Here we go with a little know Australian Band, Slaughter Lord A Taste of Blood is one fierce demo. Sadly for me this was a little before my time so I never got to own this piece of history or see them play live. Thank the Dark lord for You Tube keeping this shit going.
Slaughter Lord hail from Sydney Australia and feature Mick Burke on guitar (Who went on to play in Mortal Sin.. Rest his soul) and Steve Hughes (who went on to Mortal Sin, Sadistik Exekution and Nazxul but now tours the world doing his comedy act under his own name) this Is quite revolutionary for the time in 1986 combining thrash and death metal into one unholy beast. As its a demo the quality of recording is a little of the rough side but man this thing slays. I think they might have been a little ahead of their time. The vocals are evil late 80s / early 90s style and the guitar work is phenomenal some very thrashing riffage here. I have absolutely no complaints about this demo.
The demo itself is short and sweet and only has three songs (Die by Power, A Taste of Blood and Legion) but man it leaves the listner wanting more … I’m going back in for another listen!
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