Demolition Hammer arrived on the East Coast thrash metal scene circa 1986. The original line-up consisted of Steve Reynolds as the vocalist and on bass, James Reilly on guitar, and John Salerno on drums. Their first demo tape, Skull Fracturing Nightmare, was released in 1988. It gained notice from fans of the genre and independent record labels. Derek Sykes was brought in as a second guitarist and Vincent Civitano (a.k.a. Vinny Daze) replaced Salerno. Their second demo, Necrology, secured the group a recording contract with Century Media Records.
Their first album, Tortured Existence, was produced by Scott Burns with a small budget. The songs were composed with fast riffs, chunky breakdowns, and expressive guitar solos. In 1992, the band released Epidemic of Violence. The production was clearer and included faster and leaner songs. The covers of these first two releases featured horror based artwork and a logo designed by Daze.
Fast paced thrash metal became less popular in the '90s. Daze and Reilly left the band to form the group Deviate NY. Former Malevolent Creation drummer Alex Marquez joined Reynolds and Sykes to write material for another project. The label wished to release the songs with the band's original name. The result was the 1994 album Time Bomb with a new Demolition Hammer logo on the cover. It was slower and lacked guitar solos. The style was similar to that of groups like Pantera and Machine Head.
Marquez and Reynolds were offered new gigs with Solstice. Daze died of globefish poisoning while traveling in Africa on March 11, 1996. With Demolition Hammer's music becoming increasingly hard to come by, Century Media released Necrology: A Complete Anthology in 2008. It included every title from their first three albums, two pre-production demos from Time Bomb, and one video clip.
After 22 years of being disbanded, they regrouped in 2016 with Alex Mar
Aborticide
Demolition Hammer Lyrics
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Termination abominates
Dead--a lifeless tumor
Premature, suctioned through a uterine syringe
Forcible cervical drainage
Blood expelled from the womb Massive hemorrhage flood
Noisesome afterbirth
Vile wrenching surgery
Abolished embryos
Genetic massacre
Aborticide
Mutilate, umbilical entangled on a hook
Laceration evacuates
Torn--a split placenta
Cauterized, electric current
Desecrated birth
Abrogate, savagely deformed
Blood expelled from the womb
Massive hemorrhage flood
Noisesome afterbirth
Vile wrenching surgery
Abolished embryos
Genetic massacre
Aborticide
Death, cesarean, hysterotomy
Kill internally, dead before it's born
Pain, mortality, fetal homicide
Mass prenatal death, morbid genocide
Intense hemorrhaging
Hostile dilation
Menstrual extraction, probing catheter
Septic vacutage, rancid void
Profuse teratogens
F2 injection
Hypertonic salt instilled in the womb
Felat teratoid, stillborn
Bludgeoning, damage of the amnionic sac
Tranformation perforates
Skull--a fatal lesion
Amputate congenital abnormalities
Sterilized, tubal butchery
Blood expelled from the womb
Massive hemorrhage flood
Noisesome afterbirth
Vile wrenching surgery
Abolished embryos
Genetic massacre
Aborticide
The lyrics to Demolition Hammer's "Aborticide" describe the graphic and violent process of abortion. The language used is both raw and clinical, highlighting the grotesqueness of the act. The first verse describes the surgical removal of the fetus from the womb, referring to it as a "lifeless tumor" and emphasizing the mechanical nature of the procedure. The second verse goes into further detail about the physical effects of the abortion, with a focus on the massive hemorrhage that can result. The final verse contemplates the moral implications of the act, calling it a "morbid genocide" and questioning whether it is a form of homicide.
Overall, the lyrics of "Aborticide" are visceral and confronting, forcing the listener to consider the reality of the abortion process. They portray abortion as an act of violence against a defenseless human life, and raise difficult questions about the ethics of the practice.
