Hammer Smashed Face
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| EP by Cannibal Corpse | |||||
| Released | March 23, 1993 | ||||
| Recorded | 1993 – Niagara Falls, New York | ||||
| Genre | Death metal | ||||
| Length | EP: 26:17 Single: 15:17 |
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| Label | Metal Blade | ||||
| Producer | Dennis Fura and Cannibal Corpse | ||||
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Hammer Smashed Face is Cannibal Corpse's first EP. It was released in 1993 through Metal Blade Records. There is also a "Hammer Smashed Face" single containing only the first three songs. "Hammer Smashed Face" is one of the band's most popular songs, mainly due to a shortened version appearing in the film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Since it is listed on Tomb of the Mutilated, it was banned from Germany until June 2006, when it was played at a 2006 performance at Essen. Two different covers were made, one is the single version shown to the lower-right, which is a close up of a skull candle which is in the right corner of the Tomb of the Mutilated album cover, and an EP version shown at the upper-right, depicting a man who has been repeatedy pulverized with a hammer, and then had the hammer thrust into his temple.
The lyrics tell the story of a man who has a second personality which drives him insane, so he goes on a killing spree with a hammer.
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[edit] Critical reception
Bassist Alex Webster has stated that "Hammer Smashed Face" is definitely the band's most popular song.[citation needed]
When asked if he had a favourite Cannibal Corpse album, singer Chris Barnes described the Hammer Smashed EP as "one of the underrated ones".[1] Barnes also hailed the group's cover of Black Sabbath's "Zero the Hero" as "one of the greatest".[1]
[edit] Popular culture
- An abridged version of the song appeared in the film, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, while Jim Carrey was present at a death metal concert featuring Cannibal Corpse. Carrey has claimed to be a fan of the band, and was the one to recommend they appear in the movie.
- The title "Hammer Smashed Face" is referenced frequently, among other Cannibal Corpse titles and lyrics, in Metalocalypse by Nathan Explosion. A one-time character also refers to it, and in the same episode, a character is killed literally by being smashed in the face with a hammer identical to the one on the cover of the EP.
[edit] Track listing
EP Version:
- "Hammer Smashed Face" – 4:04
- "The Exorcist" (Possessed cover) – 4:37
- "Zero the Hero" (Black Sabbath cover) – 6:35
- "Meat Hook Sodomy" – 5:47
- "Shredded Humans" – 5:12
Single Version:
- "Hammer Smashed Face" – 4:04
- "The Exorcist" (Possessed cover) – 4:37
- "Zero the Hero" (Black Sabbath cover) – 6:35
[edit] References
- ^ a b Morgan, Anthony (2007-06). “Ghosts of the Undead” - Six Feet Under vocalist Chris Barnes delivers ten bludgeons of his philosophical hatchet with seventh record Commandment. Lucem Fero. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
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