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England Onslaught existed through the mid to late 80 without ever quite securing a permanent lead singer or making a huge impact on the music world, even though they were a great band! On this one, which proved to be their last release, the band recruited Grim Reaper Steve Grimmett for the vocal department and proceeded to write and record a fairly decent piece of work. With a guitar sound reminiscent of Metallica Master of Puppets era and melodies that remind me a bit of Anthrax, Onslaught rumbled through the songs with a sense of reasonable execution. Should appeal to anyone with an interest in the late 80 thrash scene. Watch out for the excellent Angel witch cover “”Confused”” EP, 1988 – London Recordings

1. Shellshock 06:57
2. Confused (Angel witch cover) 02:31
3. H-Eyes (The Ruts cover)02:41

Vocals: Steve Grimmitt
Guitars: Nige Rockett
Guitars: Rob Trottman
Bass: James Hinder
Drums: Steve Grice

Onslaught – Confused (Angel Witch Cover)

Confused (Angel Witch cover) Lyrics :

I stand looking for a friend,
Someone I can rely on,
All the people laugh at me,
I hide in my room,
They don’t understand me,
Think that I have gone insane,
These four walls are closing on me,
Can’t they realize my pain

Confused, confused, confused
Can’t you see that I’m confused

The wild state of affairs gets worse and worse day by
day,
Everybody seems to be confused,
No one ever knows the way
But Still Life carries on,
And you live a day and you just wait,
You only get one chance, don’t let it just slip away

Confused, confused, confused
Can’t you see that I’m confused

Check and buy:

Onslaught: dive T-shirt. Original rare 1987. Thin shirt in a terrible state with many wholes and discolouration (back side “Dive”, has gone all white).

ONSLAUGHT: Shellshock 12″. The Ruts + Angel witch covers. Grim Reaper singer. Check video

ONSLAUGHT: The Force LP. Mega classic. Check whole album. 1986 Thrash Metal

ONSLAUGHT: Let there be rock 12″ AC/DC cover + 2 live: Metal Forces + Power From Hell / Angels Of Death. Check video

ONSLAUGHT: 7″ FLEXI DISC In Search of Sanity, Shellshock, Lightning War, Blood Upon The Ice, Welcome to Dying, Power Play

ONSLAUGHT: In Search of Sanity CD 1989. Original 1st press UK. Milestone in thrash / heavy metal. Check audio + video. METALLICA, EXODUS, OVERKILL, TESTAMENT, MEGADETH