In Hindsight - Kreator, The Eighties Albums (no EPs allowed)
In comparison to most I am relatively late to the Kreator party. One of the first digital albums I ever bought when settling back into metal after a brief hiatus some 12 years ago was "Pleasure To Kill" and I have spent many a neck snapping evening in its company since, but only over the past 18 months or so have I developed my exploration of the discography further than the excellent 1986 sophomore release. Furthermore, I now own the complete eighties albums so though it an excellent opportunity for a blog post. 1985 - Endless Pain - NOISE Records Recorded in ten days (a whole four days ahead of schedule), you could quite easily think that the record was done in one take end to end. There's nothing polished here, no frills, no bullshit just straight up rabid as fuck thrash metal delivered with a wild simplicity. At this stage the band are roughly 18/19 years of age and it fucking sounds like an album made by teenagers, full of energy and loose almost reckless pla