S.O.D. "Speak English Or Die (1992 Reissue)"

Speak English or Die is the debut album by American crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death, released in August 1985.

Parts of the songs "March of the S.O.D.", "Milano Mosh", "Chromatic Death" and "Sargent D and the S.O.D." were used for commercial breaks of MTV's Headbangers Ball in the early 1990s.

After Anthrax finished recording Spreading the Disease, there was still some studio time left, so members Scott Ian and Charlie Benante called some friends, practiced some songs, and recorded it all within a week.

Many point to this album – and particularly, the song "Milk" – as one of the first songs to feature a blast beat, courtesy of Benante. When asked in 2009 if he invented the blast beat, Benante replied, "If you mean that I decided to sit in my room and invent it, no it wasn't like that. The thing was something that had been around the NY hardcore scene for ages but hadn't been used for other things. The first time it really happened was on S.O.D's 'Milk' song, so I guess you could say I had a lot to do with it. Now a lot of bands are using it, and doing it really well."

The album had some controversy due to the lyrics, which addressed homosexuality, women and foreign cultures. Dan Lilker stated, "The lyrics were never intended to be serious, just to piss people off."

While the album raised no eyebrows at the time for its tongue-in-cheek yet topical content, later generations began to further scrutinize the lyrics. In an interview with Songfacts in 2014, when asked "If Speak English or Die came out today, do you think that because of the political correctness of today, it would go over the same?", Lilker responded, "It probably would have had a harder time just because people seem to be more uptight now. Nevertheless, it was what it was, which is saying it is what it is, but back then. And I don't regret it. Maybe minor aspects went overboard with certain lyrical things, but then again, we didn't really mean them. Perhaps if people realize that, then it's just more funny."

Speak English or Die was well received and is considered one of the greatest and most influential crossover thrash albums of all time. Allmusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5 and said, "S.O.D.'s Speak English or Die was an important record in the fusion of hardcore punk with thrash and speed metal".

Speak English or Die has sold over one million copies worldwide.

The album was re-released by Megaforce in August 1995 and a platinum edition of the album was released in February 2000.

In August 2014, Revolver placed Speak English or Die on its "14 Thrash Albums You Need to Own" list.

Al Jourgensen, frontman of industrial metal band Ministry, describes Speak English or Die as an influential album that inspired him to add thrash metal guitar riffs to the band's music starting with 1989's The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste. He adds that Speak English or Die is "one of the best records ever." The group would later cover "United Forces" for their 2012 album Relapse.

Scott Ian once recalled that Eddie Vedder was a fan of the album as well, saying he "cornered me one night at a party for 25 minutes telling me this story about the first time he heard Speak English Or Die and how it affected his life."

There were also plans for a Speak English or Die tribute album featuring multiple artists during the late '90s, but the release never materialized.

The 12th song “Milk” is featured in the soundtrack to the 2003 game Tony Hawk’s Underground.

Track listing

All tracks written by S.O.D.

1. "March of the S.O.D." 1:27
2. "Sargent D and the S.O.D." 2:23
3. "Kill Yourself" 2:11
4. "Milano Mosh" 1:32
5. "Speak English or Die" 2:24
6. "United Forces" 1:53
7. "Chromatic Death" 0:43
8. "Pi Alpha Nu" 1:09
9. "Anti-Procrastination Song" 0:06
10. "What's that Noise" (cameo appearance by producer Alex Perialas) 1:00
11. "Freddy Krueger" 2:32
12. "Milk" 1:54
13. "Pre-Menstrual Princess Blues" 1:20
14. "Pussy Whipped" 2:14
15. "Fist Banging Mania" 2:04
16. "No Turning Back" 0:52
17. "Fuck the Middle East" 0:27
18. "Douche Crew" 1:35
19. "Hey Gordy!" 0:07
20. "Ballad of Jimi Hendrix" 0:05
21. "Diamonds and Rust (Extended Version)" 0:02

1992 re-issue bonus track

1. "Ram It Up" – 1:21 (Inferno cover)

Canada edition.

