BOMBARDER Speed Kill CD (Japan press with OBI)

NEW BUT NOT SEALED

BOMBARDER – Speed Kill (1989)

Formed in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), in 1986, Bombarder emerged as one of the pioneering speed/thrash metal bands from the former Yugoslav underground, developing a raw and aggressive sound heavily influenced by Motörhead, Exciter and the early European speed metal movement. Originally released in 1989 through Panonija Koncert, Speed Kill was their debut full-length album, delivering 11 tracks of uncompromising speed metal characterised by frantic drumming, distorted guitar riffs, driving bass lines and Nenad Kovačević's exceptionally rough, snarling vocals. Recorded at Studio Vogue in Sarajevo, the album features tracks such as "Bombarder", "Metalni Bog", "Horde", "Crna Sjenka", "Kuga", "Pakao" and "Speed Metal", combining relentless aggression with memorable, straightforward riff arrangements. Unlike the increasingly technical direction pursued by some thrash metal bands during the late 1980s, Bombarder maintained a primitive, almost punk-like intensity, emphasising speed, energy and raw musical expression. Originally issued in a limited run of 3,000 cassettes, Speed Kill became a cult recording of the Yugoslav metal scene, representing an overlooked chapter of European thrash metal history and the underground spirit of a band whose early career was subsequently overshadowed by the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s. 

Label: Deathrash Armageddon – DA13-088

Format: CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue

Country: Japan

Released: May 29, 2022

Genre: Rock

Style: Speed Metal, Thrash

1        Bombarder 4:37

2        Metalni Bog    3:44

3        Horde    4:10

4        Crna sjenka    3:18

5        Long Live The Loud    3:04

6        Intro    0:57

7        Kuga    3:26

8        Zle oči    2:54

9        San    3:29

10        Pakao    2:56

11        Speed Metal    2:56