HELLHAMMER '84 Apocalyptic raids EP Banzai Can. METAL

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HELLHAMMER  

( SPEED METAL (or Black metal) group that come from SWITZERLAND )

APOCALYPTIC RAIDS mini L.P. ( first studio EP released in 1984 )

Banzai records BAM 1003 on SPEED METAL logo series

The record was a major influence on the then-emerging death metal and black metal genres. It has served as an inspiration to such varied and respected bands as Napalm Death and Sepultura, both which recorded cover versions of "Messiah".[1][2]

Hellhammer would split up only three months after recording this EP, and later regrouped as Celtic Frost.[3] Apocalyptic Raids would be reissued six years later, boasting new artwork and two bonus tracks.

Banzai Records was a canadian record label active in the '80s. They were mainly licensing heavy metal albums that weren't domestically available in Canada. So most of what was on Metal Blade / Megaforce Records, Neat Records, Noise Records, Roadrunner, etc, would be released in Canada thru Banzai Records, via Polygram distribution. Michel Meese, founder and president of Banzai Records, had an immense knowledge of the metal scene, and a great feel for the canadian market. By seeing which imported albums were good sellers, the ones he chose to release on Banzai were always well recieved. Artists represented by Banzai Records included Venom, Anthrax, Metallica, Voivod, Raven and Slayer, to name a few.

Although the label had the rights to distribute most of the albums, a few are believed to be bootlegs. First pressed at 1000 copies, re-prints were ordered depending on popularity. Very few ever made it past 10,000 copies. But many of them were sold as cassettes, since it was the medium of choice back then, in the golden age of walkmans! A notable exception is Metallica. Both of thier Banzai releases were the only ones to reach gold status in Canada, at 50,000 copies each.

Banzai's business address, 1238 Crescent Street, Montreal, was also the home of the biggest heavy metal record store in Montreal called Rock en Stock. Banzai stopped their activities at the end of the '80s, and Rock en Stock closed shop at the end of the '90s, after a raid on bootlegged cds.

GRADE :

RECORDS : MINT (look unplayed)

poly-lined inner sleeve inside the cover

COVER : Mint cover

I'm a record collector and my grading is very precise. Records always come with a sleeve and a plastic protective sleeve.

Single is mailed in a bubble mailer with cardboard on both sides to protect sleeve and record.

LP is mailed in a bubble mailer with cardboard to protect the record (record outside the cover)

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