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Variant · 06-15-2010, 07:29 AM

Dude, Death Angel's 'Seemingly Endless Time', single handedly got me into metal.

Amazingy, they still kick ass.

How about Suicidal Tendencies, Sanctuary (before Nevermore, whom I think you guys might have heard of), old Sepultura, or Anacrusis who were way ahead of the game when it came to prog-extreme metal fusion.

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And they'll also be saying, "Yeah yeah old man, nobody cares."
When we try and tell the younger generation of the golden metal yester years. Man, I'm feeling old....

Nah, metalheads respect their roots, like jazz guys that way. One of the first things I ever did when I got into metal was go back and buy Sabbath and Maiden albums.

eaeolian · 06-15-2010, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Basement

Anyone Remember Powermad????? They were GIVING Away free Cassettes EVERYWHERE!!

Absolutely. I had the demo, then the Bootcamp EP, (which I bought on CD when they reissued it), and both "The Madness Begins" and "Absolute Power". AP is still one of my favorite thrash CDs. Joel has popped up here before, actually.

eaeolian · 06-15-2010, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Variant

Nah, metalheads respect their roots, like jazz guys that way. One of the first things I ever did when I got into metal was go back and buy Sabbath and Maiden albums.

Not most of them, sadly. The musicians tend to, but not so much the average fan.

eaeolian · 06-15-2010, 07:59 AM

Two bands that were huge influences on me.

Variant · 06-15-2010, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by eaeolian

Not most of them, sadly. The musicians tend to, but not so much the average fan.

I guess. I don't conciser fans to be metalheads, just like guys who don't do anything but watch ESPN and wear teamwear aren't really jocks. Those who do, are... or something like that.

ghstofperdition · 06-15-2010, 08:28 AM

So far no one has mentioned them (youtube vids dont show up on this phone for some reason)
so here we are:

Possessed - The Seven Churches
This album was a thrash metal album that helped found death metal and kicked a lot of ass.

And props to whoever mentioned Cyclone Temple. They sound like Metallica during the AJFA period and earlier. A very cool band indeed!
I dig the track Me, Myself, and I

stuz719 · 06-15-2010, 10:19 AM

Cryptic Slaughter - "Convicted"
Holy Terror - "Terror and Submission"
Dark Angel - "Darkness Descends"

Basement · 06-15-2010, 01:34 PM

YES!! I went to sleep last night thinking"Did I post Possessed-Seven Churches???" I went on here and was gonna post that!!
Another band was ,,err I cant remember their name but they had a song called "Supermarket Monstrosity"

Psionicist · 06-15-2010, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by asphyx123

How about ....

or someone remembering Dead On? haha kinda liked that band, but somehow up to date I haven't met anyone who even knows them hehe.

I remember Dead On.. they had a song on the "Shocker" soundtrack I think....wasn't it "Beat a dead horse"? I want to say I saw them open for King Diamond.

I still like Exodus....Tempo of the Damned is brilliant, and their newest "Exhibit B: The Human Condition" kicks ass too

M3CHK1LLA · 06-16-2010, 03:19 AM

crazy how many bands that were mentioned that i know little or nothing about - i only thought i was well versed in thrash. there was alot of tape trading back then & i had a sizeble collection too.

well this has opened up a whole new research project for me....gotta see what i've missed over the years! i bet i find alot of new (old stock) metal to love.

eaeolian · 06-23-2010, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by stuz719

Holy Terror - "Terror and Submission"

Both Holy Terror albums were classics. They were awesome live, too - they actually played stuff FASTER, if you can believe that!

7slinger · 06-23-2010, 02:23 PM

already mentioned to some degree but Sacred Reich and Vio-Lence were a couple of my favs...Eternal Nightmare for the ....in win

there's some good lists poppin up on here

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Originally Posted by eaeolian

Joel has popped up here before, actually.

Joel runs a studio reinforcement company in the Twin Cities area (i.e. bass traps and stuff) and I spoke with him for a good half hour one day on the phone about old Powermad and such...really cool guy!

Powermad is still around too, I was warned that future Powermad may contain some 8 string stuff...the madness begins - again!

