HELLHAMMER

HELLHAMMER "Burial Site" Launched






An official HELLHAMMER "Burial Site" has been launched at www.hellhammer.org. A posting at the site reads as follows:

"This is the Official Hellhammer Burial Site. This site has been created by those who were directly consumed by the entity known as Hellhammer. This site is being referred to as a "Burial Site" because Hellhammer was "born" in 1982 and "died" in 1984.

Hellhammer will never be resurrected...will never be reformed...will never return in any capacity to create, record, or play music live in any setting...because it was a band entirely existent within its time.

Despite all this, the legacy of Hellhammer has left a lasting impression on both the extreme metal community and within the band's former members.

To commemorate the 25 years since Hellhammer released its three influential demos, Denial Fiend, Triumph Of Death, and Satanic Rites, the casket will be reopened briefly, then closed again. Two significant releases in 2008 will serve as the band's final statement...for although Hellhammer has been buried...it will never be forgotten.

First, the three demos will be officially released for the first time ever on a comprehensive double CD and triple vinyl collection entitled, Demon Entrails. This release has been specially re-mastered from copies of the original master tapes under the supervision of founder Tom Gabriel Fischer (CELTIC FROST). The demos now represent Hellhammer exactly as the band sounded when recording these songs in June and December of 1983. Drawing from a wealth of previously unknown historical material and artwork as well as hundreds of unreleased Hellhammer photos from 1982 to 1984, Demon Entrails will also feature all lyrics and essays detailing the individual demo recording sessions. Demon Entrails will be released as an opulent oversized
double CD and as a gatefold triple vinyl album. Both versions will feature a lavish booklet and a poster. There will also be a third, bare-bones low-price CD version, designed to cater to markets which will not carry the standard CD due to its irregular size. This release is scheduled for February 2008, through Prowling Death Records/Century Media.

Second, a comprehensive history of the band will be released in a book written by Tom Gabriel Fischer entitled, Only Death is Real - An Illustrated History Of Hellhammer And early Celtic Frost

The book will cover the history of Hellhammer, GRAVE HILL (1982) and early Celtic Frost (until after the recordings of Morbid Tales, 1984 to early 1985). It will not solely be a band chronology. The book places the story in both the context of the local and international metal scene in the early 1980's and in the band's surroundings in Zurich.

The archives of guitarist/vocalist Tom Gabriel Fischer (Satanic Slaughter) and bassist Martin Eric Ain (Slayed Necros) provided the basis for the book. Additional contributions have come from original bassist/co-vocalist Steve Warrior (Savage Damage), both main Hellhammer photographers, Martin Kyburz and Andreas Schwarber, and collectors ranging from Japan, Europe and the US. In addition to rare notes, photos, and flyers, the book will also include all artwork relevant to Grave Hill, Hellhammer, and early Celtic Frost. Although primarily written by Fischer, additional and extensive commentaries are provided by Ain, Warrior, former drummer/bassist Stephen Priestly (Evoked Damnator), and former drummer Bruce Day (Denial Fiend/Bloodhunter).

Hellhammer's role in the rise of extreme metal cannot be denied. Without realizing it, they created a legacy that has endured to this day. These two comprehensive releases will serve to properly document that legacy."