''Tortured Existence'' is the debut album by American

thrash metal Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and often fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, 2007, . ...

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Demolition Hammer Demolition Hammer is an American thrash metal band from the Bronx, New York (state), New York, active from 1986 to 1995 and again since 2016. To date, the band has released three full-length studio albums: ''Tortured Existence'' (1991), ''Epid ...

. It was released on August 27, 1990, in Europe and on February 12, 1991, in the US by

Century Media Records Century Media Records is a heavy metal record label with offices in the United States, Germany and London. In August 2015, Century Media was acquired by Sony Music for US$17 million. Background Century Media was founded by Robert Kampf and Oli ...

. A music video was made for "Infectious Hospital Waste".

Track listing

Credits

*Steve Reynolds – lead vocals, bass *James Reilly – guitar, backing vocals *Derek Sykes – guitar, backing vocals *Vinny Daze – drums, backing vocals

References

1991 albums Demolition Hammer albums Century Media Records albums Albums produced by Scott Burns (record producer) {{1990s-metal-album-stub