Hammerhedd Muab Kev Pom Zoo Ntawm Hlau Lub Neej Yav Tom Ntej Nrog Sophomore LP, 'Txawm li cas los xij'

Muaj ib yam dab tsi yuav tsum tau hais txog chemistry tsim ntawm cov kwv tij nyob rau hauv pob zeb thiab hlau bands. Txawm hais tias nws yog Alex & Eddie Van Halen, Vinnie Paul & Dimebag Darrell ntawm Pantera, los yog tsis ntev los no Joe & Mario Duplantier ntawm Gojira, ntau yam ntawm pob zeb thiab hlau cov yeeb yam tseem ceeb tshaj plaws yog tsev neeg kev sib raug zoo. Hammerhedd, qhov nce thiab nce zuj zus ntawm cov hlau ib pab tub rog los ntawm Kansas City, MO, yog ib hom ntawv tshiab 'cov kwv tij' band thiab tej zaum yog ib qho tseem ceeb tshaj plaws. Cov kwv tij Eli, Abe, thiab Henry Ismert pleev tag nrho Hammerhedd, thiab txawm tias tsuas yog nyob rau hauv lawv cov hluas thiab nees nkaum thaum ntxov cov Ismert cov kwv tij twb tau pom nthwv dej ntawm kev qhuas tseem ceeb, thiab lawv tseem tau koom nrog qee qhov ntawm cov suab paj nruag hnyav. feem ntau legendary thiab tseem ceeb bands xws li Nyob rau hauv nplaim taws, Power Trip, thiab Knocked Loose.

Thaum Hammerhedd tiag tiag yog ib feem ntawm tiam tshiab ntawm cov thwj tim hlau, cov qhab tau strayed los ntawm kev noj nyob rau hauv kev lag luam hlau tropes thiab niaj hnub tiam sis. Hloov chaw, Hammerhedd's sonic pleev haum rau kev sib xyaw ntawm cov tsev kawm qub qub xws li Metallica thiab Pink Floyd, kev ua yeeb yam niaj hnub Gojira thiab Mastodon, thiab txawm tias muaj zog jazz cuam tshuam rau lawv cov LP tshiab. Txawm li cas los xij, nrog qhov tseeb thib ob album, Txawm li ntawd los, Hammerhedd lub suab tab tom pib ua kom tag nrho rau hauv kev cog lus tshiab thiab tsis muaj chaw nyob. Hom kev zoo siab uas oozes ntawm cov ntaub ntawv tshiab no tsuas yog piav qhia raws li qhov kev xav ntawm kev hnov ​​​​mob sai sai ua 'classic' band hauv kev tsim. Nrog cov kev npaj eclectic uas ncab dhau los ntawm yim feeb, thiab pummeling riffs uas sib tw groove hlau pioneers Pantera thiab Meshu , Hammerhedd tswj kom induce mloog mus rau hauv ib tug trance ntawm emotive hnyav uas deb ob peb bands muaj peev xwm ua nyob rau hauv hnub no thiab hnub nyoog.

Nyob rau hauv kev rau siab mus kawm ntxiv txog ib qho ntawm cov hlau feem ntau cog lus tshiab bands, Forbes tham nrog Hammerhedd vocalist/guitarist Henry Ismert hais txog lub band txoj kev upbringing nyob rau hauv hnyav suab paj nruag, raws li zoo raws li lub neej yav tom ntej tuav rau lub band tom qab tso tawm ntawm lawv cov ntaub ntawv tshiab, Txawm licas los xij.

Quentin Singer: Muaj ib yam dab tsi uas yuav tsum tau hais txog kev ua cov kwv tij nyob rau hauv ib tug hlau band, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog thaum koj saib lub nruj knit suab uas yog los ntawm zawj raws li bands xws li Pantera, Sepultura, thiab Gojira. Kuv xav tias tib lub koom haum muaj nyob rau hauv Hammerhedd ntawm koj peb kwv tij.

Henry Ismert: Kuv xav hais tias muaj hmoo uas peb txhua tus kwv tij, thiab kuv yuav tsis hais tias muaj qhov tsis zoo rau nws. Peb tsis muaj kev sib haum xeeb, peb zoo nkauj heev qhia nws raws nraim li cas nws yog thiab thaum peb sib ntaus nws dhau li 2 feeb thiab tsis muaj lub cev lub siab xav. Kuv xav tias nws yuav txawv yog tias muaj cov phooj ywg hauv pab pawg. Peb yeej tsis tau ntiav leej twg thiab qhov ntawd yog qhov teeb meem loj heev uas feem ntau pawg yuav tsum ua. Peb tag nrho peb qhov sib npaug ntawm pawg, peb tsis xav tias ob ntawm peb sau cov nkauj, txhua tus sib npaug. Peb tsis tas yuav teem caij jams, peb tsis tas yuav teem caij ua dab tsi vim peb txhua tus nyob hauv tib lub tsev.

