When Band's Changed In The 90's. Episode 2 Thrash Metal & Album Ranking
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 พ.ค. 2024
- Today I'm continuing to take a look on how style's in Metal & Hard Rock changed in the early 90's. Today's episode focuses on Thrash Metal. Thanks for watching as always #vinylcommunity #musiccommunity #mrboulder #thrashmetal
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It's funny how every single thrash metal band changed their sound in the 90's and most people still shit on Metallica.
It 'cool' to hate on Metallica but I'm sure they sleep just fine in their beds at night. I find it laughable how some people shit on them despite everything they've contributed to Metal over the years. Thanks for watching and commenting
Indeed. But that just proves that nearly every thrash band were followers, and not innovators, unlike Metallica. That said, “Years Of Decay” is the greatest thrash album of all time.
IMHO anything after "And Justice For All" does suck I'm a die hard fan from the start but I couldn't get in the black album.
Sodom never changed only got heavier
fjuczer730, I agree with your comment 100%
The 90s were are rough time for us metal heads , i was a teenager in the 80s and purchased 'kill em all' , 'hell awaits' etc off the shelf . Grunge was never my scene and thought metal would never recover , but it did in a big way .Death to all but metal 😁 Cheers James , great vid as per norm.
Cheers fella. Wish I was old enough to appreciate the likes of Kill Em All etc at the time of release, it must have been amazing
@@mrboulder9714 Golden days mate .
I discovered European metal in the mid 90's. I was already a fan of Helloween since the 80's, but I discovered the rest of it in that period. Gamma Ray, Iron Savior, Blind Guardian, Stratovarius, etc.
Gotta disagree - the 90s were awesome for metal.
Whether you dug grunge or not we got some classic albums from Alice In Chains and Soundgarden.
The rise of Death Metal with great stuff from Morbid Angel, Obituary, Carcass,Death et al.
Black Metal? Emperor, Enslaved, Mayhem and lots more!
Industrial Metal - with classics from Ministry and Nine Inch Nails, early Manson, White Zombie.
Thrash and Groove? Highlights from Sepultura, Machine Head, Pantera.
Nu Metal - I wasn't a great fan of to be honest, but there was some good stuff - just not a lot of it!
The birth of Melodic Death Metal - again, Carcass needs mentioning, but At The Gates, Amorphis, In Flames, Dark Tranquility.
Opeth?
Just because a lot of 80s bands suffered doesn't mean the 90s was a bad decade.
Hell, even Judas Priest gave us - arguably - their best album in Painkiller in the 90s!
The 90s was a GREAT time to be a metal head (from one who started off in the 80s WITH the like of Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth etc)
Oh, and in regards to the black album, from someone who discovered Metallica with Master (in 86) I LOVE it. It's a masterpiece in my opinion, alongside Ride, Master and Justice.
There's this retconning going on these days that Black wasn't liked back in the day - BULLSHIT.
Every metalhead owned a copy back then, and LOVED it. And EVERY metal band wanted a piece of that pie. This is why so many thrash bands changed their sound - NOT because of grunge, but because of the black album.
I let this person know he should mention Cannibal Corpse or risk losing all of his "Metal Authority" in all Metal fans eyes except "Posers".
Cheers for praising John Bush, I hate that the "John Bush era" has become code for the "bad era" with Anthrax. Imo he's the best frontman they ever had.
The Bush era is excellent and definitely deserves more respect in my opinion. Cheers for watching and commenting
Very good video, I find Anthrax with John Bush underrated and I actually like that Anthrax era a little more
The Bush era of Anthrax is definitely underrated I think
Indeed. “White Noise” was great then and it’s aged better than any other 90s release from any thrash band.
Agreed. In fact - We've Come For You All is a favourite of mine.
