The Unquiet Grave Episode 81: A Year in Heavy Metal (1989)

Sun, May 7, 2023

Tonight on The Unquiet Grave (9-11pm right here on WRIR): It’s 1989. The Berlin Wall is falling, the Exxon Valdez is hemorrhaging oil, Bush has assumed office, and my god, there is a lot of thrash metal coming out. This episode is a long look at what heavy music looked like that year, including briefs on death, doom, and hair, three big industrial classics, a dip into the burgeoning Seattle Sound, an Earache overview, and a world tour of killer thrash. Listen live right here or check the archive at emilyrobinson.org/radio!

Show archive

Playlist

    Time: May 7 - 9:01:39 pm
  • Play Fast or Die

    Electro Hippies, “Run Ronald”

    from Play Fast or Die

    Earache Records Ltd - 1989

    • Time: May 7 - 9:02:24 pm
  • Symphonies of Sickness

    Carcass, “Crepitating Bowel Erosion”

    from Symphonies of Sickness

    Earache Records Ltd - 1989

    • Time: May 7 - 9:07:53 pm
  • Horrified

    Repulsion, “Eaten Alive”

    from Horrified

    Relapse Records - 1989

    • Time: May 7 - 9:09:31 pm
  • World Downfall

    Terrorizer, “After World Obliteration”

    from World Downfall

    Earache Records - 1989

    • Time: May 7 - 9:13:01 pm
  • Streetcleaner

    Godflesh, “Christbait Rising”

    from Streetcleaner

    Earache Records Ltd - 1989

    • Time: May 7 - 9:20:01 pm
  • Pretty Hate Machine

    Nine Inch Nails, “Terrible Lie”

    from Pretty Hate Machine

    The Bicycle Music Company - 1989

    • Time: May 7 - 9:24:40 pm
  • The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste

    Ministry, “Burning Inside”

    from The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste

    Sire/Warner Records - 1989

    • Time: May 7 - 9:30:00 pm
  • Beneath the Remains

    Sepultura, “Beneath the Remains”

    from Beneath the Remains

    Roadrunner Records - 1989

    • Time: May 7 - 9:35:14 pm
  • Limits of Insanity

    Attomica, “Rabies”

    from Limits of Insanity

    Cogumelo Records - 1989

    • Time: May 7 - 9:38:34 pm
  • Rotting

    Sarcófago, “Sex, Drinks & Metal”

    from Rotting

    Cogumelo Records - 1989

    • Time: May 7 - 9:42:01 pm
  • Dreamweaver

    Sabbat, “The Clerical Conspiracy”

    from Dreamweaver

    Noise - 1989

    • Time: May 7 - 9:47:39 pm
  • Agent Orange

    Sodom, “Agent Orange”

    from Agent Orange

    SPV - 1989

    • Time: May 7 - 9:53:44 pm
  • The Years of Decay

    Overkill, “The Years of Decay”

    from The Years of Decay

    Atlantic Records - 1989

    • Time: May 7 - 10:01:44 pm
  • Practice What You Preach

    Testament, “Greenhouse Effect”

    from Practice What You Preach

    Megaforce/Atlantic - 1989

    • Time: May 7 - 10:06:39 pm
  • Handle with Care

    Nuclear Assault, “Critical Mass”

    from Handle with Care

    Legacy Recordings - 1989

    • Time: May 7 - 10:09:58 pm
  • Thrash Zone (Bonus Track Version)

    D.R.I., “Thrashard”

    from Thrash Zone (Bonus Track Version)

    Metal Blade Records - 1989

    • Time: May 7 - 10:13:38 pm
  • Dr. Feelgood

    Mötley Crüe, “Kickstart My Heart”

    from Dr. Feelgood

    BMG Rights Management (US) LLC - 1989

    • Time: May 7 - 10:18:22 pm
  • The Headless Children

    W.A.S.P., “The Neutron Bomber”

    from The Headless Children

    Snapper Classics - 1989

    • Time: May 7 - 10:22:32 pm
  • Skid Row

    Skid Row, “18 and Life”

    from Skid Row

    Rhino Atlantic - 1989

    • Time: May 7 - 10:26:22 pm
  • Altars of Madness

    Morbid Angel, “Bleed for the Devil”

    from Altars of Madness

    Earache Records Ltd - 1989

    • Time: May 7 - 10:28:45 pm
  • Consuming Impulse

    Pestilence, “Deify Thy Master”

    from Consuming Impulse

    Roadrunner Records - 1989

    • Time: May 7 - 10:33:38 pm
  • Slowly We Rot

    Obituary, “Slowly We Rot”

    from Slowly We Rot

    Roadrunner Records - 1989

    • Time: May 7 - 10:37:16 pm
  • Nothing Face

    Voivod, “Nothingface”

    from Nothing Face

    Geffen* - 1989

    • Time: May 7 - 10:41:31 pm

  • Nirvana, “Love Buzz”

    from Bleach

    Sub Pop Records - 1989

    • Time: May 7 - 10:45:06 pm
  • Louder Than Love

    Soundgarden, “Gun”

    from Louder Than Love

    A&M - 1989

    • Time: May 7 - 10:49:49 pm
  • Ozma

    Melvins, “At a Crawl”

    from Ozma

    Boner - 1989

    • Time: May 7 - 10:52:35 pm
  • Tales of Creation

    Candlemass, “Dark Reflections”

    from Tales of Creation

    Peaceville Records - 1989

    • Time: May 7 - 10:57:41 pm

  • Winter, “Winter (Excerpt)”

    from Hour of Doom (Full Demo)

    Self Released - 1989