Ok, another jaw dropping, music-life changing moment for me. By 1989 speed metal had reached it's zenith. Everyone was playing at supersonic speeds by this point. So the new kid on the block, "Death Metal" burst on the scene. Morbid Angel, Deicide, Bolt Thrower were first to arrive.
Kind of weird, but same scenario was when I got turned on to Metallica. Was over at a friends house, he had just picked up this CD and said you gotta listen to this. We didn't know what to make of it at first. The distorted vocals, tuned down guitars and machine gun style snare drum that was even faster than speed metal. It took a few listens to get it, but I knew 1 thing; I liked it !
Bolt Thrower - Through The Eyes of Terror