@@keithhughes3419 I love that album too man, Sound of White Noise has some great tracks like Only, Room for One More, 1000 Points of Hate, but I think We've Come for you All is an album I can listen to without skiping any song, but is not the same with Sound of White Noise for me, I think there are a couple of tracks that I don't like too much there but still a great album, but yes I think I also like We've Come for you All just a little more
David Ellefson's bass sounds great... must be a day ending in "y". "Ashes" has to be their most underrated song... When Dave Mustaine is putting out a strong vocal performance, I have to recognize it.
Overkill did the transition from thrash to groove metal very well, and when they starting injecting the thrash an album later, the world was good again. Along the same lines, Testament had a strong follow-up with Low.
Haha yeah I hear ya, I just particularly love the bass sound on Countdown. Testament's Low is an underrated beast of an album in my opinion. Cheers for watching and commenting
Overkill may have changed on I Hear Black ( which is still a great album) , but they came back with a vengeance on W.F. O and have never looked back
Yeah they only took a brief break from the Thrash before they were back at it with WFO. Thanks for watching and commenting
I am a similar age to you, back in the day one when I was a teenager in the early 90’s one of the kids on my street had a dad whom worked at a big magazine publishers. He would randomly give me metal releases (promo CD’s, VHS tapes, cassette tapes) that were lying around the office. One of those was Xentrix’s Kin. As I was already a fan, I was soooooo happy. Loved it ever since. Surprised you didn’t mention Chaos A.D.
I was meant to show and talk about Chaos AD and then proceeded to completely forget to dig it out when I was getting the albums out for the video 😂 Cheers
I loved what my favourite thrash bands were doing in the 90s. I like the Black album but for me Load is the one. I listen to that more than the rest of their catalogue combined. I think SowN and Stomp are both fantastic and are my go to Anthrax albums.
Like you, Countdown was my way in and I'd say Countdown, Youthanasia and Cryptic are all great.
Enjoyable video.
Thank you. Yeah Load is a great album, I totally agree. Both Countdown To Extinction and Sound of White Noise are excellent albums released atxa difficult time for these bands. Cheers
Product on Independent is an amazing tune. The chugs are soooo great. Please listen to again.
It has a few really good tunes but i mostly find the album disappointing
Sound of white noise was my introduction to anthrax and it's still my fave album by them picked up the ritual and I hear black both on the cheap last year I don't mind them at all the less said about force of habit the better the cover looks more fitting on a college rock or alt rock album!
Yeah Sound of White Noise is fantastic, a very difficult time for Anthrax but they really delivered the goods. Yeah Force Of Habit is a stinker, Generic is the word that springs to mind. Cheers Robert as always fella 👍
Agreed with pretty much everything that you said. Renewal, The Ritual, and Sound Of White Noise are some of my favorites from those bands. In the 90's, some of these albums dropped as I was discovering metal, and I was also getting into their earlier stuff so, for me personally, it was an exciting time. I guess I took the "new" albums for what they were and not for what they weren't.
Some of these albums are excellent and I think,some get ignored by the older fans because they just don't want anything to change. Thanks for watching
Sound Of White Noise is my favourite Anthrax album. It's pretty damn great. Sadly the Bush era couldn't keep up the same level of quality, so we got Joey back - which I'm not against.
room for 1 more the best track on sound of white noise. got that at a pawn shop yrs ago
It's definitely one of my favourite's on the album. Thanks for watching
I got into thrash deeply in 1992. I was 13. My getting into Exodus and Overkill was delayed by several years because of the albums they put out at the time (Force of Habit and I Hear Black). I’ve learned to accept those albums for what they are now, but as a 13 year old wanting proper thrash, those albums didn’t cut it. I didn’t hear Years of Decay until my 30’s and now think it’s a masterpiece.
If you were hungry for Thrash back then I Hear Black and Force Of Habit definitely weren't gonna satisfy your need for proper Thrash. Yeah Year's of Decay is great, their latest album Scorched is also excellent. Thanks for watching
I saw Anthrax at Camden Underworld (met the band too) the week White Noise came out. Bit scary its 30 years ago, I remember the time well and purchasing those albums. For me 'Countdown to Extinction' is the killer, an album I keep returning to all these years later.
