Hammerhead is a

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active in the early 1990s. Members went on to form the band Vaz.

History

Hammerhead was formed in

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in the early 1990s, with members Paul Erickson, Jeff Mooridian Jr. and Paul Sanders, later moving to

. The band released extensively through

Amphetamine Reptile Records Amphetamine Reptile Records (or AmRep Industries) is a record label founded in 1986 by Tom Hazelmyer in Washington state. The label specializes in noise rock and also released '' Strap It On'', the debut album by alternative metal band Helmet w ...

. Their major breakthrough album ''Duh the Big City'' garnered them critical acclaim, however after its release Paul Sanders left the group. The remaining members went on to form

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after experimenting with other line-ups. In 2010 the band reunited and released an EP of new material, ''Memory Hole EP'', the following year. 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

Full Discography including 7" and splits

Albums

* '' Ethereal Killer'' LP/CD (

, 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

* ''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

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

EPs

* '' 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

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