The empire started by Maryland Deathfest includes California Deathfest, Days Of Darkness, Netherlands Deathfest , and now Quebec Deathfest. The brand new festival will take place this coming October 19th and 20th in Quebec and already features a worthy lineup of death metal legends. Autopsy, Demolition Hammer, Exhorder, Uada, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Malignancy and many more will grace the bill.Continue reading
70000 Tons of Metal Cruise 2015, by MasterPhelps Photography
Estonian folk metallers Metsatoll have been added to the upcoming 70000 Tons Of Metal Cruise, setting sail in less than a months time. As of now 46 of the 60 bands have been announced for the cruise, which is sold out but has a wait list that makes it possible to get a last-minute ticket. Continue reading
Holy shit! The iconic Demolition Hammer has just announced a HUGE show in New York City. Continue reading
Droves of fans flocked to the annual host of all things rock, metal and horror as Rock And Shock 2016 invaded Worcester, Massachusetts last month. The annual event at The Palladium and the DCU Center for the convention is hosted annually by Massconcerts, and the entire weekend is wall to wall scary good fun!Continue reading
With California Deathfest in the rearview, the team behind Maryland Deathfest turns its attention to already completed Netherlands Deathfest event next March, less than six months away. Details below: Continue reading
Long running Heavy Music and Horror event Rock And Shock takes over Worcester MA once again this month. The annual event see fans of rock and metal and horror movies and pop culture flock to both the Worceter Palladium for the show and the DCU Center for the convention. Organized annually by Massconcerts, scores of musical acts, personalities, costume contests, discounted tickets for Servicement and Women, tattoing, and vendors make for an unforgettable experience.Continue reading
In a little less than five months, the 7th Editon of the 70000 Tons Of Metal Cruise will set sail from the Port of Miami, to Labadee, Haiti, and back on a cruise made of metal music and fun.
Seminal second wave of New York Thrash Metal legends Demolition Hammer has intimated their imminent return to activity via their Facebook account. The band posted the following message:
The violence returns, the options few, the casualties many. You try to convince yourself to take cover, avoid the confrontation or pray for a glancing blow………negative, all attempts are futile.
The violence returns, the options few, the casualties many. You try to convince yourself to take cover, avoid the…
Posted by Demolition Hammer on Saturday, March 19, 2016
Over five albums and a few demos Demolition Hammer proved to be one of the more dynamic and risk-taking metal bands of the late 80s. Mainly the brain-child of Steve Reynolds (bass/vocals) and Derek Sykes, no further information is available on the current lineup. Century Media released Necrology: A Complete Anthology in 2008 and the bands last all-originals release was 1994’s Time Bomb for that label.
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Demolition Hammer is reissuing their classic three albums on vinyl – Tortured Existence (1990) and Epidemic Of Violence (1992) featuring heavy 180g wax and the original cover artworks, on March 9th, 2015 via Century Media Records.
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