Fields/Church of Broken Glass [Vinyl]

Hammers of Misfortune | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (November 18, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Profound Lore
• ASIN: B001GT18DM
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #625,400 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Fields Trilogy: Agriculture

2. Fields Trilogy: Fields

3. Fields Trilogy: Motorcade

4. Rats Assembly

5. Always Looking Down

6. Too Soon

Disc: 2

1. Almost (Left Without You)

2. Butchertown

3. The Gulls

4. Church of Broken Glass

5. Train

Editorial Reviews

2008 two CD release from respected Bay Area cult Metal band headed by visionary John Cobbett featuring two new full-length albums, packaged together at the spine. Hammers Of Misfortune combine Classic Rock, NWOBHM, Prog Rock, musical theater, and traditional Heavy Metal. This release is something of an experiment for songwriter John Cobbett: his most ambitious undertaking as a musician yet. While the guitarist has always harbored the desire to craft an epic double-album, Fields / Church of Broken Glass is actually comprised of two distinct full-lengths packaged together and priced as a single album. This is both more vintage-sounding, with a clear '70s rock influence, and more Prog-oriented. This is the band's most challenging material to date, reaffirming the fact that Hammers of Misfortune is among of the most unique and timeless acts in Metal today. 20 Buck Spin.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Their Best!!!, January 10, 2009

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DANIEL DELUCIE "dan38628" (Rolling Hills, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fields/Church of Broken Glass (Audio CD)

This pair of albums is awesome!!! My review from heavymetalpower.com

OK I'm guilty - I still don't have their first album, but I'm still gonna say this is Hammers' best album, or best two albums?! They replaced two members (one being the great Mike Scalzi) and still created, dare I say, a masterpiece. A clear improvement here is definitely the production most notably the female vocals. To my ears they were off key at times on the last two records. They pure 70s style keyboards sound awesome too. This is the kind of substantial material that reveals more of itself to the listener with each listen. If you like 70s hard rock/ prog rock, 80s metal, or just great melodic metal you owe it to yourself to explore these masterful records.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST HAVE, May 21, 2009

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JOHN L. KOWAL (QUEENS, NY, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fields/Church of Broken Glass (Audio CD)

This is very worthy material to have in your collection but one thing you must realize is that HOM is not really a METAL band per se (at least not like the EURO power metal). This band is more along the lines of vintage heavy rock like URIAH HEEP, LUCIFER's FRIEND, BIG ELF and LUCIFER WAS containing progressive passages. It can even be compared to other great prog bands like SPOCK's BEARD and FLOWER KINGS.

If you are someone who appreciates TRUE and timeless music, then you know what you have to do.