Addictive - Biography
This band's profile is 'invisible', meaning that it's much less prominent on the site - either because it's incomplete, or maybe doesn't entirely fit MS format.
Logos
1993-1997
From their second album until breakup.
From their second album until breakup.
1987-1990
First logo, appears on demo and Australian release debut.
First logo, appears on demo and Australian release debut.
Biography
Few bands survived the rapid decline of thrash metal in the early 90's, but not only did Australia's Addictive soldier on, they released a superb slab of classic speed metal against all odds. Following up their raw, yet impressive 1989 debut album, 'Pity Of Man', the band enlisted Ozzy Osbourne/Rainbow bassist, Bob Daisley, to produce what would become their finest moment. Rumors originally claim misplaced master tapes are the culprit behind the delayed 'Kick 'Em Hard' 1993 release.
No matter the cause Addictive tried to overcome those delays and had unquestionably upped the ante with 'Kick 'Em Hard, revealing a band whose ravenous desire to succeed overshadowed the industry's climate predicting disaster for themselves and their thrash metal brethren. Combining all the best elements of early Metallica, Kreator and Megadeth, Addictive were a band surely on the rise delivering a crushing sophomore album, but the shifting tides of the music industry unfortunately left them drifting aimlessly by the mid-90s.
Source: Tribunal/Divebomb Records
No matter the cause Addictive tried to overcome those delays and had unquestionably upped the ante with 'Kick 'Em Hard, revealing a band whose ravenous desire to succeed overshadowed the industry's climate predicting disaster for themselves and their thrash metal brethren. Combining all the best elements of early Metallica, Kreator and Megadeth, Addictive were a band surely on the rise delivering a crushing sophomore album, but the shifting tides of the music industry unfortunately left them drifting aimlessly by the mid-90s.
Source: Tribunal/Divebomb Records