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Bathory – Return of the Darkness and Evil 1992 Produced by Quorthon – Black Mark Records

BATHORY BLACK METAL BAND QUORTHON

The Return of Darkness and Evil was the second album from Bathory and, what many can argue, also the most evil. Legend says the album was recorded after just one practice in a drunken stupor, and by the sound tightness and out-of-time drum track, I bet that is probably true.

Nevertheless, that album has gone down to be one of the most influential black metal albums of all time, and some say the best.

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Voivod – Killing Technology 1987 Combat Records

VOIVOD - Voi vod band photo 1987

Killing Technology is the third studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Voivod. It was released in 1987 on noise Noise Records and was the first to combine elements of progressive rock in the band’s thrash metal sound. According to interviews contemporary to the release of Killing Technology, by 1986, Voivod was more influenced by hardcore punk and crossover bands than by other metal bands, with only Kreator and Motörhead still appreciated by all band members. A music video was made for the song “Ravenous Medicine”. Estimated sales are more than 60,000 copies worldwide. (SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA)

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Track listing

Killing Side

“Killing Technology” – 7:33
“Overreaction” – 4:45
“Tornado” – 6:02

Ravenous Side

“Forgotten in Space” – 6:10
“Ravenous Medicine” – 4:33
“Order of the Blackguards” – 4:28
“This Is Not an Exercise” – 6:18
Cassette and CD edition bonus tracks
“Too Scared to Scream” – 4:14
“Cockroaches” – 3:40

Voivod Killing Technology 1987 Combat Vinyl LP

Voivod Was

Snake (Denis Bélanger) – vocals
Piggy (Denis D’Amour) – guitar
Blacky (Jean-Yves Thériault) – bass,
Away (Michel Langevin) – drums

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MOD (Method of Destruction) USA for MOD Vinyl 1987

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While Stormtroopers of Death were recording their debut album, Speak English or Die, tentative plans were made for a follow-up titled U.S.A. for S.O.D.. When the band did not release an immediate follow-up, M.O.D. used the title instead. (SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA)

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GET THIS 1987 CROSSOVER CLASSIC ON VINYL (ORIGINAL PRESS – RARE)

BAND PHOTOS

TRACKLIST

“Aren’t You Hungry?” (Charlie Benante, Scott Ian, Danny Lilker, Billy Milano) – 3:25
“Get a Real Job” – 2:10
“I Executioner” – 2:31
“Don’t Feed the Bears” – 1:03
“Ballad of Dio” – 0:11
“Thrash or be Thrashed” – 0:51
“Let Me Out” – 1:39
“Bubble Butt” (Benante, Ian, Lilker, Milano) – 0:43
“You’re Beat” – 2:15
“Bushwackateas” (Benante, Ian, Lilker, Milano) – 0:19
“Man of Your Dreams” – 3:40
“That Noise” – 0:13
“Dead Men/Most/Captain Crunch” – 3:30
“Jim Gordon” (Benante, Ian, Lilker, Milano) – 2:39
“Imported Society” – 1:46
“Spandex Enormity” – 5:27
“Short But Sweet” – 0:06
“Parents” – 1:39
“Confusion”/”You’re X’ed” – 2:48 (written by The Faith)
“A.I.D.S.” – 2:00
“Ruptured Nuptuals” – 0:13
“Ode to Harry” – 1:31
“Hate Tank” – 2:20

USA FOR MOD VINYL ALBUM ART

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Bathory Under The Sign Of The Black Mark LP 1987

Quorthon from Bathory

Under the Sign of the Black Mark is the third studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Bathory. It was recorded in September 1986 and released on 11 May 1987 through New Renaissance Records and Under One Flag. It was a key album in the development of the black metal genre,and greatly influenced the Norwegian black metal scene that emerged in the early 1990s. (Source: Wikipedia)

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VOTED A BLACK METAL CLASSIC

Tracklist:

  1. 00:00 Nocternal Obeisance
  2. 01:27 Massacre
  3. 04:05 Woman of Dark Desires
  4. 08:09 Call From The Grave
  5. 13:04 Equimanthorn
  6. 16:46 Enter The Eternal Fire
  7. 23:45 Chariots of Fire
  8. 26:29 13 Candles
  9. 31:44 Of Doom…
  10. 35:34 Outro

UNDER THE SIGN OF A BLACK MARK ALBUM ART

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OVERKILL – TAKING OVER 1987 – Thrash Metal New Jersey!

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Overkill’s First Journey Into “Major Label Success”

Taking Over is the second album by Overkill. It was released in 1987 on Atlantic/Megaforce in the US and Noise International in Europe. The album is Overkill’s last with drummer Rat Skates. He left the band in 1987 and was replaced by Sid Falck. Taking Over was the first major label release on Atlantic. Overkill remained on Atlantic up to W.F.O. (1994).

