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Slaughter - Strappado (2008 Remaster)

Slaughter
Strappado
2008 24-Bit Remaster
#902/2000

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Once upon a time in America there was a glam rock band named Slaughter… and many people thought that this wasn’t the most appropriate name for such music. Three guys from Toronto, Canada had exactly the same opinion and in August of 1984 decided to form their own band and also call it Slaughter – this time, for all the right reasons. Terry Sadler (vocals & bass guitar), Dave Hewson (vocals & chainsaw guitars) and Ron Sumners (drums) delivered an extremely brutal combination of death and trash metal, spiced with some punk and hardcore influences. To make it simple - this Slaughter meant mean business… The band recorded their first demo – “Bloody Karnage” (which according to the group sounded like Black Sabbath playing punk rock) - on New Year’s Eve 1984 and immediately caught the attention of the small record company Diabolic Force/Fringe Records, which helped them release their second demo, “Surrender Or Die”. At that time Slaughter was considered a local phenomenon, as they were one of few representatives of the early death metal scene. Their demo became a valuable item for all tape traders around, bringing the band a loyal following at the very start of their career. In January 1986 guitar legend Chuck Schuldiner joined Slaughter for a brief moment to form a four-piece, but he eventually decided to leave and reform his band Death. A month later the group signed a contract with Diabolic Force/Fringe Records to finally release a full-length album. Unfortunately, due to several problems with the label, “Strappado” was released not until a year after... The band’s debut LP brought a crushing dose of primitive death/thrash metal, mixed with hardcore and punk rock, and a bit of Hellhammer to boost. “Strappado” consisted strictly of ultra-fast and mid-paced songs, all delivering a solid amount of brutality and aggression. The guitar sound was placed ideally between clarity and rawness, backed by a brilliantly sounding bass which actually works with the guitar, not against it (like in many other bands). The album perfectly captures the unique feel of the best classic 80’s down-tuned death/thrash metal releases. Also the vocal performances stand out as classic examples of death & thrash collaboration – two vocalists present two different vocal styles: pure death metal growling and heavy thrash shouting, which combined gave an ultra-brutal effect. All in all, Slaughter’s debut was a prime slice of crushingly heavy music, and songs such as “Disintegrator/Incinerator”, “F.O.D.”. “Nocturnal Hell” and “One Foot in the Grave” became cult classics among death and thrash metal fanatics. In late 1986 drummer Ron Sumners left the band and was replaced by Bobby Sadzak (who was previously playing with Lethal Presence). Slaughter begun working on their second album which was to be entitled “Paranormal” and present a more death metal-oriented content. The music on “Paranormal” was a definite step forward for the band - even more brutal than on the debut, the material attacked the listener with utmost violence and intensity. Unfortunately, just before the release of the LP bassist and founding member Terry Sadler decided to leave the group. The remaining members (Dave Hewson, Brian Lourie and Bobby Sadzak) recruited a new bass player – Mike Dalton – and changed their name to Strappado to begin their musical crusade anew. Strappado managed to record the album “Not Dead Yet” in 1990 and a demo release entitled “Fatal Judgment” in 1992, until the group finally disbanded in 1994. But that was not the end for Hewson and his crew. Slaughter resurfaced in 1996, recording a Celtic Frost cover (“Dethroned Emperor”) for the tribute album “In Memory of Celtic Frost”. After a four-year break the group re-released their “Surrender Or Die” demo through Utopion Vision Music. Then, in 2001, Slaughter managed to sign a deal with Nuclear Blast and soon a remixed and remastered version of the album “Strappado” was released, containing tons of bonus material such as rare studio, rehearsal and live tracks. Later that year the band’s second album finally hit the stores as well, containing the material from both “Paranormal” by Slaughter and “Not Dead Yet” recorded under the name Strappado. The double album contained 4 bonus demo tracks from 1988 and 4 rare live tracks from 1986 – an ideal gift for the fans and a reward for their patience.

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The album will reissued by Metal Mind Productions on May 5, 2008 in Europe and
July 8, 2008 in the U.S.A. via MVD. The limited-edition digipack title (limited
to 2,000 copies) will be made available on golden disc, digitally remastered
using 24-bit technology. It will include the following tracklist:

01. Disintegrator/Incinerator
02. Nocturnal Hell
03. F.O.D. (Fuck of Death)
04. Tortured Souls
05. Parasites
06. The Curse
07. Strappado
08. Maim to Please (bonus track)
09. One Foot in the Grave (bonus track)
10. Tyrant of Hell (bonus track)
11. Death Dealer (bonus track)
12. Tales of the Macabre

Live in Toronto - March 25, 1985:

13. Disintegrator/Incinerator
14. One Foot in the Grave
15. Shadow of Death
16. Massacra (Hellhammer cover)
17. Death Dealer
18. Tales of the Macabre
19. Maim to Please
20. Strappado
21. Eve of Darkness
22. Tyrants of Hell
23. Witching Hour (Venom cover)
24. Bloody Karnage

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Thrash

Remastered / Thrash

320 k

162.11 MB

24 files

08/07/2008

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