Damnation – Speed Anarchy (CD)

Includes all three DAMNATION demos 1986-1989!

DAMNATION emerged in the mid-1980’s Canadian speed / death metal scene and released a series of four demos between 1986 and 1992. The band occupied that unique space that developed during the time period in which death metal was just beginning to evolve out of the thrash / speed metal style. The first two demos (which are collected on this reissue), Speed Anarchy and Aggressive Repulsive Symphony represent death metal in its earliest and most grotesque stage of development. For reference points, one should look to the seminal early recordings of bands such as SLAUGHTER, DEATH, and NECROPHAGIA. The songs on these two demos are frenzied blasts of violence generally clocking in at less than two minutes in length and carry the inherent power of simplicity that characterizes so much of the classic thrash and hardcore recordings from the era. Unlike that music, however, the end result is