Might-is-Right · 06-23-2010, 02:24 PM

+1 for those that said Possessed and Dark Angel's Darkness Descends. Pleasure To Kill from Kreator was an album that put them on the map. DRI and The Accused were more hardcore but if you liked thrash you liked those guys. Bands like Exciter helped pave the way for heavier bands but were not really thrash per se. Exodus made a huge splash with Bonded by Blood.

But really, no one mentions VENOM? And dont say that is black metal because that didnt really exist back then. I dont know how Venom is left out of the big 4 conversations because ALL of those guys were heavily influenced by Venom. Their first 4 albums are epic and still hold up pretty well today.

That was a GREAT time to be into heavy music. Especially in the Bay Area

pero · 06-23-2010, 04:27 PM

there is a trash tour in Europe this December, and it features Kreator, Exodus and Death Angel, so if you want bang your head to some good oldschool trash check it out

here are the dates

December

1 - Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof
2 - Prague, Czech Republic - KD Vltavska
3 - Wien, Austria - Arena
4 - Lichtenfels, Germany - X-Mas Metal Festival
5 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
6 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumpehuset
7 - Oslo, Norway - Betong
8 - Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Medis
9 - Aarhus, Denmark - Voxhall
10 - Hannover, Germany - Capitol
11 - Munich, Germany - Backstage
12 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
13 - Paris, France - Elysee Montmartre
14 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
15 - Bologna, Italy - Estragon
16 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Cvetlicarna Mediapark
17 - Gießen, Germany - Hessenhallen
18 - Eindhoven, Holland - Eindhoven Metal Meeting
19 - Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall

7slinger · 06-23-2010, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by eaeolian

Two bands that were huge influences on me.

they toured together iirc, along with death angel and drop hammer...saw that show, it ranks pretty high among cool shows I've been to

richcastle66 · 06-24-2010, 12:22 AM

im just gonna leave this here....

WHO WENT TO BIG FOUR LAST NIGHT?!?!

M3CHK1LLA · 06-24-2010, 04:09 AM

^ thx for the vid - now those were the days!

i miss cliff, heck i miss metallica!

ittoa666 · 06-24-2010, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by richcastle66

Imo, that song is death metal.

eaeolian · 06-24-2010, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ittoa666

Imo, that song is death metal.

Heh. That's hilarious revisionism in so many ways - it's a thrash song by the major populizers of the style, and it really predates Death Metal as a style.

That should start an argument, but I have the benefit of having been in the underground scene at the time.

Mr Violence · 06-24-2010, 11:25 AM

Testament definitely takes the gold for me:

Chuck's voice is absolutely versatile and I love Alex Skolnik.

I was but a toddler during this era, but after I got into metal in high school I had a period of time where I did a lot of catching up on old school thrash. All the bands that I've listened to: Metallica, Exodus, Slayer, Anthrax, Megadeth, Death Angel, Kreator, etc. They never struck me as badass as Testament. I feel like they took the genre and said, "This is how you do it." Obviously, my opinion.

Maybe I'm a fanboy but Chuck's voice is all I'd ever want in a metal vocalist.

Also, and I may get flamed for this, but I never really could get into Slayer. Sorry.

7slinger · 06-24-2010, 12:35 PM

I recall testament getting criticism back in the day for being metallica rip offs...

thank ....ing god their not "ripping them off" anymore

M3CHK1LLA · 06-24-2010, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Might-is-Right

But really, no one mentions VENOM? And dont say that is black metal because that didnt really exist back then. I dont know how Venom is left out of the big 4 conversations because ALL of those guys were heavily influenced by Venom. Their first 4 albums are epic and still hold up pretty well today.

That was a GREAT time to be into heavy music. Especially in the Bay Area

venom was so evil & scary back then

good stuff though - def an influence on alot of bands back then.

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Originally Posted by ittoa666

Imo, that song is death metal.

back then it was called thrash or speed metal

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Originally Posted by eaeolian

Heh. That's hilarious revisionism in so many ways - it's a thrash song by the major populizers of the style, and it really predates Death Metal as a style.

That should start an argument, but I have the benefit of having been in the underground scene at the time.

now that we have so many more labels today, this could get intresting!

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Originally Posted by Mr Violence

Testament definitely takes the gold for me.
Chuck's voice is absolutely versatile and I love Alex Skolnik.Many I'm a fanboy but Chuck's voice is all I'd ever want in a metal vocalist.

love testament & im glad to see they still have a great following. alex is a monster & imo was ahead of his time back in the day.

