Nasty Savage [CD]

Nasty Savage - Nasty Savage [CD]

Before Florida became synonymous with death metal, there was Nasty Savage. Released in 1985 on Metal Blade Records, Nasty Savage was a feral, unpredictable strike of American thrash - violent, theatrical, and years ahead of it's time. While the Bay Area was refining precision thrash, Florida was cultivating something darker. This debut captured that tension in real time. Fronted by the unhinged charisma of Ronnie "Nasty Ronnie" Galetti, the band fused razor-edged riffing with manic, theatrical vocals that drew inevitable comparisons to King Diamond - but filtered through the raw aggression of mid-80s U.S. thrash. The result was chaotic in the best possible way. Tracks like "No Sympathy," "Gladiator," and "The Morgue" delivered breakneck tempo shifts, sinister melodies, and an intensity that helped lay the groundwork for the Florida extreme metal explosion that followed. The band's appearance on Metal Massacre VI placed them alongside the most important underground metal acts of the era and solidified their place in early American thrash history. Members of Morbid Angel and Obituary have cited Nasty Savage as part of the early Florida foundation - and drummer Curtis Beeson would later go on to perform with Death, further cementing that lineage. Now restored as part of Brutal Planet Records' elite Metal Icon Series, this limited edition CD edition presents the 1985 classic remastered by Rob Colwell (Flotsam, Helstar, Geoff Tate, Nevermore) and housed in a traditional jewel case with a 12-page booklet. This is not polished retro-thrash. This is volatile, early American metal history - captured at full intensity. For fans of King Diamond, Slayer, Dark Angel, Possessed!