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'''Hammer Damage''' was an American rock band from [[Akron]], Ohio, that performed from 1978 until 1984.{{Band_and_Artists|origin = Akron, Ohio|genre = Rock|years_active = 1978-1984}}
{{Infobox OHMS musical group
| name            = Hammer Damage
| image          =
| caption        =
| origin         = Akron, Ohio, U.S.
| genre           = Punk rock
| years_active   = 1978–1984
| label          =
| members        = [[Dave Zagar]] ("[[Donny Damage]]"); [[Michael Hammer]]; [[Scott Winkler]]; [[George Cabaniss]]; Bad Bob Basone; Ray Wolf; Kevin Mullins; Dave Ihmels; Alison Berger; Ig Morningstar
| associated_acts = [[Rubber City Rebels]]; [[Dead Boys]]
| website        =  
}}


== '''Career''' ==
'''Hammer Damage''' was an American punk rock band from [[Akron]], Ohio, that performed from 1978 until 1984.<ref>{{OHMScite
Hammer Damage was founded in 1978, by Mike Hammer and Dave Zagar (a.k.a. Donny Damage) after their split from the Rubber City Rebels. The original line-up included George Cabaniss on guitar, Scott Winkler on bass, Damage on guitar and Hammer on drums. The Hammer Damage Band started out in 1978 and quickly built a strong following in the Akron-Kent music scene. They also enjoyed some modest success in Cleveland, Columbus, Kent and Youngstown.
|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer_Damage
|title=Hammer Damage
|website=Wikipedia
|access-date=2025-11-23
}}</ref> Active in the so-called "Akron sound" scene, they built a strong regional following and later gained renewed attention through compilation appearances and the PBS documentary ''If You're Not Dead, Play''.<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.pbswesternreserve.org/productions/if-youre-not-dead-play/
|title=If You're Not Dead, Play!!
|website=Western Reserve PBS
|date=2005
|access-date=2025-11-23
}}</ref>


Some of the band's highlights included opening for the B-52's and Public Image Ltd. at the Cleveland Agora, and several shows in New York with the Dead Boys. The band released a couple of singles and appeared on a compilation albums of Ohio bands. After some extended trips to New York and Los Angeles, and several line-up changes, the band finally fizzled out around 1984.
== Career ==
Hammer Damage was founded in 1978 by drummer Michael Hammer and guitarist Dave Zagar (a.k.a. Donny Damage) after their split from the [[Rubber City Rebels]].<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.buckeyebeat.com/hammerdamage.html
|title=Hammer Damage
|website=Buckeye Beat
|access-date=2025-11-23
}}</ref> The original line-up included George Cabaniss on guitar and Scott "Butch" Winkler on bass, with Damage on guitar and Hammer on drums.<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.buckeyebeat.com/hammerdamage.html
|title=Hammer Damage
|website=Buckeye Beat
|access-date=2025-11-23
}}</ref>


Hammer Damage contributed a song, "Noise Pollution" to the ''Bowling Balls From Hell II'' LP on Clone Records. Hammer Damage were one of the three bands profiled in the 2005 PBS documentary, ''If You're Not Dead, Play'', along with Chi-Pig and Unit 5.
The band quickly built a strong following in the Akron–Kent scene and also played regularly in Cleveland, Columbus, Kent, and Youngstown.<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer_Damage
|title=Hammer Damage
|website=Wikipedia
|access-date=2025-11-23
}}</ref> They opened for acts such as the B-52’s and Public Image Ltd. at the Cleveland Agora, and played several shows in New York with the [[Dead Boys]].<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://medium.com/the-devil-strip/art-snot-nasty-winters-and-public-irreverence-exploring-akrons-early-punk-scene-9965c1e3e7e6
|title=Exploring Akron's Early Punk Scene
|website=The Devil Strip
|date=2015
|access-date=2025-11-23
}}</ref>