In '91 and '92 it still felr like the same scene I disovered and loved in the late 80s. Metallica & Countdown and others felt a natural evolution. More accessible, but still top quality metal records. '93 felt different - Pantera, White Zombie..etc the scene definitely changed. Stopped buying Kerrang around '94, just wasnt into the metal scene as it was at that point. 'Load', 'Stomp 442', even 'Divine Intervention' - very different era. 'Youthanasia' was good and bands like Overkill still put out good stuff (WFO, Killing Kind), Kreators 'Cause for Conflict'. The 90s were strange for fans who came into the metal scene in the later 80s.
That must have been amazing to see Anthrax in a tiny place like The Camden Underworld. Yeah Countdown To Extinction is a beast of an album. Cheers for watching and commenting
Like all the albums you named but some were a shock like I HEAR BLACK by OVERKILL and was not really into it but some years after i started to like it more.
There are so.many album I wasn't particularly big on at the time of release but later went on to love, Anthrax's Sound of White Noise being one of them. Cheers fella
Another great video. The Ritual', 'I Hear Black', and 'Sound of White Noise' are really good albums IMO. I really like 'Kin' too. 'Independent' has a lot of really good songs on it, but Phil's vocals are pretty bad on some of the songs. 'Countdown to Extinction' is a one-in-a-million album. Good stuff.
Thanks Kim. Yes The Ritual, White Noise and The Black album are great. Kin is an average album for me. Countdown To Extinction is a very good album. Cheers mate 👍
Great part 2!
Thank you for watching
Fantastic video James!
'Sound of White Noise' is my favorite from all the albums you've showed. Simply a brilliant record. They've changed their sound and delivered amazing tunes. 🤘
I've also heard those stories about the recent Bush Anthrax vinyl reissues, thats why I'll be waiting for a proper reissue.
Sound of White Noise is an absolute beast, and like you, I'll be waiting for a proper reissue mate. Cheers Kenan
Great video again, thank you very much for the trip back to these times. I remember back then, I really hated most of these albums (only Annihilator delivered a killer in my opinion, Jeff Waters is out of this world anyways hahaha). Nowadays, I really like "The Ritual", "Sound Of White Noise" or "Renewal". Megadeth and Metallica did great at the beginning of the 90ies, but then came the really bad albums while or at the end of the 90ies. A bit surprised you did not mention the big changes that Sepultura gone through with Roots or Slayer with Diabolus in Musica (do not like these albums at all). Also the terrible "Green" album by Forbidden and "Mourning Has Broken" by Sabbat could be mentioned here. Worth a mention would also be "Grin" by Coroner, a very experimental album (but still great). Can't wait for your Death Metal video Episode 3. Cheers from Switzerland !
Guess who was meant to include Chaos AD in the video and then completely forgot to show it 😂 Set The World On Fire was my first Annihilator album and while its not my favourite, it's still a very good album. Jeff Waters is an excellent musician. Cheers
The 90’s Metallica was stuff I grew up on. It’s great stuff the only and I don’t hate them I’m just over them and the others in the big 4 to be fair. Great job James
Nothing wrong at all with 90's Metallica, well Reload is a bit patchy for me. Cheers Trevor
@@mrboulder9714 that’s very understandable and ya know I blame AIC and Pepper Keenan Corrosion for those records being dark, riffy and moody. Cheers buddy
I love everyone of these albums! I made a video showing most of these a while back. Now you got me listening to these again. Great stuff and great video!!
There's done great stuff amongst these albums mate, that Sacred Riech one is not great though. Cheers Steve
I enjoyed your production but in the future when talking about the 90s and metal, you MUST talk about Cannibal Corpse. They are the best band ever in the "Death Metal Genre" and their first few albums were very cool blending of "Hardcore" and "Thrash" .
