It’s really hard to find good heavy metal vinyl collections, this is a rare exception. I managed to pick this one up with someone in Pittsburgh who answered my ad seeking vinyl collections. I paid a pretty penny for this collection, but it’s well worth it as is all the vinyl is in near-mint condition and contains many HUGE TILES (most first press). Check out this video of the unboxing.
You could check out this page where I listed the contents of all these albums, they are from the golden age of metal circa 1984 to 1989. A lot of good thrash metal and some hard to find hair metal records.
Since it’s pretty clear many of us (including me) are living in the past (rightfully so)…what is your favorite year for Thrash Metal? You can choose from 1983-1991. Personally, I’m going to have to choose 1986 with classics such as Pleasure To Kill, Darkness Descends, and Reign In Blood pulling much of the weight, but what is your pick?
Game Over is the debut album by Nuclear Assault. Most fans consider it their best. Nuclear Assault came into being after Anthrax bassist Danny Lilker was fired from Anthrax because he wanted to pursue more aggressive forms of music. After recording a handful of demos and doing some heavy touring the band signed to Comat Records and released Game Over. The album received a lot of critical acclaims and is considered by many to be the band’s best album.
Nuclear Assault – Game Over ORIGINAL 1986 VINYL First Pressing Combat Records
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Tracklist
Live, Suffer, Die:
Sin:
Cold Steel:
Betrayal:
Radiation Sickness:
Hang the Pope:
After the Holocaust:
Mr. Softee Theme:
Stranded in Hell:
Nuclear War:
My America:
Vengeance:
Brain Death:
Personal:
John Connelly – Guitar/Vocals Anthony Bramante – Lead Guitar Dan Lilker – Bass Glenn Evans – Drums
Country: United States Nuclear Assualt Is From New York City, New York Formed in: 1984 Genre: Thrash Metal
Release Date: October 7th, 1986 (Original), 1999 (Reissue) Label: Combat (Original), Century Media Records (Reissue) Recorded May 1986 at Pyramid Sound, Ithaca, New York Produced by Alex Perialas and Nuclear Assault Mastered by Tom Coyne
The album played a considerable role in the development of several extreme metal subgenres, and many death metal bands cite it as an influence. The lyrical themes follow those of their first album, Endless Pain, which contains descriptions of horrific scenes of death and horror. (Source: Wikipedia)
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Tracklisting
Side A
“Choir of the Damned” 1:39
“Ripping Corpse” 3:36
“Death Is Your Savior” 3:58
“Pleasure to Kill” 4:11
“Riot of Violence” 4:56
Side B
“The Pestilence” 6:58
“Carrion.” 4:48
“Command of the Blade” 3:57
“Under the Guillotine” 4:38
Total length: 38:41
Kreator Line Up 1986
Mille Petrozza – vocals, guitars
Rob Fioretti – bass
Ventor – drums, vocals on tracks 3, 5 and 8
Album Cover And Art
CREDITS
Pleasure to Kill Released 1st April 1986 Recorded Musiclab in Berlin, Germany, 1986 Genre Thrash metal, death metal, extreme metal Length 38:42 Label Noise SKU: MX 8105 Producer Harris Johns, Ralf Hubert
This may not shock or amaze even some of the most metal fans: “live albums” that were really recorded in the studio — most notably KISS and Peter Frampton.
There was a simple reason record companies were putting out so many live albums back then: THEY SELL!
But how about Slayer? Would they pull such a stunt?
You might be surprised….you can even listen to some of Slayer’s live recordings and demos that have been bootlegged from that period if you can deal with the crappy sound quality.
Kind of.
SLAYER LIVE UNDEAD – LISTEN TO THE WHOLE LP
Are You Ready For The Truth?
SLAYER LIVE UNDEAD
Here are the tracks:
Side A
Black Magic 03:56
Die by the Sword 04:01
Captor of Sin 03:32
Side B
The Antichrist 02:57
Evil Has No Boundaries 02:54
Show No Mercy 03:04
Aggressive Perfector 02:32
Total Running Time – 22:56
HERE IS HOW LIVE UNDEAD WAS RECORDED….
Tracks B1-B2 taken from 1984 Haunting the Chapel EP. Track B3 is taken from the 1983 Show No Mercy album.
Recording information:
Tracks A1-A3 recorded live with a small number of fans in the studio.
Side one mixed at Track Record Studios, N. Hollywood, CA.
Side two recorded and mixed at Track Studios, N. Hollywood, CA.
Mastered at Capital Mastering, Hollywood, CA.
Track B3 mastered at MCA Whitney Recording Studios & The Town House Studios.
That said, it’s still an awesome album. If that shocks you, I can assure you that Show No Mercy was not a fake live album. In fact, the studio was so small that drummer Dave Lombardo had to OVERDUB HIS CYMBALS because they would “bleed over” into other tracks. If you list you can tell.
Cryptic Slaughter was formed in 1984 by Les Evans (age 17), Scott Peterson (age 14) and Adam Scott (age 15), who met through their mutual participation in the American Youth Soccer League (AYSO). Soon they were joined by Bill Crooks (age 15), a friend of Adam Scott and a fellow soccer player. Adam Scott was let go a few months later due to conflicts regarding his parents and school. (Source: Wikipedia)
Their first demo, Life in Grave, was produced in 1985 and became well circulated in the burgeoning tape-trader underground. Their first full-length LP, Convicted, was released in 1986 on Death/Metal Blade records, whose artist roster also boasted D.R.I., Corrosion of Conformity, Dr. Know, The Mentors, and Beyond Possession. Within its first year of release, Convicted sold over 25,000 copies and earned Cryptic Slaughter the reputation as being one of the fastest bands in hardcore.
1 M.A.D.
2 Little World
3 Sudden Death
4 Lowlife
5 Rage To Kill
6 Rest In Pain
7 Nuclear Future
8 State Control
9 Hypocrite
10 War To The Knife
11 Nation Of Hate
12 Black And White
13 Reich Of Torture
14 Convicted
15 Flesh Of The Wench 2:36
16 Necessity Supreme 2:45
17 Life In Grave 1:36
18 War To The Knife 2:17
19 Rest In Pain 3:34
20 Set Your Own Pace 2:19
21 Positively 2:29
22 Black And White
23 Lowlife
Cryptic Slaughter Line Up 1985
Bill Crooks – Vocals Les Evans – Guitars Rob “Blasko” Nicholson – Bass, Vocals (backing) Scott Peterson – Drums
STILL WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED TO CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER?
HERE IS A PICTURE OF GUITAR PLAYER LES EVANS TODAY!
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