Hammercult (ISRAEL)

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Hammercult - Steelcrusher (2014)













Year : 2014
Style : Thrash Metal , Death Metal
Country : Israel
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 142 mb

Bio:

Since its formation in the politically-charged country of Israel in late 2010, HAMMERCULT has created a violent mixture of extreme thrash metal with a nasty punk approach, delivering crunching riffs, furious vocals, pounding drum skins and sickening lyrics. In a matter of months, HAMMERCULT has managed to gather a loyal hardcore fan base through the band's intense live show attitude – NO BULLSHIT, JUST METAL!After conquering the hearts of the Israeli metalheads, HAMMERCULT emerged victorious at the international Metal Battle competition at Wacken Open Air in summer 2011. But this was just the beginning – signing to the German label Sonic Attack Records, founded by Karl Walterbach, and embarking on a European tour with crossover legends D.R.I. wrapped up an amazing and eventful year for the unstoppable thrashers.April 2012 saw HAMMERCULT presenting their debut full-length effort "Anthems of the Damned" that showcases the group's non-compromising style of aggressive extreme metal. The album release was followed by a European tour during which the band has shared stages with heavy metal giants such as Sepultura, Hatebreed and Malevolent Creation. Upon the completion of the tour, as well as another solid performance at Wacken Open Air, HAMMERCULT has begun the songwriting process for the next full-length release.Following another European tour with Sepultura and just before their first visit to Summer Breeze Open air, HAMMERCULT will enter the studio in summer 2013 to record their second full-length album.

Album:

There was a time when Israeli act Hammercult was arguably perceived as a potential 'next big thing' in metal, and although history developed a bit differently from that, they at least did everything possible to ride that Wacken Metal Battle momentum by finishing a trilogy of albums in four years... except they forgot to write something that could be defined as better than 'solid' during their entire run. Oh well. We're now at the sophomore Steelcrusher (2014) and, as you may imagine, most of my Anthems of the Damned review could be applicable here... I could swear some songs are carbon copies of the debut, if only I remembered something else besides, you know, nonstop screaming and the like.However, some improvements were actually made, to my surprise. Frontman Yakir Shochat appears to have discovered the existence of growls, justifying my former comparisons with the late Trevor Strnad, and it won't be hard to notice since he's still well in the forefront of the mixing. Even more shocking, the songwriting has improved by miles, and I swear I heard incredible things like a proper bridge in the title-track, or, brace yourself, even melody in some tracks! 'Ironbound' (no match for the Overkill song, mind you) and 'Damnation Arise' brings some honestly well-crafted anthemic refrains, and closer 'In the Name of the Fallen' even goes as far as to incorporate clean guest vocals, resulting not nearly as horrible as I feared. 'We Are the People', apparently complete with a solo by Andreas Kisser, and 'Burning the Road' also bring a decent dose of the good ol' midtempo with solid riffs. Am I dreaming perhaps?Oh no, as I said before, Steelcrusher and Anthems of the Damned aren't like night and day. We still have stuff like 'Metal Rules Tonight', the wannabe tough diss track 'Liar' or the incredibly inane 'Satanic Lust' ('Satanic lust, suck my dick/Satanic lust, lick my balls...'?) that are every bit as lame as they are forgettable, musically speaking. Also, the production is predictably more of the same sterile fare of the debut, and you can just check out the middle of 'Unholy Art' to hear for yourself how ridiculously weak the bass tone really is, when there isn't a wall of guitars above it. The tracks not mentioned... um... I've probably erased them from my memory already.Reprising my previous review, hating on a band for being successful is no doubt an immature behaviour, but I'm at the very least unsure about what really was the hot thing about Hammercult, besides maybe a couple of tracks you could include in your library. Elsewhere, thrash metal is more than this.-review written for the 10th Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge – may you rest in peace, Chris.

Line-Up:

Yakir Shochat - Vocals (2010-present) (ex-Hangman)
Guy Ben David - Guitars (2011-2012, 2013-present) (ex-Demented Sanity)
Arie Aranovich – Guitars
Elad Manor - Bass (2010-present) (ex-Excessum, ex-Acropolis, ex-Solitary, ex-The Fading, ex-Warbringer (live))
Maayan Henik - Drums (2010-present)

Tracklist:

01. Hymn to the Steel 01:26
02. Steelcrusher 03:07
03. Metal Rules Tonight 02:30
04. Into Hell 03:33
05. We Are the People 02:45
06. Burning the Road 03:44
07. Ironbound 04:05
08. Unholy Art 03:07
09. Satanic Lust 03:35
10. Liar 02:57
11. Damnation Arise 03:50
12. Heading for War 03:11
13. In the Name of the Fallen 04:57




