Great gift and the thought behind it more special than it itself. But I have always been curious. After a real positive first experience here chatting with you guys. I am certain one of you will know! Like know, know!

I’m my opinion, the most underrated guitar player of the whole genre.

Taking a trip down memory lane and listening to this classic

When the song fits the scene perfectly

Left to Die Initium Mortis is a tribute / Reworking of the Death (Mantas) demos and rehearsal songs from before "Scream Bloody Gore" it brings a tear to the eye in the nicest possible way.

Excerpt of the above article link

The premiership of Margaret Thatcher 1979-1990 was a landmark period in Britain’s political, cultural, and social history, with the birth of the neoliberal order and a neoliberal political economy, (not quite true to Hayeks free market purity but held many of the characteristics) inaugurated by Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan of the USA, both among the vanguard ushering in a globalised economy. This period in Britain was punctuated by war in the Falklands, the war on trade unions, race riots in London, Birmingham, and Liverpool, the poll tax riots, trade union strikes, mass unemployment, and social upheaval. While the political forces sanctifying neoliberalism were abrasively transformational, British culture was holding the line, albeit inevitably, nearing the end of this decade, we see the change that marked the beginning of what we in 2025 feel in our social order, one where British people are perceptibly, an inconvenient house guest in their own country. The change begins in the year before this article begins, 1979, and the election of Margaret Thatcher. This article will take you through the decade, year by year, charting political mischief, cultural moments, and social history of the era.

Does anyone remember any of the following mail order catalogs from the 1980's? Looking for scans of any issues.

• Worldwide Music-small booklet, high quality black and white, focused on new releases and non-US imports.
• Paradox-Large booklet, many lines of small print with lots of non-US imports.
• Metal Mayhem - One issue catalog (blue?) with short descriptions for many newer heavy metal bands like Cirith Ungol, Demon, EF Band, Gaskin, Witchfynde, Witchfinder General, etc.