Alex Perialas

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Alex Perialas is an American audio engineer, mixer, and record producer, best known for his extensive work durring the "golden age" of thrash metal in the mid–1980s to early–1990s. Having worked with many of the genre's top acts, including Overkill, Testament, Anthrax, Nuclear Assault, S.O.D., and Flotsam & Jetsam, Perialas later went on to work with hardcore punk band Bad Religion, groove metal band Pro–Pain and hip–hop/rock band Such A Surge.

In addition to owning and operating Pyramid Sound Studios in Ithaca, New York, where he still does mixing and recording, Perialas also gives lectures on audio recording and the music industry at Ithaca College.

[edit] Works 1985 - 1998

Bad Religion – No Substance (1998), Producer (with Bad Religion & Ronnie Kimball)
Such A Surge – Under Pressure (1995), Producer (all but one track)
Such A Surge – Schatten (1995), Producer
Pro–Pain – The Truth Hurts (1994), Producer (with Gary Meskil)
Overkill – I Hear Black (1993), Producer (with Overkill)
S.O.D. – Live At Budokan (1992), Producer, Mixer, Engineer
Pro–Pain – Foul Taste Of Freedom (1992), Producer, Recorder, Mixer
Flotsam & Jetsam – When The Storm Comes Down (1990), Recorder, Mixer
Testament – Practice What You Preach (1989), Producer
Anthrax – Penikufesin EP (1989), Associate Producer, Engineer
M.O.D. – Gross Misconduct (1989), Producer, Engineer
Overkill – Under The Influence (1988), Producer (with Overkill), Engineer
Testament – The New Order (1988), Producer
Anthrax – State Of Euphoria (1988), Engineer
M.O.D. – U.S.A. for M.O.D. (1987), Producer (with Scott Ian)
Testament – The Legacy (1987), Producer
Carnivore – Retaliation (1987), Producer
Nuclear Assault – Game Over (1987), Producer
Overkill – !!!Fuck You!!! EP (1987), Producer
Nuclear Assault – Brain Death (EP) (1986), Producer
S.O.D. – Speak English Or Die (1985), Producer (with Scott Ian)
Anthrax – Spreading The Disease (1985), Engineer
Overkill – Feel The Fire (1985), Engineer