Demolition Hammer was a New York based thrash metal band that formed in 1986. Around 1989 Robert Kampf from Century Media was in America for the Foundations Forum and came to watch both Demolition Hammer and another New York thrash act called Prime Evil rehearse. Demolition Hammer ended up signing a deal with his label and released three albums on Century Media before splitting up. Their debut album "Tortured Existenc" was recorded at Morrisound Studios in Tampa, Florida, and produced by Scott Burns.