HORROR METAL SOUNDS: THRASHCAST
HORROR METAL SOUNDS: THRASHCAST
Evildead: A deep dive into their 1989 album
Evildead: A deep dive into their 1989 album

Thrashcast Episode 23: Evildead's "Annihilation of Civilization" from 1989

Welcome to a new era in podcasting.

Thrashcast is the place to find riveting discussions on classic thrash albums, news and reviews. Your hosts are three thrash loving maniacs who grew up during the golden age of the genre. Kenneth, Billy and Jim will get together weekly to bring you a deep dive on some of your favourite thrash records.

Show Notes:

Episode Twenty-Three: Evildead Annihilation of Civilization (1989). Is the debut album from Los Angeles area thrashers who were considered a part of the third wave of California thrash metal. The band was formed by members of Agent Steel and Abattoir and came to become a band that combined thrash and hardcore.

Evildead took their name from Sam Raimi's horror classic The Evil Dead and developed an aggressive punk infused style with prolific thrash riffing. The guitar tandem of Juan Garcia and Albert Gonzales provided leads and trade off solos that sounded blistering on the debut and sophomore releases. In addition, the raw vocals of Phil Flores helped to fill out the violence of the music.

Fun Facts: The album cover and logo were created by the great Ed Repka. The cover features the band's mascot; who represented an undead business professional.

Kenneth Gallant, HMS

Next episode ⇨

⇦ Previous episode

Back to the Thrashcast directory

About the artist(s):

Evildead is an American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1986. The band was originally composed of members of two former bands, Agent Steel and Abattoir, including guitarist Juan Garcia, who is their only remaining original member. – Wikipedia

Social Media:

Music video:

Album:

Annihilation of Civilization

Evildead: Annihilation of Civilization

About the author(s):

Kenneth Gallant is the creator and Editor-In-Chief of horrormetalsounds.com. Ken originated the webzine as a column (on another Heavy Metal webzine) that paid homage to horror films incorporating the theme, or a soundtrack, of heavy metal music. Horrormetalsounds.com embodies his passion for horror films, comics and heavy metal music.

Billy K and Jim Harrison are co-creators of the Thrashcast and active music journalists.