Thorr's Hammer

Not to be confused with Thor's Hammer (band).

Thorr's Hammer
Background information
Origin	Ballard, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Genres	Death-doom
Years active	1994−1995, 2009, 2010
Labels	Southern Lord
Members	Runhild Gammelsæter Greg Anderson Stephen O'Malley James Hale Jamie Sykes

Thorr's Hammer was an American-Norwegian death-doom band.

History

Thorr's Hammer was formed in Ballard, Seattle, Washington by Greg Anderson and Stephen O'Malley during winter 1994–1995. Soon after, Runhild Gammelsæter, then a 17-year-old^[1] Norwegian exchange student, joined the band as vocalist/lyricist. The band reached its final form when Jamie Sykes and James Hale joined. The band was active only for six weeks^[1] during which it played two gigs and recorded a demo and an EP titled Dommedagsnatt. In 1997, the song "Troll" from their EP Dommedagsnatt was released on The Awakening - Females in Extreme Music,^[2] a compilation album from Dwell Records.

The band disbanded after Gammelsæter's return to Oslo, Norway.^[1] Burning Witch was formed from the ashes of Thorr's Hammer, and Gammelsæter collaborated with James Plotkin (Khanate) to form Khlyst. Khlyst released a full-length album Chaos Is My Name in 2006, and a live album Chaos Live in 2008.^[3]

Thorr's Hammer reunited in 2009 to play at the Supersonic Festival in Birmingham, England, and again in 2010 for The Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Netherlands. In an interview with Rock-A-Rolla magazine, Runhild Gammelsæter said the band "might make some new music" in the future.^[4]

Line-up

• Runhild Gammelsæter (a.k.a. Ozma) – vocals and lyrics
• Greg Anderson – guitar ("drones and sunns")
• Stephen O'Malley – guitar ("crust and earth")
• James Hale – bass guitar ("subsonic attack") (replaced by Guy Pinhas at the 2009 & 2010 reunion shows)
• Jamie Sykes – drums ("battledrums")

Discography

• Sannhet i Blodet (demo 1995)
• Dommedagsnatt (cassette 1996, CD 1998, CD reissue 2004, picture disc 2004)
• Only Death Is Real – Live by Command of Tom G. Warrior (LP 2019, recorded live at Roadburn 2010)
• Awakening – Females in Extreme Music (CD 1997)

References

1. "blood sisters: women in heavy music: thorr's hammer". Kzsu.stanford.edu. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
2. "Various - Awakening - Females In Extreme Music". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
3. "Khlyst site". Archived from the original on February 12, 2008. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
4. Rock-A-Rolla magazine, Issue 20, May/June 2009

External links

• Thorr's Hammer at the website of Southern Lord Records
• Thorr's Hammer at Encyclopaedia Metallum