G.A.T.E.S. - Total Death (2005)

"Total Death" is a compilation of G.A.T.E.S' material from an early demo that was released in 2003 and the rest being songs from a split with another band called Metal Skull. This Japanese four-piece puts out filthy sounding Motörhead-meets-Entombed with some Death Breath in the mix too. This side project featuring members of Japan's most notable stoner metal band Church Of Misery is far more in tune what I like; it's fast-paced, heavy, evil but groovy with a slight upbeat to the overall feel. Extremely catchy, sleazy and memorable stuff. If you think this reminds you of Motörhead, well, there's even a Motörhead cover to top it off. I actually like this a lot more than Motörhead, though.

1. G.A.T.E.S. - 4:32
2. Sacrifice - 4:46
3. Demon Crusade - 2:37
4. Night Howl - 3:59
5. Filth - 3:22
6. Long Live The Evil - 3:38
7. Overkill (Motörhead) - 4:25

36.7MB

"Sacrifice"



"Long Live The Evil"



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Nuclear Assault - Game Over (1986)

Nuclear Assault's debut album covered all the thrash metal basics: Satan, politics and a paranoid obsession with the post-apocalyptic world. They knew what they were doing going in as all the members were well-aware and very much veterans of the New York thrash metal scene. Danny Lilker, who was a founding member of Anthrax (fired for not paying practice space rent and for being a slob), founded Nuclear Assault as well as other projects like Stormtroopers Of Death (S.O.D.) and went on to play in bands like Brutal Truth and Crucifist. He also made an extremely memorable appearance playing bass with Sigh at last year's Maryland Death Fest for their cover of Venom's "Countess Bathory." Anyway, this has the original thrash formula you've come to know and love, with hilarious songs like "Hang The Pope" and a change of pace like "Brain Death," with seemingly endless riffing towards the end. Whether you think this is "standard" thrash or THE standard, it is always a fun listen and you can see where all of today's thrash clones steal their riffs from. I will upload some Vio-Lence, Overkill, Artillery and even Anthrax to disprove the nonbelievers!

Artist: Nuclear Assault
Album: Game Over
Year: 1986
Genre: Thrash metal
Quality: 320kbps (Very high)

1. Live, Suffer, Die - 1:07
2. Sin - 3:24
3. Cold Steel - 2:43
4. Betrayal - 3:00
5. Radiation Sickness - 2:49
6. Hang The Pope - 0:45
7. After The Holocaust - 3:44
8. Mr. Softee Theme - 0:23
9. Stranded In Hell - 3:40
10. Nuclear War - 3:48
11. My America - 0:29
12. Vengeance - 2:49
13. Brain Death - 7:16

82.6 MB

"Sin"



"Nuclear War"



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Nasum - Shift (2004)

Nasum's official 'grind finale' before releasing a 'best of' collection under that title, Shift contains some of this band's finest moments ever. From the explosive opener "Particles" and the menacing closer "Darkness Falls," this is not the average stop-and-start grindcore fare. Countless sites and magazines have reviewed this band and this album in particular with tons of praise for different reasons, and you can hear for yourself why this is considering such an important metal record regardless of how recent it is or what genre it is slipped into. Grind is not just Brutal Truth, Bathtub Shitter or Anal Cunt! They also released one of their only official music videos ever through this record for the song "Wrath," which is different for a Nasum song but no less pissed or heavy. R.I.P. Mieszko Talarczyk.

Artist: Nasum
Album: Shift
Year: 2004
Genre: Grindcore, death metal, thrash
Quality: 320kbps (Very high)

1. Particles - 1:15
2. The Engine Of Death - 1:46
3. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Scar - 1:46
4. No Paradise For The Damned - 0:32
5. Wrath - 2:14
6. Fear Is Your Weapon - 0:43
7. The Deepest Hole - 1:47
8. High On Hate - 0:40
9. Pathetic - 1:22
10. Circle Of Defeat - 1:10
11. Like Cattle - 1:36
12. Ros (Rose) - 1:25
13. The Smallest Man - 2:07
14. Cornered - 0:35
15. Strife - 1:40
16. The Clash - 1:30
17. Hets (Agitation) - 1:26
18. Closer To The End - 1:49
19. Fury - 2:36
20. Fight Terror With Terror - 2:26
21. Ett Inflammerat Sår (An Inflamed Wound) - 0:58
22. Deleted Scenes - 2:34
23. Creature - 1:21
24. Darkness Falls - 2:01

69.5MB

"Fury"



"Wrath" (official video)



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Cro-Mags - Best Wishes (1989)

Artist: Cro-Mags
Album: Best Wishes
Year: 1989
Genre: Hardcore, crossover thrash
Quality: 320kbps (very high)

1. Death Camps - 5:22
2. Days Of Confusion - 2:19
3. The Only One - 4:55
4. Down But Not Out - 3:59
5. Crush The Demoniac - 3:56
6. Fugitive - 4:40
7. Then And Now - 3:12
8. Age Of Quarrel - 4:45

78 MB

Longer songs, more solos, cleaner sound and John Joseph leaving vocal duty to bassist Harley Flanagan. Although the lyrics are a bit goofy with the Hare Krishna themes, this is a completely solid album. I wish I could find more Youtube or Google Video clips of songs from this album but there were none, or terrible live recordings. This is a low-quality clip I found and certainly not the best track so give it a whirl.

"Then And Now"



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Deströyer 666 - Of Wolves, Women And War (2002)

Three-song EP featuring the songs, "Ghost Dance," "Taste The Poison" and "Levens Bloed." Even with only three songs, it is AWESOME.

Artist: Deströyer 666
Album: Of Wolves, Women And War
Year: 2002
Genre: Thrash, blackened thrash
Quality: 192kbps

13.9 MB

1. Ghost Dance - 03:47
2. Taste The Poison - 02:46
3. Levens Bloed - 02:12

I could only find horrible sounding streams of the tunes from this album that won't do it justice... it's only about 14MB so just do it and listen to them as they are.

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Deströyer 666 - Phoenix Rising (2000)

Artist: Deströyer 666
Album: Phoenix Rising
Year: 2000
Genre: Thrash / death / blackened thrash
Quality: 320kbps (very high)

75.96MB

1. Rise Of The Predator - 04:05
2. The Last Revelation - 02:25
3. Phoenix Rising - 03:57
4. I Am The Wargod (Ode To The Battle Slain) - 07:33
5. The Eternal Glory Of War - 05:20
6. Lone Wolf Winter - 06:37
7. Ride The Solar Winds - 04:52
8. The Birth Of Tragedy - 05:19

"The Birth Of Tragedy"



"The Eternal Glory Of War"




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Sacred Reich - The American Way (1990)

Thrash metal from Arizona, United States.

Artist: Sacred Reich
Album: The American Way
Year: 1990
Genre: Thrash Metal
Quality: 320kbps

1. Love... Hate
2. The American Way
3. The Way It Is
4. Crimes Against Humanity
5. State Of Emergency
6. Who's To Blame
7. I Don't Know
8. 31 Flavors

70.1MB

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Sample the title track by viewing the music video!