M3CHK1LLA · 06-25-2010, 11:28 PM

has anyone seen the big 4 yet?

what do you think?

Basement · 06-26-2010, 01:19 AM

Last Christmas My Wife bought me a book called "Choosing Death",,,,it is a book about the beginnings on Death Metal. The weirdest thing is,,I REMEMBER ALOT of it when it was actually going on!! I remember back in 1989 Hooking my Little Yamaha 15 watt amp to a sealed speaker enclosure and scooping the mids to get that "M.O.P./"AJFA" sound in my bedroom,,,Ohh Even to this day I STILL Love that sound. Back then I bought a cassette of Death's "Spiritual Healing" and I think there was one song I liked,,the rest of it was just WAYYY Too melodic for my Raging Testosterone!!!

McKay · 06-26-2010, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Psionicist

I remember Dead On.. they had a song on the "Shocker" soundtrack I think....wasn't it "Beat a dead horse"? I want to say I saw them open for King Diamond.

I still like Exodus....Tempo of the Damned is brilliant, and their newest "Exhibit B: The Human Condition" kicks ass too

I have their album on LP. Did they do more than one?

I wasn't a huge fan.

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ghstofperdition One sexy bitch Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lancaster, CA Posts: 3,593 Thanked: 54 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	So far no one has mentioned them (youtube vids dont show up on this phone for some reason) so here we are: Possessed - The Seven Churches This album was a thrash metal album that helped found death metal and kicked a lot of ass. And props to whoever mentioned Cyclone Temple. They sound like Metallica during the AJFA period and earlier. A very cool band indeed! I dig the track Me, Myself, and I Not sure how to interact with transgendered people? Read this: http://tranifesto.com/transgender-fa...-trans-people/ Oh and if you wanna hear some super horrible recordings and mixes, check out my soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jessica-macarthur "You can .... anything....how do you think evolution happened?" - mcd

06-15-2010, 01:34 PM	#58
Basement ss.org Regular Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Omaha,Ne. Posts: 25 Thanked: 5 / 1 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	YES!! I went to sleep last night thinking"Did I post Possessed-Seven Churches???" I went on here and was gonna post that!! Another band was ,,err I cant remember their name but they had a song called "Supermarket Monstrosity" Jackson SLSMG Soloist HIGHLY Modded Peavey Ultra Plus 120,,Dubbed the "Ultra Mesa Killer" (2) Vader 2x12's Ibanez TS-9 Early 90's Tubescreamer Boss TU-2 On the Hunt for a Jackson Baritone!! If I could add up all the crap I bought and sold trying to find "My Sound",,,I couldve bought 2 Custom Shops!!!!!

06-16-2010, 03:19 AM	#60
M3CHK1LLA angel sword guardian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: orbiting caprica Posts: 2,123 Thanked: 27 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	crazy how many bands that were mentioned that i know little or nothing about - i only thought i was well versed in thrash. there was alot of tape trading back then & i had a sizeble collection too. well this has opened up a whole new research project for me....gotta see what i've missed over the years! i bet i find alot of new (old stock) metal to love. I always thought Cliff getting killed instead of Lars was like John Lennon getting killed instead of Yoko - MJS how many guitars are enough? ...just one or two more!

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06-15-2010, 10:19 AM	#57
stuz719 SS.org Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: UK Posts: 1,472 Thanked: 72 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Cryptic Slaughter - "Convicted" Holy Terror - "Terror and Submission" Dark Angel - "Darkness Descends"

06-23-2010, 02:24 PM	#63
Might-is-Right As a Lion... Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 520 Thanked: 11 Feedback Score: 17 reviews	+1 for those that said Possessed and Dark Angel's Darkness Descends. Pleasure To Kill from Kreator was an album that put them on the map. DRI and The Accused were more hardcore but if you liked thrash you liked those guys. Bands like Exciter helped pave the way for heavier bands but were not really thrash per se. Exodus made a huge splash with Bonded by Blood. But really, no one mentions VENOM? And dont say that is black metal because that didnt really exist back then. I dont know how Venom is left out of the big 4 conversations because ALL of those guys were heavily influenced by Venom. Their first 4 albums are epic and still hold up pretty well today. That was a GREAT time to be into heavy music. Especially in the Bay Area

