American symphonic progressive rock band founded in 1992 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA when longtime friends Steve Babb and Fred Schendel began writing and recording the Tolkienesque concept album Journey of the Dunadan, which they released independently in 1993.

The name Glass Hammer has become synonymous with high production standards, and epic storytelling realized through a bewildering array of musical styles, dominated by complex melodic progressive rock.