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RockIn-Depth RockIn-Depth is an online music facts and history publication produced by Media Shmedia Prod. : BROK Just recently I picked up a book.

This is a page dedicated to history and facts on rock n' roll music and related genres. Not a chronological history, but a page in which we bring to you posts on a variety of topics related to rock. The goal is to help further one's knowledge of rock n' roll music, and music history. As an audio recording engineer, a former teacher in the audio field, and a father of a 15 year old record collector

and music lover, I would like to expose people to artists that they might not realize were the main inspirational force behind some of the bands and music that they love. There is a lineage in rock music that at times is not clear, as well as a plethora of bands whose stories are not known. The Guiness "UK Hit Singles" tenth edition which lists every artist who have had songs on the UK charts from 1952 to 1995. Listed alphabetically by artist, song, and chart position. I have been going through it in order and have been finding both artists and songs that have inspired me to start this project.

07/25/2026

"Kill 'Em All" was released 43 years ago in 1983!

07/07/2026

💀 Slayer released 'South of Heaven' on this day in 1988.⁠
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A banner year for American thrash metal, 1988 gave us such classics as Metallica's '…And Justice for All,' Megadeth's 'So Far, So Good… So What,' Anthrax's 'State of Euphoria,' Testament's 'The New Order,' Death Angel's 'Frolic Through the Park,' Vio-Lence's 'Eternal Nightmare,' Flotsam and Jetsam's 'No Place for Disgrace' and Nuclear Assault's 'Survive.' But none of these mighty thrash offerings were as surprising — or as controversial — as Slayer's 'South of Heaven.'⁠
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Released on July 5th, 1988, Slayer’s fourth full-length came as something of a shock to those who were expecting the pioneering SoCal thrash quartet to pick up exactly where the rampaging assault of 1986's 'Reign in Blood' had left off. Instead of brief bursts of full-on brutality, the Rick Rubin-produced 'South of Heaven' took a left turn into slower, more dynamic territory. Sure, there were still plenty of rapid-fire riffs to be heard on the likes of "Silent Scream," "Ghosts of War" and "Cleanse the Soul," but the album-opening title track was practically Sabbath-esque in its doomy plod, while cuts like "Behind the Crooked Cross," "Mandatory Su***de" and "Read Between the Lies" were all built upon swinging mid-tempo grooves. Vocalist-bassist Tom Araya was actually singing for the first time, and the closing "Spill the Blood" — another doomy groover — even featured clean guitar tones in its intro. What in Satan's name was going on here?⁠
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It was, of course, all by design. Rather than trying to duplicate 'Reign in Blood,' the band wisely chose to demonstrate that they could be just as fearsome at a slower rate of speed. "It was just like, we're not going to be able to top that whole album," guitarist Jeff Hanneman told . "We're not going to be able to beat that. That's why we did 'South of Heaven' and 'Seasons [In the Abyss].' We just kind of mellowed out a little bit — not mellow, but slowed down."

06/25/2026
ON THIS DAYCLEANSE FOLD AND MANIPULATE is the third studio album by Canadian electro-industrial group Skinny Puppy. The ...
06/25/2026

ON THIS DAY

CLEANSE FOLD AND MANIPULATE is the third studio album by Canadian electro-industrial group Skinny Puppy. The album was released June 25, 1987 and was supported by a single, "Addiction". The album was further supported by the Head Trauma tour, which spanned across North America and Europe. Ain't it Dead Yet?, a recording of the group performing in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was released on video in 1989 and CD in 1991.

Cleanse Fold and Manipulate explores a number of different topics concerning medicine, society, and politics. The song "First Aid" addresses what was the growing AIDS epidemic of the 1980s, while "Second Tooth" concerns with the struggles faced by Vietnam War veterans, namely post-traumatic stress. The song "Deep Down Trauma Hounds" was written following a string of teenage suicides in the United States.

Other songs on the album pay homage to horror films. The song "The Mourn" is based on the Japanese extreme horror movie Flower of Flesh and Blood from the Guinea Pig film series. According to the group, the film was the closest they had ever come to seeing what they felt was a real s***f movie. Footage from the film has since been used in their live shows.

Cleanse Fold and Manipulate was released on June 25, 1987. Eyeball paperweights were distributed by Capitol Records to help promote the album. The record sold 80,000 copies by October 1988, with 90 percent of sales being outside Canada.

Musicians
* Nivek Ogre – voices, lyrics, dramas, punishments and objects
* cEvin Key – synthesizers, guitars, drums, tapes, acoustic and metallic "repercussions," sequencers, radio and sampling
* Dwayne Goettel – synthesizers, sequencers and sampling
* Rave – guitar
* Mowse - backing voices

Production
* Producers – cEvin Key, Dave Ogilvie
* Engineers – cEvin Key, Dave Ogilvie
* Mastering – Pete Norman

Cover artwork – Steven R. Gilmore

06/25/2026

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