Damn, I love the internet. I was searching for heavy metal bands from the 80's and re-discovered all these old bands that I liked back in the day. Reminds me of going to shows at Country Club in Reseda and the Troubadour in Hollywood. Both places don't exist anymore.

Anyone heard of:
Omen
Witch
Destruction
Exodus
Sodom
Armored Saint
VoiVod
Onslaught
Sacrilege

Brings back any memories for anyone?

I saw Exodus in 1990 with Suicidal and Pantera. I think locomoto toured with them as well. Good show, but probably the most violent show I've ever been to.

The following year I saw Voivod with Soundgarden and Faith No More. Good show.

I hated Armored Saint for some reason. Escapes me now

edit, I also saw Exodus on a Headbangers Ball tour with Anthrax and Helloween as well. Remember those dudes?

Geez, I haven't thought about most of those bands in almost 8 years. Voivod's Nothingface was almost always in my old car.

I also look out for old bands from time to time on the net.

Hallows Eve
Ruthless
Nasty Savage
OverDrive
... it never end you know ...

I still listen to my old stuff, Hirax, Possessed, DBC, HellHammer etc.

I think about/listen to older metal as much as modern stuff, maybe more. Anytime I hear something newer I enjoy I usually say "shit, that's totally like Kreator!" than I get the urge to go rock some Kreator. But than I go "damn, I love this shit, I wonder what's new and similar?" and go listen to new stuff again. Than back to the old. It's a cycle like that of the windmill head bang.

Anyway, you didn't mention Kreator, so for the record, KREATOR RULES!

don't forget to add:
- exciter
- celtic frost
- anvil b*itch

That's right.....Exciter - Violence and Force. Good one.

All I remember about this album is the annoyingly loud sounds of the pick hitting the strings

Hell Yeah! I finally saw Kreator a few years back and they still shred.

you should check out German band Deathrow, class song titles as well, how can you not like 'riders from hell'

muton hates kreator. i think he's loco.

Or maybe a.................BETRAYER!

This is a song in which
I use to describe what I feel
About people like you
No sense for humanity,
No idea about life
This premise has been proved
You used my trust to
Satisfy your brainless lust
Your word isn't worth
Than puke in a dust

Betrayer
Betrayer
Misleader, you twisted things
To satisfy
Deceiver, this greedy lust
You can't deny

How could I be so nave
To believe all the lies
You so easily told
I think I've learned my lesson
Too late
The story took time to unfold
Now I see your true face
Behind your mask, a cheat, a fake
Your word isn't worth than
Puke in a dust

Betrayer
Betrayer
Misleader, you twisted things
To satisfy
Deceiver, this greedy lust
You can't deny

Ignorant twisted mind, maybe it
Would help
To think before you speak
From time to time
Pretend to be a friend of mine
But you would see
Your mother if you could
For less than a dime
Intelligence lost, brain deseased,
So you will loose,
Fall to your kness
Guys like you I cannot stand
Maybe I must speak
Another language
Before you understand

Betrayer
Betrayer
Misleader, you twisted things
To satisfy
Deceiver, this greedy lust
You can't deny

I listened to all this stuff by I only still have all the '80s vinyl releases for VoiVod, Destruction, Sodom, Kreator, Exodus, Exciter, and Celtic Frost.

The only thing I liked about Kreator was thier record covers.

No one mentioned Death Angel or Testament yet. Does anyone remember Pirahna?

Both the Exodus Bonded by blood tour and Metallica Ride the lightning tour were amazing.

Biggest regret never seeing Ac/dc or Hellhammer.

Kiss Creatures of the night tour was amazing too.They had a real tank on stage with a drum kit in it that shot flames into the crowd and gene simmons swallowed a sword and breathed fire into the crowd.He had the biggest platform shoes Ive ever seen.They all had make up.That Halloween I was Paul Stanley with full make up.

For me, it was and still all about:

Metallica
Exodus
Megadeth
Anthrax
Morbid Angel
Slayer
Iron Maiden
Annihilator
Venom
Testament
Celtic Frost
Helloween
S.O.D.
Voivod
Napalm Death
Death

Great memories of doing the paper route with my Sony Walkman.

Saxxon
Running Wild
Diamond Head
Grim Reaper
Raven

...by the time thrash was identified I was out.

Also, the first Loudness album is goofy fun.

I think I worked with all you guys at my old record store job...

has anyone seen the Anvil documentary?
it's on my netflix queue, but i keep bumping it down the list because i don't know if i want to waste and rental space for it or not...

It's OK.....the trailer to the movie made me feel like I missed out on a great band. Once you hear their music you understand why they didn't make it 'big'. Movie was OK. Keep bumping it down....you're not missing anything.

Ha! That was a highly coveted position! I think you sold me the Music for Nations "Creeping Death" EP on green vinyl.

Armored Saint ruled even if only for the first two tracks on Symbol of Salvation that I always used to blast on cassette driving through the woods to my girlfriend's house at midnight when I was a wee lad.

Reeeeeeeeeeeeign of fire!