M-Theory Audio (the new label imprint from Marco Barbieri), and Metal War Prod., have reissued the Music To Kill By album from Las Vegas’ classic thrash metal band PAPSMEAR. The album compiles the band’s early demos with tons of rare and unreleased material in a great looking package.

Papsmear were one of the early, leading thrash metal bands of the mid-’80s. Hailing from Las Vegas the band released some seminal recordings, which garnered them rave reviews in the metal press, a spot on New Renaissance’s Speed Metal Hell compilation and shows with DRI, DARK ANGEL, HIRAX, COC, MDC and more. Despite an offer from Metal Blade Records the band wound up falling apart with vocalist Tony Costanza ultimately moving to the SF Bay Area, trading the mic for sticks and becoming one of the founding members of Machine Head before going on to play drums with Crisis, Crowbar and more.

“One of the best times of my life was being in that band,” states Tony. “I’m glad Marco wanted to share these days with everyone. We are greatly honored for this release to finally happen. People who never got a chance to hear us back in the ‘80s will finally get their chance.”

This CD/DVD collection (limited to 1000 copies) pays homage to the band and will show how vital and cutting-edge they were and should be enjoyed by both old and new school fans of thrash. The CD combines the group’s classic two ‘80s demos, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Lunch for the PMRC, along with two live sets for 25 remastered songs and 80 minutes of playing time. The DVD features 3 live shows and a bonus soundcheck. Music to Kill By features the artwork (attached) of Bob Lane, recognized for his work for The Accused, who recreated a modern take on the band’s first demo cover art; as well as a 12-panel insert with lyrics, liner notes, reprinted demo inserts and a huge photo collage.

The CD/DVD is available now directly from either www.myspace.com/mtheoryaudio or www.metalwarprod.com, as well as outlets like Century Media mail-order, The End, CD Baby, Interpunk, Shadow Kingdom, Displeased, and more. Digital download outlets like itunes, emusic, etc will be online soon.