http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7675648&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fhammers-of-misfortune%2Fplaylists.rssBased in San Francisco, power/fantasy, D&D, neo-classical, guitar-god-metal-poet-stylists Hammers of Misfortune may be somewhat obscure, but they wield no small amount of respect among metal fans interested in the fringes of the genre. Utilizing three vocalists (one female, one Shakespearean and one death-screecher) to assume various roles in their high-concept tales of violent redemption, time travel and impending apocalypse, guitarists/vocalists Mike Scalzi and John Cobbett weave stratospherically harmonized guitars into a dense wall of Iron Maiden-isms, druidic acoustic passages and piano tranquility, all of this amid surprisingly <i>un</i>convoluted storylines. Years of honing their craft yielded 2001's epic <i>The Bastard</i> on Tumult, followed by the supernatural riff-fest <i>The August Engine</i> in 2003 and <i>The Locust Years</i> in 2006, which came out on Cruz Del Sur. Scalzi also leads the similarly imaginative and unique metal band Slough Feg. - Mike McGuirkNew Wave of British Heavy Metalen720Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:23:41 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7675648&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fhammers-of-misfortune%2Fplaylists.rss Based in San Francisco, power/fantasy, D&D, neo-classical, guitar-god-metal-poet-stylists Hammers of Misfortune may be somewhat obscure, but they wield no small amount of respect among metal fans interested in the fringes of the genre. Utilizing three vocalists (one female, one Shakespearean and one death-screecher) to assume various roles in their high-concept tales of violent redemption, time travel and impending apocalypse, guitarists/vocalists Mike Scalzi and John Cobbett weave stratospherically harmonized guitars into a dense wall of Iron Maiden-isms, druidic acoustic passages and piano tranquility, all of this amid surprisingly <i>un</i>convoluted storylines. Years of honing their craft yielded 2001's epic <i>The Bastard</i> on Tumult, followed by the supernatural riff-fest <i>The August Engine</i> in 2003 and <i>The Locust Years</i> in 2006, which came out on Cruz Del Sur. Scalzi also leads the similarly imaginative and unique metal band Slough Feg. - Mike McGuirk http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17772235&variant=play&rws=%2Fhammers-of-misfortune%2Fplaylists.rss Rock/Pop Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:38:57 -0800 Playlists Featuring Hammers of Misfortune on Rhapsody Online 17772235 ply.17772235 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17772235&variant=play&rws=%2Fhammers-of-misfortune%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13683799&variant=play&rws=%2Fhammers-of-misfortune%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:22:54 -0800 Playlists Featuring Hammers of Misfortune on Rhapsody Online 13683799 ply.13683799 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13683799&variant=play&rws=%2Fhammers-of-misfortune%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13683848&variant=play&rws=%2Fhammers-of-misfortune%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Sat, 1 Mar 2008 12:08:37 -0800 Playlists Featuring Hammers of Misfortune on Rhapsody Online 13683848 ply.13683848 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13683848&variant=play&rws=%2Fhammers-of-misfortune%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13683850&variant=play&rws=%2Fhammers-of-misfortune%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:49:35 -0700 Playlists Featuring Hammers of Misfortune on Rhapsody Online 13683850 ply.13683850 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13683850&variant=play&rws=%2Fhammers-of-misfortune%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13530404&variant=play&rws=%2Fhammers-of-misfortune%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:48:29 -0800 Playlists Featuring Hammers of Misfortune on Rhapsody Online 13530404 ply.13530404 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13530404&variant=play&rws=%2Fhammers-of-misfortune%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.11566714&variant=play&rws=%2Fhammers-of-misfortune%2Fplaylists.rss Rock/Pop Mon, 25 May 2009 08:13:25 -0700 Playlists Featuring Hammers of Misfortune on Rhapsody Online 11566714 ply.11566714 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.11566714&variant=play&rws=%2Fhammers-of-misfortune%2Fplaylists.rss