The Metal Files

So here’s an odd one from my collection.  To be honest I never liked this album that much.  The only reason I bought it was because of who played on it…Dave Lombardo and Chuck Schuldiner (RIP).  The music is pretty pedestrian thrash/death metal and even the drums are pretty boring.  Some of Chuck’s solos are pretty good, but in general the album was boring.

That being said I kept this CD because I had both Dave and Chuck sign it on separate occasions.  Both guys gave the exact same reaction…”This actually came out?”  Chuck asked me to burn a copy for him and send it, which I of course did.

I was pretty sad when Chuck died.  When we met him at Jaxx (Springfield, VA) on the Death/Hammerfall Tour, he came outside to meet everyone, soaking wet in a robe and flippy floppies and it was freezing outside.  He was very cool.  I met Dave at the same place when he was drumming for Testament on The Gathering Tour.  Talk about a cool dude.  I got to talk to him for a bit with his son.  I handed him a stack of CD covers including the River’s Edge soundtrack.  “We were on this?”  I said, “Dude, it’s half the reason I wanted to see the movie in the first place!”  Good times.

Tracks:

1. Killer Patrol – 3:57
2. Metallized Kids – 4:26
3. Jesus Killing Machine – 4:32
4. Born Bad and Sliced! – 3:58
5. Albert is a Headbanger – 3:50
6. Hellatio – 3:15
7. Death Don’t Dance With Me – 4:08
8. Art Groupie – 4:53
9. Blood Surfer City – 5:03
10. Voodoocult – 4:09
11. Bitchery Bay – 5:32

Band:

• Phillip Boa – Vocals
• Chuck Schuldiner – Guitar
• Gabby Abularach – Guitar
• Waldemar Sorychta – Guitar
• Mille Petrozza – Guitar
• Dave Ball – Bass
• Dave Lombardo – Drums

Download it here.