Exodus - Bonded By Blood (1985)

Underrated outside of the die-hard thrash fan circle, but anyone who's bothered to listen to this from start to finish knows the influence it's had on bands like Megadeth, Vio-Lence and Slayer, with solos that take you back to Kill 'Em All-era Metallica, PROBABLY due to Kirk Hammet quitting Exodus to join Metallica before this album was released, and leaving a lasting mark on the band for at least this album. Paul Baloff sang only on this and the 1982 demo but is still the most memorable singer this band has ever had.

Artist: Exodus
Album: Bonded By Blood
Year: 1985
Genre: Thrash metal
Quality: 320kbps (Very high)

1. Bonded By Blood - 3:47
2. Exodus - 4:08
3. And Then There Were None - 4:43
4. A Lesson In Violence - 3:53
5. Metal Command - 4:16
6. Piranha - 3:48
7. No Love - 5:11
8. Deliver Us To Evil - 7:10
9. Strike Of The Beast - 4:00
10. And Then There Were None (Live) - 4:52
11. A Lesson In Violence (Live) - 3:25

115 MB

"Bonded By Blood"



"A Lesson In Violence"



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Testament - The Legacy (1987)

An instant hit in 1987 due to watered-down local thrash buddies Metallica paving the way for them, Testament formed in 1983 and went on to tour almost immediately after releasing this album with Anthrax who were on the road to promote Among The Living. While their newer albums aren't brilliant like their first couple albums, but they have yet to put an honestly bad album. If you want to hear them at the top of their game, get this or the two that follow it.

Artist: Testament
Album: The Legacy
Year: 1987
Genre: Thrash metal
Quality: 320kbps (Very high)

1. Over The Wall - 4:06
2. The Haunting - 4:16
3. Burnt Offerings - 5:06
4. Raging Waters - 4:32
5. C.O.T.L.O.D. (Curse Of The Legions Of Death) - 2:31
6. First Strike Is Deadly - 3:43
7. Do Or Die - 4:39
8. Alone In The Dark - 3:04
9. Apocalyptic City - 5:51

89 MB

"Over The Wall"



"First Strike Is Deadly"



For fun, here is Vomitron's cover of "First Strike Is Deadly" spliced up to Van Halen's "Panama" video; "First Strike Is Panama."



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Megadeth - Rust In Peace (1990)

Megadeth's finest moment; this isn't just my opinion, either. Many agree, few disagree, and everyone has valid points as to why or why not, be that you go by how many "hits" are on one album, to the musicianship to the themes explored to Dave Mustaine's vocal style to the solos to the drumming to the ridiculous "Hangar 18" music video. This is essential to any music lover's collection, I am serious. Marty Friedman and Dave Mustaine together here create a sound not heard on many metal albums; it is marketable but not pop. It is distinct without going near the waters of the dreaded avant-garde tag. Heavy, but not sludgy. Clean recording, but not Bon Jovi (or Metallica's Black Album, ugh). At the risk of sounding very cliche, the first track sets the tone for the rest of the album with an already memorable guitar riff that throws you right into a frenzy of sharp, fast pacing with a song about the Northern Ireland Conflict, then slowing down in the middle abruptly with a theme change into Marvel's "The Punisher." "Tornado Of Souls" is hands down the most magnificent song in this band's entire career and multiple listens will keep you feeling like you heard the best song ever for the first time, every time. Without further ado (as I could go on and on), please, just download the record and listen from start to finish and experience the glory that many others have already been enjoying for two decades.

Artist: Megadeth
Album: Rust In Peace
Year: 1990
Genre: Heavy metal, thrash metal
Quality: 320kbps (very high)

1. Holy Wars... The Punishment Due - 6:36
2. Hangar 18 - 5:14
3. Take No Prisoners - 3:28
4. Five Magics - 5:42
5. Poison Was The Cure - 2:58
6. Lucretia - 3:58
7. Tornado Of Souls - 5:23
8. Dawn Patrol - 1:50

93.4 MB

"Five Magics"



"Tornado Of Souls"



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Macabre - Murder Metal (2003)