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Hammercult - Built For War (Limited Edition Digipak) (2015)













Year : 2015
Style : Extreme Thrash Metal
Country : Israel
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 165 mb

Bio:

Since its formation in the politically-charged country of Israel in late 2010, HAMMERCULT has created a violent mixture of extreme thrash metal with a nasty punk approach, delivering crunching riffs, furious vocals, pounding drum skins and sickening lyrics. In a matter of months, HAMMERCULT has managed to gather a loyal hardcore fan base through the band's intense live show attitude – NO BULLSHIT, JUST METAL!After conquering the hearts of the Israeli metalheads, HAMMERCULT emerged victorious at the international Metal Battle competition at Wacken Open Air in summer 2011. But this was just the beginning – signing to the German label Sonic Attack Records, founded by Karl Walterbach, and embarking on a European tour with crossover legends D.R.I. wrapped up an amazing and eventful year for the unstoppable thrashers.April 2012 saw HAMMERCULT presenting their debut full-length effort "Anthems of the Damned" that showcases the group's non-compromising style of aggressive extreme metal. The album release was followed by a European tour during which the band has shared stages with heavy metal giants such as Sepultura, Hatebreed and Malevolent Creation. Upon the completion of the tour, as well as another solid performance at Wacken Open Air, HAMMERCULT has begun the songwriting process for the next full-length release.Following another European tour with Sepultura and just before their first visit to Summer Breeze Open air, HAMMERCULT will enter the studio in summer 2013 to record their second full-length album.

Album:

Two years have passed since Israeli thrash metal act Hammercult released their album Steelcrusher. Two years during which not only the whole world but also the international metal scene have changed. Hammercult have stayed abreast of those changes: more than ever before, the band impress with their broad stylistic range, increasingly allowing – along with their unmistakable strengths – influences from the punk, hardcore and traditional heavy metal genres. The result is entitled Built For War, a true, intoxicating thrash metal manifesto with an inescapable knock-on effect. Hammercult’s latest release will be out on Steamhammer/SPV on 28 August 2015 (US: 4 September 2015), so you’d better mark the date in your diary.Because one thing is certain: anybody who liked Steelcrusher is bound to be absolutely bowled over by Built For War. And all those who haven’t got Hammercult on their metal menu yet will celebrate the group’s latest offering as the discovery of the year. “Every song on the album is the kind of pumping anthem which Hammercult are known for – but this time we’ve taken the songs to different places, with a more melodic and more original approach which really stands out,” vocalist Yakir Von Hammer explains. “The vocals on Built For War are very unique and range from screams to growls, hardcore shouts to clean vocals – which I honestly believe has never been done before by a single performer. If I had to summarize Built For War in a single sentence it would be ‘Destruction meets Manowar in an explosive mix of extreme music and true metal.’”This description definitely hits the nail on the head. Von Hammer and guitarist Guy Ben David have composed 13 new songs, all of them razor-sharp metal tunes which they went on to record together with the other band members Elad Manor (bass), Maayan Henik (drums) and new addition Yuval Kramer (guitar) in Tel Aviv in February 2015 and which cover the full range of contemporary thrash metal. In line with the album title, following the short intro ‘From Parts Unknown’, Built For War kicks off with a bang: the opener ‘Rise Of The Hammer’ sounds the way its title would have you expect: “There’s a good reason why we decided to open the album with this song,” Von Hammer says. “It’s a total metal powerhouse! A true fist-pumping war anthem. Slower but heavier than most of the Hammercult songs, it feels like storming the battle front, riding a war elephant.” ‘I Live For This Shit’, a kind of leitmotif for the band, comes across just as powerfully. Von Hammer: “This song is about my passion and my way of life. Metal, the road, the roar of the crowd and the strength I get from the people I meet across the world as we spread the war machine known as Hammercult … I live for this shit!” The band has never sounded more explosive than on this number. And they’ve never penned a more political, socio-critical lyric than ‘Spoils Of War’. An Israeli born and raised, this song pretty much tells Von Hammer’s life story: “The lyrics are about how we, the people, are misled by political agendas, left and right – which are all the same and at the end of the day serve to fuel the war industry, which is very profitable in the Middle East.”You’ve already guessed it: Hammercult touch on sensitive issues, in terms of their lyrics as well as in terms of their music. Their new album brings across pure energy and documents the amazing development process that this band has gone through in the past two years. To incorporate this energy into Built For War, the musicians have enlisted the support of one of the most renowned metal sound engineers worldwide: mix and mastering were handled by Tue Madsen, who is well known for his work with The Haunted, Heaven Shall Burn, Dark Tranquility, Holy Moses, Moonspell, to name but a few. The martial cover artwork courtesy of Péter Sallai (Sabaton, Civil War, Kataklysm) suits the uncompromising sound of the album to a tee. Von Hammer: “The story behind the cover art process was basically my idea to highlight the progression of Hammercult with this album and to present it visually – in the modern world we live in.”The album comes complete with first-rate bonus material. The DigiPak version includes a live DVD recorded in Tel Aviv two days before the work on Built For War commenced. “The best way to listen to Hammercult is live,” Von Hammer says, “on stage is where we really shine, and we wanted to prove that and capture the live energy on stage and bring it to the masses.” In addition, the album’s vinyl version features a cover of the Slayer classic ‘Evil Has No Boundaries’. “During our tour with Sepultura in 2013, the metal community had the news that Jeff Hanneman had passed away. On that day I promised to myself that we would cover Slayer.”So it’s done: Built For War will definitely shake up the thrash metal scene and arouse anticipation for Hammercult’s upcoming European tour scheduled for autumn 2015. As Von Hammer puts it so aptly: “I’m really looking forward to getting this album on stage and to the audience. I live for this shit!”

