Hellhammer was a Swiss extreme metal band from Nurensdorf, active during 1981–1984, in June 1984, Hellhammer disbanded and founded another highly influential band, which Swiss heavy metal band, from Zürich?
Celtic Frost Celtic Frost ( ) was a Swiss heavy metal band from Zürich. They are known for their strong influence on the extreme metal genres. Formed in 1981 as Hellhammer, the band became Celtic Frost in 1984 and was active until 1993. It re-formed in 2001 and disbanded following frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer's departure in 2008. The band was inspired by heavy metal groups such as Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Venom, but also by gothic rock acts like Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Christian Death, and by the hardcore punk group Discharge.
Rotting Christ Rotting Christ is a Greek extreme metal band formed in 1987. They are noted for being one of the first black metal bands within this region, as well as a premier act within the European underground metal scene. They are also responsible for creating the signature Greek black metal sound prevalent in the early 1990s.