Some of our favorite
Obscure Thrash bands
“Among their own kind they live, a life that’s so obscure…” – DEATH.
The thought of anything obscure with regard to Thrash immediately provokes thoughts of the Mall Days of Yore; a time before the existence of internet search engines, music streaming services or even social media bots to recommend bands or albums based on prior purchases. A time when word of mouth within the Thrash community held sway over a metalhead’s purchasing power.
“Blurred visions, sanity obscure…” - BELIEVER
So many hours spent, flipping through ALL of those records, tapes and CDs in the Metal sections of every record store, looking for that one band…that one album. That one obscure, impossible to find recording you’ve only heard others talk about with the utmost reverence as if it were something sacred (because it was). And then, as if guided by providence, you find it. You can’t believe your luck. There it is…
JACKPOT!
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Break out your old denim jacket (the one with all the patches on it), put on your favorite tattered concert tour shirt (it was black; it’s probably gray by now), phone in your order for Ron’s Special Srirachacybin shroom kabobs and JOIN US as we mosh our way down memory lane and revisit some of the greatest, most obscure thrash bands that you’ve likely never heard of but most definitely should have.
And if this is your first time hearing them, enjoy! (And also, you’re welcome.)
If you love Thrash: give these bands a listen!
THANK YOU for continuing to support Metal
Rigor Mortis
Freaks
Mental Vortex
Uncertain Future
Climbin The Walls
Eternal Nightmare
Game Over
Thrash Zone
Grinning Like an Undertaker
More Fun Than an Open-Casket Funeral
Cause for Alarm
Money Talks
Show Notes:
(00:00) – The Number you have reached…980-666-8182 is in service and ready to receive / the #doubleentendres are #totally #theproducersfault / #noteven #andbegin It’s #MetalNerderyPodcast #PulpFiction style / GIVE METAL NERDERY PODCAST A CALL AT AREA CODE (980) 666-8182 ***CALL NOW*** / #notexcessive #youwillneverforget / Thrashus Favoritos Obscura: Obscure, #underground #thrash bands from back in the day: searching for the next thrash fix (when the #thrash explosion…explosioned…or exploded in the eighties)
(04:28) - #RigorMortis and the #bootleg #promocopy #hookup #jackpot (Bodily Dismemberment) #horrorthrash (interesting concept) #cricketsalready #turnthatallthewayup (Rigor Mortis definitely has a unique, darker vibe…WHY do some of the most awesome bands never get as big as they should!? Such is the travesty that is called #art (Freaks) #bolth #justgrabone #timing #editinglightbulbs (Blood Bath…still Rigor Mortis btw) / Vs. the Earth #dontdenythepowerof #rigormortis (The Rack) #busy #riffs #whatawaytogo #hardout #RIP #adderall and #masturbation (something #tangentional this way comes…)
(18:33) - #Coroner or #ForcedEntry (or #bolth?) #technical #crunchyballriffs were a #prerequisitie for #thrash / #thenewcore #ultratechnicalcrunchyballriffcore #Coroner (Masked Jackal) and can someone please give Ron Royce a fucking #cape #please!? (Divine Step and the #softintro #paddles #straightline) #onmicburp and #bluriness and the #concertshowtour and the #releasedate of Coroner’s Mental Vortex (#crickets) and the #accidental #blackalbumreference…sorry, we fell off the wagon and forgot it on the last episode).
(25:48) - #ForcedEntry (Macrocosm Microcosm / Bone Cracking Fever #ridiculous #sick the #joy of #gratuitious #guitarporn / update from Lars (courtesy of #tridentvibes) #buyourshit at metalnerdery.com/merch / #TheAccused (Pounding Nails (into the Lid of Your Coffin) and Voices) #CBLE #cantbeloudenough #thrashtastical (“More Fun than an Open Casket Funeral” – Halo of Flies) #frostalert and some additional tangentionally related commentary from Russell #yow #thrashpunk (#mystery #track)
(39:06) - #WrathchildAmerica (Gentleman Death & What’s Your Pleasure?) #timesignatures Total Obscure Goodness (#iwantthemtogethuge) and a high degree of #tangentionalalityismness to #Godsmack / www.rateyourmusic.com (their list of obscure thrash metal): #HAIL they actually referenced #GhostStory from #Atlanta (The Image & The Reality EP) and the Alex #ooooh of approval / #VioLence (and a high degree of #tangentionalalityismness to #MachineHead…***CALL NOW***980-666-8182***CALL NOW***) / #VioLence (Eternal Nightmare and that #riff is fucking #sick!!! (#shoutout to #Exciter and #HeadbangersBall and #BobbyGustafson and also #more #Vio-Lence (Oppressing the Masses) #isntitobvious #eightteenagain))) ***NEW ALBUM ALERT: NEW VIO-LENCE ALBUM SOON!!!***
(49:12) - #NuclearAssault (#ffffgoahead) Critical Mass (Those #tentacles are a #blessing) #warehousethrashcore / Keeping up with the evolution and growth of thrash was like trying to keep up with the evolution and growth of technology #impossible (#music and #relaxers) / D.R.I. #DirtyRottenImbeciles #DRI #yellowalbumcover (Thrashard) and #mosh #music or #moshmusic if you’re into #brevity #hashtagwhore (Kill the Words) aka #STFU (and also #chicaca #youreouttahere #killbill #gothim) : I had no idea that it was an instrumental (NOTE: Thrash bands used to have a high degree of intellect to the point that they’d make up witty titles to their instrumentals…hence: Kill the Words) / Honorable Mentions of other of our favorite most excellent Obscure Thrash Bands / #waitwhat?
(56:38) - #AgnosticFront (#reallycoolshirts with a toe in the thrash #pond (“Victim in Pain”) and #crossover #thrash #thrashcore and see also #MetalNerderyPodcast #Episode84 (The Eliminator) / #CrypticSlaughter #nineteeneightysix #1986 #thereitis (Sudden Death) / #moretocome #thankyou for following us down the #righteouspath of #obscureundergroundthrash / #justonce / ***CALL US AT 980-666-8182*** THANK YOU for continuing to support Metal Nerdery Podcast and Metal!!! / #stfu #bye / A word from Geezer…#hiddentracks #inside #eastereggs #fuckingterrifying