Some Fun “Taking Over” Facts

  • It was Overkill’s first release to chart, reaching position 191 on the Billboard 200, and included classics like “Wrecking Crew” and “In Union We Stand” which still played at nearly every Overkill show.
  • Rat Skates decided to leave the band shortly after touring to support the album, citing several creative differences.
  • Bob “Sid” Falck, a former member of Paul Dianno’s band, would replace him. The band stopped touring and only played locally around New Jersey and New York. They also began to wring new material together.

Original Artwork and Bootlegging

Because of the popularity of this release, it is highly bootlegged on eBay, Discogs, and other online marketplaces. I have provided for you refernce some pictures of what the original Megaforce artwork should look like.

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No. | Title | Length

1. “Deny the Cross” 4:43
2. “Wrecking Crew” 4:32
3. “Fear His Name” 5:24
4. “Use Your Head” 4:19
5. “Fatal if Swallowed” 6:45
6. “Powersurge” 4:36
7. “In Union We Stand” 4:26
8. “Electro-Violence” 3:45
9. “Overkill II (The Nightmare Continues)” 7:07

Total length: 45:37

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Sacrifice – “Forward to Termination”

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The Second Album From Underrated Canadian Thrashers

Forward to Termination is the second album by the Canadian thrash metal band Sacrifice, released in 1987

SEE MORE METAL BANDS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BIGGER
No.TitleLength
1.“Forward to Termination”1:02
2.“Terror Strikes”3:28
3.“Re-Animation”3:49
4.“Afterlife”4:14
5.“Flames of Armageddon”7:49
6.“The Entity”5:44
7.“Forever Enslaved”3:09
8.“Cyanide”3:38
9.“Light of the End”4:49
10.“Pyrokinesis”2:06
Total length:39:48
  • Rob Urbinati (vocals, guitar)
  • Joe Rico (guitar)
  • Gus Pynn (drums)
  • Scott Watts (bass)
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Megadeth Peace Sells But Who’s Buying? 1987 Capitol Records

MEGADETH BAND PHOTO
peace sells but who is buying

Peace Sells… but Who’s Buying? is the second album by Megadeth, released on September 19, 1986, on Capitol Records.

FROM THE BIG 4 BANDS PLAYLIST
  1. Wake Up Dead Lyrics
  2. The Conjuring
  3. Peace Sells
  4. Devil’s Island
  5. Good Mourning / Black Friday
  6. Bad Omen Lyrics
  7. Ain’t Superstitious
  8. My Last Words
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Agent Steel LP – Unstoppable Force LP (1986)

AGENT STEEL BAND IN THE 1980S

Unstoppable Force is the second album from the US speed metal band Agent Steel. It was recorded at Morrisound Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida, in March 1986.

Combat Records released the album in March 1987. The 1999 reissue by Century Media Records is a compilation of the Mad Locust Rising EP. Some later reissues exclude the cover version of the Judas Priest song “The Ripper”. Unstoppable Force was the last album before the band split up in 1988, only to reform in 1998 without John Cyriis and his consent for the release of the 1999 album Omega Conspiracy. Source: Wikipedia

Another 80s Thrash Band That Should Have Been Bigger?

Tracklisting

Side A


1.”Unstoppable Force”3:52
2.”Never Surrender”3:52
3.”Indestructive”3:30
4.”Chosen to Stay”4:46
5.”Still Searchin'”

Side B

6.”Rager”4:07
7.”The Day at Guyana” (Instrumental)6:38
8.”Nothin’ Left”4:23
9.”Traveler”3:49

Total length:39:10

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Whiplash “Ticket To Mayhem” LP 1987

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This New Jersey Thrash Outfit Should Be Legends: What Happened?

Ticket to Mayhem is the second studio album from New Jersey thrash metal band, Whiplash. It was released on Roadrunner Records in October 1987 and follows 1986’s Power and Pain. 1989, the band released a follow-up album, Insult to Injury. (SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA)



Side A

1. Stage Dive (03:09)
2. Red Bomb (05:18)
3. Last Man Alive (03:31)
4. Message in Blood (04:04)

Side B

5. War Monger (03:18)
6. Power Thrashing Death (04:13)
7. Stirring the Cauldron (04:18)
8. Spit on Your Grave (02:49)
9. Nailed to the Cross (4:05)

Total Running: 34:45

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Yes, Whiplash is a 3 piece band from New York and it should come as no shock that all 3 members are named “Tony”.

Line up: Tony Portaro – Vocals, Guitars
Tony Bono (R.I.P. 2002) – Bass
Tony Scaglione – Drums (ex-slayer)

Whiplash "Ticket To Mayhem" LP 1987