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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net6/10[2]
LoudwireStarStarStarHalf star[3]
PopMatters3/10[4]
RevolverStarStarStar[5]

Pighammer is a studio album by American Alternative Metal musician Wayne Static, released on October 4, 2011, through Dirthouse Records. It is his only album as a solo artist, and the final album released during his lifetime. It debuted at number 97 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 4,700.[6]

Concept

Static explained the album’s concept:

“The Pighammer concept conjures up bizarre images. It’s about a mad plastic surgeon, with a pig fetish, that likes to convert hot chicks into pigs. It is the total opposite of what a plastic surgeon would do. He has this crazy hammer device made from a pig foot. The images of the surgery in the CD package are only a dark comedic visualization of the real theme of the album, which is my transformation.”[6]

Static’s “transformation” was in reference to his decision to stop his use of drugs in 2009.[7] Static wrote the album as a tribute to his new drug-free life, in hopes of inspiring others to get clean as well.[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Wayne Static.

No.TitleLength
1.“Pighammer”0:28
2.“Around the Turn”2:27
3.“Assassins of Youth”3:13
4.“Thunder Invader”4:47
5.“Static Killer”5:06
6.“She”3:30
7.“Get It Together”3:33
8.“Chrome Nation”3:33
9.“Shifter”4:03
10.“Slave”4:09
11.“The Creatures Are Everywhere”4:26
12.“Behind the Sky”2:54
Total length:42:04

Personnel

  • Wayne Static – vocals, all instruments, producer
  • Tera Wray – additional vocals
  • Jack Keener – engineering & mixing
  • Nelly Recchia – photography & makeup

Chart positions

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[9] 97
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[9] 7
US Top Independent Albums (Billboard)[9] 16
US Top Rock & Alternative Albums (Billboard)[9] 22

References

  1. ^ Sciarretto, Amy (August 23, 2011). “Wayne Static, ‘Assassins of Youth’ – Song Review”. Loudwire. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  2. ^ Blabbermouth (October 17, 2011). “Pighammer”. BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  3. ^ Sciarretto, Amy (October 3, 2011). “Wayne Static, ‘Pighammer’ – Album Review – Loudwire”. Loudwire (Score is in Archive URL). Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  4. ^ “Wayne Static: Pighammer, PopMatters”. PopMatters. October 5, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  5. ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (September 28, 2011). “Review: Wayne Static – Pighammer – Revolver Magazine”. Revolver. Archived from the original on November 30, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  6. ^ a b “Wayne Static: ‘Pighammer’ First-Week Sales Revealed”. Blabbermouth.net. October 12, 2011. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  7. ^ “FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Nielsen Ratings, Music News and more!”. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  8. ^ “Static-X Founder Wayne Static Passed Away At Age 48”. Rockrevoltmagazine.com. November 2, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  9. ^ a b c d “Wayne Static”. Billboard. Archived from the original on April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023.