Recording information:

Recorded at Pyramid Sound Recording Studios, Ithaca, New York, July 2/3, 1985.

Mixed at Pyramid Sound Recording Studios, Ithaca, New York, July 5, 1985.

Mastered at Holland Cutting Room, Bontebok, Netherlands (for European vinyl edition).

Various Artists "Death...Is Just The Beginning Vol. VI"

Death...Is Just The Beginning Vol. VI is the sixth double CD compilation album on the Death... Is Just The Beginning series, released by Nuclear Blast in 2000.

Track list:

Disc 2

1. Helloween Deliver Us From Temptation  4:53
2. Stratovarius Why Are We Here  4:43
3. HammerFall Renegade   4:22
4. In Flames Strong & Smart   2:23
5. Primal Fear Horrorscoop   5:45
6. Sinergy    Invincible   4:13
7. Sinner The End Of Sanctuary   5:39
8. Therion Seven Secrets Of The Sphinx  3:36
9. To/Die/For Together Complete   4:59
10. Steel Prophet Technocricide   5:05
11. S.O.D.* Raise Your Sword   4:12
12. Danzig Five Finger Crawl   3:41
13. Skyclad The Great Brain Robbery   4:37
14. The Kovenant New World Order (Mat Sinner Metal Remix)   4:27
15. Pegazus Time Machine   4:05
16. U.D.O. Hardcore Lover   4:47
17. Gardenian Courageous   4:43
18. The Black League Winter Winds Sing (Edit)   3:38

Disc 2

1. Children Of Bodom Hate Me!   4:46
2. Destruction Whiplash  3:34
3. Crematory Time For Tears   5:14
4. Theatre Of Tragedy City Of Light   4:08
5. Dimmu Borgir Behind The Curtains Of Night-Phantasmagoria  3:22
6. Hypocrisy Fire In The Sky   4:58
7. Orphanage Inside   4:40
8. Dismember Beyond Good & Evil   2:52
9. Agathodaimon Tongue Of Thorns   4:38
10. Satyricon Blessed From Below   6:01
11. Raise Hell Devilyn   4:07
12. Kataklysm Manifestation   3:55
13. Gorgoroth Incipit Satan   4:33
14. Opprobrium Massacre Of The Unborn   5:05
15. Bal-Sagoth The Voyagers Beneath The Mare Imbrium  4:38
16. Mortification Dead Man Walking (Live)  4:14
17. Soulreaper Satanized  3:10
18. Susperia Of Hate We Breed (Demo Version)  5:13

#1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 11, 14, 15 & 16 on disc one and #2, 14, 16 & 18 on disc two were previously unreleased.

Track 1-12 is misspelled as "Fiver Finger Crawl" instead of "Five Finger Crawl" on the entire release.

Track 1-17 is misspelled as "Couragous" instead of "Courageous" on the entire release.

Track 2-5 is spelled as "Behind The Curtains..." instead of "Behind The Curtains Of Night-Phantasmagoria" on the entire release.

Track 2-14 was previously released under the name Incubus. 

Track 2-15 is spelled as "The Voyagers Beneath..." instead of "The Voyagers Beneath The Mare Imbrium" on the entire release.

Track 2-16 was recorded live at Black Stump Festival, Australia.

℗ + © 2000

This compilation (c) Nuclear Blast all rights reserved.

Manufactured in Germany

Various Artists " A Tribute To The Scorpions"

A Tribute to the Scorpions è un album raccolta della Nuclear Blast che propone cover di brani del gruppo musicale Hard rock/Heavy metal tedesco Scorpions.

Le cover sono eseguite da gruppi quali Helloween e Sonata Arctica.