== '''2010 reunion''' ==
Hammer Damage released independent singles and appeared on compilation albums of Ohio bands. After extended trips to New York and Los Angeles and several line-up changes, the band fizzled out around 1984.<ref>{{OHMScite
Hammer, Zagar, Cabaniss, Winkler, and Kal Mullens teamed up to bring Hammer Damage back to life, and they performed in April 2000 at the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, and in May at the Tangier Akron.
|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer_Damage
|title=Hammer Damage
|website=Wikipedia
|access-date=2025-11-23
}}</ref> Their song "Noise Pollution" appeared on the ''Bowling Balls II'' compilation on Clone Records and later on other archival punk releases.<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.collectorscum.com/volume3/ohio/comps.html
|title=Ohio punk discography – compilations
|website=Collectorscum.com
|date=2002
|access-date=2025-11-23
}}</ref><ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.discogs.com/master/987686-Various-Bowling-Balls-II
|title=Various – Bowling Balls II
|website=Discogs
|access-date=2025-11-23
}}</ref>


== '''Members''' ==
Hammer Damage was one of three bands (along with Chi-Pig and Unit 5) profiled in the 2005 PBS documentary ''If You're Not Dead, Play'', which focused on the second wave of Akron punk and garage bands.<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_You%27re_Not_Dead%2C_Play
|title=If You're Not Dead, Play
|website=Wikipedia
|access-date=2025-11-23
}}</ref> Their song "Laugh" was later featured on the compilation ''Punk 45: Burn Rubber City, Burn! Akron, Ohio: Punk and the Decline of the Mid-West 1975–80'' and used in the television series ''Mr. Mercedes''.<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_45%3A_Burn_Rubber_City%2C_Burn%21
|title=Punk 45: Burn Rubber City, Burn!
|website=Wikipedia
|access-date=2025-11-23
}}</ref><ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer_Damage
|title=Hammer Damage
|website=Wikipedia
|access-date=2025-11-23
}}</ref>
 
== 2010 reunion ==
In 2010, Hammer, Zagar, Cabaniss, Winkler, and Kal Mullens reunited Hammer Damage for live performances. They played at the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland in April and at the Tangier in Akron in May, revisiting material from the original late-1970s and early-1980s era.<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.clevescene.com/music/hammer-drops-on-fans-1495810
|title=Hammer Drops on Fans
|website=Cleveland Scene
|date=2006
|access-date=2025-11-23
}}</ref><ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer_Damage
|title=Hammer Damage
|website=Wikipedia
|access-date=2025-11-23
}}</ref>
 
== Members ==


=== Original lineup ===
=== Original lineup ===
* Dave Zagar ("[[Donny Damage]]") - Vocals and Guitar
* [[Donny Damage]] – vocals, guitar<ref>{{OHMScite
* Michael Hammer - Drums
|url=https://www.buckeyebeat.com/hammerdamage.html
* Scott Winkler - Bass
|title=Hammer Damage
* George Cabaniss - Guitar (left in 1979 to join the Dead Boys)
|website=Buckeye Beat
|access-date=2025-11-23
}}</ref>
* [[Michael Hammer]] – drums<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.buckeyebeat.com/hammerdamage.html
|title=Hammer Damage
|website=Buckeye Beat
|access-date=2025-11-23
}}</ref>
* [[Scott Winkler]] – bass<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.buckeyebeat.com/hammerdamage.html
|title=Hammer Damage
|website=Buckeye Beat
|access-date=2025-11-23
}}</ref>
* [[George Cabaniss]] – guitar (left in 1979 to join the Dead Boys)<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.buckeyebeat.com/hammerdamage.html
|title=Hammer Damage
|website=Buckeye Beat
|access-date=2025-11-23
}}</ref>


