Hidden Gems & Guilty Pleasures: Sledgehammer (France)
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Sledgehammer (Thrash Metal/Crossover // France)
Sledgehammer is a thrash metal/crossover outfit hailing from Lyon, France.
From the fury of a burning anvil, Sledgehammer came as a thrash metal/punk band, ready to unleash seismic strike riffs, melted with D-beat thundering drums and howling banshee’s vocals.
Sledgehammer have released their debut album »Destroy/Rebuild« independently on May 15th, 2026. Recorded 100% DIY. Mixed and mastered by Antoine Lavandier. Logo by Guenaelle Mordeley. Artwork by Lavandier Antoine. Photos by Camille Marchal.
This album is dedicated to all metalheads from any social class whatever the gender, raised on tolerance, believe society should be destroyed and rebuilt. Get your copy HERE.
Discography:
• »Rino Hunter« Single (2025)
• »Moaning Mother« Single (2025)
• »Corruption Clouds« Single (2025)
• »Howling Metal« Single (2025)
• »Destroy/Rebuild« LP (2026)
Sledgehammer is:
Alice Lasalle – Vocals
Arturo Roman – Guitars
Tom Maraval – Guitars
Greg – Bass
Antoine Lavandier – Drums
FFO: Cryptic Slaughter, D.R.I., Excel, The Accüsed, Suicidal Tendencies, Uncle Slam, Ludichrist, Wehrmacht, Crumbsuckers, Power Trip, Iron Reagan
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well