Den Albumopener und gleichzeitig den Song mit dem längsten Titel haben sich die altgedienten UK Thrasher ONSLAUGHT für den Veröffentlichungstag ihres Jubiläumsalbums „Origins Of Aggression“ ausgesucht. `Thermonuclear Devastation Of The Planet Earth´ kommt im Lyricvideo daher und folgt auf das Motörhead Cover `Iron Fist` sowie den neu aufgenommenen Titelsong der 1989er Scheibe „In Search Of Sanity“. Das Album enthält 22 Tracks, darunter Re-Recordings der wichtigsten Onslaught Tracks der frühen Jahre sowie diverse Punk und Metal Coverversionen.
Gitarrist Nige Rockett erklärt:
„Is the very first song myself and Paul Hill ever wrote for Onslaught when we formed the band in 1982 and it’s still a very important / integral part of the live show right upto this day, it never fails to induce complete chaos within the crowds. One real highlight i remember was performing ‚Thermo‘ at the ‚Katacombs (RIP)‘ venue in Montreal, Canada.. I kid you not, every single person in the venue turned the place into one awesome / brutal circle pit, it was absolutely insane. We still get one massive buzz playing this song live, it has such an incredible energy and a very cool back story to go with it..!“
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Lyrics:
It steps out of its vessel
And stares in horror
This planet stinks
It stinks of death
Thermonuclear devastation of the planet earth!
Piles of rubble
Where cities once stood
Flesh decaying
Where men once fell
Thermonuclear devastation of the planet earth!
A last glance
The barren waste
Artificial disease
Strikes the visitor down
Thermonuclear devastation of the planet earth!