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Triumph of Death
Demo album by Hellhammer
Released	July 1983
Recorded	June 1983
Genre	Thrash metal black metal
Length	46:12
Producer	Hellhammer
Hellhammer chronology
Death Fiend (1983) Triumph of Death (1983) Satanic Rites (1983)

Triumph of Death is a demo tape by Swiss extreme metal band Hellhammer, self-released in July 1983. It was recorded by producer Rol Fuchs in the band's rehearsal room on portable equipment sometime in June 1983, along with the material for the unreleased Death Fiend demo. The two demos were typically combined into one, simply called Triumph of Death. Along with Hellhammer's other demos, it had a major influence on the emerging death metal and black metal genres.

In 2019, Tom Gabriel Fischer resurrected Hellhammer by establishing the band Triumph Of Death, named after this, as a tribute to Hellhammer's legacy. The band has been playing around the world ever since and released a live album in 2023, called Resurrection Of The Flesh.

Track listing

Original demo tape version, 1983

1. "Crucifixion" – 3:02 *, †
2. "Maniac" – 4:00 †
3. "(Execution) When Hell's Near" – 2:37 *, †
4. "Decapitator" – 2:06 *, †
5. "Blood Insanity" – 4:21 *
6. "Power of Satan" – 4:09 †
7. "Reaper" – 2:06 †
8. "Death Fiend" – 2:34 *
9. "Triumph of Death" – 5:14 *, †
10. "Metallic Storm" – 2:19 *
11. "Ready for Slaughter" – 3:35 †
12. "Dark Warriors" – 3:02 †
13. "Hammerhead" – 2:47 *

Vinyl re-release with tracks from Death Fiend, 1990

1. "Angel of Destruction" – 2:58 †
2. "Crucifixion" – 3:02 *, †
3. "Ready for Slaughter" – 3:35 †
4. "Death Fiend" – 2:34 *
5. "(Execution) When Hell's Near" – 2:37 *, †
6. "Chainsaw" – 3:57 *
7. "Sweet Torment" – 2:08 †
8. "Hammerhead" – 2:47 *
9. "Blood Insanity" – 4:21 *
10. "Reaper" – 2:06 †
11. "Maniac" – 4:00 †
12. "Triumph of Death" – 5:14 *, †
13. "Bloody Pussies" – 4:58 *
14. "Power of Satan" – 4:09 †
15. "Decapitator" – 2:06 *, †
16. "Dark Warriors" – 3:02 †
17. "Metallic Storm" – 2:19 *

Credits

• Thomas Gabriel Fischer a.k.a. Tom Warrior – vocals on †, guitars
• Urs Sprenger a.k.a. Steve Warrior – vocals on *, bass
• Jörg Neubart a.k.a. Bruce Day – drums

Notes

1. "Hellhammer - Triumph of Death". Discogs. July 1983.
2. "Hellhammer - Triumph of Death". Discogs. 1990.

References

• Fischer, T. G. (2000). Are You Morbid? Into the Pandemonium of Celtic Frost. London: Sanctuary Publishing Limited.

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