Metal Onslaught was a thrash metal/crossover band from Elgin, Illinois. They formed in 1985. Their last known lineup consisted of Martti Payne (vocals, bass), Ken Vretfors (guitars), Richard Godfrey (guitars) and James Coleman (drums). The band released two demos, one full-length album and one split in the 1980's. They wrote songs about death, killing, violence and sex. Shark Records was the last label they were signed to. They disbanded in 1988 and changed their name to Carnage. They were later known as Lost Soul and BarnYard Oddities at unknown points in time. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Metal+Onslaught">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.