Billy Milano
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Billy Milano is a Bronx-born heavy metal
musician now based in Austin, Texas
. He was the singer, guitarist, and bassist of crossover thrash
band M.O.D.
, and the singer of its predecessor, Stormtroopers of Death
.
In 2008, Milano's web site linked to the MySpace page of a Texas band called Anthem, featuring most of the members of M.O.D., including Milano in a bass only position.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
musician now based in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
. He was the singer, guitarist, and bassist of crossover thrash
Crossover thrash
__FORCETOC__Crossover thrash, often abbreviated to crossover, is a form of thrash metal that contains more hardcore punk elements than standard thrash. The genre lies on a continuum between heavy metal and punk rock...
band M.O.D.
M.O.D.
M.O.D. was a crossover thrash band from New York City, fronted by former Anthrax roadie and Stormtroopers of Death vocalist Billy Milano. The band existed from 1986 to 1997, and again from 2001 to 2008...
, and the singer of its predecessor, Stormtroopers of Death
Stormtroopers of Death
Stormtroopers of Death, better known as S.O.D., was a crossover thrash band formed in New York in 1985. They are commonly credited as being among the first bands to fuse hardcore punk with thrash metal into a style sometimes called "crossover thrash." The song "March of the S.O.D.," from their 1985...
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In 2008, Milano's web site linked to the MySpace page of a Texas band called Anthem, featuring most of the members of M.O.D., including Milano in a bass only position.
Stormtroopers of Death albums
| Date of Release | Title | Label | Chart positions | US sales |
| December 1985 | Speak English or Die Speak English or Die Speak English or Die is the first studio album by the crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death .After Anthrax finished recording Spreading the Disease, there was still some studio time left, so Scott Ian and Charlie Benante called some friends, practiced some songs, and recorded it all within... |
Megaforce Records Megaforce Records Megaforce Records is an American independent record label which was founded in 1982 by Jon and Marsha Zazula to publish the first works of Metallica. It has offices in New York and Philadelphia. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony Music Entertainment/RED Distribution... |
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| October 24, 1992 | Live at Budokan Live at Budokan (S.O.D. album) Live at Budokan is a live album released by American crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death. The album is a recording of a one-off re-union gig put on by the band, and includes the majority of the longer tracks from their first album and some previously unheard tracks, as well as covers of... [Live] |
Megaforce Records Megaforce Records Megaforce Records is an American independent record label which was founded in 1982 by Jon and Marsha Zazula to publish the first works of Metallica. It has offices in New York and Philadelphia. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony Music Entertainment/RED Distribution... |
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| May 22, 1999 | Bigger Than the Devil Bigger Than the Devil Bigger than the Devil is the third release by crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death . The album was released in May 1999 on the Nuclear Blast label... |
Nuclear Blast Records | The single 'Seasoning the Obese' was given away for a limited time when 'Bigger than the Devil' came out |
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| August 21, 2007 | Rise of the Infidels Rise of the Infidels Rise of the Infidels is the fourth and final release by crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death. The album was released in August 2007 on the Nuclear Blast label. The album is described as an "extended EP", with a running time close to an hour... |
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Stormtroopers of Death videos
| Date of Release | Title | Label | Chart positions | US sales |
| January 23, 2001 | Kill Yourself: The Movie Kill Yourself: The Movie Kill Yourself: The Movie; the bulk of the footage on this DVD was shot during the S.O.D. promotional tour for Bigger Than The Devil in Japan and America, interspersed with footage from various events, such as some 1999 shots from the Dynamo Open Air in the Netherlands... (DVD or VHS) |
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| September 25, 2001 | Speak English or Live (DVD) | Nuclear Blast Records | ||
| July 26, 2005 | 20 Years of Dysfunction 20 Years of Dysfunction 20 Years Of Dysfunction is a DVD/CD released in 2005 by crossover thrash band Stormtroopers Of Death. Mainly created by singer Billy Milano, the material for the 2-disc DVD/CD is mostly culled from fan-shot amateur footage... |
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