SACRED REICH - Ignorance Unusually raw thrash metal coming from these guys. Demo version.
VIKING - Hellbound Pitiful SLAYER copycats. Different version to LP.
OVERLORDE - Keeper Of The Flame Excellent power metal. This band was from North Carolina and should not be confused with the New Jersey band, even though they do sound similar.
FATAL VIOLENCE - Violence Is Golden Decent speed metal.
TACTICS - Spare No Lives Thrashy heavy metal with hard rock tendencies like ARMORED SAINT or Ohio's DAMIEN. Notable for featuring Steve Gaines after he left ABATTOIR and before he joined BLOODLUST.
SANCTUM - Nothing Left Generic Metal Blade thrash.
Tracklist side B:
GARGOYLE - Into The Darkness Superb power metal like fellow Portlanders GLACIER. In fact, bassist Doug Smith formerly played with GLACIER, and singer Tim Lachman would later sing on their 1988 demo.
RIPPER - Death Awaits You Heavy haunting horror metal with vocals that are death metal like but intelligible.
E.S.P. - Take 'Em Alive Great US metal, though singer Bill Jennings would improve control of his high notes on the album version.
WARGOD - Intimate With Evil Over-the-top thrash, a bit like an inferior VIO-LENCE. Rather surprisingly features Michelle Meldrum (PHANTOM BLUE) on guitar.
L.S.N. - Deadly Kiss The name stands for Loud Senseless Noise. It's not that bad, but it is fairly unoriginal speed metal.
COBALT BLUE - Bullets Good melodic metal from New Jersey with some L.A. influence. Nice vocals by Lennie Rizzo from EXXPLORER.