06-23-2010, 04:27 PM	#64
pero makes his own bacon Join Date: May 2010 Location: Istra,Croatia Posts: 131 Thanked: 5 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	there is a trash tour in Europe this December, and it features Kreator, Exodus and Death Angel, so if you want bang your head to some good oldschool trash check it out here are the dates December 1 - Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof 2 - Prague, Czech Republic - KD Vltavska 3 - Wien, Austria - Arena 4 - Lichtenfels, Germany - X-Mas Metal Festival 5 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle 6 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumpehuset 7 - Oslo, Norway - Betong 8 - Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Medis 9 - Aarhus, Denmark - Voxhall 10 - Hannover, Germany - Capitol 11 - Munich, Germany - Backstage 12 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg 13 - Paris, France - Elysee Montmartre 14 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7 15 - Bologna, Italy - Estragon 16 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Cvetlicarna Mediapark 17 - Gießen, Germany - Hessenhallen 18 - Eindhoven, Holland - Eindhoven Metal Meeting 19 - Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall

06-24-2010, 12:22 AM	#66
richcastle66 Jackson Ke7 shredder Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Seaford, NY Posts: 262 Thanked: 8 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	im just gonna leave this here.... WHO WENT TO BIG FOUR LAST NIGHT?!?!

06-24-2010, 04:09 AM	#67
M3CHK1LLA angel sword guardian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: orbiting caprica Posts: 2,123 Thanked: 27 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	^ thx for the vid - now those were the days! i miss cliff, heck i miss metallica! I always thought Cliff getting killed instead of Lars was like John Lennon getting killed instead of Yoko - MJS how many guitars are enough? ...just one or two more!

06-24-2010, 11:25 AM	#70
Mr Violence SS.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 671 Thanked: 15 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Testament definitely takes the gold for me: Chuck's voice is absolutely versatile and I love Alex Skolnik. I was but a toddler during this era, but after I got into metal in high school I had a period of time where I did a lot of catching up on old school thrash. All the bands that I've listened to: Metallica, Exodus, Slayer, Anthrax, Megadeth, Death Angel, Kreator, etc. They never struck me as badass as Testament. I feel like they took the genre and said, "This is how you do it." Obviously, my opinion. Maybe I'm a fanboy but Chuck's voice is all I'd ever want in a metal vocalist. Also, and I may get flamed for this, but I never really could get into Slayer. Sorry. "I'll stuff your body inside of my snare drum and do a blast beat at 600 BPM for 3 and a half hours."

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7slinger wake up dead Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: work...in St. Paul Posts: 3,637 Thanked: 10 Feedback Score: 18 reviews	I recall testament getting criticism back in the day for being metallica rip offs... thank ....ing god their not "ripping them off" anymore DenyThyNature

06-25-2010, 11:28 PM	#73
M3CHK1LLA angel sword guardian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: orbiting caprica Posts: 2,123 Thanked: 27 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	has anyone seen the big 4 yet? what do you think? I always thought Cliff getting killed instead of Lars was like John Lennon getting killed instead of Yoko - MJS how many guitars are enough? ...just one or two more!

06-26-2010, 01:19 AM	#74
Basement ss.org Regular Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Omaha,Ne. Posts: 25 Thanked: 5 / 1 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Last Christmas My Wife bought me a book called "Choosing Death",,,,it is a book about the beginnings on Death Metal. The weirdest thing is,,I REMEMBER ALOT of it when it was actually going on!! I remember back in 1989 Hooking my Little Yamaha 15 watt amp to a sealed speaker enclosure and scooping the mids to get that "M.O.P./"AJFA" sound in my bedroom,,,Ohh Even to this day I STILL Love that sound. Back then I bought a cassette of Death's "Spiritual Healing" and I think there was one song I liked,,the rest of it was just WAYYY Too melodic for my Raging Testosterone!!! Jackson SLSMG Soloist HIGHLY Modded Peavey Ultra Plus 120,,Dubbed the "Ultra Mesa Killer" (2) Vader 2x12's Ibanez TS-9 Early 90's Tubescreamer Boss TU-2 On the Hunt for a Jackson Baritone!! If I could add up all the crap I bought and sold trying to find "My Sound",,,I couldve bought 2 Custom Shops!!!!!

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