Hallo there! Succumbed into lunacy here. Well to keep my strength on, you know... metal is the way. I have been working really hard for also having the first 4 issues of Extreme Resurrection fanzine in English, i can tell you all translations are done but who knows when i could be able to xerox them... no money no fun... but of course the ones interested will know when this happens. Also preparing some interviews for #7. This is an interesting reading, i would say a must! https://www.meta-nomad.net/avoiding-the-global-lobotomy/ I just kept this site in my daily readings because seems to be highly interesting. Now music: ZEMIAL (Gre) - Sleeping under Tartarus 1992 EP tape traded with El Abismo Store long ago but not listened until now, this is a pure Greek Black Metal band, do this kind of bands count as being from the 2nd wave? because they are in their own fukin vein... this is totally similar to "His Majesty and the Swamp" album. It has only three tracks but really great and somber environments. -addition: after reading about this I verified that he is partly the composer of that aforementioned Varathron LP, that's why it sounds so similar! MABUSE (Nor) - Nekromagik EP tape 2013, excellent Death Metal with that black metal touch thanks to its vocalist, easy linkable with acts like DEATHHAMMER(NOR) and OBLITERATION(NOR), that kind of vein... which all seem to be inspired by "Soulside Journey" which takes you to AUTOPSY (US) realm. Enough said, the self-titled track kills beyond killness! NECROMANCER PRACTITIONER OF EVIL!!!!! (even thou i think the recorind says Master of evil ha ha). It includes a MORBUS CHRON(SWE) cover - "Death Strikes" track. Anyone should get this tape! ELECTROCUTION (Ita) - Into the Unreal 1993, another CD from Dark Symphonies records, i was not expecting a kind of North American Death/Thrash Metal album when i read they were from Italy, this is highly influenced by DEICIDE(US), OBITUARY(US), ATHEIST(US), CYNIC(US) then some UK stuff from CANCER(UK), then some Brazilian stuff from SEPULTURA(BRA) Schizophrenia & Beneath the Remains which i could easily sum up all these as an INVOCATOR (DNK) 's Excursion Demise brother. Pretty killer album anyway, freneticly technical, typical from those years i must say. The second CD includes their demos pre-LP and their last promo post-LP. Their demo "No Rest in Peace" 1990 sounds like "Visions of Lunacy" from NECROMANSY (Gre) and it also counts with this SODOM (GER) 's "Outbreak of Evil" vein. Has nothing to do with what came after. Next demo "The Real Doom" 1991 is almost in the same vein, better recorded and even has a rawer version of their "They died without crosses" track that is in the Into the Unreal, vocals are better in the demo era because are not that cliché, even the sound of the drums is perfect. Then their "Remains" demo 1992, is just preview of what their LP would be, little more rawer but more professional than previous demos. Probably with the aim of showing off their capabilities as highly skilled musicians. This compilation is done in the way i like it, chronologically, you can indeed see the progress of the band throughout the years, and the best is that is well done in 2 CDs, because if you don't enjoy the demos or the LP, you always can stick with the CD you enjoy the most. Congrats on this CD Ted! AGGRESSION (CAN) - The Full Threatment 1987, CD from Morbid Moon Recs, Canadian Thrash Metal with that HC touch thanks to its vocals which seems all the time anxious speedy and without even taking a pause to scream and higher notes on its voice are unbelievably incredible!! Doesn't it sound like Kingsly Folley?! Some screams reminded me of DAMNTATION (CAN) also from Canadá, results quite hard for me to compare them abruptly with well known acts, is in that vein of 80s Thrashcore for sure, but as any Canadian thrash act you always know it has its fresh identity. The whole album is magnific because you can swim among the variety of each track... complex indeed and raw too. CRUDE SS (Swe) - Who'll survive 1983 EP , yes I fall into the lazyness of checking them before buying anything, I burnt my own CDR with some Flacs, sorry for my sin but I will buy something from them because they simply kill. Let me tell you, I would have never checked them if it weren't for the amazingly done DeadHead fanzine, in their issue #7 they interviewed them, nice work, and what drew my attention fully was the airs of Tom G Warrior guitar riffing-ish. Unbelievable how all this happened back then... please I encourage you to buy this underground killer fanzine and read the whole interview because it kills for real. Indeed is the best written fanzine I know by now... I only dislike his lots of wasted space with ugly pictures depicting the awfulness of the posers in his country, is a waste of paper in my honest opinion, funny in one article, yes, but the amount of articles makes it quite boring and pointless because I want to read about music, bands and unknown information this guy has in his brain, and not this bullshit we all already know it is happening because it is a global phenomena... anyway, back to CRUDE SS, is pure violent and obscure Hardcore, I don't know what the lyrics are about but you can figure out by the names of the tracks, anyway I will buy some CD soon since there are reissues. "Forced Values" gives you the right kick in your jaw showing they created CELTIC FROST (SWI) style,guitar tune , riffs, just identical. "Sick Pleasure" exposes it even more also in vocals and some rythms. "Destroy Capitalism" did tome the same CHAOS UK (UK) did with "Victimized" track, transported me to DEATH STRIKE (US) but of course it still has its different musical approach, it is mostly in vocals, "Who'll surive" is the clear example on this, and you of course think about HELLHAMMER(SWI) due to its speed. "You can't deny it" first guitar coupler is like start listening to "Morbid tales" "Into crypts of Ray" but of course it is different indeed, just has that air... Finally "Respect the earth" begins like HELLHAMMER's "Reaper". Damn you G Warrior, you bastard! This EP is a gem! THANATOS (Hol) - live in Zaandam 19.11.1988, thanks to my friend Mediocridad who told me about this digital release from the master wavs in their bandcamp I ended up burning a CDR, what a magnific live concert with super sound which is taken from directly from the soundboard. Highly recommended for fans of this killer Deathrash act. then some UK stuff from CANCER, then some Brazilian stuff from SEPULTURA's Schizophrenia & Beneath the Remains which i could easily sum up all these as an INVOCATOR's Excursion Demise brother. Pretty killer album anyway, freneticly technical, typical from those years i must say. The second CD includes their demos pre-LP and their last promo post-LP. Their demo "No Rest in Peace" 1990 sounds like "Visions of Lunacy" from NECROMANSY (Gre) and it also counts with this SODOM's "Outbreak of Evil" vein. Has nothing to do with what came after. Next demo "The Real Doom" 1991 is almost in the same vein, better recorded and even has a rawer version of their "They died without crosses" track that is in the Into the Unreal, vocals are better in the demo era because are not that cliché, even the sound of the drums is perfect. Then their "Remains" demo 1992, is just preview of what their LP would be, little more rawer but more professional than previous demos. Probably with the aim of showing off their capabilities as highly skilled musicians. This compilation is done in the way i like it, chronologically, you can indeed see the progress of the band throughout the years, and the best is that is well done in 2 CDs, because if you don't enjoy the demos or the LP, you always can stick with the CD you enjoy the most. Congrats on this CD Ted! AGGRESSION - The Full Threatment 1987, CD from Morbid Moon Recs, Canadian Thrash Metal with that HC touch thanks to its vocals which seems all the time anxious speedy and without even taking a pause to scream and higher notes on its voice are unbelievably incredible!! Doesn't it sound like Kingsly Folley?! Some screams reminded me of DAMNTATION also from Canadá, results quite hard for me to compare them abruptly with well known acts, is in that vein of 80s Thrashcore for sure, but as any Canadian thrash act you always know it has its fresh identity. The whole album is magnific because you can swim among the variety of each track... complex indeed and raw too. CRUDE SS (Swe) - Who'll survive 1983 EP , yes I fall into the lazyness of checking them before buying anything, I burnt my own CDR with some Flacs, sorry for my sin but I will buy something from them because they simply kill. Let me tell you, I would have never checked them if it weren't for the amazingly done DeadHead fanzine, in their issue #7 they interviewed them, nice work, and what drew my attention fully was the airs of Tom G Warrior guitar riffing-ish. Unbelievable how all this happened back then... please I encourage you to buy this underground killer fanzine and read the whole interview because it kills for real. Indeed is the best written fanzine I know by now... I only dislike his lots of wasted space with ugly pictures depicting the awfulness of the posers in his country, is a waste of paper in my honest opinion, funny in one article, yes, but the amount of articles makes it quite boring and pointless because I want to read about music, bands and unknown information this guy has in his brain, and not this bullshit we all already know it is happening because it is a global phenomena... anyway, back to CRUDE SS, is pure violent and obscure Hardcore, I don't know what the lyrics are about but you can figure out by the names of the tracks, anyway I will buy some CD soon since there are reissues. "Forced Values" gives you the right kick in your jaw showing they created CELTIC FROST style,guitar tune , riffs, just identical. "Sick Pleasure" exposes it even more also in vocals and some rythms. "Destroy Capitalism" did tome the same CHAOS UK did with "Victimized" track, transported me to DEATH STRIKE but of course it still has its different musical approach, it is mostly in vocals, "Who'll surive" is the clear example on this, and you of course think about HELLHAMMER due to its speed. "You can't deny it" first guitar coupler is like start listening to "Morbid tales" "Into crypts of Ray" but of course it is different indeed, just has that air... Finally "Respect the earth" begins like HELLHAMMER's "Reaper". Damn you G Warrior, you bastard! This EP is a gem! THANATOS (Hol) - live in Zaandam 19.11.1988, thanks to my friend Mediocridad who told me about this digital release from the master wavs in their bandcamp I ended up burning a CDR, what a magnific live concert with super sound which is taken from directly from the soundboard. Highly recommended for fans of this killer Deathrash act.