Hu Nkauj: Thaum twg koj paub tias qhov no yuav yog ib yam dab tsi uas koj xav mus ua haujlwm? Puas yog koj tag nrho peb ntawm tib nplooj ntawv pib ua qhov no tshwm sim?

Ismert: Nws ib txwm yog peb lub zeem muag, thiab kuv xav tias qhov txiaj ntsig zoo ntawm kev pib hluas yog qhov ua ntej ntawm txhua yam koj sau koj xav tias suab zoo heev. Koj tsis mus txog theem ntawm 'huag kuv tus vajtswv kuv nqus' thiab txawm tias peb tau ua ntev ntev peb txhua tus muaj qhov 'peb xav ua qhov no rau kev ua neej' thiab tom qab ntawd peb pib ua cov kauj ruam yooj yim ua uas ob xyoos dhau los. Kuv qhov tseem ceeb yog kuv tsis mus kawm ntawv qib siab thiab kuv pib ua haujlwm, thiab tom qab ntawd Eli tsis mus kawm ntawv qib siab yog li peb tau ib puas feem pua ​​​​ntawm pab pawg.

Hu Nkauj: Qhov twg koj hais mav tuaj nrog lub npe rau lub band pib? Dab tsi yog nws qhov tseem ceeb?

Ismert: Kuv ntseeg tias kuv yog tus uas tuaj nrog nws thaum kuv muaj 13 xyoos vim hais tias nws suab txias thiab ces H, E, D, D, zoo li ib tug thrash, zoo li Megadeth. Peb xav tias nws mob thiab peb yeej tsis hloov nws vim yog txawm tias ib tug neeg paub koj li Hammerhedd, zoo li thaum peb muaj 15, yog tias txawm 10 tus neeg paub peb li band Hammerhedd ces peb tsis xav ua li 'oh peb nyob nraum. hloov tam sim no.'

Hu Nkauj: Ua los ntawm Kansas City, puas muaj ib qho tseem ceeb hlau scene nyob rau hauv cheeb tsam lub band tau txuas nrog? Los yog cov suab paj nruag hlau thiab hnyav dua ntawm lub niche hauv koj lub suab paj nruag hauv zos?

Ismert: Yuav luag tsis yog peb qhov chaw hais tias muaj ib los tsis muaj, vim peb tseem hluas dhau los dai nrog leej twg. Kuv paub txog tsib pawg uas nyob ib puag ncig txij li thaum kuv mus ua yeeb yam tab sis peb tsis tuaj yeem pom lawv tiag tiag lossis ua yeeb yam nrog lawv tus kheej vim peb tseem hluas dhau. Peb ua si ntawm txoj kev tau ntev thiab tom qab ntawd thaum peb pib ua si ntau qhov kev ua yeeb yam hauv zos qhib rau cov pab pawg COVID-19 ntaus, yog li peb yeej tsis tau ua ntau yam hauv zos thiab peb yuav tsum tau rov qab rau qhov ntawd vim nws yog ib qho tseem ceeb rau hauv paus hauv koj lub zos scene, tab sis peb yuav luag tsis tau txais lub sijhawm. Peb yuav nyob rau hauv tsib xyoos tom ntej no.

Hu Nkauj: Zoo nrog txoj kev ua haujlwm tam sim no hauv kev lag luam suab paj nruag, nws yog qhov nthuav vim tias koj yuav luag tsis tas yuav tsum tau ua ib feem ntawm qhov chaw hauv zos nrog txoj kev lag luam kev lag luam tam sim no. Kuv txhais tau hais tias txawm tias Hammerhedd tau koom nrog Kansas City qhov chaw hlau hauv zos npaum li cas, koj txhua tus tau ua si qee qhov kev ua yeeb yam tseem ceeb qhib rau cov nyiam Power Trip thiab In Flames xyoo tas los no.

Ismert: Yeah In Flames yog ib qho kev ncig xyuas nyob rau sab hnub tuaj ntug dej hiav txwv, uas yog peb qhov kev ncig xyuas thawj zaug, thiab lub zog mus ncig ua si yog ib qho yeeb yam hauv zos - uas yog ib qho yeeb yam zoo tshaj plaws uas nws lom zem heev. Qhov ntawd yog ib qho ntawm cov yeeb yam uas nws zoo li "yog kuv tuaj yeem ua qhov no mus ib txhis."

