Doug Hammond (born December 26, 1942) is a free funk/avant-garde jazz drummer, composer, poet, producer and professor from Tampa, Florida, U.S.A. His first major release was Reflections in the Sea of Nurnen on Tribe Records in 1975.
He has worked with musicians including Earl Hooker, Sonny Rollins, Charles Mingus, Sammy Price, Donald Byrd, Wolfgang Dauner, Ornette Coleman, Steve Coleman, Nina Simone, Betty Carter, Marion Williams, Paquito D'Rivera, Arnett Cobb, James Blood Ulmer and Arthur Blythe.
In 2010 Doug Hammond wrote and conducted "Acknowledgement Suite" with Dwight Adams, Jean Toussaint, Roman Filiú, Howard Curtis, Wendell Harrison, Dick Griffin, Stéphane Payen, Kirk Lightsey and Arron James.
He currently lives and works in Linz, Austria. He was a professor at the Anton Bruckner Private University for Music, Drama, and Dance in Linz.
Ripping away from worthlessness
Coming alive with power
Take command and blast your way
They rob your mind
And steal your soul
Get the hell out!
It’s time for us to take command
Kicking down hard!
Chain in hand I want command
I’m sick of your rules!
Time for us to take command
Metal at hand
The power we have
To take command
Keep your freedom tonight
Take command and stand up high
Raise the metal flag! March forth!
Show those muthas you control
Get the hell out!
It’s time for us to take command
Kicking down hard!
Chain in hand I want command
I’m sick of your rules!
Time for us to take command
Metal at hand
The power we have
To take command
Take Command!
Take Command!
Take Command!
Take Command!
Metal and leather
-driving our own cause
Pounding and loud
-sweating thrash all night
Making it known
-yeah we’re alive tonight
Ripping it out - showing our time
Has come C’mon – Let’s Rip
Rise up high
Time to ride
Stand up tall
Never fall
Bound in chain
Side by side
Make a stand
Take command!
Take Command!
Take Command!
Take Command!
Take Command!