Excruciation

José Venegas and Mat Arani formed the band in Zurich in 1984. Marcel Bosshart and D.D. Lowinge soon joined them. With the arrival of Eugenio Meccariello, the band recorded a demo titled The Fourth Apocalyptic Rider, which was not officially released. Later that year, Mat was replaced by Andreas Renggli (ex-Necromancer) and the band recorded its first assault demo. The lineup entered DNS studio to record the mini LP Last Judgment in 1986, which was subsequently released by Chainsaw Murder Records and distributed by We Bite Records. Jose left the band at this point, but the concerts continued relentlessly.