Overkill- Rio Theater, Valley Stream NY 10/31/84 xfer from master audio cassette speed thrash metal

Late one today- work was intense. Another one from Doug’s collection- Overkill (opening for Slayer) at a venue I have never heard of before. I searched it up on setlist dot fm and it seems like it did a few shows 40 years ago and that was about it.
This one sounds pretty decent- it was clean enough to push the EQ and no big distortion issues, just a little high end crispiness. Thanks Doug!

Recorded by: Tour Manager Doug
Equipment used: Sony Walkman WM-R2
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
EQ in Sony Sound Forge

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Slayer- Rio Theatre, Valley Stream NY 10/31/84 xfer from master audio cassette thrash metal

It’s Tour Manager Doug Tuesday! OK, I just made that up but it does have a nice ring to it.
This one was a tough one to prep. I was able to get most of the distortion out of the source by dropping the mids/highs, but doing that buried Tom’s vocals in the mix. I went to the old standby Izotope Rx8 to bring up vocals, and the bass a bit.

Recorded by: Tour Manager Doug
Equipment used: Sony Walkman WM-R2
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
EQ in Sony Sound Forge
Rebalance in Izotope Rx8: Vocals +5, Bass +4

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