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Raging Death LP 1987
Label:	Godly Records	#:	GRX 001	Country:	USA
Info:	Classic Deathrash sampler compiled by Borivoj Krgin, representing the best selection of demos sent in to his old fanzine Violent Noize. Also released on CD.

CONTENT
(bold = exclusive track / normal = non-exclusive track / italic = non-metal)

Side A:

1.	XECUTIONER - Find The Arise
	Pre-OBITUARY. Extremely brutal for its time. Celtic Frost-riffing melded with Dark Angel-aggression. Soundwise a bit thrashier than their later albums (and all the better for it imo). Later featured as bonus on several "Slowly We Rot" CD reissues.

2.	LETHAL PRESENCE - Strangeled Death
	Competent Slayer-fanboys occationally flirting with Metallica.

3.	BETRAYEL - D.D.P.
	Funny oompah-beat in this primitive Thrasher, which in turn gets your foot tapping.

4.	R.A.V.A.G.E. - Brain Damage
	Pre-ATHEIST. Epic/technical Deathrash that broke a whole bloody lot of new ground at the time. Absolutely fantastic riffing. Featured as bonus on the 2005 CD reissue of "Piece Of Time".

5.	SADUS - Kill Team
	Best Song Ever from these Ultraspeed-pioneers. The band at their fastest and most insane. Later featured on the "DTP Demo 1986" CD from 2003.

Side B:

1.	BETRAYEL - Another Sacrifice
	More oompah-Thrash with barking vox bordering on crossover.

2.	XECUTIONER - Like The Dead
	Definitely more classic DM than merely "brutal thrash", thanx to that heavy C Frost-influence. Tardy's vocals aren't quite as unintelligible as on their upcoming LPs. Later featured as bonus on Obituary's "Slowly We Rot" CD reissues.

3.	SADUS - Twisted Face
	Screeeaming Thrash-mania in one helluva hurry! Later featured on the "DTP Demo 1986" CD from 2003.

4.	LETHAL PRESENCE - Unholy Alliance
	Makes me wonder if there's an E-X-E connection to this band? Fast, pounding Thrash, a bit more brutal than their previous offering.

5.	R.A.V.A.G.E. - On They Slay
	Wild, aggressive & tight-as-fuck Thrash beating 95% of the contemporary scene into a bloody pulp. Featured as bonus on the 2005 CD reissue of "Piece Of Time" (as ATHEIST).