Artist: ANGEL CORPSE
Title: Hammer Of Gods
Year of Release: 1996
Label: Osmose Productions
Format: CD
The sound of this, the debut Angel Corpse album materialized in a manner quite different to the way in which it was intended. Many will have also read this of the band's demo 'Goats To Azazel' which was unquestionably one of the rawest, most overkill, in the red death metal demos ever unleashed.
Though unintended, the sound is what I love about 'Hammer Of Gods'. It's a very bass heavy, punk sounding release that is in no way rooted in that style. Old school death metal yes, but I have no reason to believe that punk was on the agenda. The riffs and lead work are very Morbid Angel inspired; catchy, punchy, and as mentioned, very comfortable in the earlier realms of the death metal sound. Where song and structure counted for more than technique and speed. It would be misleading to suggest that this was not a fast album, but it's dynamic more than simply pacey.
There is not a lot of variation from one song to another, but with a total of nine cuts and a fairly concise playing time this is not an issue.
The cover, though a little hacked together, is a piece by noted Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel called 'Triumph Of Death'. Take a look at it here
Singer/bass player Pete Helmkamp was previously from War Metal troupe Order From Chaos and also plays in Canadian Death Squadron Revenge. Seems everything he has a hand is is killer!
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