Thanks for watching and commenting. I'm probably gonna end up doing a Cannibal Corpse album ranking at some point
Agreed about Testament and Exodus.
Never liked that Xentrix record.
Liked that Anthrax ine when I bought the Bush era stuff a few years ago, hated Only when it came out. Pissed me off that they sacked Joey.
I even like Stomp 442 now. Mental
Renewal isn't great, but at least it isn't fucking Endorama!!
The Sacred Reich is ok, but I prefer the Heal album.
Countdown To Extinction has it's moments. Skin O' My Teeth murders.
Great video James. Liking this mini series!!
Cheers Dave much appreciated. Yeah some bands got through this period better than others. Sound of White Noise and the Bush era in general are underrated I think. Good to hear from you mate
Awesome video James.
Sound of White Noise kicks ass.
Cheers mate
Cheers Mark and yes Sound of White Noise is a beast
I Hear Black is one my favorite metal albums, other than that I think him on point. Sound of White Noise was an amazing album also, unfortunately is downhill from there until Joey was back in the band.
I Hear Black is a good album. Sound of White Noise is a real triumph considering the difficult position Anthtax were in at the time. Cheers for watching and commenting
Hi James!!! yeah the 90's was a tough period for many rock bands from the 80's glam/hard rock/thrash too..... and you can see how many of them tried very hard to adapt their sound and looks too. I really like 90's Anthrax with John Bush. It seems all the bands were trying to do what Metallica achieved with the S/T album....I have not heard that Overkill album, somebody talk about it as a "Sabbath" sounding release. cheers and be well
Yeah the Bush era is underrated I think, they released some great stuff with him on vocals. I Hear Black is definitely worth checking out. Cheers Cristian
Great video James, some really excellent albums here..Black is a classic despite what anyone says and I love the Sound of White Noise, John Bush is a hell of a vocalist
Not heard that Exodus album , cover always threw me off 😂
Looking forward to the DM one 🤘
Black album.and Sound of White Noise are amazing albums mate, I agree. If you've not heard Force Of Habit then you're not missing much mate, piss poor album. Cheers Marty
I've only recently heard Kin and I have to admit I quite enjoyed it for what it is anyway. I Hear Black is often talked about with disdain but again I was late to the party so it doesn't come with the super fan baggage many 90s albums have. Anthrax is certainly the best of the bunch for me, I don't think it sounds dated at all. Enjoyed the ranking at the end.
Kin is ok for what it is, its just massively inferior compared to the 2 that came before it. I Hear Black is a good album for sure. Agreed on Anthrax, excellent album released at a very difficult time for the band. Cheers Andy
I dont hate the black album, nor do i hate Load and Re-Load, but to me the real follow ups to Justice For All is Death Magnetic, Hardwired… and 72 Seasons.
Got into Metallica in the mid 80’s.
I really like Load but I'm not as keen on Reload. I get what you're saying with regards to the follow ups to And Justice For All I definitely get what your saying. Cheers for watching and commenting
Great list. I'd also add Flotsam & Jetsam's Cuatro. Suicidal Tendencies, The Art Of Rebellion & Something Wicked from Nuclear Assault. all controversial at the time of release.
I hated The Art of Rebellion, but really enjoyed Something Wicked. It was a huge, fresh, improvement over Nuclear Assault's previous album, and it sounds better then their previous two.
I'm not actually familiar with any of these albums. Cheers for watching and commenting
The black album was my introduction into Metallica- was 12 at the time - thought it was amazing
I love testament and have all their albums. The ritual is my top 5 of theirs
Love countdown - haven’t listened to in a while but when I put in , I forget just how good it is
Can’t for the life of me find “sound of white noise” on cd in any shops here.
