Hammercult
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Genres | Thrash metal |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Sonic Attack Records, SPV |
| Website | www.hammercult.com |
| Members | Yakir Shochat |
Hammercult is an Israeli based thrash metal band, founded in 2010. The band, which is highly regarded as the leading extreme metal band of the Israeli metal movement in the 2000s.
The official founding of the band took place in October 2010 with the band going into full activity on their first show a few months later in Be'er Sheva, Israel, on December 25, 2010. The band's line-up included Yakir Shochat (vocals), Arie Aranovich (guitar) and Elad Manor (bass), Guy Ben-David (guitar), and Maayan Henik (drums), making the band a supergroup in the Israeli heavy metal scene.
A few months following the band formation, the band released their first release, a 5 track digital EP named 'Rise Of The Hammer'. The EP was available for free over the internet and made an impact in the underground scene.
On April 12, 2011, the band participated in the Israeli Wacken Metal Battle finals at Tel Aviv, where bands competed for a chance to represent Israel at the 2011 edition of Wacken Open Air, and compete against bands from the whole world. Hammercult won the competition by a huge gap, earning them a place at the 2011 W:O:A.
On July 28, 2011, a few days before leaving to perform at the Wacken Open Air festival, the band held a release show for their debut EP Rise of the Hammer in Tel Aviv.
On August 5, 2011, after performing at the Wacken Open Air Metal Battle contest on August 3, it was announced that Hammercult has beaten bands from all around the world and was declared as the winner of the 2011 edition of W:O:A Metal Battle, granting them new instruments and endorsements from various companies such as Washburn Guitars and Eden Electronics.
On September 29, 2011, it was announced that the band have signed with German label Sonic Attack Records, which is owned by famed manager Karl-Ulrich Walterbach, who is best known for founding the legendary heavy metal label Noise Records, where were signed such bands as Helloween, Kreator, Celtic Frost, Voivod, Rage and more. In November 2011, Hammercult kicked off their first European tour of 17 dates (November 4–20) as a direct support to US thrash/crossover band D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles). The same month Sonic Attack Records re-released the Rise of the Hammer EP as a limited promo for mostly media and tour promotion.
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