Los Angeles’ own Terrorizer released their highly acclaimed and genre-defining debut album “World Downfall” in 1989 via Earache Records, the band took the scene by storm with an aggression and ferocity unheard of until then. Consequently, “World Downfall” achieved to lead this underground outfit to become a cult institution, despite their prompt disbanding, which saw the musicians on the album concentrate on their future main bands: Pete Sandoval with Morbid Angel and guitarist Jesse Pintado with Napalm Death.

Creating the Grindcore equivalent of Slayer\'s “Reign In Blood” with “World Downfall”, Terrorizer succeeded in inspiring an entire generation of bands, letting the act’s popularity never cease throughout the years to come. The massive amount of available bootleg-recordings and band merchandise as well as rumours of a follow-up album kept Terrorizer’s name well alive.