HELLHAMMER

I have been a metalhead since early childhood, so it goes without saying that I became school girl giddy when I stumbled across the Hellhamer compilation "Demon Entrails" during a recent stroll through FYE(!). If you don't know who Hellhammer were you need a serious lesson in music history. Before inspiring a generation of musicians (including not so metal bands Nirvana & HIM) with the revered Celtic Frost, Thomas Gabriel Fischer fronted this raw proto black/thrash outfit. This 2 disc set includes the bands "Satanic Rites", "Death Fiend" & "Triumph Of Death" demos remastered and packaged in a vinyl styled gatefold. While I'm a big supporter of digital distribution as both an artist and fan, the nature of the material and presentation are better served here with a physical release.