Darkness "Conclusion & Revival (Unofficial Release, Russia, Hot Blood Records, 8721 CD)"

Conclusion & Revival is the third album by German Thrash Metal band Darkness, released in 1989.

Tracklist:

1. Conclusion and Revival 02:56
2. Soldiers 04:29
3. The Omniscient 03:50
4. Under Control 04:24   
5. Bass 01:08
6. Burial 04:21
7. Predetermined Destiny 06:19   
8. Price of Fame 03:44   
9. All Left to Say 04:37
10. Beside My Grave 05:28
11. Faded Pictures 03:42
12. Armageddon 03:53  

Time:  48:51  

Replica From The Original CD Release By Hot Blood Records

Recording information:

Recorded at Zuckerfabrik Studios / Stuttgart 15th April-3rd May 1989.

Darkness "Death Squad (Unofficial Release, Russia, Tales Of Thrash, 880-808)"

Darkness is a German Thrash Metal band from Essen, formed in 1984, with themes of society, death, and violence. They are currently active.

Death Squad is their debut album, released in 1987.

Tracklist:

1. Invasion Sector 12 01:49
2. Critical Threshold 03:28   
3. Death Squad 02:58  
4. Staatsfeind 03:58   
5. Tarsman of Ghor 05:20   
6. Faded Pictures 02:59   
7. Iron Force 03:15
8. Burial at Sea 07:36  
9. Phantasmagoria 05:36   

Time:  36:59

D.R.I. "Full Speed Ahead (USA, Rotten Records, 2099-2)"

Full Speed Ahead is an album by the American crossover thrash band D.R.I., released in 1995. It is the band's final studio album. The band's former roadie, Chumly Porter, played bass.

The album was not a commercial success. D.R.I. supported it by touring with Acid Bath.

After the album's release, the band decided that they would no longer record any new music; however, they recorded and released the track "Against Me" in 2003. D.R.I. would not release any material until 2016, with the EP But Wait... There's More!

The Charlotte Observer called the album "teeth-gnashing thrash-core," writing that the "pulverizing, heavy guitar chords collide with rat-tat-tat drumming for World War III." The Arizona Daily Star noted that the album title "is a testament to [D.R.I.'s] unrelenting attack." The Wisconsin State Journal wrote that the band's "still blindly and wantonly cranking out metallic, old-school, hard-core punk rock."

Track listing

1. "Problem Addict" 1:39
2. "I'm the Liar" 4:13
3. "Under the Overpass" 3:24
4. "They Don't Care" 4:53
5. "Drawn and Quartered" 2:30
6. "No End" 3:33
7. "Wages of Sin" 2:15
8. "Syringes in the Sandbox" 3:40
9. "Who Am I?" 0:47
10. "Girl with a Gun" 4:29
11. "Dead Meat" 4:03
12. "Down to the Wire" 3:14
13. "Level 7" 3:29
14. "Broke" 0:45
15. "Sucker" 3:31
16. "Underneath the Surface" 26:19

Time:  01:12:44

"Underneath the Surface" is a 4:56 song. There is a 20 minute silence before a one minute instrumental tune is played

D.R.I. "Definition (USA, Rotten Records, 32357-2093-2)"

Definition is the sixth album by the American crossover thrash band D.R.I. It was released in 1992.

The band supported the album by touring with Testament.

The Arizona Daily Star wrote that D.R.I.'s "combined fire is stoked by a thrash-metal style and controlled by a social conscience."

Track listing

1. "Acid Rain" 4:31
2. "Tone Deaf" 2:28
3. "Guilt Trip" 4:33
4. "Hardball" 3:20
5. "The Application" 4:25
6. "Paying to Play" 3:00
7. "Say It" 4:15
8. "Dry Heaves" 1:35
9. "Don't Ask" 5:14
10. "Time Out" 3:40
11. "Let It Go" 5:18
12. "You" 1:56
13. "The Target" 4:49

Time:  48:38

Music video:

• Acid Rain

This is the first album with Rob Rampy and the last album with John Menor.

