May 10, 2020

S.O.D - Speak English or Die (1985) ☠

*U.S. first pressing. 
Contains 22 tracks total.
Country: U.S.A.
Genre: Crossover Thrash
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☠: Selected by Buccaneer
© 1985-1987 Megaforce Records
AllMusic Review by Steve Huey
S.O.D.'s Speak English or Die was an important record in the fusion of hardcore punk with thrash and speed metal, making even more explicit the connections that Anthrax's music implied. The tone of the music is crushingly loud, fast, and aggressive, but not at all serious -- the record is filled with goofy, macho humor, some of which holds up well (i.e., the three-second "Anti-Procrastination Song," an ode to "Milk") and some of which is quite racist and sexist. However, the music blasts by at such a frenetic pace (22 tracks in under half an hour) that the more offensive lyrics are often incomprehensible, so some may find them easier to ignore. Still, it's the loud-fast-rules music that made an impact, and mosh fans will quickly understand why.

tags: sod, storm troopers of death, speak english or die, 1985, flac,

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