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I like the sound of raw thrash in the morning. Necronomicon, one of many but this is the German thrash band, have been around since the mid-80s and this compilation includes their demos from 1985 and 1986. As expected, this is really raw and barebones. Right off the top of my head, I'm thinking of a mix of Slaughter (Canada), early Slayer and early Kreator. They have that really crude delivery that made Slaughter so much fun (though Necronomicon trade goofing up for sounding pure evil), the Slayer satanic vibe and Kreator's German precision of chaotic thrash. Needless to say, when putting these all together, there's a bit of a proto-death metal thing going on here, coming off more extreme than most thrash from the day. Despite these being old recordings, the sound is actually very good—in a DIY kind of way, of course—and it's almost like you're sitting in their rehearsal place watching them hone out their skills. The whole thing has that authentic, raw feeling that gives the music a lot of attitude. It's raw, sometimes a little muffled but not too much, but ultimately what we have here is a damn nice collection of primitive thrash that will send "clean thrash" fans run screaming to their moms.