Obscure THRASH albums...

Andy wrote:

Outside of the NWOBHM, obscure metal is generally obscure for a reason.

Sure. But sometimes that reason is not because the music isn't deserving of more notoriety.

Believe otherwise and you're missing out on great stuff.

Andy wrote:

Outside of the NWOBHM, obscure metal is generally obscure for a reason.

You're way too young to be so jaded.

Temple of Blood wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

BearOnUnicycle wrote:

Hades - Resisting Success.
One of personal favourites, though it seems the album is long forgotten by most.

It's not forgotten around my house! Great pick!

Do you guys enjoy the follow-up album to that one more or less than "Resisting Success"?

I heard their first one first, so I like it a bit more. But "If at First..." is good too. Haven't listened to other material of theirs, maybe I should one day?
And I thought of another one: Detente - Recognize No Authority - my first thrash album

BearOnUnicycle wrote:

And I thought of another one: Detente - Recognize No Authority - my first thrash album

I remember when I had that and Master Of Puppets and I'd play Detente more as MOP had too many slow songs I would get bored of

Also made me smile when I seen pics of James hanging out with them on the insert sleeve.

Temple of Blood wrote:

Andy wrote:

Outside of the NWOBHM, obscure metal is generally obscure for a reason.

Sure. But sometimes that reason is not because the music isn't deserving of more notoriety.

Believe otherwise and you're missing out on great stuff.

Agree with ToB. There is some great music that never made it to the masses, not because the music isn't good, but for numerous other reasons. You can't judge musicianship and how good music is based on popularity.

Here's Leviathan, a band that never made it past the demo stage. They are likely known best for having future Cannibal Corpse vocalist Chris Barnes as their vocalist:

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=244427505613806

since Leviathan were mentioned, a couple related bands reuniting for a benefit

Alex Webster bought a Spector Performer bass and had all of Cannibal Corpse sign it. he then donated it for a raffle to benefit tony lorenzo. tickets are now in. $10 per chance, only 200 tickets will be available, message Brian Pattison of GLORIOUS TIMES death metal book.

Glorious Times and Club Infinity (Buffalo,NY)present: A 2-day Benefit for Tony Lorenzo
Day 1: Jan 7, 2012
Doors at 6pm; $15
Beyond Death the original lineup of Frank Lombardi, Darrin Pfeiffer
(Zero Tolerance, Goldfinger), Alex Webster (Cannibal
Corpse) and Jack Owen (Cannibal Corpse, Deicide)
performing together for the first time since 1988

Tirant Sin Dennis John Glinski, Rich Ziegler and Paul Mazurkiewics
(Cannibal Corpse) from the classic lineup joined by Rob Barrett
(Dark Deception, Cannibal Corpse) and Jim Nickles (Leviathan,
Malevolent Creation, Hellwitch, Vile Vindiction) on guitar

Avulsion
Abdicate
Demented Dream States (includes Randy Foss of Immortal Terror and Eternal
Torment as well as Mark Giuliano of Russian Steal)
Seplophile

Day 2: Jan 8, 2012
Doors at 6pm; $15 advance, $20 day of show
Suffocation Long Island death metal legends
Embalmer Cleveland legends
Seplophile Local Death Metal
Cain Local Thrash

Both days will include raffles/auctions of autographed merch from bands and companies from around the world.
Come witness 2 historic reunions to support our metal brother in his time of need.

Acrophet - Faded Glory
Addictive - Pity Of Man
Aftermath - Don't Cheer Me Up
Aftermath - Eyes Of Tomorrow
Aggression - The Full Treatment
The Alliance - Time
Anger As Art - all
Antidote - The Truth
Asmodis - Fahr Zur Hölle Pfleischmütze
Azotic Reign - Abstract Meledictions
Baphomet - Latest Jesus
Bitter End - Harsh Realities
Blackness - Dawn Of The New Sun
Buried God - Dark Revelation
Cabal - Midian
Cardinal Sin - Resurrection
Chainsaw - Permanent Menace
Cockroach - Temple Of Mistery
Cyst - Concusion Symphony
Dark Order - 5000 Years Of Violence
Darkness - Death Squad
Dead Head - Dream Deceiver
Delirious - all
Demencia - Metal Distortion
Desilence - Wreck The Silence
Despair - History Of Hate
Dyoxen - First Among Equals
Entropy - Ashen Existence
Erosion - Thoughts
Eviction - The World Is… Hours Away
Exocet - Confusion
Fatal Influence - World Unbalanced
Grief Of War - all
Grim Force - Circulation To Conclusion
Hammer Witch - Legacy Of Pain
Hammerwhore - s/t
Harter Attack - Human Hell

