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"Eat Lead" (7" BOOTLEG VINYL)
Recorded: 1985
Released: 1985
Studio: Live Oak Sound
Producer: At War
Engineer: Jim Mikles
Cover Artwork: Unknown
Label: Triade Records
Format: 7 Inch Vinyl

AT WAR - Eat Lead Demo 7 Inch Bootleg Vinyl - Front Cover

AT WAR - Eat Lead Demo 7 Inch Bootleg Vinyl - Paper Insert

"Eat Lead" - 1985

Tracklist:

  1. Rapechase / Lyrics
  2. Eat Lead / Lyrics

Line-Up (left to right):

  • Paul Arnold - Bass Guitar/Vocals
  • Shawn Helsel - Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
  • Dave Stone - Drums

The At War line-up pictured in 1985

Notes:

The "Eat Lead" demo was recorded at "Live Oak Studios" in Chesapeake, Virginia in 1985. This studio was primarily the studio that did most of the production work for CBN (the christian broadcasting network) and had never done a metal band nor did they know what they were getting involved in. The producer/engineer Jim Mykles and the assistant engineer was Mike Tremble both were great guys and very good at what they did. It was our first experience in a studio so we had no idea how things worked or what we were doing. We did the two songs as a demo and subsequently returned to record the rest of what would be the "Ordered To Kill" lp.

Due to monetary restraints, we decided to use the demo recordings of "Eat Lead" and "Rapechase" on the "Ordered To Kill" lp. The only difference between the demo tracks and the ones that appeared on the "Ordered To Kill" lp were the demo tracks were never mastered!

The demo track "Eat Lead" was featured on the 1985 New Renaissance Records compilation "Speed Metal Hell" and the "Rapechase" demo track was on the 1986 New Renaissance Records compilation "Speed Metal Hell II".

The "Eat Lead" demo also surfaced in the underground in the form of a 7" vinyl. This however is a bootleg vinyl and not an official release by the band. It is believed that 150 copies on black wax was produced.

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RAPECHASE

SO YOU SAY YOU'LL SAVE IT FOR MR. RIGHT
WE'LL HE'S BEEN WATCHING, WATCHING YOU AT NIGHT
YOU'RE SO PURE YOU CAN'T BE TOUCHED
HE SEES YOU HE WANTS YOU SEX AND SUCH

YOU SEE HIM THERE HE'S EVERYWHERE
HE WANTS TO TAKE YOU DOWN
YOU SEE HIS FACE SUCH A DISGRACE
IT'S THE START OF THE RAPECHASE

VIRGINITY IS OF THE PAST
YOU TRY TO SAVE IT BUT IT WON'T LAST
LUSTFUL EVIL IN YOUR DREAMS
YOU HEAR HIM COMING YOU HEAR HIS SCREAMS

YOU SEE HIM THERE HE'S EVERYWHERE
HE'S GOT YOU HE'S TAKING YOU DOWN
YOU SEE HIS FACE SUCH A DISGRACE
IT'S THE START OF THE RAPECHASE

YOU SEE HIM THERE HE'S EVERYWHERE
HE'S HAD YOU HE'S TAKEN YOU DOWN
YOU SEE HIS FACE SUCH A DISGRACE
IT'S THE END OF THE RAPECHASE

REMEMBER WHAT MOTHER ALWAYS TOLD YOU
YOU'D BETTER RUN LITTLE GIRL...FASTER...FASTER

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EAT LEAD

RIDE ON IN ON THE WINGS OF HATE
TAKE REVENGE FOR THE THINGS THEY HAVE DONE
PULL THE SWITCH TO FULLY AUTO
LEAD DIET SHOW THEM IT'S FUN
TAKE THEM DOWN JUST AS THEY HAVE DONE
DESTROY THEIR LIFE CRUSH ALL THEIR BONES
RIDDLED BOSIE LYING ON THE GROUND
ALL THAT'S LEFT IS FLESH BY THE POUND

TAKE THE POSER BY THE FUCKING HEAD
BRING HIM DOWN SIX FEET UNDER GROUND
NOW IT'S TIME FALSE METAL GENOCIDE
TIME TO RID THE EARTH OF THEIR STENCH
ROLL THEM UP TO THE FUNERAL PYRE
BURN THE BASTARD WHILE HE'S STILL ALIVE
NO REGRETS WHILE HE WRITHES IN PAIN
SHOW THEM ALL THEY CAN'T HIDE

SINCE TIME BEGAN MANS KILLED THE BEST HE CAN
MAN'S KILLED THE BEST HE CAN
COMMITTING EVIL SIN HE DOES IT WITH A GRIN
TILL HE INVENTED GUNS HE MADE IT MUCH MORE FUN
JUST SHOOT THEM IN THE HEAD
SCREAMING BASTARDS EAT LEAD

SPEED THAT KILLS SONIC OVERKILL
REACTION TIME YOUR LIFE'S ON THE LINE
THE FASTER FINGER AVOIDS THE STINGER
YOU'LL KNOW IT IS YOUR TIME
ANOTHER SHOWDOWN FEELING LOW DOWN
CONQUER FALSENESS TAKE MORE GROUND
MACHINE OF FORCE MEAN TO ALL THAT LIVE
A THOUSAND BODIES ALL IN A MOUND

POWER AMPS PUSHED TO DESTROY
IT'S A FATE YOU JUST CAN'T AVOID
METAL DEATH IT IS WHAT THEY FEAR
IT'S THEY'RE DESTRUCTION DEATH TO POSER QUEER
TOTAL WIPE OUT WE WILL SETTLE FOR
START THE KILLING TIL THERE ARE NO MORE
GET YOUR CLIPS LET'S GO HAVE SOME FUN
NOTHING BETTER POSER ON THE RUN

SINCE TIME BEGAN MANS KILLED THE BEST HE CAN
MAN'S KILLED THE BEST HE CAN
COMMITTING EVIL SIN HE DOES IT WITH A GRIN
TILL HE INVENTED GUNS HE MADE IT MUCH MORE FUN
JUST SHOOT THEM IN THE HEAD
SCREAMING BASTARDS EAT LEAD

ATTACK AT DAWN RELEASE THE DEADLY SPAWN
BURNING LEADS FROM THE DEMON SHAWN
NONE SURVIVE HIDING AS THEY MAY
THEY THINK OF HOPE WE GIVE THEM RUDE DISMAY
HEADS THRASH EYES ARE FILLED WITH RAGE
THE SOUND OF CARNAGE SCORCHING FROM THE STAGE
TORRID STENCH ROTTED CORPSES LAY
OUR WRATH IS QUICK NOW IT'S TIME TO PRAY

BLATANT LIES WORTHLESS ALIBIS
WE KNOW YOUR CRIME; VERDICT IS TO DIE
METAL SENTENCE OF THE RAWEST FORM
TO BE LEFT DYING BODY RIPPED AND TORN
FAKING METAL THEY WILL DO NO MORE
TOTAL SELLOUTS LIKE THE RANKEST WHORE
IN THE END THEY WILL SEE WE'RE RIGHT
WE'LL BE THE LAST ONES STANDING IN THE NIGHT

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