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TERRORIZER
1989 - World Downfall.
more TERRORIZER.
way more Helter Skelter.

November 13, 1989 - 2024: 35 years of: World Downfall.

A noble masterclass in grindcore.

The history of hyperspeed: 1985 had S.O.D.'s Speak English Or Die trendsetting LP, 1986's REPULSION underground gore-splatter Horrified LP and then NAPALM DEATH released 1987's Scum 28-track LP. TERRORIZER now brings forth one of the fastest recordings in human history: World Downfall. After the speedmetal arms-race, the overdriven grindcore scene now gets under the limelight.

The all-star underground DIY lineup includes: L.A.'s NAUSEA Oscar Garcia, along MORBID ANGEL's Pete Sandoval and David Vincent and Jesse Pintado ...to soon-become a NAPALM DEATH guitar-player.

TOTAL GRIND !

After WW3, when the smoke clears and nuclear-winter sets-in, all that will be left is "After World Obliteration", a mosh-pit favorite. Insane blast-beats and grind riffing is bound to make eardrums bleed. Hop right into the "Storm Of Stress" a 1000mph massacre in just 1:28sec of pure grindcore exhibition. "Corporation Pull-In" is a blazing hardcore punk-vibed track, while "Condemned System" is another piece that underlines social inequities.

Side 2 pushes even harder, "Enslaved By Propaganda" is a riff-o-mania and both "Need To Live" and "Injustice" rapidly blasts away into Mach IV. The now über classic "Dead Shall Rise" remains one of the most revered grindcore tracks ever ...even so that MORBID ANGEL performed it live during their 1991 Blessed Are The Sick tour, I know, I was there.

TOTAL GRIND !

16 top grindcore tracks into a 36mins LP. Organized chaos within one of the most influential grindcore releases of all-time. World Downfall LP is the final destination of extremes, nothing has subsequently out-done TERRORIZER ...this is the end of the line. The band did much later regroup with different line-ups and eventually ended up in litigations within ex-members.

RIP Jesse Pintado (1969-2006)

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World Downfall = full LP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4YeE_gOBPQ&list=PL6_qhP3eWX5PjfPvYPG0PrdZcm97iCYxa
Detailed original artwork
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Live in LA in 1988
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALH2WYb7lks
some girl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwvbS5OM34U

more TERRORIZER:

Death-Metal 1988-92
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MORBID ANGEL
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NAPALM DEATH