First, fully authorized, reissue of G.I.S.M.'s landmark debut LP on vinyl and as a CD which comes with 3 bonus tracks Detestation was originally released in 1984 and has since then one of the most innovative, confusing, extreme and influential albums in the punk and Metal canon. To say that Destestation was ahead of its time would be a huge understatement - it contained elements from so many genres: hardcore, punk, heavy metal, glam, thrash, industrial and experimental. It was almost as if listeners didn't know what to do with the music on the record but they were still excited when they realized that it was something unique and special and special Jay Bentley's 1984 review of Detestation from Maximum Rocknroll made this sentiment clear, describing the record as "churning metal punk or maybe even speed metal, depending on where you draw the distinction. GISM are undoubtedly a heavy metal band that was heavily influenced by hardcore, but the music is so intense and the Vocals so menacing that even I am in shock. These guys make Venom sound like The Knack sound, especially on Side 1."