Pedifile - Die A Violent Death (1986)

Pedifile - Die A Violent Death (Demo 1986)

Since the last post was of Desecration I thought i'd put up some Pedifile. Why?
Because apparently these bands had 'beef' back in the day. Actually, that's a crock of shit as Desecration's vocalist, Jack, tells all in issue #4 of Threatening Society.
Link Here: http://www.threateningsociety.com/4_desecration.html

Pedifile were a rough-as-shit thrash metal/crossover style band that kinda border on early death metal. An interesting sound for sure. This demo has a 'Reign In Blood' vibe to it with all the fast as fuck metal riffs at hardcore tempos. Apparently the band would get shit upon by many for having (and admittedly, overusing) little girl screams. I guess it's meant to be a Tom Araya high pitched screech but it ends up sounding a bit prepubescent, which is funny regarding the full-on trash attack Pedifile deliver. Their claim to fame is the one and only Lars Ulrich wearing one of their shirts during an MTV interview during the late 80s. Pretty cool!...or maybe not. Well, I think its cool.

'Shackle The Jackal' is like a mission statement to what these dudes are all about, fast, stop/start, tempo changing thrash metal. They aren't super talented, some riffs are fluffed, but they can surely play. The 'little girl' screams are in abundance on this track, which to be honest, can be off-putting as they aren't particularly menacing ...unless you find little girls menacing that is.

'Mortal Psychosis' has a Metallica-like clean section, but with a dissonant twist and some cool austere guitar leads to boot! It eventually builds up with some steady chugging and floats down again...only for the thrash to begin! A common theme with this demo is the mix of sloppy playing and muddy production making many parts almost unintelligible. With that said, its not too distracting, it just takes away from the punch. Around half-way through there is a meaty, mid-tempo thrash riff. Very nice!

Although it brings images of Cannibal Corpse to mind 'Pedophiliac' isn't some twisted, perverse story of child abuse. It's actually about beating-up a Pedophile as depicted on the demo cover. Overall, it's a good thrash tune but the mid section is the highlight. The band 'brings-it-down' for that riff, which is a tasteful exercise in dynamics.

'Holocaust The Hippies' has that Slayer vibe with the fast guitars and Araya styled fast shouting. The mid section, with a slightly technical riff, is pretty cool but the solo is where its at! Shreddy and harmonized!

So, a cool demo overall. The production and playing takes off the visceral punch to the gut. But you can definitely tell that there is something here. Not just generic thrash, they mix it up nicely.

Linky Link:
https://mega.co.nz/#!lcAmCIBR!v1OmOf5C6a2k1beRgMaJv7LskoK67D7MJQ4Jcss9TEU

Here's what 'Threatening Society' had to say about this demo in 1987!:
PEDIFILE is a five piece thrash metal band from Mesa, Arizona. They formed in May '86 and started off doing SLAYER and EXODUS covers, while opening for bands like ZNOWHITE and DARK ANGEL. But now, PEDIFILE is headed in an all original direction and hope to get signed soon with this demo. PEDIFILE is into heavy, technical music with heavy vocals and ear-piercing screams. All of this is displayed on the demo.

PEDIFILE "Die a Violent Death": This ain't easy, but here goes. The music on this four song tape is played really well -- good, tight, technical thrash. And most of the KREATOR-type vocals are pretty cool. But there are some extremely high shrieks that just sound out of place. Plus, I really can't get into their lyrics. It should be noted that the song "Pediophiliac" delivers an anti-child molestation message. So do their t-shirts, which depict a child molester being beat up by a bunch of thrashers. Overall, this demo is slightly above average. Interesting. The tape costs $4, lyrics included. For $6 you get the tape and a PEDIFILE t-shirt, which Chris informed me LARS ULRICH of METALLICA wore on MTV and claimed to be his favorite. [TONY]