Midnite Madness CCVIV—Fight to Survive

 

Think for yourself
And think for the best
Or you'll go down
Just like the rest

OBITUARY:
1. DARK ANGEL - DARKNESS DESCENDS
2. GLADIATOR - ZIVOTNY STRES
3. CORONER - SPIRAL DREAM
4. DEATHRASH - LOCK JAW
5. FINAL NATION - HOLY REAPER
6. TULUS - KULDE
7. DEAF DEALER - ON THE WINGS OF A RUSSIAN FOXBAT
8. DECEASED - SICK THRASH
9. CRO-MAGS - LIFE OF MY OWN
10. EVOKEN - TOWERS OF FROZEN DUSK
11. DESTRUCTION - CONFUSED MIND

Midnite Madness CXCVIII—Winds of Darkness

 "Nowehere to run, nowhere to hide"

OBITUARY:
1. SADISTIC INTENT - DARK PREDICTIONS
2. LEGION - EVIL MIND
3. MENTAL DECAY - ENDLESS DESTRUCTION
4. BESTIAR - MORBID JUSTICE
5. HATRED - ANTICHRIST
6. BLESSED DEATH - PRAY FOR DEATH
7. MOONBLOOD - SHADOWS
8. ASPHYX - ODE TO A NAMELESS GRAVE/PAGES IN BLOOD
9. REPULSION - HOUSE OF FREAKS
10. TEITANBLOOD - AND DARKNESS WAS ALL

A Fist in the Face of God presents... Full Speed Ahead Vol IV - A Mix by Hades & Sergeant Salsten

  So a full five years and some change (LOTS of that) have passed since I last posted a mix from the Full Speed Ahead series and, looking back at the intro I wrote for that in 2016, it couldn't ring truer now:
"You know, with every year that passes, the 80s get further away. Luckily for me, missing the 20th century is almost a worldwide hobby these days, and what better way to roll back some musical years than by blasting your ears with the shrieking sounds of 1980s speed metal."
Ah, how we all now wish for those simpler times, but rejoice we shall with this latest offering from Hades of Incinerator/Omega, alongside past mix-master himself, Sergeant Salsten of Norwegian thrash metal kings, Deathhammer. I will let the lads and the mix itself do the rest of the talking. Enjoy.

Hades Omega: And here we are again, bleeding your ears and giving you a tachycardia with a lethal dose of speed fuckin' metal!
This time I gathered forces with the one and only Sergeant Salsten. I've known this nefarious character for almost a decade now and I consider him a HUGE speed metal devotee, so I invited him to join me and select a few killer tunes for the new Full Speed Ahead compilation.
We chose mostly old and hidden diamonds, but also a few newer bands which totally deserve people's attention and support.
Now crack a cold one open and play the mix on a volume loud enough so that your neighbours can also enjoy it!

Sergeant Salsten: Bon appetite. Here are some nasty speedballs for all the hectic ones! Speed metal takes no prisoners and is all about raw energy.
There's a couple of German ones here, of course, since they are total Speedlandia.
Lots of gems there, but there's speed in heaps of cracks. MAUSOLEUM RECORDS FOREVER.
Slash your ears!

OBITUARY:
1. ATLAIN - SPHINX
2. GOTHAM CITY - SEE HOW IT FLYES
3. V8 - DESTRUCCIÓN
4. DEEF - ZACZYNA SIĘ
5. BLACK VIPER - HELLIONS OF FIRE
6. X JAPAN - X
7. LETHAL STEEL - WARRIOR
8. ORIGINAL SIN - BITCHES FROM HELL
9. RUNNING WILD - DIABOLIC FORCE
10. SPOTLIGHT - SPEEDWAY
11. THRUSTER - THE CONFLICT
12. LIVING DEATH - SHADOW OF THE DAWN
13. MYSTIK - NIGHTMARES
14. VULTURE - VULTURE
15. SUBWAY FORCE - RAINBOW FIRE 

