Thrash Rat

IMPORTANT UPDATE: The Thrash Rat Ko-fi has been created!
[Ko-fi]: https://ko-fi.com/thrashrat

The tip amounts I have set up are $1 | $5 | & $10. You can choose any of these or set your own amount to donate!
I will receive 95% of your donation, with the other 5% going to Ko-fi itself.

For your payment type, you can choose between two options:
• ONE-TIME tip [simple one-time payment & can be done as many times as you want]
or
• MONTHLY tip [same as one-time, but auto-recurs each month & can be canceled any time]

There are currently no concrete benefits for supporting because I don't want anything I offer to be trapped behind a paywall.

I am exceptionally appreciative of anyone who decides to pitch in, even if it's just $1. I also request that you only donate if it's financially comfortable for you to do so.

If you have any questions about this, don't hesitate to ask!
[Ko-fi]: https://ko-fi.com/thrashrat

1 year ago (edited) | [YT] | 26

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The original 1982 1st press release of The Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden has been uploaded.
The Sound of Perseverance by Death will likely be next.

[FULL ALBUM]: www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

1 year ago | [YT] | 64

Thrash Rat

Hello everyone. This is an important channel update with both good and bad news for those interested.

• BAD NEWS: I am forced to slow down the rate at which I work on uploading albums for this channel. This might be surprising from your perspective—since I only upload them every 1-2 weeks—but behind the scenes, I have been spending 90% of my time working on getting these uploads into a state I am confident in. Of course, I enjoy doing this, or else I wouldn't do it at all, but that doesn't change that it's too much work for me alone, especially with minimal returns on my end (YouTube algorithm...). So, I will continue to work on 1st presses, but they will likely only be uploaded every 3-4 weeks instead, or sometimes a little longer than that (of course, I'll still upload them sooner if possible!).

• GOOD NEWS: There are more things I would like to do with this channel beyond just cataloging original releases, and if I can, I intend to dedicate more time to working toward these other ideas in exchange. This includes more content relating to the bands I upload, like guitar & vocal covers, guitar tone tutorials (with explanations as to why tones like Ride the Lightning and Rust in Peace sound the way that they do), and perhaps even straight-to-the-point guides on how to play songs that I cover, riff by riff, with complete accuracy.
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I understand that not everybody will care about content beyond the original mix/masters, and that's okay! I just hope those who are interested will be able to find this channel and benefit from what I want to do here.

Beyond all this, I would like to ask: how many people would be interested in supporting my efforts here on the channel through websites Patreon, Ko-fi, etc? I am expecting the percentage to be exceptionally low, but understanding how many people would participate in correlation to the channel's current size is helpful for the future, at the very least. I receive no monetization from the album uploads, nor do I even want ads on them, so a separate donation pool for those consenting & willing could be nice.

Thanks for reading this, and have a good one.
-Thrash Rat

[I am currently working on The Number of the Beast & Killers by Iron Maiden and The Sound of Perseverance by Death.]

1 year ago | [YT] | 18

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The original 1990 1st press release of Seasons in the Abyss by Slayer has been uploaded.

[FULL ALBUM]: www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

1 year ago | [YT] | 37

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The original 1980 1st press release of Iron Maiden's self-titled debut album has been uploaded.
Seasons in the Abyss by Slayer will be next weekend.

[FULL ALBUM]: www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

1 year ago (edited) | [YT] | 44

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Hey everyone. Another quick update + a poll.

As you may see in the channel banner, I have postponed working on Load & Reload in favor of other albums. I'm sure there aren't many complaints about this; I will return to them later.

I am currently working on the 1st presses of Iron Maiden's self-titled and Seasons in the Abyss by Slayer. I doubt it will be too difficult for me to complete these albums, so I'm shooting for uploading them both next weekend. We will see what happens.

Seasons in the Abyss is a unique case with its album cover as the CD vs. vinyl/cassette 1st presses are image flipped. You can see what I mean in the poll below; please select whichever version you prefer, and I will produce it.

[POWERSLAVE 1st PRESS: www.youtube.com/playlist?list...]

1 year ago | [YT] | 12

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The original 1984 1st press release of Powerslave by Iron Maiden has been uploaded.

[FULL ALBUM]: www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

1 year ago (edited) | [YT] | 33

Thrash Rat

Hey everyone. Good morning, afternoon, or evening depending.

Your votes on the previous poll are very helpful. Iron Maiden & Powerslave are tied right now at 31%, but since Powerslave had precedence for a long time prior, this will be the order I upload the albums:
1. Powerslave | 2. Iron Maiden | 3. 666 | 4. Killers.

After this, I'll likely upload Somewhere in Time - Fear of the Dark in whatever order they are ready.

In relation, I have another question. Should I upload future albums in the order I procure them or in order of release?
For example, I have a 1st press of Seasons in the Abyss by Slayer that I could upload relatively soon or postpone for many months until I upload the prior 4 albums.

[If you see this message, the poll is still active!]

1 year ago | [YT] | 13

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Hello again. This is a follow-up to the previous post, along with a new poll.

It seems the general consensus is that you do want No Prayer for the Dying, so I will upload it. However, considering it's not a sweep and that 25% of people do not care about the album (at the time of writing this), I will save working on it for later, in favor of other things first. Of which there are many.

With that, the new poll:

In what order should I upload the prioritized Maiden albums? The percentage of most votes to least votes will decide.

[If you see this message, the poll is still active!]

1 year ago | [YT] | 18

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The original 1st press release of Piece of Mind has been uploaded.

[FULL ALBUM]: www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

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