Tracce

1. He's a Woman - She's a Man - Helloween (3:13)
2. Rock You Like a Hurricane - Sinergy (4:10)
3. Dynamite - Paradox (2:58)
4. Still Loving You - Sonata Arctica (4:33)
5. Blackout - Stratovarious (4:09)
6. Don't Stop at the Top - Children of Bodom (3:25)
7. Dark Lady - Agent Steel (3:37)
8. Top of the Bill - Steel Prophet (3:48)
9. Dampflockfüher (Steamrock Fever) - Prolopower (3:21) cantata in tedesco
10. Coming Home - Tankard (3:30)
11. Coast to Coast - Disbelief (5:02)
12. Passion Rules the Game - To Die for (4:16)
13. Pictured Life - Breaker (4:51)
14. Crying Days - Therion - (4:29)
15. Is There Anybody There? - Rough Silk (5:37)
16. Another Piece of Meat - Metalium (3:15)
17. Alien Nation - Seven Witches (4:27)
18. Send Me an Angel - Custard (4:44)
19. Rock You Like a Hurricane - S.O.D. (4:40)

Various Artists "Stars On Thrash"

Stars On Thrash is an out-of-print compilation released in 1988 by Roadrunner Records.

Tracklist:

1. Flotsam And Jetsam  "Dreams Of Death"  (Carlson/Knutson/SmithGilber)  5:40
2. Mucky Pup  "Lie 4 Def" (Mucky Pup) 1:54
3. D.R.I.  "Manifest Destiny"  (Brecht/Cassidy)  2:38
4. Pestilence  "Commandments"  (Foddis/Mameli/Meinhard)  5:14
5. Toxik  "Heart Attack"  (Christian)   3:47
6. Paradox  "Paradox"  (Blaha/Steinhauer/N Vogt/P Vogt/Stahl)  4:12 
7. Stormtroopers Of Death  "Kill Yourself"  (S.O.D.)  2:07
8. Acrophet  "Corrupt Minds"  (Acrophet)  2:02
9. Gothic Slam  "Fought For Death"  (Gothic Slam) 3:44
10. Slayer  "Evil Has No Boundaries (Live)"  (Hanneman/King)   2:59
11. Sacred Reich  "Death Squad" (Rind)   4:21
12. Znowhite  "Baptised By Fire"  (Tafoya)   3:58
13. Kat  "Satan Says"  (The Great Kat)  2:48
14. Atrophy  "Chemical Dependency" (Zimmerman/Lykins/Gulotta/Skowron/Kelly)  3:50
15. Hades  "Opinionate!"  (Tecchio/Lorenzo)  5:10

• Released in jewel case with 8-panel accordian fold.

• Info from the CD:

Digitally mastered

Made in Germany

℗ 1988 Roadrunner Productions B.V.

© 1988 Roadrunner Productions B.V.

• Info from the back cover:

Distributed in The Netherlands by CBS

- in Belgium by Indisc

- in Germany by S.P.V. GmbH

- in Austria by E.M.P.

- in Switzerland by Disctrade

- in Italy by Non Stop

- in France by New Rose

- in U.K. by Pinnacle

- in Denmark by Krone Music

- in Sweden by Blitz Records

- in Finland by Unitor Oy

- in Spain by Donostirock

- in Greece by FM Records

Manufactured in Germany

℗ 1988 Roadrunner Productions B.V.

© 1988 Roadrunner Productions B.V.

• Publishers:

1. Flotsam & Jetsam Music

2. No Integrity / Mucky Pup Music

3. Our Own Publishing

4. Roadster Music

5. Roadblock Music

6. Roadster Music

7. Precious Metal Music

8. Griffy Guy / Mighty Ring /Roadster Music

9. No Integrity / Gothic Slam Music

10. Bloody Skull / Amgine / Bug Music

11. Bloody Skull / Detrimental Music

12. Roadblock Music

13. Roadblock / Blood & Guts Music

14. Roadblock Music

15. Hades Music

• Total playing time: 55:02

Various Artists "Deeper Into The Vault"

Deeper Into The Vault is a compilation album by Megaforce Worldwide.