Category: Thrash Metal

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Exhorder – Slaughter in the Vatican & The Law 2x CD

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Exhorder: One Of The Heaviest Thrash Bands To Exist

Exhorder was a ridiculously heavy thrash band from New Orleans, Louisiana. The riffs and production on both albums but especially Slaughter in the Vatican, is off the charts. Fans of the band included Phil and Pantera. They released two albums on Roadrunner Records, but nothing ever happened for them.

Here Is What We Know:

  • Exhorder was formed in 1985.
  • Their debut album, “Slaughter In The Vatican” was released on Roadrunner. It’s a straight-up solid thrash album that still holds up today.
  • “The Law” had a more groove metal Pantera-type. It came out in 1992.
  • The band broke up in 1994.
  • In 2010 Exhorder did some reunion shows. It seemed a reunion was at hand.
  • In 2011 bassist Frankie Sparcello died of unknown causes, though drugs are suspected.
  • After, the band went back into a six-year hiatus.
  • There was supposedly a reunion in 2017, but nothing came of it.

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The Exhorder 2x “Slaughter In The Vatican” / “The Law” CD

Exhorder recordings are very rare, and for fans, the CDS are highly sought after.

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Overkill – Feel The Fire LP 1985 Megaforce Records – MRI 1469

OVERKILL BAND PHOTO 1985

Feel The Fire
Feel The Fire Back Cover
Megaforce Logo
1987 Original Insert
Lyrics Sheet
NM Vinyl
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S.O.D. – Speak English or Die (30th Anniversary Edition) – Could This Album Still Come Out in 2023?

SOD BAND PHOTO 1985

S.O.D. was pretty politically incorrect. Do you think this album could even come out in 2023?

Watch this video from their amazing reunion show in Tokyo while you think that over…

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D.R.I. ‎– 4 Of A Kind LP 1988 Metal Blade Records – D1-73304

dri four of a kind era 1988

Four of a kind was the first of the DRI “crossover” albums and showed early signs of melding thrash with punk/hardcore influences although the did not perfect the formula until “Thrash Zone“.

This album is often looked over in the DRI catalog, although it is quite good.

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ACID REIGN – Moshkinstein EP UK Thrash Metal 1987 Combat Records

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Acid Reign is a thrash metal band from the UK – they were most active in the 80’s and early 1990’s but continue to tour in 2021.

Tracklist
A1 Goddess 3:27
A2 Suspended Sentence 6:43
A3 Freedom Of Speech 3:08
B1 Motherly Love 7:00
B2 Respect The Dead 6:48
B3 Chaos (Lambs To The Slaughter) 4:24

Bass – Ian
Drums, Keyboards – Ramsey
Guitar – Kev
Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Gaz
Vocals – H

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Destruction – Infernal Overkill LP 1985 Metal Blade – German Thrash

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Infernal Overkill is the first full-length album by German thrash metal band Destruction. It was released in 1985.

  1. “Invincible Force” 4:20
  2. “Death Trap” 5:49
  3. “The Ritual” 5:11
  4. “Tormentor” 5:06
  5. “Bestial Invasion” 4:36
  6. “Thrash Attack” (instrumental) 2:56
  7. “Antichrist” 3:44
  8. “Black Death” 7:39
    Total length: 39:26

Destruction
Schmier – bass, vocals
Mike Sifringer – guitar
Thomas “Tommy” Sandmann – drums

Recorded & engineered by Horst “The Crazy Frog” Müller

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Sacrilege – Within The Prophecy LP 1987 Metal Blade Records

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MELIAH RAGE – KILL TO SURVIVE LP on Epic Records – Major Label Thrash Metal 1988

MELIAH RAGE THRASH METAL BAND BOSTON

Meliah Rage – Kill To Survive

Label: Epic – FE 44447

Released:1988

Style: Thrash, Heavy Metal

Tracklist

A1 Beginning Of The End 3:00

A2 Bates Motel 3:47

A3 Meliah Rage 7:05

A4 Deadly Existance 4:39

B1 Enter The Darkness 4:16

B2 Impaling Doom 5:06

B3 The Pack 6:32

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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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DEATH – Leprosy LP 1988 Combat Records – 88561-8248-1

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Death Leprosy Track List

Leprosy and is the 2nd and considered by some the most important album by the band death.

Tracklist

A1 Leprosy 6:19

A2 Born Dead 3:25

A3 Forgotten Past 4:33

A4 Left To Die 4:35

B1 Pull The Plug 4:25

B2 Open Casket 4:53

B3 Primitive Ways 4:20

B4 Choke On It 5:54

Personal

  • Bass – Terry Butler (credited but did not actually play on album, bass played by Chuck)
  • Drums – Bill Andrews
  • Guitar – Chuck Schuldiner, Rick Rozz
  • Vocals – Chuck Schuldiner