THANATOS

Death Metal / Thrash Metal / Speed Metal • Netherlands
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Thanatos is a death/thrash metal group from the Netherlands formed in 1984.

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THANATOS albums / top albums

THANATOS Emerging From the Netherworlds album cover 3.12 | 4 ratings
Emerging From the Netherworlds
Death Metal 1990
THANATOS Realm of Ecstacy album cover 3.50 | 2 ratings
Realm of Ecstacy
Death Metal 1992
THANATOS Angelic Encounters album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Angelic Encounters
Death Metal 2000
THANATOS Undead. Unholy. Divine. album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Undead. Unholy. Divine.
Death Metal 2004
THANATOS Justified Genocide album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
Justified Genocide
Death Metal 2009
THANATOS Global Purification album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Global Purification
Death Metal 2014
THANATOS Violent Death Rituals album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Violent Death Rituals
Death Metal 2020

THANATOS EPs & splits

THANATOS Beyond Terror album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Beyond Terror
Death Metal 2002
THANATOS The Burning Of Sodom / ... And Jesus Wept album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Burning Of Sodom / ... And Jesus Wept
Death Metal 2006
THANATOS Imperial Anthems No. 7 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Imperial Anthems No. 7
Death Metal 2007
THANATOS blind Obedience / Thanatos album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
blind Obedience / Thanatos
Death Metal 2019

THANATOS live albums

THANATOS Official Live Tape 1987 album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
Official Live Tape 1987
Thrash Metal 1987
THANATOS Live Ecstasy Rotterdam 1991 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live Ecstasy Rotterdam 1991
Death Metal 2020
THANATOS Thanatos Live In Zaandam 1988-11-19 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Thanatos Live In Zaandam 1988-11-19
Death Metal 2020

THANATOS demos, promos, fans club and other releases (no bootlegs)

THANATOS Speed Kills album cover 2.50 | 1 ratings
Speed Kills
Speed Metal 1984
THANATOS Live! album cover 2.50 | 1 ratings
Live!
Speed Metal 1985
THANATOS Promo Demo album cover 2.50 | 1 ratings
Promo Demo
Thrash Metal 1985
THANATOS Rebirth (demo II) album cover 2.50 | 1 ratings
Rebirth (demo II)
Thrash Metal 1986
THANATOS The Day before Tomorrow.... album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
The Day before Tomorrow....
Thrash Metal 1987
THANATOS Omnicoitor album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
Omnicoitor
Thrash Metal 1989
THANATOS Pre-Production 1991 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Pre-Production 1991
Death Metal 1991

THANATOS re-issues & compilations

THANATOS Thanatos Boxed Set album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Thanatos Boxed Set
Death Metal 2007
THANATOS Thanatology: Terror From The Vault album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Thanatology: Terror From The Vault
Death Metal 2019

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THANATOS Omnicoitor

Demo · 1989 · Thrash Metal
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"Omnicoitor" is the sixth demo recording by Dutch thrash/death metal act Thanatos. The demo was independently released in March 1989 and it´s the last demo recording by Thanatos before they got signed by Shark Records for the release of their debut full-length studio album "Emerging from the Netherworlds" (1990).

Stylistically the material on the 4 tracks, 13:29 minutes long demo is a continuation of the aggressive and strongly Kreator influenced thrash metal of the November 1987 "The Day before Tomorrow...." demo. Compared to the earlier releases by Thanatos it´s obvious that the band have become even tighter and more well playing and that their songwriting has become more memorable. Stylistically they haven´t changed much since the November 1986 "Rebirth (demo II)" demo, but they´ve definitely honed their craft and "Omnicoitor" is a well performed, well written, and well produced demo release. A 3 - 3.5 star (65%) rating is warranted.

THANATOS The Day before Tomorrow....

Demo · 1987 · Thrash Metal
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"The Day before Tomorrow...." is the fifth demo recording by Dutch thrash/death metal act Thanatos. The demo was independently released in November 1987. It follows the release of the July 1987 "Official Live Tape 1987" live album.

If you´re familiar with the preceding live album the music style on "The Day before Tomorrow...." won´t come as a surprise (all three tracks from the demo also appeared on the live album). It´s early Kreator influenced thrash metal performed by a very well playing band. The performances are tight, aggressive, and nicely fast-paced, while lead vocalist/guitarist Stephan Gebédy snarls his way through the demo with his raw and aggressive voice and delivery.

Personally I think I prefer the more savage live versions of these tracks featured on the "Official Live Tape 1987" live album, but these versions are also worth a listen. The sound production is a professional demo quality production and it´s both raw and clear enough to hear all instruments and vocals. A 3 star (60%) rating is warranted.