Midnite Madness CXXXVXII—Masters of Metal - Death to Posers

OBITUARY:
1. IMMORTAL - UNHOLY FORCES OF EVIL
2. DIO - I SPEED AT NIGHT
3. NECROPHAGIA (CA, USA) - BONE CANCER
4. CRUCIFIXION - ON THE RUN
5. SADISTIC INTENT - CONDEMNED IN MISERY
6. MDC - I REMEMBER
7. QUEENSRŸCHE - QUEEN OF THE REICH
8. ANNIHILATOR - PHANTASMAGORIA
9. VENSOR - TERMINAL BREATH
10. GRAVE DIGGER - LEGION OF THE LOST
11. POISON IDEA - PURE HATE
12. SADUS - HANDS OF FATE
13. URIAH HEEP - PILGRIM

Midnite Madness CXXXI—Masters of Metal - Faces of Death

 

What is this that stands before me?
Figure in black which points at me
Turn 'round quick and start to run
Find out I'm the chosen one
Oh, no

Big black shape with eyes of fire
Telling people their desire
Satan sitting there he's smiling
Watches those flames get higher and higher
Oh, no, no, please God help me

Let's go fucking crazy

Is it the end my friend
Satan's coming 'round the bend
People running 'cause they're scared
The people better go and beware
No, no, no

God praise you all!

 OBITUARY:
1. BLACK SABBATH - BLACK SABBATH
2. H-BOMB - H-BOMB
3. PESTILENCE - BEFORE THE PENANCE
4. STORMBRINGER - VOODOO NIGHT
5. DEATH - MUTILATION
6. HAVE MERCY - FACES OF DEATH
7. BEHERIT - SADOMATIC RITES
8. PHANTASM - PRAY FOR POWER
9. ANTI-CIMEX - VICTIMS OF A BOMB RAID
10. OBITUARY - BLOODSOAKED
11. SARACEN - WE HAVE ARRIVED
12. STRID - END OF LIFE

Midnite Madness CXXIII—The METALLICA Show

No life till leather

We are gonna kick some ass tonight

We got the metal madness

When our fans start screaming

It's right well alright

When we start to rock

We never want to stop again

Midnite Madness CXVI—Force of Hades

Shouts to anyone who not only knows the movie where the intro comes from, but mainly who sampled it (clue for those that don't know: it's an Irish band). Answers on a postcard, maniacs!
Back on December 12th for the final show of the year, the customary round-up of the calendar's best releases. Probably loads of "surprises", but definitely no High On Fire, haha.

DEMOndays XVI

Definitely one of my all-time favourite thrash demos, this one. Evil and fast—just how I like it. Download and THRASH!!!

Desecration (USA) Psycho [1985]
1. Intro
2. Psycho
3. Death's Revenge
4. Halloween

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Most of these files are rips from the internet and some, as killer as the music is, are not very good/high quality recordings. Also, sometimes the artwork is incomplete or low-res. If you have a better recording, higher-res artwork, info regarding the demo, etc, PLEASE either mail it direct to me here or simply add a link in the comment section. Go on.

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DEMOndays XV

ALRIGHT. Apologies for the lateness and also the no posts lately. Can't say I've been too busy, just forgetful and trying to avoid the internet, is all. So, let's go back to basics here with some of that good ol' thrash metal Americans of the 80s were so good at producing. This is the demo of legendary Bay Area thrashers Testament. Regular listeners to the show will know I'm not too big on Testament, but this demo fucking slays, especially "Reign of Terror" (best version, for sure). Play it loud, and all that.

Legacy (USA) Demo:1 [1985]
1. Burnt Offerings
2. Reign of Terror
3. Alone in the Dark
4. Raging Waters

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Most of these files are rips from the internet and some, as killer as the music is, are not very good/high quality recordings. Also, sometimes the artwork is incomplete or low-res. If you have a better recording, higher-res artwork, info regarding the demo, etc, PLEASE either mail it direct to me here or simply add a link in the comment section. Go on.

