Hammer Of Damnation, 硬壳书

硬壳精装书，288 页 （24x32cm）。封面、书脊和背面印有黑色烫金。

对于 20 世纪 80 年代和 90 年代全球死亡金属和黑金属地下音乐场景的兴起和发展，粉丝杂志至关重要。在没有互联网可依赖的情况下，像 SLAYER、VOICES FROM THE DARKSIDE、PETRIFIED 等出版物以及无数其他出版物在音乐场景中发挥了关键作用，因为它们为粉丝提供了宝贵的信息和发现新乐队或了解最新消息的机会，并为乐队提供了展示自己的平台。

芬兰的 HAMMER OF DAMNATION 就是这样一本粉丝杂志。该杂志成立于 1991 年，由一位名叫 Niko Sirkiä 的热情爱好者独自运营，在 5 年的时间内共发行了 5 期。Niko 也因担任 Funeral Doom 先驱乐队 THERGOTHON 的主唱而闻名，他从一开始就一心想介绍地下音乐中最迷人和最不为人知的乐队。 MAYHEM、BURZUM、NECROMANTIA、BEHERIT（乐队最早的采访之一）、SAMAEL、AUTOPSY、UNHOLY 等，以及许多不太出名的乐队——你能想到的——它们都以某种形式出现在 HAMMER OF DAMNATION 的手工页面上。不受场景或外部期望的束缚，以个人感受和兴趣作为他唯一的指南针，第 4 期杂志将重点转向电子和工业声音。虽然前 3 期主要致力于死亡、黑金属和碾核，但后两期介绍了 BRIGHTER DEATH NOW、MORTIIS 或 BLOOD AXIS 等乐队。

我们始终致力于提供最高质量的产品，我们不惜一切代价确保 HAMMER OF DAMNATION 的 5 期传奇作品得到应有的待遇。每期杂志前面都附有 Niko 为此次重新发行所撰写的关于每期杂志背景的个人反思，非常有趣。第 6 期未完成的杂志也首次呈现给读者。如果这还不够，您现在有机会发现 Niko 作为粉丝杂志编辑的首次尝试，并浏览 1992 年至 1997 年的大量时事通讯和传单。

这本厚重的书有近 300 页，就像是窥视互联网出现之前时代的一个洞。虽然现在早已被时间和灰尘掩埋，但坐下来拿着这本书，一边听着经典专辑，一边沉浸在它的氛围中，仍然可以感受到曾经统治一切的血、火和死亡。

Darkness Shall Rise Productions 2025

Hammer Of Damnation

For the rise and development of the global Death- and Black Metal underground scenes of the 1980s and -90s, fanzines were of pivotal importance. With no internet to rely on, publications like SLAYER, VOICES FROM THE DARKSIDE, PETRIFIED and myriads others played a key role in the scene as they would provide fans with valuable information and an opportunity to discover new bands or learn the latest news and offer bands a platform to present themselves.

One such fanzine was Finnish HAMMER OF DAMNATION. Founded in 1991 and solely run by one passionate enthusiast called Niko Sirkiä, 5 issues were spawned within the fanzine’s 5 years of existence. Niko, also known for having been the vocalist of Funeral Doom pioneers THERGOTHON, was from the get-go hell-bent on featuring some of the most fascinating and obscure bands the underground had to offer. MAYHEM, BURZUM, NECROMANTIA, BEHERIT (one of the very first interviews of the band), SAMAEL, AUTOPSY, UNHOLY etc. and many less famous bands – you name it – they all appeared in one form or another within the handmade pages of HAMMER OF DAMNATION. Not bound by scenes or exterior expectations and with his personal feelings and interests as his only compass, issue 4 saw the zine shifting its focus towards electronical and industrial sounds. While, the first 3 issues were predominantly devoted to Death-, Black Metal and Grindcore, the last two issues introduced bands like BRIGHTER DEATH NOW, MORTIIS or BLOOD AXIS.

Always prone to deliver nothing but the highest quality, we spared no expenses making sure the 5 legendary issues of HAMMER OF DAMNATION get the treatment they deserve. Put in front of each issue are very interesting personal reflections on the contexts each issue was created in penned by Niko especially for the occasion of this re-release. For the very first time the 6th unfinished issue is presented to the readers too. If that wasn’t enough already, you now have the chance to discover Niko’s first attempts as a fanzine editor and browse through plenty newsletters and flyers from 1992 – 1997 as well.

This heavy tome comprising almost 300 pages is like a peephole into an era before the advent of the internet. Although, now long buried by time and dust sitting down with the book and soaking in its atmosphere while listening to some classic album one can still get a taste of all the Blood, Fire and Death that once ruled supreme.

288 page hardcover-book with black hot foil printing on cover, spine and back.

Size: 24 x 32 cm