Heathen

Origin: San Francisco, California, USA
Genres: Speed metal, thrash metal
Years active: 1984–1993, 2002–present
Labels: Combat, Roadrunner, Mascot Records
Website:http://www.heathenmetal.com



Discography

Pray for Death Demo (1986)
Breaking the Silence (1987)
Victims of Deception (1991)
Recovered EP (2004)
The Evolution of Chaos (2010)

Harter Attack.

Country of origin:
United States
Location:
New Jersey
Status:
Split-up
Year of creation:
1987
Genre:
Thrash Metal
Lyrical themes:
Politics, Society, Death and Destruction
Last label:
Aréna

Produced by Glenn Evans (Nuclear Assault), released through Evans' Arena Records in U.S. and Metalcore in Europe. A couple of songs was written with Dan Lilker (Nuclear Assault) who appeared as guest musician courtesy of Combat/IRS Record. They came out with a few demos and a full length album in 1989 called Human Hell.

Holy Terror

Holy Terror

Country of origin:
United States
Location:
Los Angeles, California
Status:
Split-up
Year of creation:
1986
Genre:
Thrash/Speed Metal
Lyrical themes:
Anti-Christianity, Society, Corruption
Last label:
Under One Flag



Discography:

Terror & Submission (1987) - Combat Records/Under One Flag
1. Evil's Rising
2. Mortal Fear
3. Distant Calling
4. Alpha Omega / The Bringer of Balance
5. Blood of the Saints
6. Black Plague
7. Terror & Submission
8. Tomorrow's End
9. Guardians of the Netherworld




Mind Wars (1988) - Under One Flag
1. Judas Reward
2. Debt of Pain
3. The Immoral Wasteland
4. A Fool's Gold/Terminal Humor/Mind Wars
5. Damned by Judges
6. Do Unto Others
7. No Resurrection
8. Christian Resistance

Rigor Mortis.

Genre:
Death/Thrash Metal
Lyrical theme:
Death, Zombies, Murder
Origin:
United States of America (Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas)
Formed in:
1983
Current label:
unsigned
Status:
Active



Discography

Demo 1986 (1986)
The Decline of the Western Civilization Part 2 (The Metal Years) Soundtrack (Capitol Records, 1988)
Demons Demo (1988)
Rigor Mortis (Capitol Records, 1988)
Freaks EP (Metal Blade, 1989)
Rigor Mortis vs. The Earth (Triple X), (1991)

Considered to be the first Death bands signed to a major label, they were also one of the pioneering bands to head the underground scene in Texas. I'm not really into too many death/thrash bands and it took me a few listens, but Rigor Mortis is an awesome band.

Exumer-Possessed By Fire

Origin Germany
Genres Thrash metal
Years active 1985–1989, 2001–present



Studio albums
1986 - Possessed by Fire
1987 - Rising from the Sea

Demos
1985 - A Mortal in Black
1989 - Whips & Chains
2009 - Waking The Fire

Another band that split after only releasing two full-length albums. Possessed By Fire being the better of the two in my opinion. From what I've have read, they plan on releasing new material later in the year.

Dread-Brace For Destruction

* Artist: Dread
* Album: Brace For Destruction
* Year: 2010
* Genre: Thrash Metal
* Country: USA

Tracklist:
1. Intro 01:59
2. Dawn of the Dread 00:53
3. When Dreams Lie 06:02
4. The Pharaoh's Ceremony 05:30
5. Brace for Destruction 04:18
6. Slay the Kings 04:29
7. A Crack in the World 03:12
8. Excommunication 05:17
9. Tuck You into Death 06:22
10. Killer Moose 03:00
11. Nuclear Rain 04:01

Very promising new wave band.

Deliverance.

Origin: USA
Genres:
Heavy metal
Progressive metal
Speed metal
Thrash metal
Years active:
1985–1995
2001–2002
2006–present
Labels: Retroactive Records

Studio albums:
Deliverance (1989, Intense Records)
Weapons of Our Warfare (1990, Intense Records)
What a Joke (1991, Intense Records)
Stay of Execution (1992, Intense Records)
Learn (1993, Intense Records)
River Disturbance (1994, Brainstorm Artists, Intl)
Camelot in Smithereens (1995, Intense Records)
Assimilation (2001, Indie Dream Records)
As Above - So Below (2007, Retroactive Records)
The Annals of Subterfuge (2010, Retroactive Records)


Let me start off by saying that I wanted to hate this band when I first read up on them. Christian thrash? Really? And what do I get, an awesome thrash band in my opinion at least. They went though a lot of style and member changes from the original lineup, but their first two albums are great thrash albums.