Justified Rebellion
No Excuses
1988 (no label)
Biff Braddock – Bass grinding, vox
G. Smiley – Noises of a guitarish sort, b. vox
Thunderstix – Drums, b. vox
Harley Hank – B. vox, lead vox on “No Excuses”
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Godkor Theme
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Pushover
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Immanuel
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No Excuses
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Thick-Headed Mule
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Icabad!
This ultra rare and very limited underground release finally made its way out into the wild. I found it on a music sharing website, but it might have come from a YouTube rip. So, yes, the age and limitations of this release are pretty evident. But still good to hear. For those that are in the know, Justified Rebellion was the first band that Scott Albert of Circle of Dust/Celldweller was in before forming Immortal. “Thick-Headed Mule” was re-recorded by Immortal on their Dead & Buried demo in 1990. This band is more like crossover thrash of the late 80s (think The Crucified more than Deliverance). But, like Deliverance did on What a Joke, they do have two under 10 second songs (“Geronimo” and “Icabod!”). Pretty cool historical recording, low quality tape and all – it would just be nice to get some scans of the full cover.
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