v/a "All Thrashed Out and No Place to Go!" compilation CD
Posted on Friday, January 25th, 2008 @ 6:18am » permalink
I've been meaning to post this absolute gem of compilation for at least two years now (seriously, I even mentioned it here in December of 2005), and now I'm finally getting around to it. By far the coolest thing anyone has done for me since I started this site was when Brian Livoti from Watchmaker gave me this CD some years back because he figured I might enjoy it since all of the bands on the compilation – which was released in fucking 1989 – are from Maryland and Virginia. Unfortunately only two of the bands are from Virginia, with the main focus being on the Baltimore area – seeing as the disc was released by Baltimore area radio station 97 Underground (which apparently still exists) – but fuck that, 'cause it's late-80's thrash, so I'm all over it no matter what! I assume this will be well appreciated what with the genre's "resurgence" that's going on right now, too, so… eat up!
[DOWNLOAD] "All Thrashed Out and No Place to Go!" (@ Mediafire)
You're god damn right I'm posting the entire CD this time (with scans of the whole booklet included), 'cause there's no fucking way in hell you're ever gonna find a copy of this thing. Google it. Fucking three results! Only three!? Insane!
As you might expect from nine obscure demo tracks, the sound and songwriting quality varies significantly, but as far I'm concerned there's not a truly weak song in the bunch. I'll do a quick track-by-track rundown below, and you can check out the scans of the booklet (and in a scarce few cases Encyclopaedia Metallum) for a little bit of background information on the bands. And I do mean a little bit!
1. Skeleton "Victim" – Super high-pitched vocals, but the riffs kick ass and the song itself is fairly catchy. Very solid when all is said and done. I'd be more than happy to hear more from these guys.
2. Deadly Aggressor "Act of Lunacy" – These cats are actually listed on the Encyclopaedia Metallum website, but there's jackshit for info. I guess this is from their second of three demos. One of the rawest tracks on the compilation. Not bad, though.
3. Wreckage "Violence Breeds Violence" – Also listed at Encyclopaedia Metallum, these guys did four demos. This track is from the third. Short but sweet, like the Skeleton track, but much harsher and more straightforward: So no frilly vocals, ha, ha! Definitely a little bit of a Slayer thing going on.
4. Pestilent "Metal We Die" – Complete and total Megadeth worship. Mustaine-like vocals over fast riffing and writing that wouldn't have been too out of place on "Killing is My Business…" Not a carbon copy by any means, but absolutely sounds like early Megadeth. Needs a little work, but otherwise I'm not saying that's a bad thing!
5. Saboteur "The Hunt" – Another shorter, harsher track. A little more original sounding somehow, though oddly enough this is one of the less memorable tracks for me. Solid chorus, though. I don't know. Decent song, decent song.
6. Chemikill "Relentless Horror (The Final Annihilation)" – Despite the name, they sound absolutely nothing like Exodus. Fairly standard thrash. Not too fast, nothing too technical, not particularly catchy or melodic, etc. This band is also listed at Encyclopaedia Metallum, and they continued into the 90's, so maybe they were a little late to the game?
7. Caustic Affliction "Cremation" – Not only do they boast the best track on the compilation, but Caustic Affliction had one of the greatest band names ever… and obviously loved Slayer. The breakdown that kicks in at about 1:11 is one of the best fucking riffs in the history of thrash. Seriously. (And after years of searching, oddly enough some kind soul sent me a link to download their demo just hours after I wrote this post the other night. Killer!)
8. Requiem "Rampage" – Much like Pestilent, Requiem seemed to be way into the Megadeth kinda thing. Vocals are a little rough, as is the recording, but the basslines totally kick ass and the use of melody's pretty slick. This is more creative, that's for sure.
9. Legion "For We are Many" – The chorus in this song is the fucking shit. Total gold. I defy you to deny this fact. Sadly it'll be next to impossible to find any information on this band because they're called Legion. Even I was in a band called Legion once for like a month. Fuck.
And last but most definitely not least, if anyone that used to play in any of the bands on this compilation stumbles upon this post and can hook me up with any mp3's, CD-R's, or even dubbed cassettes of old material from these groups, please fucking get in touch with me. Especially if you were in Caustic Affliction, motherfuckers! Thank you!
January 25th, 2008 @ 8:27 am
I remember when you mentioned this compilation in Watchmaker: Erased From the memory of the man review. I wanted to find it but I hadn't have any luck.
thanks man!
January 25th, 2008 @ 9:31 am
Interesting. I can't wait to sink my teeth into this,
you have been emailed though
January 26th, 2008 @ 9:10 am
Hey!
I can't download Caustic Affliction demo. Can you please post it here?