Trivia:

- "Acid Rain" music video later appeared in an episode of Beavis and Butt-Head called Bedpans & Broomsticks.

Recording information:

Mastered at Futuredisc.

Recorded and mixed at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California, USA June-July, 1992.

D.R.I. "Thrash Zone (USA, Enigma/Metal Blade Records, 7 73407-2)"

Thrash Zone is the fifth album by the American crossover thrash band D.R.I., released in 1989. It continues the thrash metal style of the previous album, 4 of a Kind. Thrash Zone was D.R.I.'s most successful album to date, and produced the song "Beneath the Wheel", which was made as a music video and received airplay on MTV. The song also was featured in the video game Skate 2. The album also contained the song "Abduction" which would also have a video made for it.

Track listing

1. "Thrashard" 3:40
2. "Beneath the Wheel" 5:36
3. "Enemy Within" 2:44
4. "Strategy" 4:19
5. "Labeled Uncurable" 3:04
6. "You Say I'm Scum" 1:55
7. "Gun Control" 4:59
8. "Kill the Words" 4:43
9. "Drown You Out" 2:31
10. "The Trade" 4:28
11. "Standing in Line" 1:35
12. "Give a Hoot" 3:55
13. "Worker Bee" 0:56
14. "Abduction" 4:04

Time: 48:21

"Labeled Uncurable" and "You Say I'm Scum" are bonus tracks:

"Labeled Uncurable" appears on the CD and as an LP bonus track.

"You Say I'm Scum" appears as a CD-only bonus track.

Trivia:

- The album peaked at #140 on the Billboard 200.

Music videos:

- Beneath the Wheel

- Abduction

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed in August and September 1989 at Cornerstone in Chatsworth, Preferred Sound in Woodland Hills, and Track Record in N. Hollywood, California.

Mastered at Futuredisc.

D.R.I. "4 Of A Kind (USA, Enigma/Metal Blade Records, D2-73304)"

4 of a Kind is the fourth album by the American crossover thrash band D.R.I., which was released in 1988. The album features the song "Suit And Tie Guy", which had a music video made for it. It was the first D.R.I. song to get a video. The album would go on to be D.R.I's first to chart on the Billboard 200, peaking at #116.

Track listing

1. "All for Nothing" 3:56
2. "Manifest Destiny" 2:38
3. "Gone Too Long" 2:20
4. "Do the Dream" 2:36
5. "Shut-Up!" 2:47
6. "Modern World" 4:22
7. "Think for Yourself" 4:43
8. "Slumlord" 1:53
9. "Dead in a Ditch" 0:49
10. "Suit and Tie Guy" 3:44
11. "Man Unkind" 5:29

Time:  35:13

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed in February and March 1988 at Track Record in N. Hollywood, California.

D.R.I. "Crossover (1992 Reissue, USA, Rotten Records, 2092-2)"

Crossover is the third album by the American crossover thrash band D.R.I., originally released in 1987. The genre "crossover" was coined from this release.

On April 13, 2010, the album was re-released on vinyl, CD, and digital download as a remastered version with 11 bonus tracks, 6 of which were recorded live at the Ritz in New York City. The album was remastered by original producer Bill Metoyer.

The album includes the song "Five Year Plan" which has become a staple of their shows ever since

Track listing

On vinyl releases the track "Outro" is not mentioned as a separate song. It is a separate track only on digital releases.

1. "The Five Year Plan" 4:03
2. "Tear it Down" 3:38
3. "A Coffin" 0:58
4. "Probation" 4:05
5. "I.D.K.Y." 1:28
6. "Decisions" 5:02
7. "Hooked" 2:44
8. "Go Die!" 3:42
9. "Redline" 3:06
10. "No Religion" 2:59
11. "Fun and Games" 2:13
12. "Oblivion" 4:54
13. "Outro" 0:23

Time: 39:39

Recording information:

All songs written by D.R.I.

Recorded at Stagg Street Studio, Van Nuys, California.

Mixing and additional recording at Track Record, Los Angeles, California.