HELLHAMMER — Triumph of Death (review)

HELLHAMMER — Triumph of Death album cover Demo · 1983 · Black Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
Warthur
Although some other so-called "first wave black metal" bands like of Venom and Mercyful Fate had released material earlier, both of those bands really existed more as proto-thrash units than as black metal groups; Hellhammer, conversely, have a much better claim for being the progenitors of black metal with this sick demo material (often combined with Death Fiend, which was recorded at the same time), which features bestial vocals and furious, driving rhythms underneath a sea of guitar sludge. As with Venom's debut, the production values are terrible - however, unlike with Venom, underneath the fuzzy production the band are clearly doing something truly unprecedented in metal at that time.
Share this review
more

Review Comments

Post a public comment below | Send private message to the reviewer
Please login to post a shout
No shouts posted yet. Be the first member to do so above!

Review Index

Member Zone

Username:
Password:
Stay signed in

Metal Subgenres

Artists Alpha-index

MMA TOP 5 Metal ALBUMS

Rating by members, ranked by custom algorithm
Albums with 30 ratings and more
Master of Puppets Thrash Metal
METALLICA
Buy this album from our partners
Paranoid Heavy Metal
BLACK SABBATH
Buy this album from our partners
Moving Pictures Hard Rock
RUSH
Buy this album from our partners
Powerslave NWoBHM
IRON MAIDEN
Buy this album from our partners
Rising Heavy Metal
RAINBOW
Buy this album from our partners

New Metal Artists

New Metal Releases

Antibeauty Hardcore Punk
SNOWING IN PERU
Buy this album from MMA partners
Mana Earth Hardcore Punk
SNOWING IN PERU
Buy this album from MMA partners
Intimate Isolation Hardcore Punk
GOOD FALL
Buy this album from MMA partners
Dark Future Sludge Metal
PAIN CHEMISTRY
Buy this album from MMA partners
Violent Delights Hardcore Punk
GALLEONS
Buy this album from MMA partners
More new releases

New Metal Online Videos

Galleons - Electric Emotions
GALLEONS
Bosh66· 1 day ago
Galleons - Elsewhere (Official Lyric Video)
GALLEONS
Bosh66· 1 day ago
Galleons - Neon Dreams (Official Lyric Video)
GALLEONS
Bosh66· 1 day ago
Galleons - I Travel East As Fievel Goes West Pt. 1 - Official Lyric Video
GALLEONS
Bosh66· 1 day ago
FREEHOWLING - SCARS FT. AARON MATTS (TEN56.) [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]
FREEHOWLING
Bosh66· 1 day ago
More videos

New MMA Metal Forum Topics

More in the forums

New Site interactions

More...

Latest Metal News

members-submitted

More in the forums

Social Media

Follow us
Follow us on Twitter Become a Facebook fan RSS Feed