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?
Hellhammer Hellhammer was a Swiss extreme metal band from Nurensdorf, active during 1981–1984. They are regarded as a key influence on black metal, and one of the founders of death metal. In June 1984, Hellhammer disbanded and founded another highly influential band, Celtic Frost.
Early Norwegian black metal scene The early 1990s Norwegian black metal scene is credited with creating the modern black metal genre and produced some of the most acclaimed and influential artists in extreme metal. It attracted massive media attention when it was revealed that its members had been responsible for two murders and a wave of church burnings in Norway.