This set of six was a bit of a mysterious release but certainly one which has been applauded by thrash fans. If there's any metalheads out there just getting into the murky void of thrash then the least you can do is learn your lesson by buying these records. Back in the day all the coolest thrash bands released pretty low-budget and basement quality demo's which would have exchanged hands between tape traders. It was this sort of scene which enabled so many cool bands not only to flourish but become the rich bitches they are today. Old school thrash demo's only really existed on dodgy cassette but hey, this was all part of the scene, but it's great to have some of these gems resurrected on vinyl. 'Thrashed From The Start' (pretty bad title!), volume 2, introduces us to metallic punks Voivod and the blitzkrieg thrash of Tormentor who would go on to become the force that is Kreator. The Tormentor demo's date back to 1983 and the four cuts, 'Armies Of Hell', 'Cry War', 'Satans Day' and 'Messenger From Burning Hell' were yet to feature that clinical, biting Kreator sound but still, this is still ferocious thrash that built a huge fan base. The band would of course grow from '83 and eventually churn out classic albums such as 'Pleasure To Kill' and 'Terrible Certainty'. Voivod, meanwhile, were always something a little different, the French Canadians had a unique, bone-rattling, ear-splitting sound with a spiked edge. The '84 demo offers five cuts including the brilliant 'Suck Your Bone', the choking, smoke-ridden clatter of 'Voivod' and face-ripping 'Live For Violence'. Voivod and Kreator, thrash kings who, even from the start, waved the banner for original yet pulverising sound.
(Image from Bad Seeds Records)
8/10
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