Epidemic of Violence

Epidemic of Violence
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 9, 1992[1]
RecordedJanuary 1992
StudioNormandy Sound, Warren, Rhode Island
GenreThrash metal,[2] death metal
Length39:33
LabelCentury Media
ProducerTom Soares
Demolition Hammer chronology
Tortured Existence
(1991)
Epidemic of Violence
(1992)
Time Bomb
(1994)

Epidemic of Violence is the second album by American thrash metal band Demolition Hammer. It was released in early 1992 to critical acclaim and is considered a cult classic in the thrash metal and death metal genres.[3]

Epidemic of Violence uses a Michael Whelan painting for its cover artwork: Lovecraft's Nightmare B.[4] The first half of the painting, Lovecraft's Nightmare A, was used for Obituary's Cause of Death.[5]

  1. ^ "DEMOLITION HAMMER - Epidemic of Violence".
  2. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Top 50 Thrash Metal Albums of All Time". Loudwire. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  3. ^ Divita, Joe. "Best Thrash Metal Album of Each Year Since 1983". Loudwire. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "Lovecraft's Nightmare B". Michael Whelan. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  5. ^ Decibel Magazine (February 6, 2019). "Memories Remain: The Making of Obituary's "Cause of Death"". Decibel. Retrieved February 6, 2019.