Nasty Savage was a thrash metal

Thrash metal

Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...

 band originating from Brandon Florida

Florida

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, USA. The band rose to popularity primarily due to lead vocalist "Nasty" Ronnie Galetti's over-the-top stage show performances (in early shows Ronnie would smash television sets over his head.) The first album featuring the hit single "XXX" was recorded at Progressive Music in Tampa. These recordings helped get the band signed with heavy metal label Metal Blade Records. After releasing four albums between 1983 and 1989 they broke up. After there had been speculation about a reunion for some time, an album of new material was released in the spring of 2004. Since then, the band has played an occasional live show but has not recorded.

Band Members

• "Nasty" Ronnie Galletti
• Ben Meyer
• David Austin
• Richard Bateman
• Curtis Beeson

Former members

• Fred Dregischan
• Dezso Istvan Bartha
• Chris Moorhouse (died 1988)
• Craig Huffman, also in Gardy Loo and Corrupt Enforcement

Discography

• Nasty Savage (1985)
• Indulgence (1987)
• Abstract Reality EP (1988)
• Penetration Point (1989)
• Wage of Mayhem EP (2002)
• Cleveland 87 Live CD (2003)
• Psycho Psycho (2004)

External links

• http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Alley/1409/savage/&date=2009-10-25+10:10:26
• http://www.bnrmetal.com/groups/nasa.htm