Ps going to see anthrax, kreator and testament in November!!! Can’t wait
Black album is great and is hated for just being different. Enjoying The Ritual much more these days it must be said. Love Sound of White Noise, a difficult time for Anthrax but they pulled it off. I'm going to that tour as well, gonna be amazing. Cheers fella as always 👍
The first 4 metallica albums are classics but to me the black album is right there with them.. different yes but just as good!
I completely agree, all 5 are fantastic albums that I never tire of. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment
You think SOOO much like me! I got into more extreme metal in 1993, and I confide that Sound of White Noise is the best metal album in the modern era. I personally HATE the term 'groove metal' and don't believe in it...metal just went to lower tunings and got heavier and thicker instead of just fast. If I may, I'd also like to mention bands that redeveloped in response to the Black album: Flotsam & Jetsam-Quatro ('92) COC- Blind (very late '91) Sepultura- Chaos AD ('93) The Organization (Death Angel minus Mark '93) S.T.- The Art of Rebellion ('92) and Nuclear Assault-Something Wicked ('93) had all got heavier as well.
Yeah I'm not a massive fan of the term "Groove Metal" either. Cheers for the other album recommendations you shared. Cheers
Testament the ritual album love it. Let go of my world is track from that album. Exodus - force of habit. Wasn't over keen of that album. overkill - I hear black was pretty good, but could of been better. Anthrax the sound of white noise was good, but stomp 442 really did for me with john bush and with Dime doing most of the solo's made it even better. Scared reich indentions really good. Annihator set the world on fire. Another good album from them. Megadeth with countdown was much better for me than rust in piece.
The Ritual is definitely an album that has grown on me over the years, can't say the same of Force Of Habit though. Cheers
Great video James! Bands certainly changed their sound in the 90's, due to Metallica's Black album. It was a massive album, and i think bands just wanted a little bit of that. Plus, things changed a lot in the 90's. The Ritual is a good album, same for Countdown to extinction. Although they clearly were following Metallica. The others i haven't listened to, but I really need to check out the John Bush Anthrax albums and I hear black. I wanna do an Exodus ranking, so I'll have to reluctantly listen to Force of habit. Nice one man 😊🤘🏻
I think there was a lot of pressure from record companies to get bands releasing more commercial albums as like you say they wanted their bands chasing that Black album money. That Exodus is very poor compared to their other output
You never know though, you might really like it. Cheers as always mate 👍
@mrboulder9714 Yeah, you're absolutely right! After the black album came out, all the labels had $$ eyes wanting their bands to do the same. It's not fair really, the band should do what they wanna do, not be dictated to by labels. Yeah I've heard that Exodus album isn't great, but I've gotta check it out for the ranking. That's true, I might enjoy it, but I'm setting the expectation level very low! You're welcome mate, as always! 😊🤘🏻🤘🏻
Hello , good bands 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Glad you like. Thanks for watching
Some great picks here. Of course Metallica takes the cake on this topic, but what an amazing album. I Hear Black is actually one of my top 3 Overkill albums so that one was great. Megadeth's Countdown is killer as well. It was actually the album that brought me to Megadeth lol. Great vid my friend.
Cheers fella. Yeah the black album is excellent, as is Countdown To Extinction. I hear Black is a decent album too, it's not amazing but there are plenty of good songs on it. Thanks for watching and commenting
A bit of a hit and miss selection there James. The Black Album was a real game changer in the metal world and I wonder if Metallica had any idea while recording it how much of an impact it would have. The Testament and Megadeth are probably my two favourites from these albums.
Definitely some underrated albumsand some bands that didn't adjust to the change in style as much as others. Cheers Grant
People have to understand the context that record labels literally stopped returning the phone calls of many 80's hard rock and metal bands starting around circa 1992.... The musical landscape changed so fast. You basically had to slow your music down, add some degree of alternative and/or groove influence, or risk being called a holdover from the dorky 80's.... Yes, folks, there was a period from about 1992-1996 where people absolutely hated the 80's. Trashed the decade as shallow, soulless, and irredeemable.
