Generic thrash-metal band that evolved into a generic plain-rock-and-roll band.

"Kill to Survive"

1. "Beginning of the End" (3:00)
2. "Bates Motel" (3:47)
3. "Meliah Rage"--instrumental (7:06)
4. "Deadly Existence" (4:38)
5. "Enter the Darkness" (4:17)
6. "Impaling Doom" (5:06)
7. "The Pack" (6:32)

I used to own this album on crappy vinyl a long time ago, sold it, then bought the CD when I found it for $1.99 or so. Very generic thrash metal, with a few unique ideas here and there. The title track was truncated from the album after the PMRC went ballistic in the late '80s; however, I did manage to find it (a live version, at least) on the Wake-Up Call for the 90's sampler.

"Solitary Solitude"

1. "Solitary Solitude" (6:27)
2. "No Mind" (2:49)
3. "Decline of Rule" (5:06)
4. "Retaliation" (5:07)
5. "Deliver Me" (3:06)
6. "The Witching" (4:37)
7. "Lost Life" (6:05)
8. "Swallow Your Soul" (5:16)
9. "Razor Ribbon" (7:46)

Much better than their debut, though still pretty generic. I used to own this several years ago but sold it just a few weeks before buying their other 2 CDs. What a stupid thing to do, dammit. In fact I was just about to buy it from some place for $15 when it suddenly showed up on eBay, where I scored it for a mere $3.25!! A little more scratched than I'd like but plays ok, which is all that matters....

"Death Valley Dream"

1. "Death Valley Dream" (2:37)
2. "Stranger" (2:44)
3. "Media" (1:53)
4. "Blacksmith" (3:00)
5. "Wear and Tear" (2:07)
6. "Madness and Poetry" (3:42)
7. "Crow" (2:58)
8. "Posessing Judgement" (3:29)
9. "War Journal" (2:41)
10. "Pride Land" (4:06)
11. "The Last Detail"--instrumental (6:08)
12. "Scarred"--demo recording 1992, unlisted track (6:24)

This album came out on a tiny, shitty label several years after their metal albums. I bought it only because it was 99 cents, so what could go wrong... The sound is basically road-style rock'n'roll, hardly a trace of metal left. Quite pleasant, actually.

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