What unholy AWESOME FUCK, the new 3 song tape from Ukko’s Hammer is fucking beyond good (out now on Last Shred of Hope Records)! Excuse me as I pick my skull up off of the ground because this band just fucking decapitated me! I won’t call this Crossover (that would be too easy), but I will say no other band in recent history has balanced Hardcore Punk with Metal so freaking perfectly. It’s like DYS (Wolfpack-era), Beowulf (from Venice), Entombed, DEPRESSOR, and NECROS (Conquest for Death era) came together to form hellish sonic Voltron — the outcome would be this kick-ass fucking tape! The sleazy AF and dark atmosphere that pulsates through this release is so impressive. Easy to tell that the humans behind this project know what the hell they are doing and they have a never-ending amount of passion for the vision they want the world to hear! As the sounds of their song “THEFT OF THE SAMPO” lurched into my mind, I couldn’t but headbang and ponder on the state of this world!
You bear the fruit of our creation And profit from it’s exploitation Rip from their clutches Behold! The Sampo! No longer under their heel To coin our blood into gold Penance for the sin of treachery For him and her, and you and for me! Will we ever break free? Will we suffer for eternity? Our fortune, wrath and ruin Slips into the sea Take back what is ours Seize the power of the Sampo Fight back Fight tooth and nail Strewn forth from the mystic mill Maim our bodies but not our will Blinded by vengeance We will break free
Ukko’s Hammer THEFT OF THE SAMPO
Ukko’s Hammer is the kind of band that inspires me on the daily to do CVLT Nation, because they show that there are always rad people creating rad shit! I want y’all to plug your brain cells into their song “Excited Delirium” so that you can experience the sonic filth that is this band for yourself. Every fucking second of this tape is hotter than global warming! Lyrically, these humans are spitting game for those that what to know whats up!
Severe agitation, delirium Asphyxiated, under your knee Abuse of power comes as no surprise Can’t wash away, you cannot hide There is blood In your skin, as in a cell For your master’s use, use to dwell You can’t protect, the ones you fear A coward’s scourge, under malice’s heel Void of feeling you proudly wear Your chains, that badge On your fucking chest Prince of liars, swine at heart Swine in visage Slough of torment Smell the sulfur under your breath You look in the mirror Nothing’s left Injected with ketamine Rejected all of the blame Conjured a vile excuse Condone your own brutality Their blood is on your hands Eikö sinulla ole sydäntä?
Ukko’s Hammer Excited Delirium
Yo Ukko’s Hammer — if y’all all reading this just know this is a 3-song masterpiece and I can’t wait until you put out an LP. I know for a fact that this band’s energy is going to shine bright!
