
Cyré - Last Chance (1987)
Minor, sorta forgotten freestyle club banger. Discovered this in the Charlie Sheen movie “No Man’s Land.” Get it heard.

Minor, sorta forgotten freestyle club banger. Discovered this in the Charlie Sheen movie “No Man’s Land.” Get it heard.
The duo of Mr. Anus and Mr. Horribly Charred Infant (yes, really) invite you to their crazed brand of noise rock that is as equally disturbing as it is hilarious.
Barker on bass, Rieflin drumming. One of my favorite things ever conceived in the wide world of Ministry.
Great song, even better weird music video.
Pain Teens and their music video for “The Basement.” It begs to be seen, don’t miss it!
Freestyle DOES still live on.
This freestyle deep cut is as good as it gets. Tina most famously married to the one and only Arthur Baker. The lyrics are empowering and greatly contributes to the euphoric feeling this song gives.
I guess you could say the guitar solo is one of the most treasured features of thrash in addition to all-out speed and aggression, but what about the chorus? What one chorus, if you could choose JUST one, sticks to your brain most? Drop a link if the song isn’t something immediately recognizable by most folks.
I’ll go with Bitter End by Helstar as it’s my current obsession.
Here’s a real earworm by this band out of Chicago. The vocals may be an acquired taste, but that’s thrash for ya, and personally speaking, offbeat vox have always been my favorite anyway.
Perhaps Wrath’s biggest claim to fame was a guest spot on the Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III soundtrack with the song “When Worlds Collide.”
Freestyle lives on through the absolute Queen, Darkwave Duchess, the one and only ABRA. Song goes hard af, updating classic old skool with modern production and flourishes of an alternative vibe.
They have very little recorded output and yet, have at least five of what are, in my opinion, some of the best post-punk songs ever made.
The early days, synth-driven and quite menacing:
Mid period:
And finally, for their sole LP:
Dark Age (1985) - my favorite
Any fans??
Amazing forgotten UK speed/ thrash band with a unique, booming, NWOBHM-ish vocalist.
Demons die, sent from Hell… GARGOYLE FLYYYYY!
Super obscure double-sided single by these noise rockers outta Georgia. Love those nasty vocals. I prefer the flip song “Booger” but both rule.
Great Portland hardcore that is actually very heavy for its time. For fans of Poison Idea, Discharge, etc. Apparently they played a show with Mercyful Fate when they toured the US, which I always find amusing.
I discovered Jimmy Smack flipping through an old Spin Magazine article from 1985 about LA deathrock, mentioned alongside acts 45 Grave, Christian Death, Dead Hippie and Silver Chalice.
Truly underground and experimental stuff. Love those electric bagpipes! Perhaps most surprisingly, the man with “smack” in his name is still alive.
Beautiful song but surely those lyrics weren’t meant to come across so unintentionally creepy.
Great stuff. Awesome musicianship; wicked-as-hell vocals. All around killer track.
Classic late ‘80s electro-industrial stomper.
Amazing early French Darkwave masterpiece of a track.