January 26th, 2008 @ 9:46 am
The link for the Caustic Affliction demo is:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2AYKR5RM
I don't know why that guy makes people "get creative" to figure it out on his blog. I can't imagine any band is going to get angry over him posting a painfully rare demo tape from 1988, but… hey, whatever, ha, ha.
January 26th, 2008 @ 12:38 pm
my buddies dad helped run this station and had a box of these cds in his basement when i was there a few years ago so i grabbed one and you are right, its the tight jawns. hahahah
January 26th, 2008 @ 3:16 pm
what is the password? this is crazy :(((
January 26th, 2008 @ 3:29 pm
sorry for another post. I didn't notice what is the correct password. now it work.
sorry again for so many posts.
January 27th, 2008 @ 3:25 pm
I could hear a lot of Flotsam and Jetsam in there as well as some Holy Terror. It reminded my of my high school days (85-89) where thrash was dominant and death metal was just starting to develop. Thanks a lot for the post!
January 29th, 2008 @ 3:25 am
Hello Andrew
Since that you're very much interested with the whole 80's thrash metal scene, would you like to review Mahatma "perseverance"? Mahatma is from Korea and they play 80's Bay Area style of Thrash metal. You can take a listen to some of the song from the album at http://www.myspace.com/mahatmametal . And if you like what you'll hear, please let me know and we will send you a copy of their CD for review.
January 29th, 2008 @ 9:28 pm
What's the password? I'm sure it's right in front of my face and I can't find it
January 29th, 2008 @ 9:33 pm
Try screamsfromthegutter.com as the password for the Caustic Affliction demo. I can't even remember how the hell I figured that out now, ha…
January 30th, 2008 @ 7:14 am
if you open the .rar file you will find .txt file inside i think. here is the password. Pretty clever way to hide passwords ;)
January 30th, 2008 @ 7:39 pm
Caustic Affliction fucking rules! Thanks.
January 31st, 2008 @ 5:31 am
Wow, this was freakin' cool. I enjoyed every track except the Requiem one. And Caustic Affliction are something else. Some of these cats could really play. Thanks for putting this up. I'll probably listen to this comp more in the future than some other much more well-known thrash comps I have.
February 10th, 2008 @ 9:59 am
Fucking killer, man! Thank you so much for sharing this, it made my week. Deadly Aggressor is fucking amazing!
http://metalbastard.blogspot.com
February 11th, 2008 @ 3:08 pm
hey thanks a lot! and great lowdown on the whole thing
much apprechiated! the comp and demo alone are more than I could wish for but fingers crossed if some of these cats find this and post some demos etc… \m/
September 13th, 2008 @ 12:49 pm
I am the bassist from Pestilent. I found this writeup looking for anything relating to the song we did. I found lastfm posting our song "Metal We Die" with a picture of another band, not us. I know there was another band from that era called Pestilence but I was shocked to see someone even listens to this CD anymore.
Thanks for the comment
January 9th, 2009 @ 11:19 pm
This is to jryan: Is there any way I can get a copy of the Pestilent stuff. I just need the music, not an original. Like Andrew said, great early Megadeth sound. I love the song. So if you ever read this, let me know.
March 30th, 2009 @ 11:03 pm
I have the Deadly Aggressor 2 demo tape as well as this all thrashed out…. Also I have a shirts from Legion and Deadly Aggressor. What is the password to the Caustic Affliction demo? Could someone re-up the All Thrashed Out…?
April 6th, 2009 @ 5:29 pm
I have the original Caustic Affliciton if you need it. Plust I ripped my cd of All Thrashed Out. If you need them, email me.
April 6th, 2009 @ 5:30 pm
My email is warchild1971@gmail.com.
If anyone else wants to trade demos from the 80s and early 90s, feel free to email me. I have 1000s of demos.
October 12th, 2009 @ 12:46 pm
I found this cassette the other day at a flea market in Abilene, Tx. only 3 bucks and the tape isnt faded at all. just wonder how it got to west texas from baltimore…. violence breeds, VIOLENCE!!
October 13th, 2009 @ 10:02 pm
Can you reup this please? It won't download. I was friends with many of these bands back in the late 80's and saw them live many times. I lost all my tapes back in the day. I would love to get a copy of this!
Check out the band RANCID DECAY from baltimore. They were always my favorite. Google their name and im sure you can find there demos to download somewhere.
April 30th, 2010 @ 8:51 pm
Fucking Legion was the most talented trio I have ever heard! Everyone wants to get recordings of these undiscovered metal geniuses. Metallica slash Rush was their style! wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They were underground when Metallica,slayer,exodus,venom,….. were underground!