Bodyhammer
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| Record Labels: | Ancient Order Of Assassins, Noise Pollution | ||
| Started By: | Andy Schanie, Mike Harpring, Corey Lyons | ||
| Based In: | Louisville | ||
| Largest show: | 300+ | ||
| Last show: | Atlanta, GA, May 2002 | ||
| Reunion show: | 2006 (?) | ||
| Number of Members: | 7 | ||
Fuck Mike Harpring! Just kidding. Bodyhammer was not only a lineup-changing machine, they were a noisy, screamy, sometimes chaotic hardcore band in the late 90s that was kind of Born-Against-ish (in fact they covered "Mary and Child"). They did two east coast tours (1999 + 2000), which included shows with the Locust, Creation is Crucifiction, Catharsis, and Majority Rule.
The band broke up in 2000 or 2001, before the band could release another record that had already been recorded.
An MP3 is available from Louisville Showcase. A brief video is available at http://teamabunai.org/videos/bodyhammer.mov
Members:
- Mike Harpring - bass/drums
- Andy Schanie - vocals/bass
- Corey Lyons - guitar
- Thommy Browne - drums
- Chris Payne - guitar
- William Benton - bass
- Eric Young - guitar
Releases:
- s/t cassette (Ancient Order Of Assassins)
- Live cassette (Noise Pollution)
- Die Young Amplifiers (Noise Pollution)
Unreleases:
- So It Goes (Recorded and mixed but never released.)
Compilations:
Shirts/Merch:
From http://louisvillenoise.com/v2/bands/bodyhammer.htm : Bodyhammer was formed by Andy Schanie, Mike Harpring and Corey Lyons in the Spring of 1998. With this three piece lineup in place, Bodyhammer began playing out and recorded a great, raw sounding demo cassette at an after hours recording session at WHAS televsion studios. The band went on to become a fixture in Louisville's punk/hardcore scene despite frequent reshuffling of the band's lineup. In the Fall of 1999, with college looming for Corey, the band's future was uncertain. The situation was stabilized with the addition of William Benton (aka Ben) on bass and Eric Young on second guitar. This lineup went on to do some touring and record their debut, "Die Young Amplifiers." More lineup changes followed the release of the CD including, most significantly, the departure of founding member Mike Hapring. Bodyhammer almost immediately began moving away from hardcore/punk toward a sound more infused with noise and experimentation. They went on to do more out of town shows and to record an album of their new material before Ben bowed out in the Summer of 2002 causing Bodyhammer to call it a day.