{"id":22913,"date":"2012-10-16T06:21:14","date_gmt":"2012-10-16T11:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=22913"},"modified":"2013-02-05T16:33:15","modified_gmt":"2013-02-05T21:33:15","slug":"epidemic-pandemic-the-demo-anthology-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2012\/epidemic-pandemic-the-demo-anthology-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Epidemic | Pandemic \u2013 The Demo Anthology<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Justin Gaines<\/span>
\n– News Editor —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Epidemic\"Hailing from Palo Alto, CA, Epidemic was one of the lesser known bands to emerge from the legendary Bay Area thrash scene in the late \u201880s. Epidemic released three albums over the course of their career, two on the Metal Blade label. As influential as the Bay Area scene was, there were a lot of \u201csecond tier\u201d bands that remained that way for a reason \u2013 namely a lack of originality. That\u2019s one thing you can\u2019t accuse Epidemic of. Rather than simply aping the style of Exodus and Testament, Epidemic developed their own sound. Yes, the traditional thrash ideals were a big part of it, but they also brought in elements of both hardcore punk and the emerging death metal sound. They played very fast, had an incredible energy and nihilistic lyrical approach, and had harsh, but not completely growled vocals. Think Slayer meets early Death with a dose of Discharge.<\/p>\n

Divebomb\u2019s 2012 collection Pandemic \u2013 The Demo Anthology<\/em> collects Epidemic\u2019s three early demo releases \u2013 1988\u2019s Immortal Minority<\/em>, 1989\u2019s Demo \u201989<\/em> and 1991\u2019s Extremities \u201991<\/em> \u2013 in their entirety. All of the songs have been remastered by Jamie King at Basement Studios, and while you may hear the occasional glitch \u2013 which is understandable given the source material \u2013 the sound quality overall is as good as we\u2019ve come to expect from both King and Divebomb. To top it off, the liner notes are loaded with lyrics, rare photos and tons of vintage flyers from the band\u2019s heyday. It\u2019s just a really well put-together release all around.<\/p>\n

For longtime fans of Epidemic, a collection like Pandemic \u2013 The Demo Anthology<\/em> is exactly what this band was missing. Not only is this a terrific collection of vintage crossover thrash metal that was previously only available on a series of cassettes, it\u2019s a great look at the beginning and early development of one of the more interesting bands in a very important metal scene. Thrash metal disciples, especially those who go beyond the big name bands, will not want to pass this collection by.<\/p>\n

Genre: Thrash Metal<\/p>\n

Band:
\nMark Bodine (b)
\nCarl Fulli (v)
\nGuy Higbey (g)
\nErik Moggridge (g)
\nBobby Cochran (d, tracks 1-14)
\nGeoff Bruce (d, tracks 15-19)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n1.\tAMX
\n2.\tLive Your Death
\n3.\tIn Fear We Kill
\n4.\tThigh Rubbage
\n5.\tThree Witches
\n6.\tFiner Things in Life
\n7.\tHands of Ruby
\n8.\tSilent Torture
\n9.\tSix Seconds
\n10.\tCircle of Fools
\n11.\tTornado
\n12.\tTerritories
\n13.\tHate
\n14.\tD.C.S.
\n15.\tPeter\u2019s Gun
\n16.\tImmortal Minority
\n17.\tFueling the Fire
\n18.\tTime Kills
\n19.\t6 Seconds\/Bored With Nothing To Do\/Cows in Hell<\/p>\n

Label: Divebomb<\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 8.5\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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