tbc

I dig those Hardcore-flavored thrash , however, the term 'Obscure' is somewhat relative, you can't actually or precisely pigeon-hole whats obscure and what's not

Erosion, Accuser, Insult II Injury,Wrekking Machine, Warpath (GER)... just to name a few

Disaffection - Begin the Revolution

Thresher - Here I Am

Ultimatum - Puppets of Destruction.

I don't know if Ultimatum qualifies as obscure, but no one that I know of personally knows who they are. Who cares tho, its a fantastic album.

jettafiend wrote:

Disaffection - Begin the Revolution

Thresher - Here I Am

Ultimatum - Puppets of Destruction.

I don't know if Ultimatum qualifies as obscure, but no one that I know of personally knows who they are. Who cares tho, its a fantastic album.

To musicians in the nearby (90 miles away) music scene. All three of those bands are obscure. I name dropped all three bands last week-end (among others) and it was crickets. I loaned a Ultimatum cd out, hope I get it back.

jettafiend wrote:

Disaffection - Begin the Revolution

Thresher - Here I Am

Ultimatum - Puppets of Destruction.

I don't know if Ultimatum qualifies as obscure, but no one that I know of personally knows who they are. Who cares tho, its a fantastic album.

Right on. Like all these as well. I'm not sure which I like better though, Thresher - Here I Am or Totally Possessed. I'd probably go with the later as it a classic from golden days of thrash.

Glad you like Puppet. Do you have the remastered version? It's so far superior to the original Rowe version.

Add to the list:
Blackend - Mental. Game. Messiah.

Was listening to one yesterday that I'd add to my list:

Death Squad - Driving Blind

If you like thrash with a tinge of hardcore, this one will fit the bill.

a lot of the ones i like have been mentioned, like mortal enemy and ulysses siren, but i can still recommend minotaur - power of darkness and insecticide - unpublished album 1990.

Cognitive Dissonance wrote:

Dr.Know-Wreckage in Flesh

Having gotten off my ass and finally listened to this one, I gotta agree! Good album.

Detritus-Perpetual Defiance. So much raw energy,one of my personal favorite thrash albums of all time.

How's this for obscure Thrash?

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/aftermath-ad.aspx

Oracle did a couple shows with them back in the day...

I picked up a disc by Slaughtered Grace at a flea market a few months back... it's basically a local Jersey band's demo that was later pressed onto CD by Cyclopean Music, which was the Misfits' home-brewed label at the time. it's not bad, but nothing earth-moving, either.





That's about as "obscure" as I've got.

Since most of my finds are recommendations from this forum, I don't get that "obscure" either, but one that seems to go by largely unknown is Virus and their album Lunacy.



These guys were a "blind buy" a coupla years ago at a used shop. The cover looked cool and the back photo was some long-haired heshers, so I grabbed it. The production of the album is horrible (you gotta crank the volume), but it's pretty good Bay-inspired, Nuclear Assult-like British thrash.





I think they have one or 2 other older albums out, but I've never seen/heard them.

Virus is back together.

Airdash

Fat Freddy wrote:

I picked up a disc by Slaughtered Grace at a flea market a few months back... it's basically a local Jersey band's demo that was later pressed onto CD by Cyclopean Music, which was the Misfits' home-brewed label at the time. it's not bad, but nothing earth-moving, either.





That's about as "obscure" as I've got.

I've got that CD.

SideShowDisaSter wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

I picked up a disc by Slaughtered Grace at a flea market a few months back... it's basically a local Jersey band's demo that was later pressed onto CD by Cyclopean Music, which was the Misfits' home-brewed label at the time. it's not bad, but nothing earth-moving, either.





That's about as "obscure" as I've got.

I've got that CD.

lol, so do I, on cassette though...