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Gallhammer expresses in its music a vivid manifestation of mental violence, with lyrical themes revealing such aspects as despair and hopelessness, emptiness, obsession with life, hatred, and experiencing negative feelings.
Band members:
Vivian Slaughter - vocals, bass guitar
Risa Reaper - drums, vocals
Mika Penetrator - guitar, vocals
Studio albums
* Gloomy Lights (2004)
* Ill Innocence (2007)
Live and other albums
* Untitled (demo) (2003)
* Gallhammer (demo) (2003)
* Endless Nauseous Days (demo) (2004)
Video
* The Dawn of... (2007)
* Ruin of a Church (2008)
Review:
This is the rawest, most unpolished, and most primal sound I've heard in a long time, and in the best possible sense! Gallhammer is an all-female trio from Japan. I mention the gender of the band members simply because it is not often that women play in such a psychotic experimental metal style with elements of death trip. They can also be described as a simplified version of Hellhammer, as well as early Celtic Frost. The girls simply don't care about complex song structures and a "signature" sound. However, they cannot be called cheap; rather, they are a pronounced antithesis to "corporate" bands. The voices are difficult to characterize as female - a very deep, strained vocal. These girls can make the listener shudder and cringe without ultra-heavy riffs on downtuned strings. And although they have nothing in common with such genres as sludge or doom, their sound, compared to many other doom metal bands, creates a much heavier atmosphere.
