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
Envenomed
Demolition Hammer Lyrics
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Heinous recreant I protest
Your wretched birth
Exorcise your vile entity
Blood-sucking leech
Sycophant
Parasitic rogue Implacability
Dudgeon despiteful vendetta
Sworn to reprisal
Discreate your own existence
Void with no deplore
Constant purveyor of anguish
Animosity
Unlamenting swinish whore
Disdain with revolting scorn
Blood-sucking leech
Sycophant
Parasitic rogue
Implacability
Traitor, envenoming antipathy
Ignoble, disgust, vidictiveness
With murderous fucking hate
Scorching retaliative pernicious spite
Detestable contempt
Revenge, adversely despised
Abject, despicable misanthropy
Repulsion, condemn and nullify with
Contemptible misprize
Distrust, hostile emnity
The lyrics to Demolition Hammer's "Envenomed" express intense hatred and contempt towards an abhorrent and treacherous betrayer. The singer denounces the individual's existence and wishes to exorcise their vile entity, portraying them as a blood-sucking leech, sycophant, and parasitic rogue. The lyrics are filled with hostility and animosity, with the singer expressing a constant purveying of anguish and swinish disdain towards the betrayer. The singer also speaks of the betrayer's envenoming antipathy, ignoble disgust, and vindictiveness, with murderous hate and pernicious spite scorchingly brought upon them.
Overall, the lyrics depict an unyielding loathing towards the betrayer, with a desire for complete discreditation and eradication of their existence. The usage of aggressive and vivid language such as "murderous fucking hate" and "rabid violent force" heightens the hostility and indignation portrayed in the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
Loathsome abhorrent betrayer
You are a terrible traitor who is thoroughly disliked
Heinous recreant I protest
I strongly denounce your evil and disloyal behavior
Your wretched birth
Your very existence is miserable and lamentable
Exorcise your vile entity
Remove your malicious spirit from this world
Blood-sucking leech
You are like a parasitic worm draining the life from those around you
Sycophant
You are a flatterer who seeks to gain favor through insincere praise
Parasitic rogue
You are a deceitful and selfish person who preys on others for personal gain
Implacability
You are incapable of being appeased or pacified
Dudgeon despiteful vendetta
You seek revenge with a bitter and spiteful attitude
Sworn to reprisal
You have vowed to seek retribution and payback
Discreate your own existence
Vanish from existence and cease to be
Void with no deplore
Your absence would be welcomed by all and cause no remorse
Constant purveyor of anguish
You are a never-ending source of pain and suffering
Animosity
You harbor strong hostility and hatred towards others
Unlamenting swinish whore
You are a disgusting and shameless creature with no remorse
Disdain with revolting scorn
You are viewed with disgust and contempt
Traitor, envenoming antipathy
As a traitor, you spread anger and hostility towards others
Ignoble, disgust, vidictiveness
You are dishonorable and repulsive with a vengeful attitude
With murderous fucking hate
Your strong and violent hatred is capable of causing harm and destruction
Scorching retaliative pernicious spite
You seek to do harm in return with a malicious and harmful attitude
Detestable contempt
You are viewed with extreme revulsion and disdain
Revenge, adversely despised
Your desire for retribution is strongly disliked and ill-favored
Abject, despicable misanthropy
Your hatred and distrust of humanity is shameful and contemptible
Repulsion, condemn and nullify with
Your actions and behavior are so revolting they deserve condemnation and rejection
Rabid violent force, invidious ferocity
Your violent and aggressive behavior is dangerous and harmful to others
Contemptible misprize
You are despised and held in low regard due to your reprehensible actions
Distrust, hostile emnity
Your lack of trust and aggressive hostility push people away and breed conflict
Contributed by Grayson M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.