{
 "id": "witches-hammer-e10768a2",
 "name": "Witches Hammer",
 "kind": "group",
 "disambiguation": "Canadian black/thrash",
 "identifiers": {
  "mbid": [
   "e10768a2-ca2b-4da7-97d7-83c3f59482d3"
  ],
  "wikidata": [
   "Q56774113"
  ],
  "discogs": [
   "1393055"
  ]
 },
 "aliases": [],
 "facts": {
  "area": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "Canada",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "e10768a2-ca2b-4da7-97d7-83c3f59482d3",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "71bbafaa-e825-3e15-8ca9-017dcad1748b"
    }
   ]
  },
  "begin_date": {
   "status": "multi_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "1984",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "e10768a2-ca2b-4da7-97d7-83c3f59482d3",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "precision": "year"
    },
    {
     "value": "1984",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q56774113",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-08",
     "precision": "year",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  },
  "begin_place": {
   "status": "multi_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "Delta",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "e10768a2-ca2b-4da7-97d7-83c3f59482d3",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "7dc78fb6-8545-4caa-b766-869cf287fc02"
    },
    {
     "value": "North Delta",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q56774113",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-08",
     "ref": "Q3343560",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  },
  "country": {
   "status": "multi_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "CA",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "e10768a2-ca2b-4da7-97d7-83c3f59482d3",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24"
    },
    {
     "value": "Canada",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q56774113",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-08",
     "ref": "Q16",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  },
  "description": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "Canadian musical group",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q56774113",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-08"
    }
   ]
  },
  "end_date": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "1990",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q56774113",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-08",
     "precision": "year",
     "source_cites_reference": false
    }
   ]
  },
  "genre": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "thrash metal",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q56774113",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-08",
     "ref": "Q483352",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  },
  "has_member": {
   "status": "multi_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "Shawn Pitts",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "e10768a2-ca2b-4da7-97d7-83c3f59482d3",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "72aecedb-d282-48bd-8c7d-9ada81710a01",
     "begin": "1984",
     "end": "1985",
     "ended": true,
     "attributes": [
      "electric guitar"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Marco Banco",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "e10768a2-ca2b-4da7-97d7-83c3f59482d3",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "c6474cb1-d92e-4506-bae6-19489ec314ae",
     "begin": "1984",
     "end": "1989",
     "ended": true,
     "attributes": [
      "electric guitar",
      "original"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Ray Prizmic",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "e10768a2-ca2b-4da7-97d7-83c3f59482d3",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "4ec546d6-586c-410d-b9fe-cb4be22bbc3c",
     "begin": "1984",
     "end": "1990",
     "ended": true,
     "attributes": [
      "lead vocals",
      "original"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "John Prizmic",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "e10768a2-ca2b-4da7-97d7-83c3f59482d3",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "aed6a6e6-6349-4c5b-bc70-85ce8c4ccc1b",
     "begin": "1984",
     "ended": true,
     "attributes": [
      "drums (drum set)",
      "original"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Steve Withrow",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "e10768a2-ca2b-4da7-97d7-83c3f59482d3",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "9382338c-9194-4718-8ac2-90c9d60729c3",
     "begin": "1985",
     "end": "1987",
     "ended": true,
     "attributes": [
      "electric bass guitar"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Dan Armstrong",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "e10768a2-ca2b-4da7-97d7-83c3f59482d3",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "0188faa0-0b17-4b98-be2a-6777ced4f6ce",
     "begin": "1987",
     "end": "1989",
     "ended": true,
     "attributes": [
      "electric bass guitar"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Mike Mourant",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "e10768a2-ca2b-4da7-97d7-83c3f59482d3",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "36384b21-597d-4126-9237-a3a9ebd4d848",
     "begin": "1987",
     "end": "1990",
     "ended": true,
     "attributes": [
      "electric guitar"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Marco Banco",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "e10768a2-ca2b-4da7-97d7-83c3f59482d3",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "c6474cb1-d92e-4506-bae6-19489ec314ae",
     "begin": "2018",
     "attributes": [
      "electric guitar",
      "original"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Jesse James Jardine",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "e10768a2-ca2b-4da7-97d7-83c3f59482d3",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "5eb455da-58d0-4231-88ba-ad121e865de5",
