Pleasures of the Flesh is the second album by the American thrash metal band Exodus. Released in 1987, it is the group’s first album to feature Steve Souza on vocals. The record was remastered and re-issued by Century Media in 1998 for distribution in Europe only.
Thrash Zone is the fifth album by the American crossover thrash band D.R.I., which was released in 1989. It continues the thrash metal style of the previous album, 4 of a Kind. Thrash Zone was D.R.I.’s most successful album to date, and produced the song, “Beneath the Wheel”, which was made as a music video … Read more
How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can’t Even Smile Today is the third studio album by American crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies. It was released on September 13, 1988 on Epic Records, the band’s first album on that label. It was also their first album recorded with guitarist Mike Clark and their only release … Read more
State of Euphoria is the fourth studio album by the American thrash metal band Anthrax. It was released on September 19, 1988 through Megaforce/Island Records. The album was produced by Anthrax and Mark Dodson, with Alex Perialas engineering. The album reached #30 on the Billboard 200 chart in late 1988 and was certified Gold by … Read more
Hell-o! is the debut album by Gwar. The album was released in 1988, on Shimmy Disc Records. Gwar’s angle on the album is that of a morbid punk band (a la The Mentors, The Misfits, Butthole Surfers) obsessed with debauchery, violence and toilet humor. The songs generally support the theme of the group quite well, … Read more
Practice What You Preach is the third album by American heavy metal band Testament, released in 1989. The album’s lyrical themes are more about politics and society than the occult themes of the band’s previous two albums. The title track of this album was a moderate mainstream rock hit, which featured a music video that … Read more
Endless Pain is the debut album of the thrash metal band Kreator, released in 1985 by Noise Records. On this album both Petrozza and Reil share vocal duties. This album has been known to be viewed as a pivotal album to black metal bands that enjoy dabbling in thrash metal elements, ultimately creating a thrash-influenced … Read more
Pleasure to Kill is the second studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, released in April 1986 by Noise Records. Pleasure to Kill is widely considered a landmark thrash metal classic, along with Master of Puppets by Metallica, Peace Sells… but Who’s Buying? by Megadeth, Reign in Blood by Slayer, Eternal Devastation by Destruction … Read more
Terrible Certainty is the third studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, released in 1987 through Noise Records. It was released on cd, cassette, black vinyl, and as a limited edition red vinyl. The remastered version of 2000 contains the tracks of the 1988 Out of the Dark… Into the Light EP as bonus … Read more
Extreme Aggression is the fourth studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator released in 1989. While the band had already gained a sizeable following in the US due to their 1988 tour with the crossover thrash band D.R.I., this album introduced many American fans to Kreator, primarily through heavy rotation of the “Betrayer” music … Read more