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This intense death/thrash metal quartet was formed in
Huntington Beach, Los Angeles, USA, during 1982.
Comprising Tom Araya
(bass, vocals), Kerry King
(guitar),
Jeff Hanneman
(guitar) and Dave Lombardo
(drums), they
made their debut in 1983, with a track on the compilation
Metal Massacre III. This led to Metal Blade signing the band
and releasing their first two albums. Show No Mercy and
Hell Awaits were undiluted blasts of pure white metallic noise.
The band played at breakneck speed with amazing technical
precision, but the intricacies of detail were lost in a muddy
production. Araya's lyrics dealt with death, carnage, Satanism
and torture, but were reduced to an indecipherable guttural
howl. Rick Rubin, producer and owner of the Def Jam label
teamed up with the band in 1986 for the recording of Reign In
Blood. Featuring 10 tracks in just 28 minutes, it took the concept
of thrash to its ultimate conclusion. The song 'Angel Of Death'
became notorious for its references to Joseph Mengele, the Nazi
doctor who committed atrocities against humanity
(ironic, given
that Araya has non-Aryan origins). They themselves admitted to
a right-wing stance on matters of society and justice, despite being
the subject of virulent attacks from that quarter over the years.
Hell Awaits saw Rubin achieve a breakthrough in production with
a clear and inherently powerful sound, and opened up the band to
a wider audience. South Of Heaven represented Slayer applying
the brakes and introducing brain-numbing bass riffs similar to
Black Sabbath, but was delivered with the same manic aggression
as before. The guitars of Hanneman and King screamed violently
and Araya's vocals were comprehensible for the first time. Seasons
In The Abyss pushed the band to the forefront of the thrash metal
genre, alongside Metallica. A state-of-the-art album in every respect,
although deliberately commercial, it is the band's most profound and
convincing statement. A double live album followed, recorded in
London, Lakeland and San Bernadino between October 1990 and
August 1991. It captured the band at their brutal and uncompromising
best and featured definitive versions of many of their most infamous
numbers. However, it saw the permanent departure of Lombardo
after many hints of a separation, with ex- Forbidden drummer Paul
Bostaph stepping in. Lombardo went on to form Grip Inc., working
with Death leader Chuck Shuldiner. 1994 saw the group work
alongside Ice-T on a cover of the Exploited 's 'Disorder' for the
Judgement Night soundtrack, before the unveiling of their sixth studio
album, Divine Intervention. Two years later, Undisputed Attitude
demonstrated the band's punk influence and featured a particularly
inspired version of the Stooges' 'I Wanna Be Your Dog'.





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