GOTHIC SLAM : Who Died And Made You God

[@wgenese]

Thanks a lot. Pretty cool that people are still discovering our music. Wish we coulda keep going but that's another story. I was playing an Aria Pro in the video. And you're right, Klaude is playing a Charvel. The Jackson was stolen from the trunk of a friends car in Manhattan. That was a bad ass guitar...

[@hkja99]

I saw this video on headbangers Ball back in the days. Made me start my metal Journey ending up in starting as a musician myself playing death metal/goregrind.

[@Rippedjohniii29]

2020 and still listening to this !!!

[@ghettotrendkiller]

hey all daniel gomez (vocalist)here from the band gothic slam..thanks for remembering the band. check out my new project....keep skankin.

[@wgenese]

Our first record label actually came up with the name. Original name of the band was already taken and we couldn't release the first album under it. We cared more about playing music and chillin with our fans. Fail? Nope... we loved what we did. Who gives a shit about the name of the band? Funny, back then there really wasn't much of a "Goth" scene so the name didn't really cause much confusion. I can see how it does today.. we definitely weren't Goth.. lol.

[@PLAY-zj2sf]

... look im just watchin a vhs with this n i think that's awesome, video above has much more worse quality.. Just (forgot word) investigate (?) those goddamn links above n found some childish bullshit.. but now i c that cool things were 8 y ago men ... Damn.. Lokz like im late men

[@voislav137]

Perfect !! old school thrash metal band

[@wehotintx]

It was great seeing this video.I use to go see these guy's play live !!! Man they Kicked Ass!!

[@ThrashersUnite]

Just a Face in The Crowd was a killer of an album!!!

[@Hendrixbroncobiz]

I'm 16 an love gothic slam! They r the biggest undiscovered band of all time!

[@ArchaicWisdom]

Must respect the vocalist for his brave attempt at growing a 'stache.

[@Angelorke]

Awesome!

[@cerf-volant6800]

THRASH TILL DIE !!! SLAM TILL DEATH!! GOTHIC SLAM !!!!! I'm proud i still having "Just a face in the crowd" in cassette. Great band, great album, underated.

[@Vorph]

I like the cheese guitar-hero acting.

[@markhuddleston5810]

Bad ass all jamming!!!

[@superchargedcars]

Thanks for posting this, I saw these guys in like 88 or 89. The pit was great for this song.

[@alexilaiho1st]

wow nice!! I didn't expect I'd find them on youtube :D thanks for the upload!

[@MunicipalDude]

now this is underrated!

[@paolocito]

Coolest comments page ever!!!

[@CoTeCiOMusicDivision]

What the fuck with the ending? That came out of nowhere!! hahhaha

[@viper502]

I remember watching them rehears in Jersey City (83-85) when they were Stryker. Vito was one of the guitarists and Rich was the singer. Then Chino (Danny) sang and they went through several guitarists. Last I heard, Claudio (Klaude Ryker - Ha, ha!) moved to Chile. I saw Chino last year at the Heaven & Hell show in NYC. Chavarri was a character, always walking around air-drumming. I've not seen him in years.

[@wrabit79]

this when metal was real

[@bloodpollution21]

thank you for recognizing blitz greatness!!

[@joeg816]

Love it. Great upload.

[@Persemb]

Yeah, I was thinking the same. Great song, I'm gonna check out more of this band.

[@godstomper]

i used to wait through 3 hours of shit to hopefully get to see this video on headbangers ball at like 2am

[@TheRPGChick]

Who died and made you god???

[@PLAY-zj2sf]

I mean i have a vhs with better quality:) and now im watching it. But seems you was here 8 years ago:))) so i'm legend:))

[@esthero99]

Fucking RULE!

[@ReadySaltedCrisps]

Sounds like Overkill :)

[@amsedelm]

Wow! Dave Chavarri! I worked with him and the bass player around 90-91 when GS kinda broke up. My band, Next of Kin, broke up then, but we didn't click musically. We were good friends. Dave is a MANIAC! Hysterical guy. Talented as fuck! GS reunited with another singer for a while. They were the best!

[@maideniac69]

I bought their record back then! Very good Power/Thrash, something like "Anthrax meets Helstar"!

[@anythingwrongx]

i used to be in a band with klaude ryker(lead guitarist) like last year. he was trying to make a comeback but couldn't quite get his shit together(alcohol) so i left but we did win a local award for "outstanding hard rock band of the year"

[@krikbre]

Wow, this is really awesome!

[@ikcinbaz]

Ahh, another band of my youth! They were fun to hang with and sounded better live than on tape.

[@cuervonegro666sk8]

temaso genial grande traaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaashhhhhhhhh

[@deliberatestranger83]

Awesome, catchy song! Thrash forever!

[@lilikwardiandi9562]

old school

[@rrdaudax]

Guaaaaaaa, excelente tema... no sé dónde mierda estaré ese cassette. Buenos recuerdos.

[@Kyouhukou666]

fuck.....totally loved the solo when Klaude jumped above Genese.... DUDE THIS SONG IS FUCKING AWESOME

[@eluv2401]

I still own the tape and CD. I remember seeing the video debut on headbangers ball. I wish there would've been a second album just to see the progression of the band.

[@fherreracabrera]

wow......que buenos recuerdos!!!!!

[@roguelead72]

@MetalThrashingMad87 Makes sense since they're both Jersey bands.

[@thrashSJ]

man i love me some gothic slam...

[@wgenese]

@komlentor87 We're from Northern Eastern New Jersey, USA. About a mile from New York City.

