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30 Years Ago: NECROPHAGIA release Season of the Dead (were things really that fucked?)

In almost every way a completely different band to the NECROPHAGIA of the late 90s, Season of the Dead is a killer grinding thrash / early death metal LP in the vein of POSSESSED, SLAUGHTER! Released during this month in 1987. Larry Madison on guitar, Joe Blazer drums,...

22 February 2017

• Tags: Death Metal History Necrophagia

26 Years Ago: DISSECTION complete The Grief Prophecy debut demo

The debut demo "The Grief Prophecy" of this Swedish death metal band is finally out!!! 3 bestial tracks and one intro. Let the sounds of pure unholiness swallow your soul. Send $5 (everywhere) to... Well, after I left thrash-bore band RABBIT's CARROT in the beginning of Feb '90,...

18 February 2017

• Tags: Death Metal History Dissection

26 Years Ago: IMPETIGO record Antefatto (split with BLOOD)

IMPETIGO recorded their side of the Antefatto / Salvation...to the Dead split with Germany's BLOOD on this day in 1991 at Sound Link Productions. The two songs are Boneyard (recorded again a few months later for the Horror of the Zombies album) and Cannibal Apocalypse.

10 February 2017

• Tags: Death Metal History Impetigo

24 Years Ago: DEMILICH release Nespithe

It's actually from role-playing games, even if none of us plays them. A looooog time ago we just decided to search for a name that nobody had, from some friends' rpg books, and I think we found the right one. Nonetheless, these deminames have got to popular... DEMILICH...

8 February 2017

• Tags: Death Metal History Demilich

25 Years Ago: DEATH live in Sint-Lievens-Houtem, Belgium

Live on this day in 1992 at Zaalhuur, Sint-Lievens-Houtem, Belgium. Part of the Human world tour which began in America (The In Human Tour of the World) in November (1991) and finished at the end of March in Wolverhampton, England (Human-Extravaganza of Europe). Support from PESTILENCE and VIOGRESSION.

7 February 2017

• Tags: Death Death Metal History

27 Years Ago: EXTREME NOISE TERROR record their third Peel Session

ENT were amazing. So were their fans. Any track more than 20 seconds long was greeted with derisive cries of "too long, too slow" or "fucking prog-rockers" from the faithful, most of whom looked as though they had but recently risen from shallow graves alongside the A12, the...

6 February 2017

• Tags: Death Metal History Extreme Noise Terror Punk History

20 Years Ago: ANGELCORPSE release Nuclear Hell

Bill Taylor joined on rhythm guitar in November, and Angelcorpse toured Europe in Dec 96 in support of Impaled Nazarene. From the last show of the tour we made a 2 song live 7" EP called "Nuclear Hell".- Pete Helmkamp / Angelcorpse interview, Mourning the Ancient This recording...

3 February 2017

• Tags: Angelcorpse Death Metal History

30 Years Ago: NASTY SAVAGE release Indulgence (forbidden fruits are the sweetest)

NASTY SAVAGE released their second album through Metal Blade on this day in 1987. We're in the studio now (July) and we're half finished. It should be out by November or so??? Ha Ha! It will be called (Indulgence) with (Stabbed in the back), Divination, XXX, Inferno, Hypnotic,...

1 February 2017

• Tags: Death Metal History Heavy Metal History Nasty Savage

25 Years Ago: BARBACK complete the Skullgrave EP (the bones of Ursula Kemp)

Recorded in December 1991, BARBACK finished mixing the EP, their last release, during this month in 1992. We have tapes of Skullgrave. The cover image shows a skeleton presented in a coffin. It is one of two skeletons originally discovered in St Osyth, Essex in the 1920s; believed to be...

27 January 2017

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30 Years Ago: POSSESSED live in Parma, Ohio

Recorded from the soundboard on this day in 1987. POSSESSED live in Parma, Ohio.

26 January 2017

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28 Years Ago: ROTTING CHRIST record the Decline's Return demo

These same three guys would go on to record several classic albums, but on this day in 1989 they were recording a rehearsal demo in Athens. Raw blasts of death metal/grindcore, or "music(?)" as they list it on the tape. Ooouuuuaaaoooouuu...... How did you describe this demo???? Who traded it...

25 January 2017

• Tags: Black Metal History Death Metal History Rotting Christ

30 Years Ago: MESSIAH record Extreme Cold Weather (there lies my neighbours frozen mum)

Dear thrashing people. Please, listen now to the following words of an old wise man...Tonight, enjoy yourself... but don't get too much drunk, don't be a little bad king of a fucking stupid massacre. If it's so, you're in a false place here... MESSIAH recorded their second album...

24 January 2017

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31 Years Ago: SLAUGHTER rehearse with Chuck Schuldiner (Fuck of Death)

Chuck's brief excursion to Toronto, joining Canadian legends of death & thrash SLAUGHTER in anticipation of their upcoming album recording, resulted in this rehearsal tape. Generally known as Fuck of Death (deep in the coffin, Death prevails) and recorded on this day in 1986. Chuck returned to Florida...

23 January 2017

• Tags: Death Metal History Heavy Metal History Slaughter

26 Years Ago: BOLT THROWER release Cenotaph (National Army Museum interview)

Released through Earache on this day in 1991. Cenotaph was the leading 'single' from BOLT THROWER's third album War Master. Destructive Infinity, from the same session (their last at Slaughterhouse Studios which burnt down a few weeks after), is included on some editions of the album.

14 January 2017

• Tags: Bolt Thrower Death Metal History

27 Years Ago: NECROBUTCHER rehearse early material

NECROBUTCHER were a brief blast of chaotic death/grind from Santa Catarina, Brazil. They recorded all their material in 1989 beginning with this 14 song rehearsal. A second rehearsal was recorded in January followed by their two demos: Schizophrenic Christianity (July 1989) and Corrosive Noisy Torment (October 1989).

13 January 2017

• Tags: Death Metal History Necrobutcher

25 Years Ago: REPULSION on Take No Prisoners TV (Flint, MI Public Access)

The live footage is incredible!! Starts about 5 minutes in. High quality, recorded at the Capital Theatre soon after their 1990 reformation. Killer death metal! Voivod sticker, GG Allin shirt (similar to the later Rest in Piss design). This is a recording of a cable access show called...

9 January 2017

• Tags: Death Metal History Repulsion

20 Years Ago: PENTAGRAM (Chile) record their first demo

Early PENTAGRAM demos are killer, and the first was recorded during this month in 1987 at Nacofon studios. I don't remember how much it cost us, but it was a really cheap recording. The drummer had worked at that studio (Nacofon) before so he took us there. When...

7 January 2017

• Tags: Black Metal History Death Metal History Pentagram (Chile)

24 Years Ago: DAWN record their second demo Apparition

Recorded at Dan Swanö's Gorysound (later Unisound) studio on this day in 1992. It was one of the last Gorysound recordings. Other Gorysound demo bands that year included KATATONIA, MANIFEST, INTERMENT, FULMINATION, OBSCURE INFINITY and OPHTHALAMIA.

30 December 2016

• Tags: Black Metal History Dawn Death Metal History