Lp Vinyl Hammers Rule Show No Mercy, After The Bomb 2lps

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Lp Vinyl Hammers Rule Show No Mercy, After The Bomb 2lps

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Show No Mercy, After The Bomb 

Item number: GCR 20177-1 
Artist: Hammers Rule 
Title: Show No Mercy, After The Bomb 
Label: gcr 
Type: 2LPS
Release date: January 13, 2023 


For a long time it seemed impossible that this gem of US metal would officially appear as a re-release. Even before Golden Core, labels contacted the three former band members who were still alive, but they were met with nothing but rejections. “At some point we simply understood each other on a completely different level than purely business and after many discussions we got the green light and experienced a very friendly negotiation phase,” reports Golden Core A&R Neudi, who is himself a fan of the long-disbanded group from Baltimore, but also musicians.
Hammers Rule (the name comes from the thanks list on Iron Maiden's first LP) were simply over the top! They financed an impressive stage show with all sorts of effects and tailor-made leather outfits before a recording was even available on the market. When no major label was interested (still almost normal in 1984), they had no interest in putting the material in the hands of an independent company and produced a complete album themselves (as Tangent Records) with the support of the Web company (including Satan's Host). : “Show No Mercy.” The first edition in white vinyl sold very well, but only reached a few import stores in Europe. This also applies to the EP “After The Bomb”, which was released under similar conditions a year later. This contained two new tracks (and two from the LP). Nevertheless, there were numerous enthusiastic reactions from Germany and so a compilation of the LP and EP under the name “After The Bomb” was licensed to the German company with probably the worst reputation in the industry: Metal Enterprises! Insiders here like to joke, “So the label finally had something good!”, but Hammers Rule was in no mood to laugh when, without their knowledge, a set of demo tracks was offered as a second album. Today, the musicians still vehemently distance themselves from this illegal product (LP and CD) and on this re-release we respect the wish of the former members to put this annoying chapter to rest. You can read the whole story in the liner notes.
Hammers Rule didn't want to limit themselves to the level of hardness and therefore cover an extremely broad Spektrum of US metal. While the first four tracks lie between epic, heavy and speed metal (as do the two EP tracks “Kamikaze” and “Stop The World”), the B-side of the original LP was a bit more accessible and also fits the high one well Hairspray consumption in the eighties. But these pieces are also full of energy and playfulness. One of the reasons is the incredibly good rhythm section made up of drummer Chuck Hohn (with only one bass drum!!) and bassist Shaun Henley. The two musicians easily operated on a level like Steve Harris and Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden). In addition, the bass impressively replaces a second guitar due to its powerful playing and presence in the mix. The album and the EP were largely recorded live in the studio.
One of the most important arguments, however, is that metal fans around the world have been waiting for a re-release for many years. The LP comes with a bonus 7" single, which contains the two tracks from the "After The Bomb" EP that were not already on the album.

Track listing:

1 / 1 Hammer's Rule
  Prelude - Calm Before The Storm 1.15

1 / 2 Hammer's Rule
  After The Bomb 4.49

1/3 Hammer's Rule
  Pool Of Piranhas 4.15

1/4 Hammer's Rule
  Castle Walls 6.41

1/5 Hammer's Rule
  Hammer's Rule 4.53

1/6 Hammer's Rule
  If You Only Knew 3.49

1/7 Hammer's Rule
  Set Me Free 4.24

1/8 Hammer's Rule
  She's A Rocker 3.48

1/9 Hammer's Rule
  Little Girls 3.56

1/10 Hammer's Rule
  Sex Drugs And Rock'n'roll 4.59

2 / 1 Hammer's Rule
  Kamikaze - Mission Of Death 4.11

2 / 2 Hammer's Rule
  Stop The World 3.40

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Hammers Rule (the name comes from the thanks list on Iron Maiden's first LP) were simply over the top! They financed an impressive stage show with all sorts of effects and tailor-made leather outfits before a recording was even available on the market. When no major label was interested (still almost normal in 1984), they had no interest in putting the material in the hands of an independent company and produced a complete album themselves (as Tangent Records) with the support of the Web company (including Satan's Host). : “Show No Mercy.” The first edition in white vinyl sold very well, but only reached a few import stores in Europe. This also applies to the EP “After The Bomb”, which was released under similar conditions a year later. This contained two new tracks (and two from the LP). Interpret Hammers Rule Produktart Double LP Musiktitel Show No Mercy, After The Bomb Erscheinungsjahr 2022 Besonderheiten Versiegelt Geschwindigkeit 33 U/min Plattengröße 12" Material Vinyl Musiklabel Golden Core Records Hüllenart Papphülse Stilrichtung Heavy Metal Format Schallplatte Herstellungsland und -region Deutschland Plattenzustand M (Mint) Genre Metal Außenhüllenzustand M (Mint) Inlay-Zustand M (Mint)