The brotherly trio of Hammerhedd have newly put up a music video for their track “Pioneer To Be“. That song arrives alongside the official announcement of the band’s forthcoming sophomore album, “Nonetheless“. A February 24th release date has been slated for that.
Regarding this new single from it, the band collectively offered:
“‘Pioneer To Be‘ is the first song we wrote during the Nonetheless sessions, and is fittingly the first song on the album. We feel it sets the tone for the album; it’s groovy, chunky, and punishingly heavy.”
Each of the band also provided some further insight into what inspired them specifically on this latest track. Frontman/guitarist Henry Ismert:
“The Melvins. The guitar tone on ‘Bullhead‘, specifically the song Boris, was a huge inspiration for the guitar tone on Pioneer’s first riff. It’s got that ‘Buzz’ feel to it.”
Bassist Abe Ismert:
“John Mayer Trio, specifically their live album ‘Try’. Pino Palladio and Steve Jordan lay it DOWN. Their cover of ‘I Got A Woman’ specifically influenced our drum sound on ‘Pioneer To Be‘… that high, tight piccolo-sounding snare just cracks straight through the mix!”
Drummer Eli Ismert:
“Frederick Thordenal’s Special Defects ‘Sol Niger Within‘. This album blew our minds when we heard it. While the songwriting on ‘Pioneer To Be‘ isn’t directly influenced by Sol, the scary, ethereal synth sounds we used on this track definitely are. It almost sounds like the beginning of the apocalypse or something.”
“Nonetheless” track listing:
01 – “Pioneer To Be”
02 – “Tunnel”
03 – “The Richest Man In Town”
04 – “Descent”
05 – “Snakes At Bay”
06 – “Nonetheless”
07 – “Fruition”
08 – “Down The Hall And To Your Left”
09 – “Synthesis Pt. 1”
10 – “Synthesis Pt. 2”
11 – “Lost”
Pre-orders for the record are available here.