=== Later members ===
=== Later members ===
* Bad Bob Basone - Bass
* Bad [[Bob Basone]] – bass<ref>{{OHMScite
* Ray Wolf - Bass
|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer_Damage
* Kevin Mullins - Guitar
|title=Hammer Damage
* Dave Ihmels ("Dave Illinois" / "Hollywood Illinois") - Guitar (joined in 1979)
|website=Wikipedia
* Alison Berger - Guitar
|access-date=2025-11-23
* Ig Morningstar - Guitar
}}</ref>
* [[Ray Wolf]] – bass<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/327861-Hammer-Damage-2
|title=Hammer Damage – Credits
|website=Discogs
|access-date=2025-11-23
}}</ref>
* [[Kevin Mullins]] – guitar<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.buckeyebeat.com/hammerdamage.html
|title=Hammer Damage
|website=Buckeye Beat
|access-date=2025-11-23
}}</ref>
* [[Dave Ihmels]] ("Dave Illinois" / "Hollywood Illinois") – guitar (joined 1979)<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer_Damage
|title=Hammer Damage
|website=Wikipedia
|access-date=2025-11-23
}}</ref>
* [[Alison Berger]] – guitar<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/327861-Hammer-Damage-2
|title=Hammer Damage – Credits
|website=Discogs
|access-date=2025-11-23
}}</ref>
* [[Iggy Morningstar]] – guitar<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/327861-Hammer-Damage-2
|title=Hammer Damage – Credits
|website=Discogs
|access-date=2025-11-23
}}</ref>
 
== Discography ==
 
=== Singles ===
* "Automatic Lips" / "Laugh" – 7″ single, 1979<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.discogs.com/master/358497-Hammer-Damage-Automatic-Lips-Laugh
|title=Hammer Damage – Automatic Lips / Laugh
|website=Discogs
|access-date=2025-11-23
}}</ref>
 
=== Compilation appearances ===
* "Noise Pollution" – on ''Bowling Balls II'' (Clone Records, c. 1981)<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.discogs.com/master/987686-Various-Bowling-Balls-II
|title=Various – Bowling Balls II
|website=Discogs
|access-date=2025-11-23
}}</ref>
* "Noise Pollution" – on ''Bloodstains Across Ohio: Punk Rock Rarities 1977–83''<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/7450895-Various-Bloodstains-Across-Ohio-Punk-Rock-Rarities-1977-83
|title=Various – Bloodstains Across Ohio: Punk Rock Rarities 1977–83
|website=Discogs
|access-date=2025-11-23
}}</ref>
* "Laugh" – on ''Punk 45: Burn Rubber City, Burn! Akron, Ohio: Punk and the Decline of the Mid-West 1975–80''<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_45%3A_Burn_Rubber_City%2C_Burn%21
|title=Punk 45: Burn Rubber City, Burn!
|website=Wikipedia
|access-date=2025-11-23
}}</ref>
 
== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041113093518/http://www.clepunk.com/bands/hammerdamage/ Hammer Damage page on ClePunk.com] (archived)<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041113093518/http://www.clepunk.com/bands/hammerdamage/
|title=Hammer Damage – ClePunk (archived)
|website=Internet Archive
|access-date=2025-11-23
}}</ref>


== '''External Links''' ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:Musical groups from Ohio]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Akron, Ohio]]

Latest revision as of 05:35, 4 April 2026


Hammer Damage

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Origin Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Genres Punk rock
Years active 1978–1984
Labels
Members Dave Zagar ("Donny Damage"); Michael Hammer; Scott Winkler; George Cabaniss; Bad Bob Basone; Ray Wolf; Kevin Mullins; Dave Ihmels; Alison Berger; Ig Morningstar
Associated acts Rubber City Rebels; Dead Boys
Website

Hammer Damage was an American punk rock band from Akron, Ohio, that performed from 1978 until 1984.<ref> Hammer Damage, Wikipedia. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref> Active in the so-called "Akron sound" scene, they built a strong regional following and later gained renewed attention through compilation appearances and the PBS documentary If You're Not Dead, Play.<ref> If You're Not Dead, Play!!, Western Reserve PBS, 2005. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref>

