---
title: "Demolition Hammer"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/demolition-hammer"
genre: "Thrash Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1986
---

# Demolition Hammer

**Demolition Hammer** is a thrash metal band, from United States, active 1986 to present.

Demolition Hammer is an American thrash metal band formed in 1986 in the Bronx, New York by bassist and lead vocalist Steve Reynolds, guitarist James Reily and drummer John Salerno. While not as popular as other East Coast thrash metal bands, such as Anthrax, Overkill and Nuclear Assault, their first two albums, Tortured Existence (1990) and Epidemic of Violence (1992) are considered cult classics in the thrash and death metal genres. The band's third and final album, Time Bomb (1994), has a slower, groove metal style, which led to the departure of both Reily and drummer Vinny Daze. The band disbanded a year after its release, but reunited as a quartet in 2016. This line-up, with drummer Angel Cotte and secondary guitarist Derek Sykes, is exclusively a touring band, with no new releases since the compilation album Necrology: A Complete Anthology (2008).

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demolition_Hammer

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Demolition Hammer |
| Genre | Thrash Metal |
| Parent genre | Thrash Metal |
| Origin | New York, United States |
| Formed | 1986 |
| Releases in catalog | 3 |

## Genres

[Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal) · [Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal) · [Groove Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/groove-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Alex Marquez](https://themetalnet.com/musician/alex-marquez) |  | 1994 to 1994 | Former |
| [Mike Usifer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-usifer) | Guitar | 1992 to 1995 | Former |
| [Vincent Civitano](https://themetalnet.com/musician/vincent-civitano) | Drums (drum set) | 1989 to 1993 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1990 | [Tortured Existence](https://themetalnet.com/album/a09faf80-7f3d-3cd3-b0a8-17ffc673b872) | Album |
| 1992 | [Epidemic of Violence](https://themetalnet.com/album/438c2233-05bf-3d29-bb9b-cc298c4faed9) | Album |
| 1994 | [Time Bomb](https://themetalnet.com/album/c265bea8-20d1-39fe-b29f-a3ee87ae14ad) | Album |

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- [Death](https://themetalnet.com/band/death) (listened together)
- [Morbid Saint](https://themetalnet.com/band/morbid-saint) (listened together)
- [Dark Angel](https://themetalnet.com/band/dark-angel) (listened together)
- [Annihilator](https://themetalnet.com/band/annihilator) (listened together)
- [Coroner](https://themetalnet.com/band/coroner) (listened together)
- [Onslaught](https://themetalnet.com/band/onslaught) (listened together)
- [Celtic Frost](https://themetalnet.com/band/celtic-frost) (listened together)
- [Nuclear Assault](https://themetalnet.com/band/nuclear-assault) (listened together)
- [Venom](https://themetalnet.com/band/venom) (listened together)
- [Toxic Holocaust](https://themetalnet.com/band/toxic-holocaust) (listened together)
- [Forbidden](https://themetalnet.com/band/forbidden) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Demolition_Hammer/1161
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/08f6MNQouECEKggLSLEBRQ
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCRKDbtM7X5iE6X3WOeh3lZA
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/demolitionhammerofficial
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/108238009
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/demolitionhammerny/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/159530

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/demolition-hammer](https://themetalnet.com/band/demolition-hammer). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt