MASSACRE — Official Livetape (review)

MASSACRE — Official Livetape album cover Demo · 1986 · Death Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
1.5/5 ·
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"Official Livetape" is the second demo release by US, Florida based death metal act Massacre. The demo was independently released in April 1986 (shortly after the release of the band´s first studio demo "Aggressive Tyrant"). It was recorded live in Brandon, Florida on April 20th, 1986.

It´s a very rough lo-fi recording which the band probably mostly recorded for their own ears. It features three tracks and a total playing time of 10:17 minutes. The first track is a cover of "Corpse Grinder" by Death (it first appeared as the opening track on Death´s October 1984 "Reign of Terror" demo), and lead vocalist Kam Lee introduces the song reminding the audience that some of the members of Massacre (himself and Rick Rozz who had just joined Massacre) used to be in Death. "Infestation of Death" follows and the sound quality suddenly drops to the point where the listener is barely able to hear what´s going on. The demo closes with a cover of "Black Magic" by Slayer.

This is the epitome of a diehard fan release, as it´s almost unlistenable to the casual listener and although it arguably has historial value, it´s just not a good quality release. A 1.5 star (30%) rating is warranted.
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