Why This CD Matters
Taste The Blade celebrates 15 years of Metal Blade Records with tracks spanning traditional heavy metal, thrash, death metal, and progressive metal. The compilation provides a strong snapshot of the label’s influence on underground and extreme metal through the 1980s and 1990s.
Collector Note
1997 US Club Edition 2CD compilation released on Metal Blade Records, catalog number D218802. Moderate collector demand among Metal Blade followers and underground metal collectors.
Availability
Single copy available—once it’s gone, it’s gone.
Condition & Details
CDs: VG+ with light signs of normal handling
Case: VG+ with light shelf wear
Booklet: VG+ with light handling wear
Technical Details
Format: 2 x CD, Compilation, Club Edition
Label: Metal Blade Records – D218802
Country: US
Released: 1997
Genre: Rock
Style: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Matrix / Runout
Not specified
Tracklist
Dropping Like Flies
Me Against The World
Hammerhead
Silent Cries
War And Pain
Holy Martyr
Bitter End
Meanstreak
There You Are
Heal
The Uninvited Guest
Devoured By Vermin
Penguin Attack
Lycanthropy
A Pleasant Shade Of Gray Part II
Evil Twin
Sam I Am
Black Hill Sanitarium
Monster
Wretched
Ocean Mind
Shipping & Handling
Cleaned with alcohol swabs.
Shipped in protective CD bags.
Cracked cases replaced before shipping.
Packed securely for safe delivery.
About Maple City Music
Maple City Music is a veteran-owned record store in Vermont focused on honest grading, fair pricing, and high-quality media. Every item is carefully inspected, cleaned, and prepared so it arrives exactly as described.
Why This CD Matters
Taste The Blade celebrates 15 years of Metal Blade Records with tracks spanning traditional heavy metal, thrash, death metal, and progressive metal. The compilation provides a strong snapshot of the label’s influence on underground and extreme metal through the 1980s and 1990s.
Collector Note
1997 US Club Edition 2CD compilation released on Metal Blade Records, catalog number D218802. Moderate collector demand among Metal Blade followers and underground metal collectors.
Availability
Single copy available—once it’s gone, it’s gone.
Condition & Details
CDs: VG+ with light signs of normal handling
Case: VG+ with light shelf wear
Booklet: VG+ with light handling wear
Technical Details
Format: 2 x CD, Compilation, Club Edition
Label: Metal Blade Records – D218802
Country: US
Released: 1997
Genre: Rock
Style: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Matrix / Runout
Not specified
Tracklist
Dropping Like Flies
Me Against The World
Hammerhead
Silent Cries
War And Pain
Holy Martyr
Bitter End
Meanstreak
There You Are
Heal
The Uninvited Guest
Devoured By Vermin
Penguin Attack
Lycanthropy
A Pleasant Shade Of Gray Part II
Evil Twin
Sam I Am
Black Hill Sanitarium
Monster
Wretched
Ocean Mind
Shipping & Handling
Cleaned with alcohol swabs.
Shipped in protective CD bags.
Cracked cases replaced before shipping.
Packed securely for safe delivery.
About Maple City Music
Maple City Music is a veteran-owned record store in Vermont focused on honest grading, fair pricing, and high-quality media. Every item is carefully inspected, cleaned, and prepared so it arrives exactly as described.
