Superb early Danish progressive rock with a bluesy rock foundation, featuring powerful electric guitar, distinctive keyboards and a delicate rhythm section. Alongside the vocals, the focus is on numerous striking saxophone riffs. The sextet, formed in Copenhagen in 1969, called themselves Thors Hammer, which in Norse mythology means the war hammer, the magical weapon of the god Thor. The band consisted of singer Peter Nielsen, guitarist and pianist Michael Bruun, keyboardist Henrik Langkilde, Jesper Neehammer on saxophone, bassist Henrik Bødtcher and Simon Koppel on drums. In January and February 1971, they recorded their first and only LP at Metronome Studio in Copenhagen – a venue usually frequented by jazz musicians – produced by Freddy Hansson.

The self-titled album, featuring five tracks, was released in July of the same year by Metronome in a limited run of just 500 copies, exclusively in Denmark. Unfortunately, Thors Hammer were one of those bands that showed great promise but never got beyond a debut album, despite the English vocals aimed at a wider audience and Peter Nielsen’s magnificent voice... Nevertheless, this record, with a cover provocatively illustrated by drummer Simon Koppel, has been illegally reissued countless times. These days, the Danish original is extremely rare and almost impossible to find!