Hammerschmitt

Description

When a competent local hard rock band is lucky enough to have a guitar hero in its lineup (who unfortunately never became famous) and later lets itself be influenced by Iron Maiden rather than by the acts of the seventies, it manages in 1985 to release a metal record that is both high-quality and catchy. There are, of course, reasons why Hammerschmitt gave up the ghost after one LP and why their album remains more of an open secret today. Even if it is now considered "cult" — back then, the cover was a fatal blow. The review in Metal Hammer, which was influential at the time, was clearly influenced only by the visual aspect of the record. Moreover, in 1985, the Rockport label was not a leader in the new German metal scene. After the successful albums of the hard rockers Trance and the mega-hit "Die Hesse Komme!" by the Rodgau Monotones, the label's influence faded relatively quickly, which also affected other perfectly decent metal bands. If "Hammerschmitt" had been released under a label like Noise, Roadrunner, or Steamhammer (with a different cover), the story of the Hessian band would clearly have been different.Be that as it may, the album was released on CD by Karthago Records in 2008 with modified artwork and received many good reviews posthumously. Young fans became interested in Hammerschmitt for the first time.Golden Core now offers the first LP reissue with a new remaster. To stay true to the original, the 1985 cover was chosen, which, fortunately, is now described as "typically eighties," zeitgeisty, or even "cult."