Criminally underappreciated New Jersey metalheads SAVAGE DEATH have every right to be mentioned in the same breath as SLAYER, EXODUS and other early thrashers, but I first heard of them when Devon gave me a box of demos a few weeks ago. Crucified In Hell was their second demo (1985's Mass Genocide will appear here eventually) and features all of the charm that you have come to expect from primitive '80s satanic thrash metal. The drums are ferocious but just a touch off time, and the guitars dominate the mix (as they should) with a hellishly fuzzy wall of speed picking madness and gratuitous solos. Expect a glorious blend of Show No Mercy and Seven Churches with demo quality recording, true hessians rejoice!
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