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The band was formed in 1997 with vocalist J.R. Hayes (former vocalist Enemy Soil), guitarist Scott Hull ( Agoraphobic Nosebleed , Anal Cunt , Japanese Torture Comedy Hour, and more), and drummer John Evans. John Evans was replaced by Brian Harvey in 1998. The band, in their earlier more politically-charged days, had originally wanted to name themselves in protest of law and authority. Believing that "Cop Killer" and "Cop Destroyer" were too obvious in meaning, they eventually settled on "Pig Destroyer" ("pig" being a pejorative American Slang term for the Police ). Derived from a non-musical source as extreme as the band's sound, Pig Destroyer's easily-identifiable logo took form when the emblem from the infamous Answer Me! magazine was disassembled and rearranged. The band's songs focus on morbid themes of violence, death, sex, and pain with political and philosophical themes and implications. The songs are screamed, rather than sung, causing the lyrics to be obscured. Relapse signed the band and issued a Pig Destroyer / Isis 7" (Pig Destroyer covered the Carcass classics Genital Grinder and Regurgitation Of Giblets) on the label's Singles Series in July 2000. 38 Counts of Battery was released in 2000. This album was a complete discography up until this point which included the remastered tracks of Explosions in Ward 6, the demo, the tracks from the Isis split, and more. Their latest release, Terrifyer, contains a 30 minute DVD track entitled Natasha. Guitarist Scott Hull is also a member of notable grindcore band Agoraphobic Nosebleed and was at one point a member of Noisecore / Grindcore icons Anal Cunt . Pig Destroyer have stated that they will release a series of split 7" EPs during 2006. BAND MEMBERS
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