Thrashback
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Thrashback is the sixth, full-length studio album from New Jersey
thrash metal
band, Whiplash
. It was released on Massacre Records and follows the previous year's offering, Sit Stand Kneel Prey
.
The album marked a return to the three-piece line-up which recorded the band's first two albums between 1985 and 1987 – famously all called Tony. In 1999, Massacre Records released a compilation of previously unavailable demo and live tracks, entitled Messages in Blood, before the untimely death of Tony Bono.
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
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, Whiplash
Whiplash (band)
Whiplash is an American thrash metal/speed metal band. The band was founded in 1984 in Passaic, New Jersey by the three Tonys: Tony Portaro , Tony Scaglione and Tony Bono . Joe Cangelosi replaced Tony Scaglione in 1986 when he left for a small stint with Slayer...
. It was released on Massacre Records and follows the previous year's offering, Sit Stand Kneel Prey
Sit Stand Kneel Prey
Sit Stand Kneel Prey is the fifth studio album from New Jersey thrash metal band, Whiplash. It was released in September, 1997 on Massacre Records and comes only one year after their previous album, Cult of One....
.
The album marked a return to the three-piece line-up which recorded the band's first two albums between 1985 and 1987 – famously all called Tony. In 1999, Massacre Records released a compilation of previously unavailable demo and live tracks, entitled Messages in Blood, before the untimely death of Tony Bono.
Track listing
- "Temple of Punishment" – 3:49
- "Stab" – 2:43
- "This" – 4:13
- "Killing on Monroe Street" – 3:56
- "King with the Axe" – 5:44
- "Strike Me Blind" – 2:26
- "Memory Serves" – 4:24
- "Resurrection Chair" – 3:11
- "House with No Doors" – 4:43
- "Thrash 'til Death" – 2:36
- "Nails in Me Deep" – 4:07
Credits
- Tony Portaro – vocals, guitar
- Tony Bono – bass
- Tony Scaglione – drums
- Michael Pinella – keyboards on "Strike Me Blind"
- Michael Romeo – guitar solo on "Strike Me Blind"