Hammerhead

noise rock

There are at least 12 bands called Hammerhead: 1) A noise-rock band from Fargo, North Dakota 2) A german hardcore punk band 3) A Tasmanian based melodic-hard rock band 4) A Heavy Metal band from the Netherlands active in 1983-85. 5) A Finnish Heavy Metal band from Central Finland 6) A Dutch Gabber artist named Richard Geurkoop (Orlando Voorn) 7) A Thrash band from São Paulo, Brazil. 8) A Skinhead band from USA. 9) A Hardcore band from Hornell Ny 10) A Hardcore band from Pennslyvania 11) Thrash Death Metal Act from India [ http://www.myspace.com/hammerhead_india] 12) A thrash metal band from Belgium 1.) As early as 1989 or 1990, a band came out of the moderately sized North Dakota town of Fargo. They were called Hammerhead. The line up was Paul Sanders on guitar and vocals, Paul Erickson on bass and vocals, and Jeff Morridian Jr on drums. At some point early on they relocate to Minneapolis, Minnesota. There they hooked up with Amphetamine Reptile Records, the invincible indie label that rose from the ashes of Treehouse Records and Glitterhouse Records. Between 92' and 96', Hammerhead released 4 full length albums, including many singles and comp songs as well. They helped propel Amrep to greater heights of popularity, and they helped define that minneapolis/amrep sound of the early 90's. Some time in 96', however, Hammerhead suddenly broke up. Paul Sanders left the band. It is unknown if he quit or was booted, but either way, the damage was done; Hammerhead was no more. Ab...