This is the first of their 3 classic demo's. These guys were from San Francisco and played a great power/speed/thrash metal. The vocals are a sort of crossover style, like a mix of Cronos & D.R.I. The music is thrash, with some riffs being very Possessed-like, plus some Destruction + Slayer influences. Great jamming leads. They stand out from their Bay Area peers.
1. Enraged
2. Malevolence
3. War Monger
4. Mein Kampf
BACCHUS (us/ca) "88" 1988 demo #2
On their second demo all crossover elements are gone. It's now speed thrash. A lot more Slayer influence, and much thrashier sick vocals with great screams, and still very Possessed-like riffing. I also hear a bit of Razor in their sound. Just a killer demo with an improved sound over the debut demo.
5. Mein Kampf
6. Reanimator
7. Malevolence
8. Pull The Plug
9. Hatchet Man
On their second demo all crossover elements are gone. It's now speed thrash. A lot more Slayer influence, and much thrashier sick vocals with great screams, and still very Possessed-like riffing. I also hear a bit of Razor in their sound. Just a killer demo with an improved sound over the debut demo.
5. Mein Kampf
6. Reanimator
7. Malevolence
8. Pull The Plug
9. Hatchet Man
BACCHUS (us/ca) - 1989 demo #3
This 3rd demo is basically the 2nd demo re-recorded with a new vocalist. It's like a second rendition of these songs in another studio and with another vocalist. I prefer the previous version better myself. Bacchus was a great band. They get mostly lost & forgotten today, but they were a part of that thriving Bay Area Thrash scene (they formed in 1985).
10. Mein Kampf
11. Reanimator
12. Malevolence
13. Pull The Plug
14. Hatchet Man
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Hey man, my name is Matt Mc Cone, the ooriginal singer of bacchus. Thanks for the rad props. We really appreciate you remembering us!
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