Recorded 2–7 March 1984 Artist Hellhammer Label Noise International | Apocalyptic Raids
(1984) Demon Entrails
(2008) Release date 7 March 1984 | |
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Released 8 March 1984
1990 (1990 re-release) Studio Caet Studio in Berlin, Germany Length 19:41
27:03 (1990 re-release) Genres Black metal, Thrash metal, Death metal, Doom metal, Extreme metal Producers Thomas Gabriel Fischer, Martin Eric Ain | ||
Hellhammer apocalyptic raids
Apocalyptic Raids is an EP by the Swiss extreme metal band Hellhammer. It was recorded and released in March 1984, and was the band's only commercial release.
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- Artwork
- Track listings
- Original 1984 release
- Apocalyptic Raids 1990 AD
- Songs
- References
The record was a major influence on the then-emerging death metal and black metal genres. It has served as an inspiration to such varied and respected bands as Napalm Death and Sepultura, both of whom recorded cover versions of "Messiah".
Hellhammer would split up only three months after recording this EP, and later regrouped as Celtic Frost. Th EP would be reissued six years later as Apocalyptic Raids 1990 A.D., boasting new artwork and two bonus tracks.
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Artwork
The cover art of Apocalyptic Raids is influenced by German Expressionism's stark aesthetic, combining monochromaticity with the band's blood-red, blackletter-styled logo.
Track listings
Tracks 5 and 6 were originally part of the now out-of-print Death Metal (1984) compilation.
Original 1984 release
Apocalyptic Raids 1990 A.D.
Songs
1The Third of the Storms2:57
2Massacra2:52
3Triumph of Death9:33