Rather Death Than False of Faith

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Released 1988 Rather Death Than False of Faith (1988) After the Dream (1989) Release date 1988 Genre Thrash metal		Length 38:18 Artist Hydra Vein Label Mean Machine Records

Recorded Feb 27 – Mar 8, 1988 Blue Fox Studios Hove, England Producer Mark Waterman Charlie McLean

Hydra vein rather death than false of faith 1988 full

Rather Death Than False Of Faith (Metalother Records 1988) is the debut album from UK thrash metal group Hydra Vein.

Overview

Released to universally positive critical reviews in the metal press, Rather Death Than False Of Faith saw Hydra Vein hailed as the UK's answer to Slayer. The UK thrash scene at the time (and subsequently) had been lagging behind the US and Germany both in quality of output and exposure in the media and Rather Death ... was widely considered to be a decent riposte on behalf of the underdog. The album's highlights are undoubtedly the breathless title track, the stop-start "Right To Die" and the high octane "Crucifier".

Track listing

All songs written by Damon Maddison, unless stated

"Rabid" – 4:28
"Crucifier" – 4:45
"The House" – 3:33
"Right To Die" (Maddison, Danny Ranger) – 7:07
"Rather Death Than False Of Faith" – 4:39
"Misanthropic" – 3:12
"Harlequin" – 7:10
"Guillotine" – 3:25

Tracks 2 and 5 also appear on CMFT’s UK Thrash Assault compilation (1989)

Credits

Mike Keen – vocals

Danny Ranger – guitars

Stephen Davis – guitars

Damon Maddison – bass

Nathan Maddison – drums

Recorded and mixed February 27 – March 8, 1988 at Blue Box Studios, Hove, England

Produced and engineered by Mark Waterman and Charlie McLean

Songs

1Rabid4:30
2Crucifier4:46
3The House3:32

References

Rather Death Than False of Faith Wikipedia

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