Editing Hellhammer (section)

== Legacy ==
A four-track 12" [[extended play|EP]], ''[[Apocalyptic Raids]]'', was released in March 1984. At the time, it was regarded as one of the heaviest and most extreme records produced.{{Citation needed|date=April 2015}} By then, the band had already broken up, but the recording was one of the original black/death metal recordings, and spawned a legion of imitators, playing [[doom metal]], [[thrash metal]], [[black metal]] and [[death metal]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2015}} Both Fischer and Ain later teamed up again when forming [[Celtic Frost]] in summer of 1984.

Hellhammer covers by notable bands include [[Napalm Death]],<ref>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=leaders-not-followers-pt-2-mw0000302182|pure_url=yes}} |title=((( Leaders Not Followers, Pt. 2 > Overview ))) |author=Rivadavia, Eduardo |access-date=9 May 2008}}</ref> [[Sepultura]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/revolusongs-mw0000457874 |title=((( Revolusongs > Overview ))) |author=Loftus, Johnny |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=9 May 2008 |archive-date=3 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603194536/http://www.allmusic.com/album/revolusongs-mw0000457874 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Samael (band)|Samael]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Samael/Medieval_Prophecy/98|title=Samael – Medieval Prophecy|access-date=10 April 2015|archive-date=17 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417040154/http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Samael/Medieval_Prophecy/98|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Incantation (American band)|Incantation]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Incantation/Rehearsal_Demo/2908|title=Incantation – Rehearsal demo|access-date=24 April 2015|archive-date=11 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811092219/http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Incantation/Rehearsal_Demo/2908|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Slaughter (Canadian band)|Slaughter]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Slaughter/Surrender_or_Die/12536|title=Slaughter – Surrender or Die|access-date=24 April 2015|archive-date=18 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518081727/http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Slaughter/Surrender_or_Die/12536|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Behemoth (band)|Behemoth]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Behemoth/The_Return_of_the_Northern_Moon/15611|title=Behemoth – The Return of the Northern Moon|access-date=24 April 2015|archive-date=5 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505005152/http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Behemoth/The_Return_of_the_Northern_Moon/15611|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Gallhammer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Gallhammer/The_Worship/74840|title=Gallhammer – The Worship|access-date=24 April 2015|archive-date=18 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518081731/http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Gallhammer/The_Worship/74840|url-status=live}}</ref> Fischer's post-Celtic Frost band, [[Apollyon Sun]], also re-worked "Messiah".{{Citation needed|date=April 2015}}

Tom Fischer released a book in 2010 titled ''Only Death Is Real: An Illustrated History of Hellhammer and early Celtic Frost 1982–1985'', which documents the early days of said bands.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bazillionpoints.com/shop/only-death-is-real-history-of-hellhammer-and-early-celtic-frost-by-tom-gabriel-fisher/|title=ONLY DEATH IS REAL: An Illustrated History of Hellhammer and Early Celtic Frost 1982–1985, by Tom Gabriel Fischer with Martin Eric Ain|date=March 2013|access-date=29 June 2015|archive-date=8 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708125430/http://www.bazillionpoints.com/shop/only-death-is-real-history-of-hellhammer-and-early-celtic-frost-by-tom-gabriel-fisher/|url-status=live}}</ref> The book featured a foreword by [[Darkthrone]] guitarist [[Nocturno Culto]] and an introduction by the author [[Joel McIver]].