There once was a time when Roadrunner Records wasn’t, well, what it is now. Unlike some, I don’t feel that the label is ruining metal or whatever; someone has to be the biggest, and a business model based on signing the best-selling bands …makes business sense. But I do miss the days when the label didn’t feel so corporate (see this brilliant parody). Take a gander at the artwork for Stars on Thrash. That shit would never, ever fly on today’s RR.
I don’t normally do this, but I’m posting this 1988 compilation because (a) it’s long out-of-print; and (b) there’s no way Roadrunner would reissue this (despite its infamous tendency to reissue (and re-reissue) releases). It’s a pretty good snapshot of second-tier thrash at the time, with some bigger names (Slayer, S.O.D.) thrown in. The charmingly primitive liner notes talk about each band – dig obscurities like Znowhite, Acrophet, Toxik (the falsetto-y Mike Sanders version, not the later, less histrionic Charles Sabin lineup), and The Great Kat (remember her???). Plus, “Commandments” proves that Pestilence kicked ass from day one. Enjoy!
1. Flotsam And Jetsam – Dreams Of Death
2. Mucky Pup – Lie 4 Def
3. Dirty Rotten Imbeciles – Manifest Destiny
4. Pestilence – Commandments
5. Toxik – Heart Attack
6. Paradox – Paradox
7. Stormtroopers Of Death – Kill Yourself
8. Acrophet – Corrupt Minds
9. Gothic Slam – Fought For Death
10. Slayer – Evil Has No Boundaries (Live)
11. Sacred Reich – Death Squad
12. Znowhite – Baptised By Fire
13. Kat – Satan Says
14. Atrophy – Chemical Dependency
15. Hades – Opinionate!
That Kat is not The Great Kat, I think. I didn’t download, but I’m pretty sure it’s the awesome Kat that put out 666, not the speed metal sadomaso queen great Kat.
And that compo has Atrophy on it! And Znowhite! Debbie Gunn! Toxik too! Awesome!
Actually no, it seems ‘Satan Says’ is a Great Kat tune from the same-titled single from 1986, excuse.
This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t check Kat out!
i have this, i got it in oxfam for a quid its sooo good.
Does anybody can re-upload this stuff? Thanks in advance…
Anonymous, it’s now re-uploaded again – check the link.
wow, this brings back memories…i remember being so embarassed by the cover that i considered painting it completely black with a marker. luckily i didn't… and yes, the kat track is really by the great kat.