Various Artists "Metal Massacre VII (1994 Reissue, Remastered, USA, Metal Blade Records, 3984-14071-2)"

Metal Massacre is a series of compilation albums released through Metal Blade Records. It is famous for "shedding light" on bands such as The Obsessed, Trouble, Overkill, Metal Church, Metallica, Slayer, Virgin Steele, Hellhammer, Voivod, Armored Saint, Lizzy Borden, Possessed and more.

In 1981, Brian Slagel, founder of Metal Blade Records, decided to put out a compilation of unsigned, underground metal bands. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s he continued to release more volumes of the compilations. Metal Massacre XII was released in 1995 and was the final Metal Massacre album until Metal Massacre XIII, released 11 years later in 2006. Metal Massacre XIII differed from the previous releases which featured primarily unsigned bands, containing mostly established bands on the Metal Blade roster.

Metal Massacre VII – 1986

1. "Impulse" – Heretic – 4:18
2. "Sentinel Beast" – Sentinel Beast – 5:20
3. "I Live, You Die" – Flotsam and Jetsam – 6:19
4. "Rented Heat" – Krank – 4:09
5. "Backstabber" – Mad Man – 2:53
6. "Widow's Walk" – Détente – 2:20
7. "High 'n' Mighty" – Commander – 4:16
8. "In the Blood of Virgins" – Juggernaut – 4:13
9. "Reich of Torture" – Cryptic Slaughter – 2:33
10. "The Omen" – Have Mercy – 4:18
11. "The Awakening" – Titanic – 4:42
12. "Troubled Ways" – Lost Horizon – 4:31

All songs published by Bloody Skull Music (BMI)

Administered by Bug Music

©1994 Metal Blade Records

Heretic "Breaking Point"

Heretic is an American speed and thrash metal band from Los Angeles, California. Beginning in 1984, the group's initial career saw two releases on Metal Blade Records and touring alongside noted heavy metal groups. After their 1988 breakup, singer Mike Howe joined Metal Church, while other members founded Reverend.

Guitarist Brian Korban and earlier vocalist Julian Mendez reformed Heretic in 2011. The band released their second full-length album the following year.

The group was founded in Los Angeles in late 1984 by guitarists Brian Korban and Rick Halpin, bassist Scott Patton, drummer Rick Merick, and vocalist Mike "Towers" Torres; Halpin and Patton were soon replaced by Bobby Marquez and Dennis O'Hara respectively. After their debut track on the Metal Massacre Vol. 7 compilation on Metal Blade Records, Torres was replaced by Julian Mendez. This lineup released the Torture Knows No Boundary EP on Metal Blade in 1986, and began performing alongside of numerous noted heavy metal bands in Los Angeles.


Mike Howe replaced Mendez later that year. The Breaking Point album was issued on Metal Blade in 1988, shortly before Howe left the band to join Metal Church and Heretic disbanded.

- Dedicated to Julian Mendez and to the memory of Rene.

- Issued with lyric insert.

Recording information:

- Recorded at Track Record, N. Hollywood, CA and Pacific Sound, Chatsworth, CA. 

- Mastered at Capitol Mastering, Hollywood, CA.