CASBAH

Thrash Metal / Groove Metal • Japan
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Casbah is a Japanese thrash metal band formed in 1983. Despite releasing many demos, splits, and singles prior, the band didn't release their debut studio album until 1997.

(Bio written by Unitron on July 23rd 2016.)
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CASBAH albums / top albums

CASBAH Bold Statement album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
Bold Statement
Groove Metal 1997
CASBAH Reach Out album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
Reach Out
Thrash Metal 2015

CASBAH EPs & splits

CASBAH Devil Must Be Driven Out With Devil album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Devil Must Be Driven Out With Devil
Thrash Metal 1986
CASBAH F.E.T.U. Split Tape Vol. 1 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
F.E.T.U. Split Tape Vol. 1
Thrash Metal 1986
CASBAH F.E.T.U. Split Tape Vol. 3 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
F.E.T.U. Split Tape Vol. 3
Thrash Metal 1988
CASBAH Friction album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Friction
Thrash Metal 2018

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CASBAH demos, promos, fans club and other releases (no bootlegs)

CASBAH Infinite Pain album cover 4.50 | 1 ratings
Infinite Pain
Thrash Metal 1987
CASBAH Demo '89 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Demo '89
Thrash Metal 1989
CASBAH The Cloning album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Cloning
Thrash Metal 1991
CASBAH Swan Song album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Swan Song
Thrash Metal 1992
CASBAH March of the Final Decade album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
March of the Final Decade
Thrash Metal 1994

CASBAH re-issues & compilations

CASBAH Dinosaurs album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Dinosaurs
Thrash Metal 1998
CASBAH Russian Roulette: No Posers Allowed 1985-1994 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Russian Roulette: No Posers Allowed 1985-1994
Thrash Metal 2005
CASBAH Infinite Pain ~ Official Bootleg 1985-2006 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Infinite Pain ~ Official Bootleg 1985-2006
Thrash Metal 2006

CASBAH singles (4)

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Live - Bang Your Heads to Hell
Thrash Metal 1985
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Russian Roulette
Thrash Metal 1986
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Barefooted on Earth #1
Groove Metal 1999
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Barefooted on Earth #2
Groove Metal 1999

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Skull Smash 21st Century ~ Behind Yoke Systems Vol. 14
Thrash Metal 2006

CASBAH Reviews

CASBAH Russian Roulette

Single · 1986 · Thrash Metal
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Unitron
LOAD THE GUN TILL YOU DIE!

Remaining a cult classic of thrash metal, Casbah's two-track single Russian Roulette delivers relentless proto-death/thrash that won't stop kicking your ass until it's over. The killer title cut just pummels the listener with riff after riff, sticking quite a few different riffs in one six and a half minute song. The song goes from a slow menacing crunch, to lightning speeds, and even infectiously catchy. Add in a roaring solo, and you've got yourself a thrash masterpiece.

The b-side, "Death Metal", begins as a death march with a crunching bass riff before assaulting the listener with breakneck speeds. While the vocals aren't quite death metal vocals as we know them, plenty of the riffs are of death metal styling.

This essential listen for any thrash fan, as it's among the best of the killer 80's Japanese thrash scene. Also, that album cover is awesome. Yeah it's campy, but I love it.

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