Death Metal

by Running Wild / Hellhammer / Dark Avenger / Helloween

Death Metal cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: May 1984
  • Label: Noise
  • Country: Germany
  • Length: 32:19
  • Community rating: 3.37/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released by Noise Records, this legendary split album introduced four of the most important extreme metal bands emerging from the European underground. Showcasing early, raw recordings from Hellhammer and Helloween, it captures the crucial evolutionary leap from traditional speed metal into thrash and early black metal. The compilation remains a highly revered historical document in the heavy metal pantheon.

Genres

Descriptors: death, lo-fi, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Iron Heads (3:40)
  2. Bones To Ashes (5:13)
  3. Revelations Of Doom (2:45)
  4. Messiah (4:30)
  5. Black Fairies (3:41)
  6. Lords Of The Night (3:25)
  7. Oernst Of Life (4:30)
  8. Metal Invaders (4:35)

Credits

  • Running Wild - primary artist
  • Hellhammer - primary artist
  • Helloween - primary artist
  • Dark Avenger - primary artist
  • Stephan Boriss - bass
  • Wolfgang "Hasche" Hagemann - drums
  • Preacher - guitar
  • Rolf "Rock 'N' Rolf" Kasparek - lead vocals, guitar

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