The Beginning
1989 · Heavy Metal · Roadrunner Records
Europe · RR 9603
Bay Area Thrash Metal
Riffs cut like machine tools, tempos past 200bpm, and a garage circuit that rewrote American metal.
West Midlands Metal
Downtuned riffs from a factory city — Sabbath to grindcore, four decades of Birmingham making music heavier.
Mercyful Fate
Melissa
Produced by Henrik Lund
King Diamond
Abigail
Produced by King Diamond
"Them"
Battleaxe
Power From The Universe
Produced by Tony Wilson
Maltese Falcon
Metal Rush
Silver Mountain
Universe
With Henrik Lund
Diamond Head
Lightning To The Nations
Sortilège
Produced by Jack Hustinx
Iron Maiden
The Clairvoyant
Cloven Hoof