MAGNUS – Trash Speed Blood CD

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MAGNUS – Trash Speed Blood CD

Magnus is a Thrash/Death Metal band from Poland, one of the pioneers of the scene in their country. Formed in 1987.

1-6: ”Trash Speed Blood” Demo 1988, Recorded & mixed in Wrocław, Poland (Summer 1988)
7-11: ”Trash Speed Blood” Embryo 1988, Recorded & mixed in Wrocław, Poland (Spring 1988)

Spikes. Leather. Over-the-top attitude. Broken English lyrics full of swear words. And manic speed/thrash riffing. Shitloads of it. It may sound like a crude and a tad too cliché description yet it fits MAGNUS like a glove. To say that one of Poland most famous extreme metal pioneers had to face insane struggle and obstacles in their early days while the Iron Curtain was just starting to crumble and soon to collapse would be quite a wild understatement.

Spearheaded by Robert Szymański – aka ‘Rob Bandit’ – on vocals and Maciej Puto – aka ‘Python’ – on guitar and fueled by an unbridled passion for all things metal, although they started out as a more regular heavy metal outfit, they soon raised the bar in terms of speed and sonic violence, with the kind of raw energy one could seemingly find in the Eastern Bloc scene in the mid/late 80s.

This impressive body of work showcases the rapid evolution of a young yet hungry set of musicians determined never to stand still nor pay attention to the trends, no matter what they were.

Awakening Records, Death/Thrash, Magnus, Death Metal