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Frank Krynojewski - Bass and Guitar
Volker Frerich - Vocals
Jens Küchental - Drums
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Curse Of The Absolute Eclipse
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Genre: Death Metal
Origin: Germany
Label: Nuclear Blast Records
Status: Active
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Only one influence need be mentioned when discussing Germany's Warhammer: Hellhammer. No, not the Norwegian black metal drummer, but rather the long-disbanded group from Switzerland that served as the template to one of the '80s most innovative and avantgarde bands: Celtic Frost. Hellhammer only released one record, an EP called Apocalyptic Raids, but that solitary release was more than enough to plant the musical seed in a small group of aspiring musicians that would eventually germinate into Warhammer.
The fledgling disciples recorded a demo in 1996. Towards the Chapter of Chaos featured five songs in the grinding, death/doom tradition of their mentors. The band signed with Voices Productions and released The Winter of Our Discontent. Heavier, meaner, deadlier and rawer, Warhammer expanded their extreme horizons and captured the pale reality of a lost mankind drifting in
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