| Epidemic of Violence | ||||
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| Released | March 9, 1992[1] | |||
| Recorded | January 1992 | |||
| Studio | Normandy Sound, Warren, Rhode Island | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal,[2] death metal | |||
| Length | 39:33 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | Tom Soares | |||
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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]
- ^ "DEMOLITION HAMMER - Epidemic of Violence".
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Top 50 Thrash Metal Albums of All Time". Loudwire. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ Divita, Joe. "Best Thrash Metal Album of Each Year Since 1983". Loudwire. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ "Lovecraft's Nightmare B". Michael Whelan. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ Decibel Magazine (February 6, 2019). "Memories Remain: The Making of Obituary's "Cause of Death"". Decibel. Retrieved February 6, 2019.