Description

Black vinyl with insert. Limited 150 copies

Hardcore thrashers insisting that Assassin´s two early demos, Holy Terror 1985 and The Saga Of Nemesis 1986, were superior to the re-recordings of the very same songs that ended up on the band´s debut album The Upcoming Terror might have a point. When the first tape Holy Terror started to circulate at the beginning of 1986, it not only put Dusseldorf on the map of German extreme metal but was also an instant classic of Teutonic steel because the quintet married instinctive ferocity with an already impressive degree of musicality. Dinko and me wrote all of the songs during that era, says guitarist Jurgen Scholli Scholz. We were inspired by doing all the new hot and fast stuff that had been coming out for some years, but with our own twist. Although we liked Venom or Metallica – who made their best album with Ride The Lightning at around the same time – as well as Exciter, Motörhead and Tank, we aimed at finding an individual way, which was still possible back then. Listening to this stuff now, it´s astounding just how well it has aged in comparison to the dilettantish initial steps of some of Assassin´s peers, most of which became significantly more popular.

Track list:
1. Into War-intro
2. Forbidden Reality
3. Holy Terror
4. Nemesis
5. Speed Of Light