Band Name: Sledge Hammer (2)
Music Album: Blood Awake!
Album Release Date: April 2024
Music Genre: Punk Rock Oi Hard Rock
Record Label: When Typhoid Courtney Drops
Album Release Country: United States
Music Record Type: 5 Tracks Vinyl 12" EP
An oi! band from Tokyo, Japan. Formed around the beginning of the 1990s, they were one of the first Samurai Spirits Skinhead (SSS) bands.
Their recordings were widely distributed during the early/mid 1990s by punk/oi! labels in Europe and the USA and thus, Sledge Hammer became one of the most widely-known Japanese underground bands amongst Western listeners.
They later changed their name to 鐵槌 (Tettsui), which means 'Iron Hammer' (literal translation) or Sledgehammer, incorporated some heavy metal influences into their sound and then released the popular 日本狼 (Nihon ōkami = Japanese Wolf/Wolves) album.
Some members of this band were previously in Shuffle (4), Herbertz and the Angry Ducks.
| A1 | Blood Awake! |
| A2 | Keep Your Mind Strong |
| B1 | New Dawn Warriors |
| B2 | Anthem (Vers. Orig.) |
| B3 | We Assault You |
Pressing info:
200 very dark grey/charcoal - almost black
300 light grey - almost white (this one)
30 red test pressings
There are several variations of sleeve colour and artwork as it consists of hand-glued artwork on an otherwise blank sleeve - this entry is for the white sleeve with cover art as depicted above.
This a vinyl release of the Sledge Hammer (2) - Hang 'Em High demo tape.
File download is hosted on Megaupload
