Hammerhead (band)

American noise rock band

Not to be confused with the thrash metal band Hammerhedd.

Hammerhead

Origin| Moorhead, Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States
Genres| Noise rock
Years active| 1990–1996, 2010–present
Labels| Amphetamine Reptile,
Members| Paul Erickson
Jeff Mooridian Jr.
Paul Sanders
Past members| Kat Bjelland

Hammerhead is a Minneapolis-based noise rock band active in the early 1990s. Members went on to form the band Vaz.

## History[edit]

Hammerhead was formed in Moorhead, Minnesota in the early 1990s, with members Paul Erickson, Jeff Mooridian Jr. and Paul Sanders, later moving to Minneapolis.[1] The band released extensively through Amphetamine Reptile Records. Their major breakthrough album Duh the Big City[2][3] garnered them critical acclaim, however after its release Paul Sanders left the group. The remaining members went on to form Vaz after experimenting with other line-ups.[4][5]

In 2010 the band reunited and released an EP of new material, Memory Hole EP, the following year.[6] In 2014 they released a new EP, Global Depression, and in August 2015 they published New Directionz, their first full-length album since regrouping in 2010.

## Discography[edit]

Full Discography including 7" and splits [7]

### Albums[edit]

* Ethereal Killer LP/CD (Amphetamine Reptile Records, 1993, ARR 36/226, amrep 012)
* Into the Vortex LP/CD (Amphetamine Reptile Records, 1994, ARR 50/323,amrep 026)
* Duh, the Big City LP/CD (Amphetamine Reptile Records, 1996, ARR/ARRCD 69/012 amrep 042)
* New Directionz (2015)

### Singles[edit]

* Peep 7" (Amphetamine Reptile Records, 1991, scale 42) picture disc, research and development series
* Load King 7" (Amphetamine Reptile Records, 1992, scale 46) tour only
* Evil Twin 10" (Amphetamine Reptile Records, 1993, scale 61) tour only
* Earth I Won't Miss 7" (Amphetamine Reptile Records, year ?, scale 70) tour only

### Splits[edit]

* split 7 (OXO Records, 1993, OXO 008)
* Porn No. 1 7" (Amphetamine Reptile Records, 1995, scale 72)

### EPs[edit]

* Evil Twin 10"/MCD (Amphetamine Reptile Records, 1993, ARR 47/306,amrep 024)
* Memory Hole EP (Amphetamine Reptile Records, 2011) tour and digital release.
* Global Depression (Learning Curve Records, 2014) tour and digital release.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Hammerhead reunited for AmRep Anniversary & a NYC show". Brooklyn Vegan. June 23, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
2. ^ Publicado por jistonboy (February 26, 2004). "Saturno es aburrido: Hammerhead – Duh, The Big City (1996)". Saturnoesaburrido.blogspot.com. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
3. ^ "Hammerhead – Duh, the Big City CD Album MP3". Cduniverse.com. January 28, 2001. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
4. ^ "Vaz". I Heart Noise. November 4, 2008. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
5. ^ "Almost 15 years later Hammerhead returns". High Plains Reader. August 2010. Archived from the original on September 22, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
6. ^ [1][dead link]
7. ^ "AmRep Discography (chronological)". Amphetaminereptile.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2013.

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