Artist: Bluthammer
Country: Germany
Label: Self-Released
Formats: Digital EP
Year: 2025
“Fuck Religion, Fuck Politics, Fuck Humanity”. It can only be clear. Bluthammer does not mince words: this is merely about sonic violence and unhinged total hatred. And, of course, you already saw it from the band name, title of this demo and artwork…. Sonic violence is what you’ll get!
In just over 13 minutes Bluthammer plunges you into squalor from the first second. The band uses a logo that again leaves nothing to the imagination, if this is not a nod to Primitive Warfare…. Musically, too, it is mostly an alignment with this American duo who have been making waves in the (Bestial/War) Black/Death Metal arena with their latest album. That means there’s no restrictions, no holds barred. From start to finish ‘Iron Eagle Division’ serves you with a full barrage of deafening riffs, relentless beating drums and barking vocals. Like a whirling cesspool, all of the music’s individual elements spins around each other in a tangle of brute force. But nowhere does it feel like things are out of control, demonstrating some clever and experienced musicians are involved. It is so easy to make noise, but to manage it in good and consistent directions, that’s another matter. Try to explain that to your folks or just a random person in the mall… But, yes, it is the monotony of the never-ending flogging that makes this demo one that is hard to not like if you are into the most savage sort of Black/Death Metal. The total bulldozer-like (not the band, obviously) force that never gives you a moment to breathe, adds to the overall suffocating experience.
It might be clear: Bluthammer is not here to redefine the genre or to gently stray into musical adventurism or other frivolities, this is a major punch in the face of any of that. Originality and finesse are overrated anyway: fuck religion, fuck politics and fuck you all!