DISCLAIMER: If you own the recording and want it removed, please do not be an internet snitch and make a DMCA claim, just email me or leave a comment and I will remove it. Thanks.

A Fist in the Face of God presents... DVP: Shredding The Iron Curtain - A Mix by Florian Grill

The summer may have ended somewhat prematurely, but the mixtape mania has not. This month I welcome a new name to my illustrious team of compilers, one Florian Grill, head of the excellent Dying Victims Productions label and author of the biblically-sized annual zine, Thrash Attack.
We've been corresponding rather sporadically since meeting a few years back, but I always keep an eye on the stuff his label puts out, as he's always championing two things I love: forgotten 80s bands and new bands that raise the spirits of the ancient metal gods. So I asked him to compile some of his best stuff from this year and some forgotten gems, and fail he did not, by showing me some bands I hadn't even heard of. On with the battery!

Over to Florian:

Having played some of my material previously on the Midnite Madness radio show, Dylan suggested I should put together a small mixtape with some material from Dying Victims Productions. I chose the more recent releases, which came out in the last three to four months, but I also included a second lot of tracks. Basically, it's a mixture of killer bands from East Germany who have released or are on the edge releasing their debut albums, with the other half being American bands that never made it over the demo stage in the 80s—except for Hirax obviously, but they sound totally different on this demo— but easily tear apart many properly recorded albums. Enjoy! [This tracklist is a little different to the one posted on VICE as it contains five extra tracks adding 28 minutes to the mix.]

TRACKLIST:

Recent releases on DVP:

1. Deathstorm (Austria) - "Massgrave" [shredding death thrash]
2. Bastardizer (Australia) - "Demons Unleashed" [Whipstriker is known to your followers, that’s why only the 2nd band from the split is represented here]
3. Poseidon (Germany) - "Beyond the Seven Gates of Hell" [forgotten thrash from the late ‘80s]
4. Dresden (Germany) - "Sound of Silence" [‘86 thrash covering Simon and Garfunkel!] 
5. Vigilance (Slovenia) - "Tower of Black Sorcery" [raw black speed]
6. Throaat (USA) - "Evil Dead" [New York’s filthy death/thrash/heavy brigade]
7. Iron Kobra (Germany) – "Cult of the Snake" [amazing track by the heavy/speed metal warriors]
8. Sanctifying Ritual (Germany) - "Carved in Rotten Remains" [dirty underground death metal]
9. Satan's Cross (Mexico) - "Sumerian Night" [cool death/thrash/doom mix]
10. Witch Blade (Sweden) - "Ljusets Apostel" [traditional heavy metal]
11. Mion's Hill (Norway) - "Eaten Alive" [putrid black/death metal]
Other killer bands (New bands from East Germany and old overlooked demo stuff from the USA):
12. Nocturnal Witch (Germany) – H.M.S.S. [blackened thrash]
13. Fatal Violence (USA) - "Violence Is Golden" [power/speed metal, ’85]
14. Serpent (Germany) – Possessed by Night [Nwobhm inspired heavy/speed metal]
15. Blood Spill (USA) – Phantasm [totally possessed death/thrash, ’86]
16. Have Mercy (USA) - "Show Me Your Rage" [great power/speed metal, ‘84]
17. Schafott (Germany) - "Total Cleansing" [some more blackened thrash]
18. Gargoyle (USA) - "Burning Marrow" [raging thrash metal, ’86]
19. Hellhound (USA) - "Killing Spree" [killer speed metal band with long songs that never sucked, ‘85]
20. Division Speed (Germany) - "Blazing Heat" [war speed metal]
21. Savage Death (USA) - "Evil Dead" [insane early death metal,’85]
22. Hirax (USA) – Believe in the King [obviously known, but the demo is totally different but rips, ‘84]
23. Chörnyj Woron (Germany) - "V2 Over London" [2008 speed metal cult]

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You can stream the 18-track version below also.