{"id":51175,"date":"2016-02-07T08:59:25","date_gmt":"2016-02-07T13:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=51175"},"modified":"2016-02-08T09:07:15","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T14:07:15","slug":"have-mercy-napalm-powermad-bootcamp-origins-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2016\/have-mercy-napalm-powermad-bootcamp-origins-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Have Mercy, Napalm, Powermad | Bootcamp Origins<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Justin Gaines<\/span>
\n– Sr. Columnist —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"DivebombDivebomb Records is celebrating the 25th installment in their Bootcamp series by paying tribute to the series that inspired it: Combat’s classic Boot Camp line. Divebomb’s Bootcamp Origins CD is an upgraded reissue of Combat’s original Boot Camp Compilation CD, which featured a trio of Thrash bands \u2013 Have Mercy, Napalm and Powermad.<\/p>\n

The collection starts off with Baltimore-based thrashers Have Mercy, whose 1986 EP Armageddon Descends<\/em> is included here. The band, which never did release a full-length album, had plenty of power in their Thrash Metal sound, bringing to mind Forbidden and Overkill.<\/p>\n

Next up is Napalm, from New York, who contribute four Nuclear Assault-style Thrash Metal songs. There’s an almost crossover vibe to them.<\/p>\n

Minnesota’s Powermad closes the collection with their full 1987 Powermad<\/em> EP. The band’s 1989 full-length Absolute Power<\/em> remains an underground classic, and hearing these early recordings shows just how far the band had progressed by then. There’s still plenty of power and melody, but this is a rawer Powermad<\/em> sound, especially in the vocals. You can really hear the difference on these early versions of \u201cPlastic Town\u201d and \u201cNice Dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Combat Boot Camp Compilation CD has been out of print for quite some time, so it’s good to see it getting a proper reissue. And Divebomb being Divebomb, this is no bare-bones reissue. While it doesn’t include any bonus tracks, the songs have all been newly remastered and the booklet is loaded with a new essay and vintage photos and press clippings. Like the other Bootcamp titles, it is limited to 500 copies.<\/p>\n

Bootcamp Origins is a must-have for fans of Have Mercy, Napalm and Powermad, mainly because we’ve never heard these songs sound this good before. Beyond that, fans of classic Thrash Metal and those who have followed Divebomb’s Bootcamp series to date will want to check this one out.<\/p>\n

Genre: Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n1.\tIntro (Have Mercy)
\n2.\tMass Destruction (Have Mercy)
\n3.\tCity of Doom (Have Mercy)
\n4.\tHoly Dismissal (Have Mercy)
\n5.\tFaces of Death (Have Mercy)
\n6.\tNo Forgiveness (Have Mercy)
\n7.\tThe Monarch (Napalm)
\n8.\tTunnel Rat-All Out Assault (Napalm)
\n9.\tEvil Speak (Napalm)
\n10.\tFreedom Day (Napalm)
\n11.\tChasing the Dragon (Powermad)
\n12.\tTerminator (Powermad)
\n13.\tPlastic Town (Powermad)
\n14.\tNice Dreams (Powermad)
\n15.\tBlind Leading the Blind (Powermad)<\/p>\n

Label: Divebomb Records<\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven Rating: 8\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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