There are several bands known as Piledriver. Band One: In 1985 an unknown Canadian band called Piledriver burst onto the metal scene, with an over-the-top image, tacky lyrics ("Sex With Satan", "Alien Rape"), but also a surprisingly well-executed power/thrash style. "Metal Inquisition" was just plain great fun to listen to, one of those guilty pleasures that one could both smile at and headbang to at the same time.
Band One:
In 1985 an unknown Canadian band called Piledriver burst onto the metal scene, with an over-the-top image, tacky lyrics ("Sex With Satan", "Alien Rape"), but also a surprisingly well-executed power/thrash style. "Metal Inquisition" was just plain great fun to listen to, one of those guilty pleasures that one could both smile at and headbang to at the same time. Some time later, the followup, "Stay Ugly", appeared, and was quite a disappointment, as the production and songwriting were both below average, and the style had shifted a bit toward messy thrash. The band soon disappeared without a trace.
Years later, the Piledriver story was told. Pile Driver himself (real name Gord Kirchin) tells how the idea of the band came from a record exec who basically just wanted to make a quick buck. The band, as such, never really existed at all, as Kirchin was only hired to do vocals for two separate studio projects (which explains why the two albums differed as much as they did), with all the names made up (though with member names like Former Lee and Knuckles Akimbo, that wasn't hard to figure out), as was virtually everything else about the band. After the Piledriver efforts, Kirchin was involved in another similar band (Convict) before later putting together his own band dogs with jobs, and in the intervening years has sporadically worked on a solo career.
Taken from BNR METAL PAGES (with minor changes)
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Band Two:
Japanese Hardcore Punk band in existence from 1987 and still around today
Band Three:
An industrial metal act from Oslo, Norway who released 3 albums between 1995 and 2002, as well as several tracks on various compilations. Piledriver dubbed their form of industrial metal "dunderdisco" (thundering disco), and combined harsh hardcore guitar with simple drum machine beats, strange synthesized melodies and angry vocals. The result is a blend that is perhaps closer to synthesizer-punk than your average industrial metal. This is further underlined by their use of humoristic lyrics and title references (among other titles we find "bohemian idiocy", a parodic medley of queen covers).
A Mouthful of Venus' Soda (1995) (Maxhine head)
Staying Up Late With Piledriver (1996) (Maxhine head)
Heavy Electricity (2002) (Hard records)
Band members have links to Norwegian rock acts Turbonegro, Gluecifer and Snuten amongst others, as well as the nationally well known squat Blitz, in Oslo.