Transfer, audio restoration and mastering by Patrick W. Engel at TEMPLE OF DISHARMONY in June 2014 / March 2026.
Dave Hewson - Vocals, Guitar
Terry Sadler - Vocals, Bass
Ron Summers - Drums
01 Strappado (Original Mix)
02 The Curse (Original Mix)
03 Disintegrater (Original Mix)
04 Incinerator (Original Mix)
05 Parasites (Original Mix)
06 One Foot in the Grave (Original Mix, Bonustrack)
07 F.O.D. (Fuck of Death) (Original Mix)
08 Tortured Souls (Original Mix)
09 Nocturnal Hell (Original Mix)
10 Tales of the Macabre (Original Mix)
11 One Foot in the Grave (Unedited Rough Mix)
12 Disintegrater (Unedited Rough Mix)
13 Incinerator (Unedited Rough Mix)
14 The Curse (Unedited Rough Mix)
15 Tales of the Macabre (Unedited Rough Mix)
16 Strappado (Unedited Rough Mix)
17 Tyrant of Hell (Unedited Rough Mix)
18 Nocturnal Hell (Unedited Rough Mix)
19 F.O.D. (Fuck of Death) (Unedited Rough Mix)
20 Disintegrater (Unedited Rough Mix)
21 Incinerator (Unedited Rough Mix)
22 Tortured Souls (Unedited Rough Mix)
23 Parasites (Unedited Rough Mix)
24 Death Dealer (Unedited Rough Mix)
When it comes to to the importance of ground breaking Rock and Metal acts, Canada has always been criminally underrated (forever doomed to be overshadowed by its mighty neighbour in the south). Just think of Anvil, the true originators of Speed Metal, or Rush, the blueprint of Progressive Metal for five decades now. Bands form the land of hockey never received the kudos they deserved …
And you might as well add Slaughter from Toronto in Ontario to this list ... The band was formed in 1984. Three years later, in 1987, Dave Hewson (vocals, guitar), Terry Sadler (vocals, bass) and Ron Summer (drums) recorded the debut album “Strappado”. “Strappado” is nowadays hailed as a ground breaking record of raw Thrash Metal sowing the seeds for the first wave of true Amercian Death Metal. Songs like the lightning fast opener “Strappado”, the almost punky “F.O.D. (Fuck of Death)” or no-holds barred “Nocturnal Hell” make this one hell of a record.
Slaughter eventually broke up because they were fed up with the workings of the music industry (which speaks volumes of their integrity). Dave Hewson formed a new band called Strappado.
In 1994, Slaughter had a very short-lived comeback covering Celtic Frost's “Dethroned Emperor” and then disappeared once more.
Bands aus dem Lande des Ahornblatts hatten es nie leicht. Man denke an Anvil, die wahren Erfinder des Speed Metal, oder auch an Rush, die drei Dekaden um ihre Stellung als Könige des Progressive Metal kämpfen mussten. Kanada wird immer ein wenig vom mächtigen Nachbarn im Süden überschattet.
Auch Slaughter aus Toronto in Ontario kann man durchaus in die Reihe von innovativen Bands eingliedern. 1984 gegründet, spielten Dave Hewson (Vocals, Gitarre), Terry Sadler (Vocals, Bass) und Ron Summer (Drums) drei Jahre später das legendäre Debüt “Strappado“ ein. „Strappado“ gilt heute als Klassiker des rauen Thrash Metal (im Übergangsfeld zum Death Metal). Gerade in Deutschland erlangte das Album durch Stücke wie “Parasites“, “The Curse“ oder das fast punkige “F.O.D. (Fuck of Death)“ einen berüchtigten Ruf. 1987 hatte es sich für manche Fans zum Sport entwickelt, Alben auf den Einkaufszettel zu schreiben, die in der damals führenden Metal-Gazette des Landes (heute im Besitz des Axel Springer Verlags) in der Bewertung der Rezensenten möglichst wenig Punkte erhalten hatten. „Strappado“ stand dabei natürlich ganz oben auf der Liste ...
Matthias Mader
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| Item weight: | 0,13 kg |
Manufacturer:
Name: High Roller Records
Address: Bertolt-Brecht-Str. 1a, 08412 Werdau, Germany
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