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In 1990, Pittsburgh’s Eviction unleashed The World Is Hours Away — a volatile mix of thrash power and punk rebellion that instantly earned cult status among crossover metal fans. Fueled by blue-collar grit and raw conviction, the album captured a scene that valued energy over polish and truth over trends.

Brutal Planet Records now brings this underground classic back to life with a striking Nuclear Green Vinyl pressing, complete with a full-color 12″ × 12″ lyric and collage insert that celebrates Eviction’s history and the Pittsburgh scene that forged them. It’s a sonic time capsule of American thrash at its most honest — loud, fast, and full of heart.

From the relentless drive of “Listen” and “Drunken State” to the defiant anthem “American Way,” every track oozes authenticity and attitude. For fans who live at the intersection of punk ferocity and metal precision — where Suicidal Tendencies, D.R.I., and C.O.C. collide — this is the definitive way to experience The World Is Hours Away.

EVICTION “Listen” 2025 Remaster video: 

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Key Features & Collector Details

• Vinyl: Nuclear Green Vinyl
• Insert: 12″ × 12″ full-color lyric/collage insert
• CD: 16-page booklet packed with liner notes, band history, photos, memorabilia, lyrics and credits. Includes entire Think Tank demo as bonus tracks
• License: Officially licensed from Metal Blade Records
• Edition Size: Limited to 250 copies worldwide
• Genre: Pittsburgh Crossover Thrash Metal
• Originally Released: 1990 (Metal Blade / Death Records)
• For Fans Of: Suicidal Tendencies • D.R.I. • M.O.D. • C.O.C. • Heathen • Sacred Reich • Nuclear Assault

TRACKS:

1. Our World
2. Listen
3. Drunken State
4. Marching Off To War
5. Living In Emptiness
6. You Decide
7. Struggle With Society
8. Behind The Mask
9. Open Your Eyes
10. American Way

About EVICTION: 

Pittsburgh’s EVICTION formed in November of 1986 with only two members: guitarist Rob Tabachka and drummer Ron Reidell. The duo would practice at Ron’s mother’s house. Writing all original material, they were influenced both by punk and metal bands such as Dr. Know, GBH, Metallica, Exodus, Motorhead, Black Sabbath, and The Ramones. One day during a rehearsal, the police showed up for a noise complaint. The two were given an ultimatum: if they continued, Ron and his family would be evicted! From this, the band gained their name, Eviction, feeling that the word evoked a strong sense of being tossed out and rejected for not conforming to the status-quo.

Tabachka and Reidell had several songs already written before they began to search for a full band, so that once the other members were found they could instantly start to learn the material. This would afford the band a head start getting out into the club circuit.

They first found a bassist named Todd Porter who was one of the local regulars who hung out at a local record shop where Tabachka worked called Eide’s Records. The shop had—and still maintains—a reputation for being the first real underground record store in Pittsburgh. All the members of the band would end up working at Eide’s at one time or another. Porter, admittedly, wasn’t a great bass player; in fact, he was a terrible bass player. Still, the band loved his energy, and they shared the same interests and influences. Wanting Porter to stay in the band, they suggested he transition from bass to vocals. Though he had never sung for a band before, he would bring a distinctive heavy and gruff vocal style. It was unique at the time and it worked.

Down a bass player, they turned to Tabachka’s fellow Eide’s employee George Grant who had played with another local thrash band called Necropolis. However, his stay would be brief.

Now with a full lineup, Eviction began to play some parties and even had their first real show with Nuclear Assault and Half-Life. After that gig Grant left to form Birds of Prey. Once again, the band was back to searching for a bass player. They would find bassist Bill Turny. Turny, a kid from outside the suburbs who often showed up at the same parties as the band as well as frequented Eide’s, had heard they were looking for a bass player. Around the same time a second guitarist named Wes Harris was brought in to fill out the band’s sound.

Now with a new solid line-up, Eviction decided to go into Automation Studio to lay down eight tracks written by Tabachka, Reidell, and Porter for the band’s first demo, Struggle with Society.

The underground scene in Pittsburgh was growing, leading to the band getting gigs with other local bands like Doomwatch, Dream Death, Necropolis, and Half-Life. Local fanzine Warhammer, edited by Spahr Schmitt and George Grant (both of Necropolis), started to put on Thrash-a-Thons, events held at venues like the Electric Banana, City Limits, and other local halls.

The band started to get gigs opening for national acts (thanks to fan and promoter Mike Elko). These acts included Zeotrope, Exploited, DRI, COC, Heathen, Post Mortem, Sepultura, Gang Green, and more! At this time the band came upon the dreaded artistic difference, leaving them to carry on with temporary bass players Ray Moretti and Japanese Eddie. Looking for a more permanent bass player, they found that in drinking buddy Ted Williams who had just left the band Dream Death. With Williams now in the line up, the band returned to Automation Studio to record their second demo, Who Will Win?

The demo was met with critical success in underground magazines and publications, leading to more great gigs. But yet another personnel change was about to occur when Harris decided to leave; he was not into the speed metal/thrash direction the band was heading into. Scott Greg from the band Death Notice would step in before the band would embark on a small East coast tour with Delaware’s Solitude to support Who Will Win? They would head out on another small tour with New Jersey band Department of Corruption, even getting to play an afternoon matinee at the legendary CBGB with Biohazard. Only an hour before the gig, Scott Gregg had informed the band he was quitting the band.

Undeterred at another lineup change, they found Domenic Fusca to play guitar. The band then received good news. Death Records, a subsidiary of Metal Blade, wanted to sign the band. This led to their 1990 debut record The World is Hours…Away! engineered by Dean J. Becker and produced by Frank Soriano. The record sold over 15,000 copies worldwide. A video for the song “American Way” was produced by Dees Nuts, and saw heavy rotation on a local cable access music show, The Rock-n-Roll Circus. Not all was well in paradise however. Metal Blade started to make promises they couldn’t keep, and internal frustrations in the band lead to Porter leaving. Finding this out, Metal Blade dropped the band. They decided to continue on with new vocalist Tim Connel. The band played a handful of shows before deciding that this wasn’t the direction they wanted to go. This led to Reidell choosing to leave the band. In 1992, the band reformed with Porter back on vocals, Ron Volpe from the band Half-Life on drums and guitarist Joe Stevens. Volpe wasn’t working out in the band and was replaced by Andy Taravella on drums. In April of 1993, Eviction recorded their third demo, Think Tank, featuring six songs produced by Bristan Crash, a former member of Necropolis.

The demo did well, but it was too little, too late. Thrash had fallen behind in popularity due to the grunge & death metal explosion. The band still managed to make two killer music videos: “None of Your Business” and “If Hitler Had a Sister,” both made and produced by Larry Dawgello. They continued to open for great bands like Testament, Helmet, Metal Church, Voivod, and GBH. Unfortunately, the end was near. Andy and Joe were fired from the band, replaced by Moe Hennie (Gutwrench, Time Bomb) and Dale Sadowski (Death Notice, Gutwrench, Time Bomb). The band played their final show in 1994, and the rest is history. Or is it…?

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