     "begin": "2018",
     "attributes": [
      "electric guitar"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "AJ Kovar",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "e10768a2-ca2b-4da7-97d7-83c3f59482d3",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "b950887c-9be5-4668-b80e-c6801c39c928",
     "begin": "2018",
     "attributes": [
      "electric bass guitar"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Ray Prizmic",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "e10768a2-ca2b-4da7-97d7-83c3f59482d3",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "4ec546d6-586c-410d-b9fe-cb4be22bbc3c",
     "begin": "2018",
     "attributes": [
      "lead vocals",
      "original"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Stephen Shaw",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "e10768a2-ca2b-4da7-97d7-83c3f59482d3",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "20eefcba-661f-4218-8c92-c5c27657a08c",
     "begin": "2018",
     "attributes": [
      "drums (drum set)"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Robbie Chase",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "e10768a2-ca2b-4da7-97d7-83c3f59482d3",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "0fa9c27e-8575-4d69-baad-52be970692c2",
     "ended": true,
     "attributes": [
      "electric bass guitar"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Allen Goddard",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "e10768a2-ca2b-4da7-97d7-83c3f59482d3",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "0dcb4c4a-f61f-4bc7-879b-ddd3f807b213",
     "ended": true,
     "attributes": [
      "electric bass guitar"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Shawn Pitts",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "1393055",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:533240",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "John E. Prizmic",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "1393055",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:2607447",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Steve Withrow",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "1393055",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:2607448",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Marco Banco",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "1393055",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:2607450",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Ray Prizmic",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "1393055",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:2607451",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Mike E. Death",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "1393055",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:2607464",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    }
   ]
  }
 },
 "discography": [],
 "links": [
  {
   "kind": "discogs",
   "url": "https://www.discogs.com/artist/1393055"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "https://citizenfreak.com/artists/105414-witches-hammer"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "https://web.facebook.com/witcheshammerndhc/"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "https://www.instagram.com/witcheshammer/"
  },
  {
   "kind": "free streaming",
   "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/4INVGEoSk5HuDZpx6hNBdQ"
  },
  {
   "kind": "other databases",
   "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/witches-hammer"
  },
  {
   "kind": "other databases",
   "url": "https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Witches_Hammer/10187"
  },
  {
   "kind": "social network",
   "url": "https://www.facebook.com/witcheshammerndhc"
  },
  {
   "kind": "social network",
   "url": "https://www.instagram.com/witcheshammer/"
  },
  {
   "kind": "wikidata",
   "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56774113"
  }
 ],
 "citation": {
  "canonical_url": "https://musiciandictionary.com/artist/witches-hammer-e10768a2",
  "cite_as": "Witches Hammer, Musician Dictionary, https://musiciandictionary.com/artist/witches-hammer-e10768a2",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): free to use with credit",
  "sources": [
   {
    "name": "musicbrainz",
    "dump": "20261024-001001",
    "date": "2026-10-24",
    "license": "CC0 1.0 (core data; supplementary fields removed)"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-28T151314",
    "date": "2026-10-28",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-29T161131",
    "date": "2026-10-29",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "discogs",
    "dump": "20261001",
    "date": "2026-10-01",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-29T182648",
    "date": "2026-10-29",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-30T103005",
    "date": "2026-10-30",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-31T103005",
    "date": "2026-10-31",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-01T113005",
    "date": "2026-11-01",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-02T113003",
    "date": "2026-11-02",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-03T113003",
    "date": "2026-11-03",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-04T113007",
    "date": "2026-11-04",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-05T113005",
    "date": "2026-11-05",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-06T113005",
    "date": "2026-11-06",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-07T113005",
    "date": "2026-11-07",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-08T113005",
    "date": "2026-11-08",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   }
  ]
 }
}