I agree with all the points you made. I saw an interview with Tom Keifer from Cinderella years ago and it said back in around 91/92 the promoters/Radio stations etc they'd been working with for years overnight wanted nothing to do with them at all. Cheers for watching and commenting
Great stuff James, love some thrash. Not a big fan of Xentrix or Exodus or this one from Kreator. I Hear Black isnt bad. The Ritual is excellent, love most Testament albums. Set the World on Fire is ok. Countdown to Extinction 10/10 superb. Sound of White Noise is really good and I dont listen to it enough. Black Album, love it, some cracking songs, and thats from someone who loves their early stuff too (and Load).
Definitely a mixed bag among this lot, Anthrax really knocked it out of the park as they were really up against it. That Megadeth is superb, not their best but i love it none the less. Cheers as always Paul
You can't blame overkill for changing the way they was and going to a slower temp bc Bobby"Blitz"Ellsworth literally had a focal seizure aka a stroke on stage in Germany in 2002.
The change had nothing to do with Bobby's stroke in 2002 as they immediately went back to playing Thrash in 1994. Thanks for watching
@@mrboulder9714 bullshit strokes take a huge toll on people.
@JamesStern-uf4hb Well yeah that's obvious but the I Hear Black album was out 9 years before Bobby had his stroke
I love the fact that you cherish albums that aren't "perfect". Ringwear, Dents, SEAM splits and all. Every Record now has a story. Its not your typical Near Mint "cookie cutter" Collection.
Absolutely. Like you say these records tell a story and if they are not in perfect condition then so be it. It gives them a bit of character i think. Cheers for watching and commenting
For me Overkill's 'I Hear Black' and Testament's 'The Ritual' were the biggest disappointments/departures from their previous albums (Years of Decay and Horrorscope were awesome!). I still to this day struggle to appreciate them in their entirety and have only come to like the odd song, like Agony or World of Hurt respectively.
Annihilator's 'Set the World on Fire' should be listened in isolation of the whole rest of their catalogue, it was such a departure. I didn't struggle with that album as much as it was the first full album of their's I heard after hearing one of the songs on the radio. Never, Neverland was a stronger album though IMO.
As for Anthrax, being a big fan of the Belladonna era, I thought 'Sound of White Noise' had a few shining moments on it, such as Potter's Field and Only but found most of the rest of it forgettable.
Metallica and Megadeth's albums have deservedly aged the best out of the lot like I'm sure most people would agree.
Agreed on the Metallica and Megadeth albums being very strong. I think the Anthrax album has aged very well and definitely one of my favourite's from the era. Thanks for watching
I was completely bored off thrash by the early 90s. I sold pretty much all of my thrash albims except Slayer. I was really into Sepultura too, but they werent pure thrash anymore either. I loved White Zombie and thought they were the freshest thing Id heard in a long time. My 90s bands were Obituary, Entombed, Carcass, Corrosion of Conformity, Danzig, Sick of it All, Agnostic Front, Biohazard, Cathedral, Machinehead, Sepultura, Slayer, Rollins Band, Fear Factory, etc. but no real thrash metal anymore. I eventually got back into thrash in the 2000s, and recollected all those albums again. I would add Voivod and Suicidal Tendencies. I know a lot of people love Art of Rebellion, but I hate it. It was a huge let down for me after how much I loved Lights, Cameral, Revolution.
I like a.lotbof the 90s bands you listed here. Fear Factory being the pick of the bunch, I always thought those guys never really got the recognition they deserve. Cheers
In my opinion, Overkill are the only band I know that stayed consistent even through the 90's. Testament change a bit in the 90's but bounce back to thrash with 2008's The Formation of Damnation. Metallica definitely followed trends the most during the 90's. Metallica eventually did go back to thrash with Hardwired... but it's definitely not the same Metallica from the 80's. Interesting video & topic, James.
