HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE Completes New Album(s)

August 5, 2008

Heralded art metal contingent HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE has completed its new album, or more like two new albums that will be presented as one package. To be released as a double CD via Profound Lore Records late October (vinyl via 20 Buck Spin),the new HAMMERS release presents itself like, as the band say, a split with themselves.

With one album entitled "Fields" and the other album entitled "Church Of Broken Glass", both LPs, while joined at the spine, will be distinct from each other musically, conceptually, aesthetically, and even have different artwork and logos.

What will be HAMMERS' most challenging offerings yet, "Fields" and "Church Of Broken Glass" are unlike anything Hammers have presented before; both albums present a much more vintage sound, with the '70s prog-rock influence making its presence felt like never before, all while manifesting influences from classic rock to classic metal through a wide spectrum of ultra-progressive musical fervor.

Initially, "Fields" and "Church Of Broken Glass" were written specifically for the double LP format, a challenge in itself to fit the time constraints that a single LP can hold, and the different sound and approach mastermind John Cobbett took on creating the new albums was also because of the new members within the HAMMERS fold; namely new (male) vocalist/guitarist Patrick Goodwin and new (female) vocalist Jesse Quattro who bring a new voice to the HAMMERS sound. While Goodwin brings a more classic rock-like approach to the band than his predecessor (namely Mike Scalzi of SLOUGH FEG fame),Quattro comes in as the most prominent female HAMMERS vocalist yet.

"Church Of Broken Glass" track listing:

01. Almost (Left Without You)
02. Butchertown
03. The Gulls
04. Church Of Broken Glass
05. Train

"Fields" track listing:

1. The Fields Trilogy:
a) Agriculture
b) Fields
c) Motorcade
2. Rats Assembly
3. Always Looking Down
4. Too Soon

HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE is:

John Cobbett (guitars/vocals)
Sigrid Sheie (keyboards/vocals)
Patrick Goodwin (vocals/guitars)
Jesse Quattro (vocals)
Ron Nichols (bass)
Chewy (drums)

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