The band signed with Peaceville Records in early 2006 after being recommended to Nocturno Culto's label by Darkthrone . The Dawn of ... has been released. It contained a CD , demo and rehearsal material and a DVD recording of a performance in Okayama and five concerts in Tokyo .

Gallhammer released the second album, Ill Innocence , in September 2007 via Peaceville Records, followed by a European tour. In March 2008 they hosted a second. They also performed at the Inferno Metal Festival Norway in June. In 2009 Vivan Slaughter founded the project Sehnsucht with her fiancé Maniac (Ex- Mayhem , Skitliv ) and the Skitliv guitarist Ingvar Magnusson, for which Maniac was later able to win Andrew Liles ( Nurse with Wound , Current 93 ).

Influences

In an interview with Contraband Candy , Vivian Slaughter named Hellhammer , Celtic Frost , Amebix and Burzum as the band's main influences. Slaughter is also a passionate Judas Priest fan and appreciates Corrupted . Although the group processes crust and anarcho punk , they do not identify with any particular political direction. Slaughter says she got the idea to make music after listening to Napalm Death and Painkiller at concerts. Other influences include Joy Division , Antisect , Carcass , Cathedral , Morbid Angel, and Scorn , among others . Risa Reaper is a fan of old-school techno , Kraftwerk , Krautrock and Laibach . The group is also inspired by Japanoise and has worked with Incapacitants .

Discography

Demos

  • 2003: Untitled
  • 2003: Gallhammer
  • 2004: Endless Nauseous Days

Albums

  • 2004: Gloomy Lights
  • 2007: Ill Innocence
  • 2011: The End

Videos

  • 2007: The Dawn of ...
  • 2008: Ruin of a Church

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jeff: Gallhammer - The Dawn Of ... review. March 6, 2007, accessed on February 24, 2008 : “What do we have here? A compilation of a young Japanese band who wants to play Black / Crust Metal? "
  2. ^ Peaceville Records : Gallhammer Biography. Retrieved February 24, 2008 : "Although Gallhammer had been known primarily as a black metal / punk act, the album was impressively diverse, showing their implementation of many influences and moods from both metal and non-metal genres."
  3. ↑ Miguel Sousa: Review to The Dawn of ... . In: Ancient Ceremonies , p. 35.
  4. ↑ a b Gallhammer ( Memento of the original from January 5, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (October 2004, accessed October 26, 2008). @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cosmiclava.com
  5. ↑ Michael Pilz: Japanese Extreme Metal Girls set Fukushima to music. In: Welt Online . Retrieved August 27, 2011 .
  6. ↑ a b c d Hard of Hearing in: Terrorizer # 171, June 2008, pp. 56–57.
  7. ↑ a b c Rockers NYC TV interviews Gallhammer (accessed October 24, 2008).
  8. ↑ Lennart "Grim_Rieper" Riepe Husen: Gallhammer - Ruin Of A Church [LIVE] , accessed on February 10, 2013.
  9. ↑ ANDREW LILES JOINS MANIAC'S AMBIENT / NOISE PROJECT, SEHNSUCHT , June 30, 2009, accessed February 10, 2013.
  10. ^ Gallhammer Interview , accessed February 10, 2013.
  11. ^ "I never wanted to write political lyrics or sing about political topics - I just don't feel I can handle the responsibility, but me and many others in Japan were influenced by bands on Crass Records. But the political and economic systems in Japan and the UK are very different. ”- Vivian Slaughter,“ Hard of Hearing ”, Terrorizer # 171, June 2008, pp. 56–57.