Thursday, February 3, 2011

Sentence of Death

Destruction, and this record in particular, is almost enough to make me forgive Germany for certain transgressions in their past. I could write a tome on the cover alone: the clothes, the hair, the sunlight that comes either at the beginning or the end of a day of evil... but then there is the tunes, wild and unhinged, amateurish but so full of youthful thrashing exuberance.

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15 comments:

  1. RiigormortiiSFebruary 3, 2011 at 1:28 AM

    yes. I used to have a cd with this ep and infernal overkill on the same disc. It took me like 10 seconds to realize that sentenced of death absolutely destroys anything else they've ever subsequently recorded. I might even go so far as to say that this destroys the body of Kreator and Sodom too. Love that cover. It's like a goldilocks scenario of permed men. You can have your pick. "Ahh, this dude's juuust right."

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  2. ReginaldFebruary 3, 2011 at 4:40 AM

    I'll never forget the time I missed seeing these guys play with Destroyer 666 that one time.

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  3. seAoxenFebruary 3, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    I'm sitting in Wellington, NZ airport waiting for a plane to go home, it's 5:30am local time and still dark outside. I log on & what do I find? A chance to be the first comment on one of my favourite records. This and the next release are the shit & I still listen to them alot. Yes, you could base a PhD paper on this record and the cover in particular I think. I especially like the hint of furry boot. Awesome post!

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  4. ApplebumFebruary 3, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    Speaking of Destroyer 666, any chance for a reup on those posts back along? It's killing me!

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  5. KukenFebruary 3, 2011 at 9:39 AM

    YES! This one and Sodom's "In The Sign Of Evil" kicked my ass tenfold back then!

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    somehow I never got into Destruction. will give this another shot. cool cover, probably the inspiration for the INRI cover, right?

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  7. pavelFebruary 3, 2011 at 12:20 PM

    fuck yeah, i've just been getting into these dudes, and am finding them to be my favorites of the german crew. plus now i know where that speedy riffing style on darkthrone's "funeral moon" and gorgoroth's "under the sign ov hell" comes from. anyway, stoked to thrash out when i'm home from work.

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  8. yosef666February 3, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    Best thrash record ever. Period.

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  9. nom de plumeFebruary 3, 2011 at 2:56 PM

    Bwahaha Hasselhoff is huge in Deutschland. Kreator, Destruction, Sodom all essential Germanic metal.

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  10. Death BreathFebruary 3, 2011 at 3:10 PM

    Deep in the scene. You can't find this stuff anymore. The world is useless, if all we have is fond memories. Great record, though! THANK YOU!

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  11. AndyFebruary 3, 2011 at 3:19 PM

    There is no excuse for the "Hoff", but Destruction does Rule.

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  12. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2011 at 4:59 PM

    Destruction is rad, but what about the first Assassin lp? awesome forgotten german thrash.

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  13. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2011 at 9:30 PM

    Aura Noir owes these guys a royalty check. Total desaster!

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  14. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    fuck i hate myself for looking through "the Hoff's" fucking website. that shit's disturbing

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  15. ChrisSeptember 3, 2011 at 8:01 PM

    I'm not into all the metal that you post, but this album cover fucking rules....

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