HORROR METAL SOUNDS: THRASHCAST
HORROR METAL SOUNDS: THRASHCAST
Demolition Hammer: A deep dive into their 1992 album
Demolition Hammer: A deep dive into their 1992 album

Thrashcast Episode 37: Demolition Hammer's "Epidemic of Violence" from 1992

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Show Notes:

Episode Thirty-Seven: This week we review the sophomore album from Demolition Hammer. Epidemic of Violence was released March 9th, 1992 and is considered a cult classic in both the thrash and death genres.

Epidemic of Violence received critical acclaim upon release from Century Media records and was produced by Tom Soares at Normandy Sound, Rhode Island, NY. Unlike their debut Tortured Existence (which was produced by Randy Burns) this album was considered much harsher and more aggressive. It leaned heavily into the death metal genre and produced lyrics about societal collapse, cannibalism and abortion.

Fun Facts: The cover art utilizes side B of Lovecraft's Nightmare and was painted by Michael Whelan. Side A of this painting was used by Obituary on their Cause of Death album.

Kenneth Gallant, HMS

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About the artist(s):

Demolition Hammer is an American thrash metal band from the Bronx, New York, active from 1986 to 1995 and again since 2016. To date, the band has released three full-length studio albums: Tortured Existence (1990), Epidemic of Violence (1992) and Time Bomb (1994). – Wikipedia

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Epidemic of Violence

Demolition Hammer: Epidemic of Violence

About the author(s):

Kenneth Gallant is the creator and Editor-In-Chief of horrormetalsounds.com. Ken originated the webzine as a column (on another Heavy Metal webzine) that paid homage to horror films incorporating the theme, or a soundtrack, of heavy metal music. Horrormetalsounds.com embodies his passion for horror films, comics and heavy metal music.

Billy K and Jim Harrison are co-creators of the Thrashcast and active music journalists.