A loud heavy/speed metal band from Beverwijk, the Netherlands. Features members from Emerald, The Flying Embryo's, Defender, Emerald and Lunatics Without Skateboards Inc. The band around frontman Thijs ‘Maniac’ Bruyns existed for almost 25 years . their MLP ‘Breaks Loose’ from 1984 is an item on many ‘most wanted lists’. The MLP is quite rare. On the MLP Hammerhawk is more or less a Dutch answer to Motörhead combined with lots of twin guitars Maiden style.