Hydra Vein - Rather Death Than False of Faith (2021 Reissue) (2LP) 1984 Intro: Darkest Depths

Intro: Darkest Depths

Dungeons of Darkness

War Supply

Often described as a "black metal supergroup"

Soror Dolorosa has supplanted them all and now seems to be the record we can NOT stop listening to

Hydra Vein - Rather Death Than False of Faith (2021 Reissue) (2LP) 1984 Intro: Darkest DepthsBonus 12" featuring the complete 1987 demo The Reptilliad! Rather Death Than False of Faith (1988) was the debut album from UK thrash metal group HYDRA VEIN. Rather Death Than False of Faith saw HYDRA VEIN hailed as the UK's answer to SLAYER. The UK thrash scene at the time (and subsequently) had been lagging behind the US and Germany both in quality of output and exposure in the media and Rather Death was widely considered to be a decent riposte on