Career

Hammer Damage was founded in 1978 by drummer Michael Hammer and guitarist Dave Zagar (a.k.a. Donny Damage) after their split from the Rubber City Rebels.<ref> Hammer Damage, Buckeye Beat. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref> The original line-up included George Cabaniss on guitar and Scott "Butch" Winkler on bass, with Damage on guitar and Hammer on drums.<ref> Hammer Damage, Buckeye Beat. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref>

The band quickly built a strong following in the Akron–Kent scene and also played regularly in Cleveland, Columbus, Kent, and Youngstown.<ref> Hammer Damage, Wikipedia. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref> They opened for acts such as the B-52’s and Public Image Ltd. at the Cleveland Agora, and played several shows in New York with the Dead Boys.<ref> Exploring Akron's Early Punk Scene, The Devil Strip, 2015. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref>

Hammer Damage released independent singles and appeared on compilation albums of Ohio bands. After extended trips to New York and Los Angeles and several line-up changes, the band fizzled out around 1984.<ref> Hammer Damage, Wikipedia. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref> Their song "Noise Pollution" appeared on the Bowling Balls II compilation on Clone Records and later on other archival punk releases.<ref> Ohio punk discography – compilations, Collectorscum.com, 2002. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref><ref> Various – Bowling Balls II, Discogs. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref>

Hammer Damage was one of three bands (along with Chi-Pig and Unit 5) profiled in the 2005 PBS documentary If You're Not Dead, Play, which focused on the second wave of Akron punk and garage bands.<ref> If You're Not Dead, Play, Wikipedia. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref> Their song "Laugh" was later featured on the compilation Punk 45: Burn Rubber City, Burn! Akron, Ohio: Punk and the Decline of the Mid-West 1975–80 and used in the television series Mr. Mercedes.<ref> Punk 45: Burn Rubber City, Burn!, Wikipedia. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref><ref> Hammer Damage, Wikipedia. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref>

2010 reunion

In 2010, Hammer, Zagar, Cabaniss, Winkler, and Kal Mullens reunited Hammer Damage for live performances. They played at the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland in April and at the Tangier in Akron in May, revisiting material from the original late-1970s and early-1980s era.<ref> Hammer Drops on Fans, Cleveland Scene, 2006. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref><ref> Hammer Damage, Wikipedia. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref>

Members

Original lineup

Hammer Damage, Buckeye Beat. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref>

Hammer Damage, Buckeye Beat. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref>

Hammer Damage, Buckeye Beat. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref>

Hammer Damage, Buckeye Beat. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref>

Later members

Hammer Damage, Wikipedia. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref>

Hammer Damage – Credits, Discogs. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref>

Hammer Damage, Buckeye Beat. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref>

  • Dave Ihmels ("Dave Illinois" / "Hollywood Illinois") – guitar (joined 1979)<ref>

Hammer Damage, Wikipedia. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref>

Hammer Damage – Credits, Discogs. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref>

Hammer Damage – Credits, Discogs. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref>

Discography

Singles

  • "Automatic Lips" / "Laugh" – 7″ single, 1979<ref>

Hammer Damage – Automatic Lips / Laugh, Discogs. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref>

Compilation appearances

  • "Noise Pollution" – on Bowling Balls II (Clone Records, c. 1981)<ref>

Various – Bowling Balls II, Discogs. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref>

  • "Noise Pollution" – on Bloodstains Across Ohio: Punk Rock Rarities 1977–83<ref>

Various – Bloodstains Across Ohio: Punk Rock Rarities 1977–83, Discogs. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref>

  • "Laugh" – on Punk 45: Burn Rubber City, Burn! Akron, Ohio: Punk and the Decline of the Mid-West 1975–80<ref>

Punk 45: Burn Rubber City, Burn!, Wikipedia. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref>

Hammer Damage – ClePunk (archived), Internet Archive. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

</ref>

References

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