Tyneside's Warfare are widely considered to have been the original metal punks. The band was formed by drummer Evo in late 1983. "Metal Anarchy: The Original Metal-Punk Sessions" collects eight early Warfare recordings of songs such as "Electric Mayhem", "Warfare", "Psycho Express", "Military Shadow" and "Disgrace". All eight songs later ended up on the proper "Metal Anarchy" album issued by Neat Records in 1985 (with former Motorhead guitarist Würzel lending a guest performance on the title track). However, the versions to be found here are vastly different, often played much faster than on the original album. Some of the songs have even been recorded on 24 tracks. The material on "Metal Anarchy: The Original Metal-Punk Sessions" has been carefully re-mastered by Patrick W. Engel at his Temple Of Disharmony studio.