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W.A.S.P. The Last Command LP 1985 Capitol Records

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The last command was the second album from LA heavy metal shock rockers WASP and feature a more commecial sound than their debut.

Tracklist & Credits

A1 Wild Child

A2 Ballcrusher

A3 Fistful Of Diamonds

A4 Jack Action

A5 WidowMaker

B1 Blind In Texas

B2 Cries In The Night

B3 The Last Command

B4 Running Wild In The Streets

  • Drums, Vocals – Steve Riley
  • Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Chris Holmes 
  • Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Randy Piper
  • Lead Vocals, Bass Guitar – Blackie Lawless
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Sacrilege – Within The Prophecy LP 1987 Metal Blade Records

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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
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What Happened To Rigor Mortis? (Thrash Metal Band) From Dallas Texas

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Rigor Mortis’s last release was Slaves To The Grave in 2014. Rigor Mortis hailed from Dallas, TX, and formed in. 2014  In 1987, (shockingly) they got signed to Capitol Records, but where are they now? Unfortunately, their story is a sad one.

  • Capitol Record claims that signing Rigor Mortis was “a tax write-off.” Hence, the label never promoted the album.
  • Mike Scaccia went to play guitar in Ministry. He performed on their most commercially successful album, Psalm 69.
  • Casey Orr was Beefcake in GWAR for over a decade. He has since quit and lives in Dallas, TX.
  • Vocalist Doyle Bright briefly replaced Bruce Corbitt, and then the band split up for over a decade.
  • Bruce Corbit formed Warbeast, who put out 3 full-length albums
  • In 2011, the band reformed with the original lineup (minus Harden Harrison) and began working on a new album.
  • Before the album could even be released, Mike Scaccia died while performing from a heart attack.
  • Bruce Corbit died of cancer in May of 2019.

Listen To Rigor Mortis’s Full Album

PICK UP A RARE COPY OF SLAVES TO THE GRAVE HERE ON EBAY

Slaves To The Grave Album Artwork and Sleeve

ARTWORK FROM SLAVES TO THE GRAVE

Tracklisting

Poltergeist 6:01
Rain Of Ruin 4:21
Flesh For Flies 3:37
The Infected 3:51
Blood Bath 6:35
Ancient Horror 3:27
Fragrance Of Corpse 3:13
Curse Of The Draugr 3:33
Sacramentum Gladiatorum 4:23
Ludus Magnus 9:33

DVD Rigor Mortis In The Studio 26:02

Rigor Mortis Line-Up On Slaves To The Grave

Rigor Mortis is:

Bass – Casey Orr (aka Beefcake in GWAR)
Guitars – Mike Scaccia (Played guitar on Psalm 69 and several more Ministry albums)
Lead Vocals – Bruce Corbitt (also in Warbeast)
Drums – Carl Sacco

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Voivod – Killing Technology 1987 Combat Records

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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”

SACRIFICE THRASH BAND VINYL CANADA FORWARD INTO TERMINATION 33

The Second Album From Underrated Canadian Thrashers

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

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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)