Cranial Abuse - Demo (1987)

This one has been on my want list for a long time and I had no idea that it was tucked away in the two disc compilation of Stigmata songs called Troy Blood Unbeaten until I contacted singer Bob Riley asking where I could find it. Cranial Abuse was killer crossover hardcore with awesome metal guitar works and catchy as all hell songwriting that really brought a late '80s hardcore cross section together perfectly. Listening to this stuff makes sense of where the Troycore sound evolved from, as a genre it had always been on the heavier side of things with thrashy metallic riffage and hard mosh parts. This band eventually turned into the highly regarded Stigmata who has a pretty extensive catalog themselves which is totally worth checking out. Aside from this demo, there's not a whole lot of output from Cranial Abuse except for a track on the first Albany Style 7" comp featuring No Outlet, Wolfpack, and Fit For Abuse.

Tracklist:

1. Bustin' Out
2. O.D.ed
3. It's Not That Way
4. Outcast
5. Money Talks
6. In the End
7. No Way Out
8. Easy to Recite

Download URL: https://www.mediafire.com/file/skd6kyenbbw91e1/CranialAbuse-Demo.zip/file