[@JackieNihil]

The band name made me laugh a little in the middle of my current period where it's unknown if my girlfriend and I are going to continue, but the music thrashes mad!

[@swollencadaver]

i'm so glad I was alive and thrashing then!

[@toxicmouse666]

I wish this genre would make a comeback, when metal was real.

[@sinisterdevilyna]

THRASH!!!!!!!! amazing band!!

[@LuisGutierrezG123]

wow this song kicks ass!!

[@ReverendBenzo]

I get a kick out of the 80s metal bands where their made complaint was that people gave them grief over the length of their hair. that happened a LOT back then.

[@bloodpollution21]

My band is probably covering this song... no tabs on it, but pretty basic riffage... figured the first 4 main riffs to the song out in 5 minutes... so it should provide for excellent moshage live!

[@AGNTthrasher]

@inflamez6x3 either or. I hear it used with god more these days than I do with boss.

[@metalgod1967]

totally forgot about this band! tooooo much weeed back in the day lol

[@CVW2112]

@AsphyxGr I have my Ibanez's and doing stuff like this BUT the skill level is very limited these days!!!

[@assetswife]

Holy flashback!

[@largesam72]

yeah, they're badasses

[@wgenese]

ohhhhh, got it. Thumbs up....

[@Jforce619Live]

these guys fucking thrash!!long live metal!

[@MunicipalDude]

@22CSX23 yes, back when MTV actually played good music. aint that a suprise?

[@carnalito81]

head bangers

[@ReadySaltedCrisps]

How can you not hear the similarity? Listen to some oldskool Overkill, then this and you'll see.

[@nitrovo]

Awesome album. Wouldn't say he sounds like Zetro though. Doesn't have that evil sounding harshness to his voice. Sorta reminds me of early Anthrax. Underrated band for sure though.

[@METALFREAK03]

FUCK that riff at 2:00 is fucking thrash to the bone. Love them but i don't know why i had the impression they were an all girl group that played thrash...??? why the hell did i think that...sounds a bit like Bitter End too

[@FinalVictory]

And me too!!!

[@THRASHFKINFILLETS]

Thrash metal!!! Keep the thrash upposts comin' people.

[@thegafferlives]

This would have won eurovision no fucking problem.

[@Vorph]

I usually refer to it as the Gothic Slam dance

[@viper502]

Be confused no longer: You're thinking of Stryper, NOT Stryker.

[@familiaandradeherederodelr2320]

2:54 oh shit waddup!

[@krikbre]

@ 2:54 you can see the vocalist 2-stepping.

[@martinkirkman5023]

GOD DIED AND I MADE MYSELF GOD! LOL

[@psycomoto192]

this whole album was good..I have it on record..Vynal was the shit...

[@JohnnyRichard]

HA HA HA Me too!

[@letme9022]

Jackson Kelly??? or Not??? pplz

[@plumbingsucks]

hahah awesome name "gothic slam" lol! these guys fuckin riff!!

[@inflamez6x3]

Isn't the expression who died and made you boss?

[@amtownsyou]

WHO DIED AND MADE YOU GOD?

[@wrabit79]

hey korn,bizkit,slipknot you should be playing like this.....

[@LORDGOAT1976]

So, where are they now? lol.

[@ReadySaltedCrisps]

Well I hear it. And I've never heard anyone say that. But in any case, Slayer and Dark Angel are shit, so it's not something I'd compare.

[@ReadySaltedCrisps]

Yes really.

[@badkarmabunny]

Just be careful with your comparisons so as not to diminish Blitz's greatness.

[@huminicida]

EL BATERO ES PERUANO

[@Vrfan88]

Jersey City,Union City...New Jersey...cool with the one white guitarist..well the only white guy in the band for that matter lol but ya, kickass band

[@straightedger9]

Who died and made you God!!!!!.....THRASHHHHHH!!!!

[@malediction666]

Thrash 'til Death!!!

[@thrashaddiction]

SIMPLY RULES...thanks both lps kill

[@papagargamel]

Possibly the biggest nostrils in thrash!

[@tamadreaming]

in the mid to late 80s thrash got to be like hair bands,you had the big 5 but you had a bunch of other great bandsto. i miss the 80s and early 90s thrash death metal. when metal was fucking metal!!! none of this lame ass re hashed so called metal.i like the real thing.

[@AsphyxGr]

Where are those fucking solos today get your Charvels and Kramers fuckers n' play some serious shit like this !

[@letme9022]

blue guitar is Charvel, ok, and black Guitar??? Model Kelly? Brand?

[@DG-Muzak]

@@letme9022 Aria pro.

[@hxcthrashing]

@ledostarmac2 sorry dude, only joking

[@deathclock9]

@ledostarmac2 your mom is cool then!!

[@7jack7]

Who died and made you Top Comment!

[@Thresholds]

What in the name of fuck was that ending?

[@AsphyxGr]

@CVW2112 hmmm the skill or the ideas ? I think that the skill is better but the music is lacking ideas and experimentation .. those silly x-core rythms destroyed the sense of melody in our days

[@jaybeano93]

me

[@Likeyoucare]

No, it's "metalhead", if you have metalhead in your name a poser, because honestly, if you have to call yourself a metalhead, you aren't.

[@AntichristSlayer]

BAD ASS THRASH

[@tydaguy]

6 people think theyre god

[@ianmck76]

I'm confused.. I thought stryker were a crappy christian band...

[@Infested_Terran]

absolutely not.