Released by Metal Blade records master Brian Slagel, this volume of compilation was created to highlight some of the unsigned talents in the metal world. Such records were vital for kids like myself keen to hear of underground acts at the time, many of whom such as Metallica, Ratt, etc, would go on to become household names. Of course, not all cool bands would flourish, but such compilations were a veritable feast of metal, which at the time were a crucial way of saving money. One wouldn't have to risk buying a record of a certain band when there were records like 'metal Massacre' out there. Black 'n' Blue's 'Chains Around Heaven' was a bad move in replacing Steeler's track on the second pressing, and Bitch were a kind of tuneless drone with 'Live For The Whip'. However, there was certainly much to savor on this metal assault, Malice and their 'Captive Of Light', the rockin' Avatar and their instrumental 'Octave', and the buzzing, basement brilliance of Cirith Ungol's 'Death Of The Sun'. Nine pretty unknown cuts at the time, including Metallica's 'Hit The Light's', this compilation would've provided much entertainment in a glorious era. For some reason an eerie collection of records that would have acted as a strange highway for any naive metalhead to follow.
7/10
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