The Battle Of The Axehammer (Live) is the third album by Finnish experimental rock

Experimental rock

Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre, or which pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique....

 band Pharaoh Overlord

Pharaoh Overlord

Pharaoh Overlord is an experimental rock-music band, featuring three members of the Finnish group Circle, Jussi Lehtisalo, Janne Westerlund and Tomi Leppänen. Originally begun as a vehicle to indulge their love of stoner rock, Pharaoh Overlord's output has become more varied, mirroring the...

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It was recorded on 28 September 2001 in Helsinki

Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

 and released on CD in 2004 by Last Visible Dog. It features three members of krautrock

Krautrock

Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental music scenes that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s, especially in Britain. The term is a result of the English-speaking world's reception of the music at the time and not a reference to any one...

-influenced rock band Circle

Circle (band)

Circle is an experimental rock band, founded in Pori, Finland in 1991. Their eclectic style is "ever changing, ever Circular", classified into genres such as progressive, Krautrock, ambient, heavy metal, speed-kraut, and avant-rock, among others...

 indulging their love for stoner rock

Stoner rock

Stoner rock or stoner metal is a subgenre of heavy metal, combining elements of psychedelic rock, blues rock, traditional heavy metal and doom metal. Stoner rock is typically slow-to-mid tempo and features a bass-heavy sound, melodic vocals, and 'retro' production...

. This is the first album to feature players other than the key trio. Heavy with distortion, it reflects the sound of the band's debut album rather than later recordings. Two of the songs are taken from Pharaoh Overlord #1

Pharaoh Overlord 1 (album)

Pharaoh Overlord #1 is the debut album by Finnish experimental rock band Pharaoh Overlord.It was released on CD in 2000 by Ektro Records. It features three members of krautrock-influenced rock band Circle indulging their love for stoner rock. All the tracks are instrumental and follow a basic model...

; one from Pharaoh Overlord #2

Pharaoh Overlord 2 (album)

Pharaoh Overlord #2 is the second album by Finnish experimental rock band Pharaoh Overlord.It was released on CD in 2003 by No Quarter Records. It features three members of krautrock-influenced rock band Circle indulging their love for stoner rock. Like its predecessor, the album is completely...

; and two tracks, Mountain and Black Horse, make their debut here.

Track List:

1. Mountain (13:28)

2. Skyline (10:28)

3. Mystery Shopper (13:25)

4. Mangrove (10:57)

5. Black Horse (8:37)

Personnel:

Jussi Lehtisalo

Jussi Lehtisalo

Jussi Lehtisalo Jussi Lehtisalo Jussi Lehtisalo (born 1973 is a Finnish bassist. In 1991 he founded Circle, a prolific band drawing influences from heavy metal and krautrock to develop a style of repetitive experimental rock...

Tomi Leppänen

Janne Westerlund

Jyrki Laiho

Pekka Pirttikangas