Power from Hell is the debut studio album by English thrash metal band Onslaught, released on 4 February 1985 through Children of the Revolution.
Apparently confusion has arisen as to who coined the term Death Metal, as it was Onslaught who wrote their song "Death Metal" in late 1984 and recorded the album version later in the same year, and Possessed who recorded their song entitled "Death Metal" on their 1984 demo tape of the same name.
Power from Hell was reissued in 1996 by Powerage Records, again in 2005 by Blackend Records and received a full remaster by Jacob Hansen for the 2011 release on AFM Records. This release rectifies the track listing problem encountered on previous releases and has revamped artwork with liner notes by Steve Grice.
Track listing Liner notes adapted from the original LP.
Notes "Mighty Empress" contains part of O Fortuna The 25th anniversary release by AFM Records contains 2 re-recorded versions of "Thermonuclear Devastation of the Planet Earth" and "Power from Hell" from 2011
Personnel Liner notes adapted from the original LP.
Onslaught Paul Mahoney (Mo) – vocals Nige Rockett – guitars, vocals Jason Stallard – bass guitar Steve Grice – drums, art direction
Additional musicians (tracks 13 and 14) Sy Keeler – vocals Andy Rosser-Davies – guitars Jeff Williams — bass guitar
Production Les Hunt – producer Steve Woolley – cover art Des Parton – engineering
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