DEAD HEAD – repression tank DCD+Slipcase

Hail one of today’s best thrash metal bands! Dead Head’s 2009 album has been reworked and reissued. Is it underrated? Maybe. Unstoppable? Definitely.

With over 35 years of experience, the Dutch thrash band Dead Head are still driven by an unstoppable force.

The band formed in 1989 when a group of angry teenagers started worshipping bands like Possessed, Sacrifice, Dark Angel and Sadus. Despite the passing of decades, the Dutch veteran thrash band still performs with three-quarters of its original line-up. This is a rarity in today’s metal scene, but for these dedicated Dutchmen, Dead Head has been a lifelong commitment.

In recent years, they have released deluxe reissues of older albums, as well as critically acclaimed new albums such as Swine Plague (2017), Slave Driver (2022), and the mini album Shadow Soul (2024). All of their music is released by Hammerheart, a reputable Dutch label that Dead Head is proud to call home.

‘Repression Tank’ is a reimagined and revamped version of a previous release. Reimagined and revamped, it now has a sonic palette that is fully on par with more recent Dead Head albums. Featuring fresh drums, new sounds, and excellent mixing and mastering by the renowned Dutch producer Erwin Hermsen, this album delivers relentless speed, irresistible grooves, surprising orchestration, and an unparalleled fierceness.

Disc two contains 14 bonus tracks recorded live during the band’s early years with singer and bass player Ralph de Boer. The material was salvaged from old hard disk recorders and recently mixed by Dead Head’s long-standing live sound engineer, Gerlach Timmer.

Tracks:

1. CD1: Dissolved In Purity
2. Green Angel
3. Cryptocynic
4. The Swing
5. Daemonique
6. Firegate
7. Less Than Zero
8. Murder
9. Nero Dies
10. Hateland
11. Pesticide
12. CD2: Intro (Live)
13. The Festering Intro (Live)
14. Phantom Palace (Live)
15. Less than Zero (Live)
16. House of Ambience (Live)
17. Slay Your Kind (Live)
18. In Your Room (Live)
19. Kill Division (Live)
20. Faust II (Live)
21. Until the Sun Appears (Live)
22. Dissolved in Purity (Live)
23. Green Angel (Live)
24. Firegate (Live)
25. Cold Being (Live)

Genres: Thrash Metal, Death Metal

Label: Hammerheart Records

Erscheinungsjahr: 2025

Künstler: DEAD HEAD

Spieldauer: 01:29:59

Format: CD

EAN: 8715392250224

GPSR Information:
Manufacturer:
Hammerheart Records BV
P.O. Box 277, 6300 AG Valkenburg, Netherlands
info(at)hammerheart.com