Lethal Creed - Raise The Blade

Lethal Creed Is: Steve Kelly/Guitar, Rodney Creel/Guitar, Ross Glickman/Bass/Vocals,
Mad Dog Mark SanJuan/Drums.

We actually had a whole video for this song at one time, but the only surviving piece is the guillotine scene that I used here. The rest was made with live video clips from The Keystone Palo Alto and Rock on Broadway.

From their 1985 Demo Tape,
This Is:
Raise The Blade
Music: Steve Kelly
Lyrics: Steve Kelly/Mark SanJuan
Vocals: Ross Glickman

You Wake In Hell As They Open Your Cell
A Rotting Corpse Hiding In Its Shell
The Iron Bars You Now Walk Past
Are There For Good But You Won't Last
The Henchman Has You By Your Hair
The Horde Descends Your Life Is Theirs
The Guillotine Awaits
The Crowd Demands You Pay
You Walk The Final Stairs
The Executioner Is There
His Grip Will Rip Your Flesh Away
As He Puts You On Display
Then The Crowd Begins To Roar
As Your Head Is Being Lowered

YOU'RE GOING TO DIE!

Your Neck's In The Vice
You're Waiting For The Slice
The Blade Hits Your Skin
You Scream From Within
Then Your Face Will Tumble Forward
And The Blood Will Runneth Over
You Try A Desperate Shriek
But Your Head's Been Severed Clean
The Deadly Court's Adjourned
The Crowd Again Will Soon Return
To Another Deadly Trial
And Kill Again With Lethal Style

Solo: Rodney Creel

Solo: Steve Kelly

For more Lethal Creed/Forced Psychosis go to my
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Well. . . There it is. . .

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[twangmang]

I used to like listening to you guys rehearing in the garage while I was bar-b-que ing in the driveway. I thought San Juan was crazy off his ass. The rest of you were cool though. I live in Montana now. Hope you are all well.

Kevin

[skok65]

@twangmang Ha! Those were the days, huh? I actually used to live in Billings. The last time I heard from cousin Toni, that's where she was, also. Coincidence? BTW, you taught me how to play the lick I do @ 2:17! I learned quite a few things from you over the years.

Thanks again, Kevin.

[Flealan]

The recording sounds like of some of  Death's Recordings, COOL!

[skok65]

Wow! That is one of the greatest compliments I've ever received.

Thanks a lot.

[MuyGordito]

Wow now that is interesting. 1985 I think of like Dokken and Ozzy w/ Jake E. Lee and this sounds sort of like the next generation influence of Metalicca OR Megadeth. ahead of it's time even! That makes it even cooler!

[MuyGordito]

That is a crazy cool song. It is a really interesting combo of some vintage sounding guitar doing modern riffs. I love that crazy lead too it shredds!!!! 5*****'s

[ThrashTillDeath123]

THe guitars are badass, but I dont like the vocals.THey just dont fit for me.

[snakepitguy]

It could be interesting but the vocals...they just don't fit.... too bad cos I always liked alot the SF scene back then.. BLOODBATH, TYRANNICIDE, VOMIT, DAMNAKLEEZ etc etc so many bands...

[ozz1967chuck]

I use to roady for Lethal Creed make in the 80's. They put on some good shows.

[skok65]

Thanks. While we were definitely influenced by Megadeth, Exodus and the 1st 2 Metallica albums, it seems lot of people were writing really heavy music at that time. I've always felt it was more of a reaction to the hair "metal" bands than a fusion of punk (which I didn't listen to back then) and NWOBHM. I played "The Battle" with the guy who wrote it in a (slightly poser) band (Don't Tell Anyone!) in 1982-83 and he let LC record it. Thrash spontaneously combusted in a few places at that time.

[mpookster64]

Awesome vid! The severed head is worth 5*****s alone!