[rooster85]

What are your favorite/best in your opinion thrash demos from bands without LP?

Mine are:

Sedition - demo 1990 (more technical Forbidden, vocalist is the guy who punched Cobain in this famous video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2XmitTrZSc


Wartorn - Seek Shelter

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2o1zfZJkeU

Formicide demos:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gip7Whp38d0

Laughind dead demo (bay area thrash with David White on vocals)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEbEoKOHIXg

Roadkill - Call it what you will (not on ytube, technical speed/thrash with very high vocals, these guys later started do play death metal as Resurrection)

xzanthus demo (another bay area thrash, this time with Steev Esquivel on vocals)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLKIMylxhKg

Skeleton - Never Slow Down (power/thrash very similiar to Death Angel)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFS283-JrO4

[canadaspaceman]

I don't know some of the bands you mentioned, will check out the youtube links.

My fave demo bands from the 1980s, without an official LP include -

CONDEMNED ATTITUDE
GHOST STORY
ICE AGE (Sweden)
MERCENARY (San Francisco)
SINDROME (Chicago)
WITCHFAWN (Toronto)

[Strappado]

I agree with canadaspaceman on Ice Age.. their stuff is great.
Another Swedish thrash band with awesome demos is Mortality

[vaalkoth]

NECROVORE (us/tx)
INCUBUS (aus)
GREETING DEATH (can)
TERMINATED RITE (can)
NECROMANCER (fin)
SEVERE WARNING (us/oh)
NECROPOLIS (us/pa)
OBSESSOS (bra)
TERROR (us/oh)
FRANTIC (ger)
XANDRIL (ger)

just to name a few......

[Keir]

I have to go with the first demo from my local boys Atomicaust:

[Akerbeltz]

Sindrome (US, Illinois)
Devastation (US, Illinois)
Casbah (Japan)
Pentagram (Chile) ...oh wait, they just released a (reunion) LP!
Slaughter Lord (Australia)
Ulysses Siren (US, California)
Papsmear (US, Nevada)
Armoros (Canada)
Voor (Canada)
Pontius Prophet (US, California)
Chaos Horde (US, Louisiana)
Samhain (Denmark)
Poison (Germany)

...and more I forget. I would've added stuff like Necrovore or Mutilated, but they're straight up death metal to my ears.

Canadaspaceman, did Condemned Attitude have an actual demo? Never heard it. I only have a radio live recording if memory serves right, mostly comprised of Attitude Adjustment songs I think.

[canadaspaceman]

Sindrome (US, Illinois)
Canadaspaceman, did Condemned Attitude have an actual demo? Never heard it. I only have a radio live recording if memory serves right, mostly comprised of Attitude Adjustment songs I think.

yes, Condemned Attitude had 2 demos out, in 1987.
edit
Condemned Attitude (US) - Demo I (1987)

Condemned Attitude (US) - Demo # 2 (1987)

[Akerbeltz]

Cheers, I'll be on the lookout then.

[Gish]

Totally in with Harkenkreuz.

They just have this one demo, but it's totally kicking arse!



Also nice - Valkylie. They were a female fronted Speed Metal band from Japan! You can find their demo in the Internet, if not, I can upload it.

[Midianchris]

DesExult (DNK)
Crioinic..The Land Which Once Were 1986
Elysium (NJ)

[OldNecromancer]

Necrovore plays Death metal in my opinion, not thrash…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al00H8oZn2Y

In Italy I'd name Social Mayhem They did record tracks for their debut-album, but it remained unreleased, and it's really a pity!!