---
title: "Gallhammer"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/gallhammer"
genre: "Doom Metal"
country: "Japan"
formed: 2003
---

# Gallhammer

**Gallhammer** is a doom metal band, from Japan, active 2003 to present.

Gallhammer were a Japanese extreme metal group that drew on black metal, doom metal and crust punk. They formed in Tokyo in 2003 and released three studio albums.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallhammer

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Gallhammer |
| Genre | Doom Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Formed | 2003 |
| Releases in catalog | 8 |

## Genres

[Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal) · [Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Risa Reaper](https://themetalnet.com/musician/risa-reaper) | Drums (drum set) | 2003 to present | Current |
| [Vivian Slaughter](https://themetalnet.com/musician/vivian-slaughter) | Lead vocals, Bass guitar | 2003 to present | Current |
| [Mika Penetrator](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mika-penetrator) | Electric guitar | 2003 to 2010 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2003 | [Gallhammer](https://themetalnet.com/album/5ef1965a-8b9e-308f-94e0-8df289224f74) | EP |
| 2003 | [Rehearsal](https://themetalnet.com/album/56ed0f67-6722-3967-87a6-8b89441e6481) | EP |
| 2004 | [Gloomy Lights](https://themetalnet.com/album/7262ed90-d34c-3390-a8fe-907ab74139c0) | Album |
| 2005 | [4way Split Series #2](https://themetalnet.com/album/ebd93a39-93b9-42bb-aada-9aca0e568ac7) | Album |
| 2007 | [Beyond the Hatred](https://themetalnet.com/album/4cd1604b-b073-32a7-a2da-20fb256591ec) | EP |
| 2007 | [Ill Innocence](https://themetalnet.com/album/556ab58e-8650-34df-951b-3495745660b0) | Album |
| 2010 | [A Taste of Despair](https://themetalnet.com/album/9dacae96-d624-4ed5-a5b4-c6ddd91909a3) | EP |
| 2011 | [The End](https://themetalnet.com/album/eb77bf9b-2503-4937-8a68-f1a8fb176b44) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Darkthrone](https://themetalnet.com/band/darkthrone) (listened together)
- [Immortal](https://themetalnet.com/band/immortal) (listened together)
- [Opeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/opeth) (listened together)
- [Mayhem](https://themetalnet.com/band/mayhem) (listened together)
- [Sigh](https://themetalnet.com/band/sigh) (listened together)
- [Slayer](https://themetalnet.com/band/slayer) (listened together)
- [Gorgoroth](https://themetalnet.com/band/gorgoroth) (listened together)
- [Blut aus Nord](https://themetalnet.com/band/blut-aus-nord) (listened together)
- [Primordial](https://themetalnet.com/band/primordial) (listened together)
- [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together)
- [Cradle of Filth](https://themetalnet.com/band/cradle-of-filth) (listened together)
- [Bathory](https://themetalnet.com/band/bathory) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Gallhammer/28291

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/gallhammer](https://themetalnet.com/band/gallhammer). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt