Pighammer
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{{Infobox album
| name = Pighammer
| type = Album
| artist = Wayne Static
| cover = Pighammer.png
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| released = October 4, 2011
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| genre = Industrial metal
| length = 42:04
| label = Dirthouse
| producer = Wayne Static
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| misc = {{Singles
| name = Pighammer
| type = studio
| single1 = Assassins of Youth
| single1date = August 23, 2011{{Cite web |last=Sciarretto |first=Amy |date=August 23, 2011 |title=Wayne Static, 'Assassins of Youth' – Song Review |url=https://loudwire.com/wayne-static-assassins-of-youth-song-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106015346/https://loudwire.com/wayne-static-assassins-of-youth-song-review/ |archive-date=January 6, 2012 |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}
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{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Blabbermouth.net
| rev2 = Loudwire
| rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web |last=Sciarretto |first=Amy |date=October 3, 2011 |title=Wayne Static, 'Pighammer' – Album Review - Loudwire |url=https://loudwire.com/wayne-static-pighammer-album-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004022845/https://loudwire.com/wayne-static-pighammer-album-review/ |archive-date=2011-10-04 |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=Loudwire |type=Score is in Archive URL}}
| rev3 = PopMatters
| rev4 = Revolver
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web |last=Wiederhorn |first=Jon |date=September 28, 2011 |title=Review: Wayne Static – Pighammer - Revolver Magazine |url=http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/review-wayne-static-pighammer.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111130135907/http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/review-wayne-static-pighammer.html |archive-date=2011-11-30 |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=Revolver}}
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Pighammer is the only solo album by American musician Wayne Static, released on October 4, 2011, through Dirthouse Records, and the final album released during his lifetime. It debuted at number 97 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 4,700.{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=164536|title=Wayne Static: 'Pighammer' First-Week Sales Revealed|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=October 12, 2011|accessdate=October 16, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912125603/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=164536|archivedate=September 12, 2014}}
Concept
Static explained the album's concept:
{{blockquote|"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."}}
Static's "transformation" was in reference to his decision to stop his drug use as of 2009.{{cite web |url=http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2857941 |title=FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Nielsen Ratings, Music News and more! |accessdate=November 21, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204024004/http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2857941 |archivedate=December 4, 2014 }} Static wrote the album as a tribute to his new drug-free life, in hopes of inspiring others to get clean as well.{{cite web|url=http://rockrevoltmagazine.com/static-x-founder-wayne-static-passed-away/|title=Static-X Founder Wayne Static Passed Away At Age 48|date=November 2, 2014|website=Rockrevoltmagazine.com|accessdate=February 1, 2019}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 42:04
| title1 = Pighammer
| length1 = 0:28
| title2 = Around the Turn
| length2 = 2:27
| title3 = Assassins of Youth
| length3 = 3:13
| title4 = Thunder Invader
| length4 = 4:47
| title5 = Static Killer
| length5 = 5:06
| title6 = She
| length6 = 3:30
| title7 = Get It Together
| length7 = 3:33
| title8 = Chrome Nation
| length8 = 3:33
| title9 = Shifter
| length9 = 4:03
| title10 = Slave
| length10 = 4:09
| title11 = The Creatures Are Everywhere
| length11 = 4:26
| title12 = Behind the Sky
| length12 = 2:54
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Personnel
- Wayne Static – vocals, all instruments, producer
- Tera Wray – additional vocals
- Jack Keener – engineering & mixing
- Nelly Recchia – photography & makeup
Chart positions
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! scope="col"|Chart (2011) ! scope="col"|Peak |
| scope="row" |US Billboard 200{{Cite magazine |title=Wayne Static |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/wayne-static/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429144917/https://www.billboard.com/artist/wayne-static/ |archive-date=2023-04-29 |access-date=2023-04-29 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}
| align="center" |97 |
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| scope="row" |US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)
| align="center" |7 |
| scope="row" |US Top Independent Albums (Billboard)
| align="center" |16 |
| scope="row" |US Top Rock & Alternative Albums (Billboard)
| align="center" |22 |
References
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