THANATOS Official Live Tape 1987

Live album · 1987 · Thrash Metal
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"Official Live Tape 1987" is a live album release by Dutch thrash/death metal band Thanatos. The album was independently released in July 1987. As the title of the album suggests it was originally a cassette tape only release. At this point Thanatos had a few demos out and most of the tracks on the live album are culled from those demos. In addition to the songs from the previous demo releases, the tracklist also features a few new original compositions and a couple of cover tracks by D.R.I. ("Snap" and "Couch Slouch") and Celtic Frost ("Dethroned Emperor").

Most tracks were recorded at the "Dingus" in Venray, The Netherlands on July 24th, 1987, but a few tracks were recorded during three other shows in The Netherlands during April and June 1987. Thanatos are arguably a well playing band and the performances are tight and aggressive. There´s some nice communication to the audience from lead vocalist/guitarist Stephan Gebédy in the Dutch language, and it´s obvious from the crowd reactions that they greatly enjoy what they are witnessing. Stylistically this is raw and aggressive thrash metal in the vein of early Kreator.

A bit surprisingly maybe since this is an independent live album release from July 1987, the sound production is actually of a pretty good quality and you´re able to hear all instruments and vocals clearly in the mix and that´s a bit of an accomplishment considering the fast-paced nature and rawness of the material. So upon conclusion "Official Live Tape 1987" is a good quality release from Thanatos and definitely their most professional release up until then. A 3 star (60%) rating is warranted.

THANATOS Rebirth (demo II)

Demo · 1986 · Thrash Metal
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"Rebirth (demo II)" is the fourth demo recording by Dutch thrash/death metal act Thanatos. The demo was independently released in November 1986. At this point original guitarist/bassist Remco de Maaijer had left and original drummer only performs on two out of four tracks on the demo. I´m not sure about his absence from the two other tracks, where the drums are performed by Rob de Bruijn, but as he appears on the subsequent releases by Thanatos he wasn´t out of the band. André Scherpenberg has joined as the band´s new bassist.

As mentioned the demo features 4 tracks. "Rebirth" is a heavy opener, which is predominantly instrumental, and "Outward of the Inward" is a more regular track featuring more vocals. I´m getting a strong early Kreator influence from this particular track, and Thanatos are at this point more a brutal and aggressive thrash metal band than a death metal ditto. The third track is yet another re-recorded version of "Speed Kills", which is a track which had already appaered on the first and the second demos from Thanatos. It´s not a problem though as it´s a really good quality thrash metal track. "Reincarnation" closes the demo and it´s another good quality aggressive thrash metal song.

"Rebirth (demo II)" features the most well sounding and professional production job on a Thanatos release up until then, although it´s still pretty rough around the edges and presents the music in a raw and unpolished form. Upon conclusion I personally found the preceding September 1985 "Promo Demo" demo to feature a more unique and extreme sound and this demo a little less interersting, but there´s nothing wrong with the quality of the overall product and if you enjoy your thrash metal as savage and raw as possible this demo is definitely recommendable. A 2.5 - 3 star (55%) rating is warranted.

THANATOS Promo Demo

Demo · 1985 · Thrash Metal
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"Promo Demo" is the third demo recording by Dutch thrash/death metal act Thanatos. The demo was independently released in September 1985. It features three re-recorded tracks from the December 1984 "Speed Kills" demo and the studio version of "Progressive Destructor", which first appeared on the June 1985 "Live!" demo. According to lead vocalist/guitarist Stephan Gebédi, Thanatos ran out of tapes of the original "Speed Kills" demo, and they decided to re-record some of the tracks from the demo. Another reason was that they had become a much darker, heavier, and more brutal playing unit since they recorded the "Speed Kills" demo, so they wanted to present the material in a more raw and brutal version.

...which they certainly do, because "Promo Demo" is a very brutal demo considering that it was released in September 1985. I would still call it brutal thrash metal, but I understand if some people refer to it as black metal, blackened thrash metal, or even death metal, because the music features traits from all those genres (which weren´t really coined at this point in time) and it´s definitely a seminal extreme metal demo.

It´s all very noisy, grim, and savage sounding with relentlessly pounding drumming, distorted noisy riffs, screaming solos, and the raw snarling vocals in front. Thanatos were still a relatively immature act but it´s hard not to be impressed by their fierce aggression and also their relatively interesting songwriting ideas. This may be influenced by artists like Venom, Bathory, and Hellhammer, but they still bring something unique to the table. A 2.5 - 3 star (55%) rating is warranted.

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