Album: Satanic Rites by Hellhammer (1983)
Format: Album

Artist Background: Hellhammer was an early-1980s extreme metal band, hailing from Switzerland and popular briefly in Europe in the mid-1980s. They were a vital influence on black metal, death metal and doom metal, although their sound is most accurately described as mid-paced, proto-black metal (with exceptions such as the doom paced "Triumph of Death"). Members went on to form the massively influential band Celtic Frost. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Black Metal movement.

Related Artists: Celtic Frost, Sarcófago, Venom, Bathory

Music Scene: Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Black Metal movement.

Tags: 1980s, Album


Satanic Rites

Hellhammer

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