Armed and Hammered

Armed and Hammered was a hardcore punk band from Toronto, Ontario, spawned from the Kensington Market, BFG (Bunchofuckingoofs) scene. They played their first show June 7, 1989 and their final show on April 19, 2003. Originally formed by singer Mopa Dean, the bassist for Masochistic Religion, arguably Canada’s foremost goth band, and drummer Kyle, the earliest lineup also included Lamo, Philphee and BFG's Thor. By the time of Armed & Hammered's first release in 1991, the Fully Loaded cassette the latter three had given way to Hardcore Dave (guitar) and Kieran (bass), beginning the long revolving door of membership. Armed and Hammered briefly reunited to play a set in support of GBH for their tour visit to Toronto in July 2010. In 1992,...