Power from Hell (Onslaught album)
| Power from Hell | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | ||||
| Recorded | December 1984
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| Studios | AVM Studios, Stoke on Trent, England[1] | |||
| Genres | ||||
| Length | 42:15
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| Label | Children of the Revolution
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| Producer | Les Hunt | |||
| Onslaught chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | favourable[5] |
| Metal Forces | 10/10[6] |
| Martin Popoff |   [7] |
Power from Hell is the debut studio album by English thrash metal band Onslaught, released on 4 February 1985 through Children of the Revolution.[1][2]
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.[8]
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.[5] 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.[1]
All tracks are written by Nige Rockett (*), except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Damnation" (Prelude) | 0:36 | |
| 2. | "Onslaught (Power from Hell)" | 4:48 | |
| 3. | "Thermonuclear Devastation" | P. Hill | 1:31 |
| 4. | "Skullcrusher I" (Instrumental) | 4:39 | |
| 5. | "Lord of Evil" | *, Paul Mahoney | 7:07 |
| 6. | "Death Metal" | *, Mahoney | 3:42 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Angels of Death" | 3:21 |
| 8. | "The Devil's Legion" | 4:07 |
| 9. | "Steel Meets Steel" | 3:55 |
| 10. | "Skullcrusher II" (Instrumental) | 3:46 |
| 11. | "Witch Hunt" | 3:45 |
| 12. | "Mighty Empress" (Instrumental) | 0:58 |
| Total length: | 42:15 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Thermonuclear Devastation of the Planet Earth" | 1:39 |
| 14. | "Power from Hell" | 5:05 |
| Total length: | 48:59 | |
- 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.[1]
- Onslaught
- Paul Mahoney (Mo) – vocals (except tracks 6 and 8, 13 and 14)
- Nige Rockett – guitars, vocals (tracks 6 and 8)
- Jason Stallard – bass guitar (except tracks 13 and 14)
- 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
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Power from Hell (LP, Album). Onslaught. Children of the Revolution. 4 February 1985. UK release.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 "Onslaught – Power from Hell". Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ Power from Hell (LP, Album). Onslaught. Pusmort. 25 June 1985. US release.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ "Onslaught – Original Period (1983–1991)". 19 July 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- 1 2 Huey, Steve. "Onslaught – Power from Hell review". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ↑ Doe, Bernard (1985). "Onsalught – Power from Hell". Metal Forces (11). Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- ↑ "Possessed — Death Metal". Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives. Retrieved 25 February 2019.