Hexenhaus

Universally acclaimed for its unequaled profusion of quality death metal bands throughout the 1990s, Sweden curiously yielded very few worthwhile contributions to the thrash metal wave that directly preceded it in the '80s -- Hexenhaus being one of those rarities. Formed in Stockholm, in 1987, the group was helmed by guitarist Mike Wead (real name Mikael Wikström) and debuted in 1988 with the highly technical and surprisingly accomplished A Tribute to Insanity album, also featuring vocalist Nicklas Johansson, guitarist Rick Meister (aka Andreas Palm), bassist Jan Blomqvist, an...