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increasing the speed and aggression when necessary (“Fight Fire with Fire”) while also leaning into dangerously bass-forward stomp-outs (“For Whom the Bell Tolls”) and forever banging anthems (“Fade to Black”)
While the Aussie outfit’s 1979 album doubled-down on the livewire riffs and reckless swagger that powered their earliest LPs
you’d be hard-pressed to find one with a more diverse lineup than Dead Cross
Think of it as an extended version of the death-doom tracks that the band closed out Sonoran Depravation and Deserted with
“Gaining Purpose Through Passionate Hatred”
KREATOR 'PLEASURE TO KILL' 2LP (Import) Windhand increasing the speed and aggression1986 was a banner year for thrash. Metallica released Master of Puppets; Slayer, Reign in Blood; Megadeth, Peace Sells But Who's Buying?; Destruction, Eternal Devastation; Dark Angel, Darkness Descends. And German speed demons Kreator offered up their second album and undisputed magnum opus, Pleasure to Kill. It's legacy lives on and reaches far and wide. Death metal pioneers Cannibal Corpse have cited it as a major influence. Black metal lightning