GLADIATOR - Made Of Pain [Anniversary Edition]LABEL: Divebomb Records (2023) GLADIATOR formed in the Alekince area of western Slovakia during the late '80s, eventually making their proper debut in 1992 with the Designation albumintroducing their take on rugged thrash metal that struck a balance between speed and crunch. It is the quartet's sophomore album, Made Of Pain, thoughoriginally issued in 1993 by kvrna Recordsthat is often spoken of by underground metal fanatics as GLADIATOR's finest