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Here’s my numero uno pick for 80’s Crust-Metal hybrids, or UK Crust Metal… Sacrilege “Behind The Realms Of Madness”. A bit of a no-brainer really, get a band full of guys that used to be in the Varukers ripping of Slayer, Onslaught, Metallica, Celtic Frost, etc. but filtering through their UK82 sensibilities. Then get this tall chick with charged hair and a super rough voice on the mic and wah-lah, a classic. Most of the songs work mid paced thrash type riffs against powerful epic mosh parts, kinda comes off like if after Hear Nothing, Discharge had got into Kreator instead of Van Halen.
The music is great raw thrash style, with enough hardcore and crust in the mix to make it really stick out, I guess it’s similar to the Antisect lp, English Dogs and Amebix Monolith, but every track just nails the sound so well that I think it surpasses those. I think vocalist “Tam” contributes a lot to the songs being so catchy, she’s one of the best female punk/metal vocalists I’ve ever heard. Really gritty and expressive sounding, stronger than most male vocalists actually. The guitar solos that color a lot of the sections are of the sub Kirk Hammett variety, semi melodic but basically all variations on one theme. The drumming is crunchy and has a lot of cheap echo on it, but that’s part of the sound for these kind of bands, and so with that in mind it doesn’t disappoint. The bass is basically inaudible under the thickly layered guitars which I think are in D-Flat and make the most of the riffs with lots of accents. I dunno, just imagine some punks trying to copy Ride The Lightning and you’re pretty close.
I don’t know why this copy is going to high, maybe some sketchy bidding is going down. I’ve never seen one go much over $50 before so I’d be wary of that. There’s also a pressing on Pusmort, and a blue vinyl version on COR.
Nah man, I’ve seen this go for more than $50 many times. I sold a few copies (record sucks BTW) in the early ’00s for around $80 a pop. I think it goes in waves…
The blue vinyl version is on Pusmort, not on COR. Judd is crazy this is one of the best records ever!!!
A clear favorite record for sure. Love this shit.
ffffuck you. man just because it aint produced @ dub narcotic studios don’t mean you gotta hate on this riff feast buddy.
love this one
Haha. Maybe I’d like it now, I haven’t heard it since I was 16 or so. Fuck it. Maybe I’m just sick of looking at the sleeve since I had about 100 empty ones for a while (thanks Vacuum)
How did you end up with 100 empty sleeves of this record from vacuum??
You just made me pull out my Pusmort copy and give this a listen for the first time in 20 years or so. I had it in my “sell these someday” pile but I just might keep it now.
It was also reissued by Metalcore in 1991.
Great site, keep it up!
yeah these go for well over 50 easily. the one pictured, is sought out mainly due to the C.O.R. label sticker …which differs from the c.o.r/pusmort (u.s) Green label.
the BLUE vinyl is C.O.R./PUSMORT. THESE ARE VERY RARE. they are the 1st.press and limited to only 50 copies.
these were made by accident due to an error by the pressing plant. the first batch of 500 were pressed “blue” when it was to be “black”, costing too much, pus only kept 50 of them,the rest were sent back to be melted down. ..
…but idk ..i suspect the pressing plant may have inserted all the blue into circulation instead of Melting / re-pressing 450 extra black ones for that 1st batch?……20 sum years ago …dammm..