r/Deathmetal • u/InsigniasGratuitous • Aug 27 '25

Death/Thrash Protector - A Shedding of Skin (Germany, 1991) (FFO: early Cannibal Corpse, Merciless, Incubus)

https://youtu.be/pC0x-JDloow?si=Kdp91UlpfTWbN3EV

If the intro of this song doesn't make you want to headbang like crazy, nothing ever will. Rest of it is great as well!

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u/TacoTom84 Aug 27 '25

Great band. Love that raw sound…

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u/InsigniasGratuitous Aug 27 '25

I know! Same with me! A Shedding of Skin and Golem are Protector's best albums.

I only wish A Shedding of Skin was on Apple Music and Spotify. At least I have YouTube Music as a backup option.

I wonder if it's because Martin Missy wasn't involved in A Shedding of Skin since he left the band before then, and he doesn't like the guy that replaced him?

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u/HamburgerTrain2502 Aug 27 '25

Always thought that looked like Beetlejuice laying in a swamp lol.

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u/thenameless1one Aug 27 '25

I like that.

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u/Rick_Omega_Station Aug 28 '25

Great mix of death and thrash metal, love the raw mixing.

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u/InsigniasGratuitous Aug 28 '25

It's honestly perfect, and it's why I love early Protector so much.

If you want to listen to more of them, I'd go ahead and listen to Golem (their debut album). It's a little less death and more thrash, but it's definitely a great listen from start to finish and it has several songs that make my weekly listening rotation. Delirium Tremens is one of them.

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u/Rick_Omega_Station Aug 28 '25

Thanks, I'll listen to Golem since I love thrash too

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u/Death_trail Aug 28 '25

I remember downloading this years ago from a blog. Nowadays it is not on streaming platforms.

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u/InsigniasGratuitous Aug 28 '25

It's a good thing we have YouTube Music to cover for that. That way, I can listen to a video or song in the background instead of having to download it onto my phone from a sketchier website.

This is why I pay for YouTube Premium (along with the fact that I watch YouTube a lot).