Schammasch is a Swiss avant-garde black metal band. They have released six albums, five of which on Prosthetic Records.
The band was formed in 2009. Based in Basel, its name is derived from the ancient Mesopotamian sun god Šamaš.[1] They made their album debut in 2010 with Sic Lvceat Lvx Black Tower Productions and were subsequently signed on Prosthetic Records.[2]
A guitarist and the drummer have also played in the symphonic black metal band Atritas, who released the albums Where Witches Burnt (2004), Medium Antigod (2007) and Celestial Decay (2009).[3][4][5]
Discography
- Sic Lvceat Lvx (2010)[6][7][8]
- Contradiction (2014)[9][10][11][12]
- Triangle (2016)[13][14]
- The Maldoror Chants: Hermaphrodite (2017)[15][16][17]
- Hearts of No Light (2019)[18][19][20][21]
- The Maldoror Chants: Old Ocean (2024)[22][23][24][25]
References
- ^ “Swiss Extreme Metal Group SCHAMMASCH Signs With PROSTHETIC RECORDS”. Blabbermouth. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ^ Jurek, Tom. “Schammasch Biography”. Allmusic. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ^ “ATRITAS – Celestial Decay”. Rock Hard (review) (in German). No. 272. 16 December 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ^ Christoph (12 November 2009). “Atritas – Celestial Decay”. Metal.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ^ Florian (14 July 2006). “Atritas – Where Witches Burnt”. Metal.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ^ “SCHAMMASCH – Sic Lvceat Lvx”. Rock Hard (review) (in German). No. 287. 16 March 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ^ Yannick (7 December 2010). “Schammasch – Sic Lvceat Lvx”. Metal.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ^ Peters, Rasmus (18 May 2015). “Schammasch – Sic Lvceat Lvx (Re-Release)”. Metal.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ^ “SCHAMMASCH – Contradiction”. Rock Hard (review) (in German). No. 325. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ^ Nørsterud, Bjørn (2014). “SCHAMMASCH “Contradiction”“. Scream Magazine (review) (in Norwegian). No. 185. p. 44.
Score: 5 out of 6
- ^ Falk (26 April 2014). “Schammasch – Contradiction”. Metal.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ^ Bråten, Edgar (2014). “Schammasch Contradiction”. Metal Hammer Norway (review). No. 4. p. 74.
Score: 7 out of 10
- ^ “SCHAMMASCH – Triangle”. Rock Hard (review) (in German). No. 348. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ^ Wischkowski, Jan (7 May 2016). “Schammasch – Triangle”. Metal.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ^ “SCHAMMASCH – The Maldoror Chants: Hermaphrodite”. Rock Hard (review) (in German). No. 362. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ^ Sonder, Thomas (9 June 2017). “Kritik zu Schammasch THE MALDOROR CHANTS: HERMAPHRODITE”. Metal Hammer Germany (in German). Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ^ Rothe, Dominik (2 June 2017). “Schammasch – The Maldoror Chants: Hermaphrodite”. Metal.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ^ “SCHAMMASCH – Hearts Of No Light”. Rock Hard (review) (in German). No. 390. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ^ Sonder, Thomas (8 November 2019). “Kritik zu Schammasch HEARTS OF NO LIGHT”. Metal Hammer Germany (in German). Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ^ Wischkowski, Jan (19 November 2019). “Schammasch – Hearts Of No Light”. Metal.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ^ Malm, Mikko (5 February 2020). “Pakko arvostaa, vaikka kyydissä pysyminen on paikoin haasteellista – arviossa Schammasch”. Inferno.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ^ “SCHAMMASCH – The Maldoror Chants: Old Ocean”. Rock Hard (review) (in German). No. 449. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ^ Müller, Robert (25 October 2024). “Kritik zu Schammasch THE MALDOROR CHANTS: OLD OCEAN”. Metal Hammer Germany (in German). Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ^ Klaas, Michael (19 October 2024). “Schammasch – The Maldoror Chants: Old Ocean”. Metal.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ^ Ehlert, Matthias (14 December 2024). “Avanti, Garde!”. Powermetal.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 26 March 2026.