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Square Hammer is a Doom metal act. They run in the same orbit as Cirice and Year Zero, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Avenged Sevenfold and Slayer, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 4 connections around Square Hammer and forward to Avenged Sevenfold. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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"Square Hammer" is a song by the Swedish rock band Ghost. It was released as the lead single from the group's second EP Popestar. The song peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in January 2017, making the band the first Swedish band to top the chart. "Square Hammer" was one of the official theme songs for NXT TakeOver: San Antonio.
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Square Hammer shares an orbit with Cirice and Year Zero, went on to shape Avenged Sevenfold and Slayer. 4 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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