Line-Up:

Elad Manor - Bass (2010-present) (ex-Excessum, ex-Acropolis, ex-Solitary, ex-The Fading, ex-Warbringer (live))
Maayan Henik - Drums (2010-present)
Yakir Shochat - Vocals (2010-present) (ex-Hangman)
Guy Ben David - Guitars (2011-2012, 2013-present) (ex-Demented Sanity)
Yuval Kramer - Guitars (2015-present) (Amaseffer, Dark Serpent, Omb, Reign of the Architect, ex-Prey for Nothing)

Tracklist:

01. From Parts Unknown (Intro) 01:40
02. Rise of the Hammer 04:09
03. I Live for This Shit 03:54
04. Spoils of War 02:28
05. Ready to Roll 02:43
06. Raise Some Hell 03:12
07. Blackened Blade 03:44
08. Let It Roar 03:30
09. Ode to Ares (Interlude) 01:26
10. Altar of Pain 03:44
11. Blood and Fire 03:17
12. Saturday Night Circle Pit Fight 03:15
13. Road to Hell 03:42

+ Video "Steelcrusher"(Official Video)




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Hammercult - Built For War (Japan Edition) (2015)













Year : 2015 (Japan Edition)
Style : Extreme Thrash Metal
Country : Israel
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 105 mb

Bio:

Since its formation in the politically-charged country of Israel in late 2010, HAMMERCULT has created a violent mixture of extreme thrash metal with a nasty punk approach, delivering crunching riffs, furious vocals, pounding drum skins and sickening lyrics. In a matter of months, HAMMERCULT has managed to gather a loyal hardcore fan base through the band's intense live show attitude – NO BULLSHIT, JUST METAL!After conquering the hearts of the Israeli metalheads, HAMMERCULT emerged victorious at the international Metal Battle competition at Wacken Open Air in summer 2011. But this was just the beginning – signing to the German label Sonic Attack Records, founded by Karl Walterbach, and embarking on a European tour with crossover legends D.R.I. wrapped up an amazing and eventful year for the unstoppable thrashers.April 2012 saw HAMMERCULT presenting their debut full-length effort "Anthems of the Damned" that showcases the group's non-compromising style of aggressive extreme metal. The album release was followed by a European tour during which the band has shared stages with heavy metal giants such as Sepultura, Hatebreed and Malevolent Creation. Upon the completion of the tour, as well as another solid performance at Wacken Open Air, HAMMERCULT has begun the songwriting process for the next full-length release.Following another European tour with Sepultura and just before their first visit to Summer Breeze Open air, HAMMERCULT will enter the studio in summer 2013 to record their second full-length album.

Album:

Two years have passed since Israeli thrash metal act Hammercult released their album Steelcrusher. Two years during which not only the whole world but also the international metal scene have changed. Hammercult have stayed abreast of those changes: more than ever before, the band impress with their broad stylistic range, increasingly allowing – along with their unmistakable strengths – influences from the punk, hardcore and traditional heavy metal genres. The result is entitled Built For War, a true, intoxicating thrash metal manifesto with an inescapable knock-on effect. Hammercult’s latest release will be out on Steamhammer/SPV on 28 August 2015 (US: 4 September 2015), so you’d better mark the date in your diary.Because one thing is certain: anybody who liked Steelcrusher is bound to be absolutely bowled over by Built For War. And all those who haven’t got Hammercult on their metal menu yet will celebrate the group’s latest offering as the discovery of the year. “Every song on the album is the kind of pumping anthem which Hammercult are known for – but this time we’ve taken the songs to different places, with a more melodic and more original approach which really stands out,” vocalist Yakir Von Hammer explains. “The vocals on Built For War are very unique and range from screams to growls, hardcore shouts to clean vocals – which I honestly believe has never been done before by a single performer. If I had to summarize Built For War in a single sentence it would be ‘Destruction meets Manowar in an explosive mix of extreme music and true metal.’”This description definitely hits the nail on the head. Von Hammer and guitarist Guy Ben David have composed 13 new songs, all of them razor-sharp metal tunes which they went on to record together with the other band members Elad Manor (bass), Maayan Henik (drums) and new addition Yuval Kramer (guitar) in Tel Aviv in February 2015 and which cover the full range of contemporary thrash metal. In line with the album title, following the short intro ‘From Parts Unknown’, Built For War kicks off with a bang: the opener ‘Rise Of The Hammer’ sounds the way its title would have you expect: “There’s a good reason why we decided to open the album with this song,” Von Hammer says. “It’s a total metal powerhouse! A true fist-pumping war anthem. Slower but heavier than most of the Hammercult songs, it feels like storming the battle front, riding a war elephant.” ‘I Live For This Shit’, a kind of leitmotif for the band, comes across just as powerfully. Von Hammer: “This song is about my passion and my way of life. Metal, the road, the roar of the crowd and the strength I get from the people I meet across the world as we spread the war machine known as Hammercult … I live for this shit!” The band has never sounded more explosive than on this number. And they’ve never penned a more political, socio-critical lyric than ‘Spoils Of War’. An Israeli born and raised, this song pretty much tells Von Hammer’s life story: “The lyrics are about how we, the people, are misled by political agendas, left and right – which are all the same and at the end of the day serve to fuel the war industry, which is very profitable in the Middle East.”You’ve already guessed it: Hammercult touch on sensitive issues, in terms of their lyrics as well as in terms of their music. Their new album brings across pure energy and documents the amazing development process that this band has gone through in the past two years. To incorporate this energy into Built For War, the musicians have enlisted the support of one of the most renowned metal sound engineers worldwide: mix and mastering were handled by Tue Madsen, who is well known for his work with The Haunted, Heaven Shall Burn, Dark Tranquility, Holy Moses, Moonspell, to name but a few. The martial cover artwork courtesy of Péter Sallai (Sabaton, Civil War, Kataklysm) suits the uncompromising sound of the album to a tee. Von Hammer: “The story behind the cover art process was basically my idea to highlight the progression of Hammercult with this album and to present it visually – in the modern world we live in.”The album comes complete with first-rate bonus material. The DigiPak version includes a live DVD recorded in Tel Aviv two days before the work on Built For War commenced. “The best way to listen to Hammercult is live,” Von Hammer says, “on stage is where we really shine, and we wanted to prove that and capture the live energy on stage and bring it to the masses.” In addition, the album’s vinyl version features a cover of the Slayer classic ‘Evil Has No Boundaries’. “During our tour with Sepultura in 2013, the metal community had the news that Jeff Hanneman had passed away. On that day I promised to myself that we would cover Slayer.”So it’s done: Built For War will definitely shake up the thrash metal scene and arouse anticipation for Hammercult’s upcoming European tour scheduled for autumn 2015. As Von Hammer puts it so aptly: “I’m really looking forward to getting this album on stage and to the audience. I live for this shit!”

Line-Up:

Yakir Shochat - Vocals (2010-present) (ex-Hangman)
Guy Ben David - Guitars (2011-2012, 2013-present) (ex-Demented Sanity)
Yuval Kramer - Guitars (2015-present) (Amaseffer, Dark Serpent, Omb, Reign of the Architect, ex-Prey for Nothing)
Elad Manor - Bass (2010-present) (ex-Excessum, ex-Acropolis, ex-Solitary, ex-The Fading, ex-Warbringer (live))
Maayan Henik - Drums (2010-present)

Tracklist:

01. From Parts Unknown (Intro) 01:40
02. Rise of the Hammer 04:09
03. I Live for This Shit 03:54
04. Spoils of War 02:28
05. Ready to Roll 02:43
06. Raise Some Hell 03:12
07. Blackened Blade 03:44
08. Let It Roar 03:30
09. Ode to Ares (Interlude) 01:26
10. Altar of Pain 03:44
11. Blood and Fire 03:17
12. Saturday Night Circle Pit Fight 03:15
13. Road to Hell 03:42
14. Evil Has no Boundaries (Slayer Cover) (Japan Bonus Track)
15. No Rules (Japan Bonus Track)




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