Void Terra Firma
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Void Terra Firma was the second album by thrash metal
band Defiance
, released in 1990. It was the first album to feature vocalist Steev Esquivel
. It was advertised as being recorded "Live And In Your Face!"
This album is Defiance's best known, it features their cover of Iron Maiden
's "Killers".
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 Defiance
Defiance (band)
Defiance is a thrash metal band from Oakland, California. While virtually unknown to mainstream metal and rock circles, Defiance is known as one of the classic second-tier thrash bands to come from the Bay Area thrash metal scene...
, released in 1990. It was the first album to feature vocalist Steev Esquivel
Steev Esquivel
Steev Esquivel is a Mexican-American heavy metal vocalist and bassist. He is best known for his work in the metal band Skinlab. He also has sung for the bands Laughing Dead , Defiance , and Xzanthus. He was a member of the thrash metal band, Exodus for a brief period...
. It was advertised as being recorded "Live And In Your Face!"
This album is Defiance's best known, it features their cover of Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
's "Killers".
Track listing
- "Void Terra Firma" (05:25)
- "Deception of Faith" (04:28)
- "Questions" (04:58)
- "Skitz-Illusions" (03:26)
- "Slayground" (03:30)
- "Killers" (04:42) (Iron MaidenIron MaidenIron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
cover) - "Steamroller" (03:23)
- "Checkmate" (03:39)
- "Buried or Burned" (03:22)
- "Last Resort (Welcome to Poverty)" (03:16)
Re-Release Bonus Tracks
- . Violent Remedy (Void) - (live)
- . Skitz-Illusions
- . Checkmate
- . Deception of Faith
- . Checkmate - (live)
- . Drum Solo-Lockjaw - (live)
- . The Fault - (live)
Lineup
- Steev EsquivelSteev EsquivelSteev Esquivel is a Mexican-American heavy metal vocalist and bassist. He is best known for his work in the metal band Skinlab. He also has sung for the bands Laughing Dead , Defiance , and Xzanthus. He was a member of the thrash metal band, Exodus for a brief period...
- Lead vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Doug HarringtonDoug HarringtonDoug Harrington was an American heavy metal guitarist. He was best known for being one of the lead guitarists for the thrash metal band Defiance throughout their entire recording career...
- Lead/rhythm guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s - Jim AdamsJim AdamsJim Adams born is an American heavy metal guitarist. His is best known for being lead guitarist for thrash metal band Defiance. Joining the band in 1986, Adams quickly became an integral member of the band, co-writing much of their material and playing on all three of their LP's, Product of...
- Lead/rhythm guitars - Mike KaufmannMike KaufmannMike Kaufmann is an American heavy metal bass guitarist. He is best known as the bass player for the thrash metal band Defiance...
- BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Matt Vander EndeMatt Vander EndeMatt Vander Ende is an American drummer and percussionist from Oakland, California. A graduate from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, he was the original drummer for the thrash metal band Defiance...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....