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PART 1: It all started one day, locally, with SLAYER's "HELL AWAITS." Then, it transcended to KREATOR, DESTRUCTION, DEATH, SODOM, CELTIC FROST, NECRONOMICON, NUCLEAR ASSAULT, EXODUS, TESTAMENT, OBITUARY, SADUS, HIRAX, SEPULTURA, and endless letters to bands ordering demos. Awesome weekends spent watching bands like POSSESSED and DEATH ANGEL play at Fender's Ballroom, TERRORIZER at Hoover Park or East L.A. backyard shows slamming to FCDN TORMENTOR and NECROPHAGIA L.A.!PART 2: When I heard the first riff off of the "WELCOME TO VENICE" lp, the entire "CLEANSE THE BACTERIA" comp, the "PEACE" comp, BCT comp tapes, the "FLEX YOU HEAD" comp and the MINOR THREAT lp. There was no turning back: SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, EXCEL, NO MERCY, MDC, LOS VIOLADORES, RAW POWER, DRI, WRETCHED, INSTIGATORS, INFERNO, CRUDE SS, SEPTIC DEATH, 7 SECONDS, FAITH, GOVERNMENT ISSUE...then C.O.C., SIEGE, CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER, ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT, UNIFORM CHOICE, NEUROOT, LARM, HERESY, NAPALM DEATH, RIPCORD, MOB 47, YOUTH OF TODAY, DOOM, GISM, KURO, ESPASMODICOS, DEAD KENNEDYS, CHRIST ON PARADE, VICIOUS CIRCLE, ULTIMO RESORTE, BAD BRAINS, TSOL, ASTA KASK, MANO NEGRA, SUBTERRANEAN KIDS, LA POLLA RECORDS, ESKORBUTO, ATOXXXICO, RIP, INFEST, JERRY'S KIDS, MASSACRE 68, ELECTRO HIPPIES, INSTED, GENERIC, HHH, SACRILEGE, LIP CREAM, THE EXECUTE, S.O.B., DEATHSIDE, IMPACT UNIT, GAUZE, UNITY, EMBRACE, DOWNCAST, SOULSIDE, LIFE'S BLOOD, UNDERDOG, GORILLA BISCUITS, BURN, CHAIN OF STRENGTH, SAMIAM, DAG NASTY, TURNING POINT, SWIZ, FUGAZI, IGNITION, VERBAL ASSAULT, REASON TO BELIEVE, NO FOR AN ANSWER, HUASIPINGO, MAN LIFTING BANNER, LOS CRUDOS, DETESTATION, FUN PEOPLE, HIS HERO IS GONE...PART 3: Hail to the current punks/thrashers who keep on keeping on: SEEIN RED, TRAGEDY, SELFISH, FORWARD, DEATHREAT, CROW, DROP DEAD, BURIAL, NAILBITER, SIN ORDEN, MUNICIPAL WASTE, WARHEAD, TOTALITAR, SLAVER, WHAT IF GODS LIE, ARTIMUS PYLE, CONTRAVENE, MUGA, MIGRA VIOLENTA, TOXIC HOLOCAUST, CONQUEST FOR DEATH, CAPITALIST CASUALTIES, TOTAL FURY, TOMORROW, HIT ME BACK, SCHIFOSI, FUELED BY FIRE, LIMP WRIST, HUMAN BASTARD, WORLD DOWNFALL, CONGA FURY, MUGRE, COLDBRINGER, BOOM BOOM KID, WOLF BRIGADE, FROM ASHES RISE...