Bodyhammer

Bodyhammer Stats

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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 2002, before the band could release another record that had already been recorded.

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:

In Native Soil CD (Noise Pollution)
Brycc House Benefit CD (Thrown Brick)

Shirts/Merch:

there were some, I'm sure...

Also Known As:

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.