When I look back on the emergence of Thrash Metal in the 1980's I can't help but think about RIGOR MORTIS's no-holds-barred brand of maniacal speed-oriented music. To this day, though they didn't appear till well after this type of music was firmly grounded, I consider RIGOR MORTIS pioneers. That may be a statement some will scoff at but something about the band made them truly memorable. There are a few factors that made this so and all of them manisfested with their debut, self-entitled releases on Capitol Records (yes, a major label no less!).