American Devastation
Tracks 1-6 - São Paulo, Brazil, Feb. 27, 1988
Tracks 7-14 - The Showcase, San Antonio, TX, Nov. 24, 1989
Stay Sharp Records STS 70504
68:31

1. From The Past Comes The Storm [sic] (partial)
2. Troops Of Doom
3. Medley: War/Escape To The Void
4. Antichrist
5. To The Wall
6. Rest In Pain
7. Primitive Future
8. Inner Self
9. Escape To The Void
10. Troops Of Doom
11. Slaves Of Pain
12. Mass Hypnosis
13. Medley: La Cucaracha/Symptom Of The Universe
14. Beneath The Remains

The São Paulo tracks appear to be the earliest live material of the band available on CD. My particular copy has normal inserts but comes in an oversize, felt-covered gatefold case, as pictured above ( "Live Degradation", another Stay Sharp bootleg CD, is also available in a similar style case). I have also seen the bootleg sold without this special case.

Tracks 1-6 are of an overall good quality, but there are some occasional defects and static in the recording, and towards the end, the vocals get quite hard to hear. Stage banter is in Portuguese. Track 1 fades in well into the song.

Tracks 7-14 are from a show with Devastation (TX) and Faith or Fear. The vocals are distorted with a lot of echo and they often overpower the instruments. There is a drop-out at 1:52 during "Slaves of Pain," and a fade-out/break between tracks 12 and 13.

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