BraveWords.com's Top 30 Metal Blade Releases Of All Time - #27
January 19, 2012, 12 years ago
To commemorate the fine 30th Anniversary of metal’s most venerable and storied label, Metal Blade Records, the writers of BraveWords.com have gotten their metalheads together and come up with a list of the Top 30 coolest, most legendary, rockingest, most influential, most deserving of fame and notoriety, releases founder/CEO Brian Slagel and crew have issued since forging the fire way back in mom’s garage in 1982. As has become tradition ‘round here, we are presenting them – through January and February – in reverse order, leading eventually to the penultimate slab of iron ever to carry an esteemed Metal Blade catalogue number.
By Aaron Small
Back in 1993, I co-hosted a weekly college radio show on CHRY 105.5 FM in Toronto and this was our go-to album. Honestly lost count of how many times we spun songs from Apocalypse Inside. Helping significantly to put Toronto’s metal scene on the map, SACRIFICE was known for raw, crunchy yet technical thrash metal. Led by vocalist/guitarist Rob Urbinati and guitarist Joe Rico, these Canucks stood toe-to-toe with US counterparts DEATH, EXODUS, TESTAMENT, OVERKILL, bubbling under the Big 4. By today’s standards, the production may seem rather lackluster, but 19 years ago, this was proper headbanging fare. Sadly, Sacrifice called it quits shortly thereafter.
#30) FALCONER – Falconer (2001)
#29) KING’S X – Black Like Sunday (2003)
#28) LETHAL – Programmed (1990)
#27) SACRIFICE – Apocalypse Inside (1993)
