Album: Power From Hell by Onslaught (1985)
Genre: Thrash Metal | Style: Metal
Format: Album

Description: Power from Hell is the debut studio album by English thrash metal band Onslaught, released in February 1985. Guitarist and primary songwriter Nige Rockett coined the phrase Death Metal for the track of the same name; Possessed recorded their track "Death Metal" one month after the release of Power from Hell. The album was reissued in 1996 by Powerage Records, again in 2005 by Blackend Records and received a full remaster by Jacob Hansen for the 2012 release on AFM Records.

Artist Background: Onslaught are an English thrash metal band from Bristol, England. Initially active from 1983 to 1991, they reformed in 2004. The band initially drew influence from second wave punk rock bands such as Discharge and The Exploited, and then adopted a straight forward thrash metal sound. Part of the Bristol, England music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Thrash Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Destruction, Exumer, Death Angel, Exodus

Music Scene: Part of the Bristol, England music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Thrash Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Thrash Metal, Metal, 1980s, Album

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Power from Hell is the debut studio album by English thrash metal band Onslaught, released in February 1985. Guitarist and primary songwriter Nige Rockett coined the phrase Death Metal for the track of the same name; Possessed recorded their track "Death Metal" one month after the release of Power from Hell. The album was reissued in 1996 by Powerage Records, again in 2005 by Blackend Records and received a full remaster by Jacob Hansen for the 2012 release on AFM Records.

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