Sweltering in the dank smoke filled catacombs below Atlanta's infamous Metroplex, Mauro of Italian monster rock outfit Raw Power, struggles to find the English to describe the oppressive punishment which hangs thick in the air. DRUG METAL is the utterance, and so it shall be... Rising from the ashes of suburban hardcore scapegoats DDT and Birmingham Alabama hooligans ETHER DOGS, THRESHOLD OF PAIN was unleashed upon the mid eighties underground rock scene to deliver punks and rockers alike from common purveyance of disheveled mediocrity. Persistently teetering on the brink of implosion whilst driving on the razor edge of ferocity and precision, THRESHOLD OF PAIN shared many stages with up and coming future legends like Venom, Black Flag, CoC, Megadeth, GBH and many others before succumbing to the crushing perils of its own intensity and collapsing under the weight. R.I.P.