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Uhh ohh! Incoming another controversial opinion on metal! Not only is Reign in blood not the most brutal album of all time it wasn't even the most brutal music at the time of its release.
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I don't disagree at all, although it's one of the more ferocious albums ever released without question.
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Scream Bloody Gore to name one. Death's early demos the preceding years before that as well.
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i love your definition of speed metal, same as mine. That is why i have no problem with people tagging/adding "speed metal" to early thrash. But outside of Fistful of Metal(which isnt even a thrash album) none of the other debuts would fall under strictly "speed metal". And SNM def doesn't sound like accelerated Venom to me.
But yeah, Fistful of Metal def has more in common with early Blind Guardian than it does with thrash.
But yeah, Fistful of Metal def has more in common with early Blind Guardian than it does with thrash.
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Scream Bloody Gore came the following year. I doubt Death Metal would have been created without Slayer, although I think Hell Awaits was a bigger influence than RIB.
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edit: yeah, ID beat me to it.
i wouldn't say SBG was/is more ferocious or brutal than RiB. And i absolutely LOVE both albums.
i wouldn't say SBG was/is more ferocious or brutal than RiB. And i absolutely LOVE both albums.
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I could name lots of stuff but most of it would depend on your definition of brutal but I think we can all agree on the 1985 demo by Insanity.
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Shit, you're right Scream Bloody Gore was mid '87 whereas Reign In Blood was late '86. But my point about the demos still stands.
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Pretty cool stuff. Tried looking the band up on MA and got 22 results.
...which country are they from?
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i think RiB is a more honed storm of malevolence, SbG is comparatively kind of goofy. i also adore both though.
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Reign in Blood was probably the most brutal metal album in 1986, but yeah, there were demos floating around that were earlier. A lot of people overlook the fact that the most influential bands were also usually the ones most involved in the tape trading scene, for good reason: they had earlier access to the cutting-edge, not having to wait a year or longer for things to get formally pressed.
fwiw I think the songs on Reign in Blood were being demoed at the beginning of 1986 too (although Darkness Descends had been written and bootlegged live in 1985 so yeah).
fwiw I think the songs on Reign in Blood were being demoed at the beginning of 1986 too (although Darkness Descends had been written and bootlegged live in 1985 so yeah).
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This isn't metal it's hardcore punk or proto-grindcore but I'd say it's certainly more vicious and aggressive than Reign in blood.
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I should also point out that there is a group of people who would argue this is the most brutal album period. Again though it depends on your definition and yeah it's not metal I know. But it is from 1986.
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It gets more nasty after a while but I think there is something to be said when this bands music was such that it forced fans to vomit and run out during concerts.
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