Macabre's most recent release, now six years old, is just as entertaining as when it first dropped. Though they pretty much only play shows around the Chicago area, we can always look forward to them (one day, someday) playing at a festival outside of Illinois. High production value like "Dahmer," an even louder, sharper and violent sound than before, and even more humor, this is it. "Jack The Ripper" is a song comprised completely of a letter said killer sent to the London police. "The Wüstenfeld Man Eater" is about Armin Meiwes, the German cannibal who put a want ad in the newspaper looking for a young man to be eaten, also the subject of a song by Rammstein called "Mein Teil." "The Iceman" is about hired hitman Richard Kuklinski, a Polish guy who couldn't be made by the mob so he was just contracted instead. My favorites off this are "The Hillside Strangers," "The Iceman," "The Wüstenfeld Man Eater" and "Morbid Minister."

Artist: Macabre
Album: Murder Metal
Year: 2003
Genre: Death metal, thrash metal, "murder metal"
Quality: 320kbps (very high)

1. Acid Bath Vampire (John George Haigh) - 3:43
2. You're Dying To Be With Me (Dennis Nilsen) - 2:44
3. Fatal Foot Fetish (Jerry Brudos) - 2:08
4. The Hillside Stranglers (Angelo Buono, Jr. & Kenneth Bianchi) - 1:39
5. Dorthea's Dead Folks Home (Dorthea Puente) - 1:10
6. The Iceman (Richard Kuklinski) - 2:45
7. Poison (Graham Frederick Young) - 1:52
8. Werewolf Of Bedburg (Peter Stumpp) - 4:29
9. Morbid Minister (Gary M. Heidnik) - 1:28
10. The Wüstenfeld Man Eater (Armin Meiwes) - 3:10
11. Diary Of Torture (Robert Berdella) - 2:15
12. Jack The Ripper (Jack The Ripper) - 4:08
13. Fritz Haarmann Der Metzger (Fritz Haarmann) - 12:50

103 MB

"The Iceman"



"The Hillside Strangers" (ignore the over-seriousness of this 'slideshow')

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Sepultura - Arise (1991)

The album that broke Sepultura through to many fans around the world and follow up to 1989's "Beneath The Remains." They had begun to experiment much more than before with sounds like classic Latin percussion elements, a more punk-ish edge and the pulsating sounds of industrial rock and metal that was gaining popularity at the same time around them. Not many Sepultura fans will choose other Sepultura albums over this one as their pick for the most ambitious and over all great release.

Artist: Sepultura
Album: Arise
Year: 1991
Genre: Thrash metal / death metal
Quality: 320kbps (very high)

1. Arise - 3:18
2. Dead Embryonic Cells - 4:52
3. Desperate Cry - 6:41
4. Murder - 3:26
5. Subtraction - 4:48
6. Altered State - 6:33
7. Under Siege (Regnum Irae) - 4:53
8. Meaningless Movements - 4:40
9. Infected Voice - 3:19
10. Orgasmatron (Mötorhead cover) - 4:14
11. Intro - 1:33
12. C.I.U. (Criminals In Uniform) - 4:17
13. Desperate Cry (Scott Burns Mix) - 6:42

129 MB

"Arise"



"Dead Embryonic Cells"



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Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane (1995)

ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL. I only have the original CD with eight tracks so I don't have the reissue tracks from the later releases but am working on purchasing or just downloading them later and putting them up if anyone wants them. This is ripped from my own CD so there is a SLIGHT possibility there will be a pop or skip, if you find one PLEASE let me know so I can upload a clean track as this isn't a hard album to find online.

Dissection is a fun band to read about, mostly due to their goofy former lead singer Jon Nödtveidt, who shot himself in the name of Satan inside a lit circle of candles on August 16, 2006.

Artist: Dissection
Album: Storm Of The Light's Bane
Year: 1995
Genre: Black/death metal
Quality: 320kbps (very high)

98.48 MB

1. At The Fathomless Depths – 1:56
2. Night's Blood – 6:41
3. Unhallowed – 7:28
4. Where Dead Angels Lie – 5:53
5. Retribution - Storm Of The Light's Bane – 4:51
6. Thorns Of Crimson Death – 8:06
7. Soulreaper – 6:56
8. No Dreams Breed In Breathless Sleep – 1:26

"Retribution - Storm Of The Light's Bane"



"Thorns Of Crimson Death" (ignore the cheesy slideshow)



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