Verbal Assault made at least one terrific hardcore album in 1988's Trial. This disc gathers together the preceding recordings The Masses (their 1985 demo) and Learn (their first EP from 1986). The demo tracks are decent enough, although admittedly a bit on the generic side. The real attraction, for me anyway, is Learn. Its eight tracks point the way forward, and it's easy to hear the band finding the sound that would serve them so well on the aforementioned classic, Trial. I'll post that one if I ever manage to track down a copy that I don't have to shell out an arm and a leg for. This should hold you over.
MEDIAFIRE
Thanks, I've been looking for this. As for "Trial," there's supposed to be a Volume 2 but it has been in the works for several years now . . .
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