I'll be the firstborn admit that 80's Metallica is my favourite but they continued to evolve and release great music. Overkill have always been very consistent, I'm definitely with you on that. Cheers mate 👍
Sodom stayed really consistent, even though Tom did break up Sodom for a bit and was making more money with Onkle Tom. Consistency is great, but it can become stagnant.
Overkill did not really change, they did a more bluesy sabbath type album and then put out WFO shortly after I hear black, WFO is a masterpiece of thrash metal.
Well they did change but only briefly for 1 album. Agreed on WFO, an excellent Thrash Metal album
Thanks for watching
I never liked exodus at all or testement either, overkill are better than both i think.
I think all 3 have very strong discographies with Testament's being the strongest of all 3. Cheers for watching and commenting fella
I was massively disappointed with the black album. I'd been a huge fan of And Justice, a very dark, bleak album. I listened to that a lot and couldn't wait for the next release. And then i heard Enter Sandman, how could they go from something so deep as One to that? Tried to like the black album but for me a real disappointment album. The Ritual never got the acclaim it deserves, Electric Crown is a great track, the guitar tone is really good. I'd say the only problem with the album is that the songs are all teh same tempo, it lacked variety in pace. Agree with the Exodus album, a couple of really good songs. For me one of my fave early thrash albums was Mordred In This Life, a great blend of thrash and funk which sadly was nipped in the bud when the grunge scene gained traction.
Massively disappointed with the Anthrax Sound of White Noise, one of the worst mixed albums i've ever heard, no idea why they got someone to mix the album with zero experience of mixing metal. It's an awful, awful record. Bush is a decent singer but that album was terrible.
Modered is a band I still haven't got round to checking out. Yeah The Ritual is decent but like you saybthe lack of different tempos to the songs is a problem. I can definitely understand why old school Metallica fans don't like the black album. I've always loved The Sound of White Noise and never had an issue with the mix personally. Cheers for watching and commenting
@@mrboulder9714 have a look for the In This Life album. Probably Mordred's most diverse album. They were integrating DJ scratching way before the Nu metal guys of the late 90s. The first album Fools Game hints at what was to come
I Hear Black was quite a disappointing album to me. It's tough to believe it was the same lineup as the near-transcendent Horrorscope.
It's got some decent stuff on it but it's not a patch on Horrorscope. Cheers for watching and commenting
really dont like The Ritual. To me it's clearly their worst album, yes Demonic is much better. Overkill did awesome in the 90s. They even gave us a borderline stoner/sludge metal album with I Hear Black (Big Black Sabbath influence eh? i thought that title was cheeky)
I think Demonic is Testament's weakest personally. Yeah that was definitely a Sabbath reference in the I Hear Black album name. Cheers for watching
Dark time for thrash back then. I used to cringe when I heard them all trying to slow down and use the drop D tuning. I can never understand why bands try to follow fashion when they are from a different time. There's no bigger bullshitter than the musician at times. Trying to justify following the trend. It very rarely ever works out for bands either. Over the years I've owned most of these albums but as of right now I don't care for any of them. Saying that, Metallica is a fantastic sounding album that I use to try any audio equipment out.
A lot of them of them of course were under pressure from the record companies who were chasing the 'black' album money and in some cases it just didn't work, the Scared Reich and Exodus albums are piss poor especially. Cheers Mike as always mate
@@mrboulder9714There was pressure in some cases but in other and even worse cases, the labels flat out ghosted bands and treated them like lepers. Thus why so many 80's metal bands dissolved around 1992-1993.
90s Kreator (post “Coma”) is appalling. A great example of a great metal vocalist who was/is terrible as a “singer”. Oh, yeah, crap music, too. F that era.
I absolutely hated Renewal...still do. Outcast has a couple really good songs though eg. Leave This World Behind and Phobia.
Not terrible at all but Endorama is definitely the weakest of the bunch