Line by Line Meaning
Surgical embryonic murder in the womb
Killing of an unborn child while still inside the mother's womb through surgery
Termination abominates
The act of ending a pregnancy is morally repulsive
Dead -- a lifeless tumor
The aborted fetus is now a dead mass with no life
Premature, suctioned through a uterine syringe
Removing the undeveloped fetus through a syringe before it reaches its term
Forcible cervical drainage
Extracting the fetus through the cervix using force
Blood expelled from the womb
The womb bleeds after the extraction of the fetus
Massive hemorrhage flood
A large amount of blood gushing out of the womb
Noisesome afterbirth
The foul and unpleasant odor of the tissues expelled along with the fetus
Vile wrenching surgery
A cruel and unpleasant medical procedure to remove the fetus
Abolished embryos
The ending of the existence of one or more fetus
Genetic massacre
The killing of cells that are genetically formed
Aborticide
The act of ending a pregnancy by killing the fetal cells
Mutilate, umbilical entangled on a hook
The act of killing the fetus involves tearing it apart using hooks
Laceration evacuates
The fetus is removed from the womb by cutting it into pieces
Torn -- a split placenta
The organ connecting the fetus to the mother's womb is separated into two by force
Cauterized, electric current
Using heat or electricity to seal the wound of the organ ripped during the surgery
Desecrated birth
A previously anticipated birth turns into a procedure to end a pregnancy
Abrogate, savagely deformed
Ending the life of a fetus which is not properly formed or has abnormalities
Death, Cesarean, Hysterotomy
Methods used to help end pregnancies that involve surgery to remove the fetus through the mother's stomach using a cut
Kill internally, dead before it's born
The fetus dies before it can complete its term inside the mother's womb
Pain, mortality, fetal homicide
The act of aborting a fetus is morally wrong because it leads to pain, death, and murder
Mass prenatal death, morbid genocide
The act of aborting fetuses is like a mass killing or genocide
Intense hemorrhaging
A large amount of blood loss after ending a pregnancy
Hostile dilation
The widening of the mother's cervix to remove the fetus by force
Menstrual extraction, probing catheter
The use of vacuum or suction devices to remove a fetus before term
Septic vacutage, rancid void
Removing the fetus internally increases the risk of infection leading to an unpleasant discharge
Profuse teratogens
Substances that lead to abnormal fetal development leading to abortion
F2 injection
A drug injection that leads to abortion of the fetus in the womb
Hypertonic salt instilled in the womb
Increasing the salt concentration in the womb to cause dehydration which leads to the death of the fetus
Felat teratoid, stillborn
The fetus is not developed and is dead before reaching full term
Bludgeoning, damage of the amnionic sac
Hitting the fetus or the waters existing in the womb hard enough to burst and cause bleeding
Transformation perforates
The removal of the fetus involves breaking some part of the mother's pelvis
Skull--a fatal lesion
The removal of the fetus intrusively leads to damage to the head of the fetal cells leading to death
Amputate congenital abnormalities
Ending a pregnancy with a fetus that has birth defects or abnormalities through invasive surgery
Sterilized, tubal butchery
The act of surgically ending a pregnancy sterilizes or disables the woman from future ability to conceive
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@zyonjasta
R.I.P. Vinnie Daze best drummer ever!!!! Demolition Hammer RULES!!!
@ControlDenied99
+Axel Josephia I just found out today that he was dead, before seeing your comment. His death's anniversary is this Friday. March 11th 1996. "Envenomed" by a puffer fish. It's actually called poisoning, but I'm sure you got the reference. A death of this sort makes me happy the biggest ocean on the planet is dying. R.I.P. Vincent Civitano
@jaimeledezma8205
Yeahh, I rememeber your visit to the México City, in 1988-89. Rip Vinnie Tatto Dase !!
@kingdiesel552
Axel Josephia vinnie is so fucking underrated dude! He's up there with lombardo for me. R.I.P vinnie
@alejuarez8932
When the band start to released his records the bassist and guitarist were older than others Thrash Metal musicians at that times. They composed Thrash Metal songs on another (highest) level, it might be for his experience in life...They are the best definition which describe label Thrash Death Metal.
@saippua0
James is daddy
Steve is the angriest person on the planet
Vinny is a machine among men
Derek is a pretty boy who just happens to play the roughest music ever
@menusanjesh9132
Pretty accurate 😂😂
@BiotreXOldChannelold
Old school Thrash/Death Metal never dies!!
@conde_bathory
Hmmm, this is more like brutal thrash metal I believe.
@zapan8748
This almost sounds like far more pissed off version of Kreator. I mean, listen to the vocalist: he sounds more angry and evil than most death and black metal vocalists without actually going into growl and scream territory.