Wayne Abney (bass/vocals) - Sal Torneo (drums) - Darrin Kobetich (guitars)
Scott Shelby (guitar on "Carve Your Own Doom")
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Influences
Exodus, Slayer, Destruction, Kreator, Deicide, Death, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath
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Sounds Like
Molten metal igniting combustable swamp gases, which then explode with a force more powerful than any voodoo known, this side of New Orleans, LA and Fort Worth, TX.
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Darrin and Scott thrashin' at the Benefit:
HAMMER WITCH HAS BEEN DEAD SINCE 1994 - - - This page covers the band from 1989 through 1994, when the band decided to take a more brutal, faster approach than previously. That's when I got on board as guitar player for the band. And if you're reading this now, you might have discovered this page through my acoustic "space", Darrin Kobetich
....................................................The band (to my knowledge) was founded in New Orleans, Louisiana, back in 1985, by bassist Wayne Abney and guitar/vocalist Frankie Dee. On drums was Terry Sims and second lead guitar, a cat named George (his last name escapes me at this point). They came to Dallas, TX because the metal scene was lacking, at the time in New Orleans. I first saw them perform in 1986, at Savvy's in Ft. Worth, TX. They were doing all the Judas Priest and Iron Maiden covers I was familiar with, and original material from their album to be released in 1987, "Return To Salem".
That album introduced the new 3-piece format with the absence of George, and Sal Torneo replacing Terry on drums. They had already built a decent following, when personal differences resulted in the exit of Frankie in late 1989. Wayne took over vocals and I jumped at the chance to jam with these fuckers, when I heard the news. We immediately started working on new material and dominating the legendary Joe's Garage in Ft. Worth - along with other thrash bands of the day, Gammacide, Malignancy, Rotting Corpse, Rigor Mortis, Crucifix, Morbid Scream - to name but a few.
In 1991, we released "Legacy Of Pain", in cassette format only,(we were poor!) which is what you'll hear cuts from on this page. Scott Shelby, lead guitar player from Gammacide joined us in 1993. He recorded one song with us after "Legacy", entitled "Carve Your Own Doom". That was released on a cassette as well - one song! What's done is done. He helped fill out our live sound during the last year of the band's existence. [1994 SAW THE END OF HAMMER WITCH.] Wayne and Scott went on to form the short lived Null And Void. Before relocating back home to New Orleans, Wayne put together Mother Thumb, in which I played a gig with, once.
Unfortunately we never recorded the 5 or so, new tunes we had played live, other than video footage with medicore sound quality. Me and Sal started out with at least 2 of those songs and refashioned them to fit the new band we formed with my brother Adam on vocals and Chance Lehman on bass. But that's another story...
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hey you frailin thrashers from my past, hope all is well...ever talk to varnum ponville? i miss the gamma dudes as well as hammer witch...the metroplex misses you dudes...rock on~~~
Come out to the Abbey Pub in Katy, TX (2002 N. Fry Road) on April 30th for METAL NIGHT! Doors open @ 8PM and we go on @ 9PM. Thanks for being our friend - hope to see you there!
Hey Hammer Witch , what's up! Thanks for your friendship and support. It really means a lot to us! Our new cd "Let There Be Blood" and "The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A" are out and should be in stores, at least that's what our record company told us. ha,ha. If you can't find it at your local stores, please ask them to order it. You can listen to some of the songs from the new album on our MySpace page. We hope you check it out! Buy it, download it, steal it ... just tell all your friends, send out a bulletin or a message to them and help us spread the word about our new album around the world.
Hi, thanks for the friendship and the support, it means a lot! Our NEW album A-LEX is out now, get it at your local record store or at Amazon! Enjoy A-LEX and spread the word, tell all your friends about our new album. We will be touring a lot this year so keep checking our page regularly for tour-dates and for news!
Check out this event: JOE's GARAGE TRIBUTE WEEKEND Body: Hosted By: THE D/FW METAL FAMILY
When: Friday, May 22, 2009
Where: Rockstar Sports Bar 7120 South Freeway Fort Worth 76134
Description: “Joe’s Garage Tribute Weekend” (In memory of Abboud “Abb” Greig) - May 22 & 23! Admission is only $5.00! Featuring: Solitude Aeturnus, Puncture, Gruesome Fate, Dark Alliance, Blood Of The Sun, Belief System, Violent Intentions, Texas Metal Alliance. be cool to see a reuion
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