NO EXCUSE No Excuse (1988) No Excuse, that’s Richard Scott on lead guitar, Alex Poray on bass, drummer Andy Lloyd and the exquisitely gorgeous Sue Hunt on vocals, are a fairly new London band intent on a rocket ride to stardom. So far things are going their way and I see no reason for their […]

POLTERGEIST Writing On The Wall (1988) Switzerland is really getting on the thrash map now and 90% of it is top class. Most recent on the scene were Apocalypse and now there’s Poltergeist, a four-piece formed back in 1985. Although this demo has sizeable amounts of Destruction on it (Schmier and Harry have a large […]

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METALLICA… And Justice For All Vertigo (1988)Rating: 10/10 Two and a half years since the release of their platinum-selling (in the States, at least) Master Of Puppets LP, the boys in Metallica have finally unleashed its follow-up and what a monster it is!! As was the case with all their previous outings, Metallica once again […]

ANTHRAXState Of Euphoria Megaforce / Island (1988)Rating: 10/10 This completes the releases this year from the so-called ‘Big Four’ (that’s Megadeth, Slayer, Metallica and Anthrax to the uninitiated), and in my opinion the best has been saved for last. More instant than Among The Living, State Of Euphoria is without a doubt Anthrax’s finest work […]