Hu Nkauj: Hom suab paj nruag hnyav uas koj txhua tus ua si tsis yog raws li cov qauv ntawm cov tub ntxhais hluas hnub no thiab nce thiab tuaj hnyav bands, thiab nws yeej muaj tseeb dua nrog cov tsev kawm ntawv qub thiab lig 90's / ntxov 2000s hlau. Koj puas pom koj tus kheej mloog ntau pawg tshiab los ntawm qhov xwm txheej niaj hnub no?

Ismert: Ua siab ncaj, qhov no yog vim peb xaiv, tab sis peb tsis mloog ntau. Txawm li cas los xij, thaum peb ua si nrog bands nyob thiab feem ntau hais lus yog tias qhov kev ua yeeb yaj kiab nyob yog qhov zoo thiab feem ntau nws zoo dua li peb, kuv yuav rov qab mus rau lawv cov discography. Kuv ncaj ncees tsis paub ib zaj nkauj Knocked Loose kom txog thaum peb ua si nrog lawv thaum Lub Kaum Hli thiab kuv nyiam peb cov nkauj kawg uas lawv tso tawm, lawv mob li ntuj raug txim. Tej zaum peb cov yeeb yam uas peb nyiam tshaj plaws uas peb tau ua si nws mob heev, cov txiv neej zoo heev thiab cov neeg coob coob txaus. Lawv zoo li txawv txawv hauv txoj hauv kev zoo, lawv nyiam cov neeg tuaj saib sib txawv thiab nws yuav luag zoo li qhov me me ntawm cov neeg tuaj saib Slipknot nyiam - nws yog txhua tus neeg.

Hu Nkauj: Zoo raws li qhov tsis muaj hlau cuam tshuam mus, cov ntaub ntawv tshiab tau twv yuav raug hu nthuav tawm qee qhov tshwj xeeb cuam tshuam koj muaj nyob sab nraud ntawm lub suab paj nruag hnyav, tshwj xeeb yog jazz. Qhov twg jazz tuaj rau hauv kev ua si rau koj cov txiv neej lub suab paj nruag upbringing thiab influences?

Ismert: Kuv xav tias Eli tau coj qhov ntawd mus rau qhov kev sau ntawv tsawg kawg lub sijhawm no nyob ib puag ncig, tej zaum ob thiab ib nrab xyoo dhau los uas tau pib. Peb tau txais mus rau hauv ob peb lub nruas hlau uas yog super jazz raws li Tomas Haake (Meshu ), Matt Gartska los ntawm Tsiaj Ua Tus Thawj Coj, Morgan Ågren, cov dudes yog tsiaj nyaum. Honestly tag nrho cov drummers uas peb sib sau ua ke zoo li lawv muaj Jazz chops thiab lawv muaj peev xwm nteg nws, yog li ntawd peb nyob nraum hom ntawm addicted rau 'jazzy' sounding hlau thiab tsis ntev los no cia li ncaj li jazz. Kuv xav hais tias Tomas los ntawm Meshu Reveal yog qhov tseem ceeb.

Hu Nkauj: Puas yog koj niam koj txiv loj rau hauv suab paj nruag hnyav? Los yog koj puas tau nqis mus rau hauv lub qhov hlau luav ntawm koj tus kheej nrhiav pom zoo li Gojira thiab Sepultura?

Ismert: Yog Kuv thiab Eli tshwj xeeb, Abe peb tus bassist thiab keyboardist tsis yog nyob rau hauv cov pab pawg no tab sis nws coj txawv txawv rau cov txheej txheem sau ntawv. Peb mus rau hauv lub qhov luav tom qab peb niam txiv paub txog Metallica - kuv txiv nyiam Metallica heev. Tom qab ntawd ua ntej peb qhia lawv ib pab pawg, lawv paub txog ob peb lub 90's hlau bands zoo li White Zombie thiab bands nyob ib ncig ntawm 95' 96' uas tuaj txog hauv lawv lub tsev kawm ntawv qib siab. Nws yog qhov ntau uas peb tau txais Metallica - peb tau mob rau plaub xyoos rau Metallica thiab tag nrho ntawm 80's thiab 90's thrash bands - ces peb mus ncaj nraim rau lub qhov luav tom qab ntawd.

Cov lus sib tham tau muab kho thiab xaim rau qhov pom tseeb.