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28 Years Ago: PARADISE LOST record Frozen Illusion demo

On this day in 1989 PARADISE LOST were recording their second demo at LION Studios in Leeds. Internal Torment Lion was owned by members of GOLD FRANKINCENSE & DISK DRIVE and had a welcoming attitude towards the growing anarcho-punk scene in Leeds and West Yorkshire.Other bands that recorded their...

13 May 2017

• Tags: Death Metal History Paradise Lost

26 Years Ago: MASACRE record Ola de violencia

The first major release by Colombian cult MASACRE! Recorded on this day in 1990 at Midi Mix Studios, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia. Self-released the following year, it quickly reached the European underground and they soon signed to Osmose. The debut LP Reqviem was released in October 1991; followed by this...

9 May 2017

• Tags: Death Metal History Masacre

30 Years Ago: NAPALM DEATH record the second half of Scum

NAPALM DEATH recorded the second half of Scum during this month in 1987 at Rich Bitch Studios, Birmingham. The first half was recorded the previous August (1986) at Rich Bitch and originally intended for a split with ATAVISTIC. Well, the old demo was a little out of date...

7 May 2017

• Tags: Death Metal History Napalm Death Punk History

25 Years Ago: INCANTATION release Onward to Golgotha

And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it...

5 May 2017

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28 Years Ago: ROTTING CHRIST record their side of The Other Side of Life split

ROTTING CHRIST recorded and mixed their side of the split 7" with SOUND POLLUTION - The Other Side of Life - on this day in 1989. A few months after the Decline's Return demo. Nine songs, ranging between 7 seconds and a full minute, of grindcore. In the...

4 May 2017

• Tags: Black Metal History Death Metal History Rotting Christ

27 Years Ago: HADEZ, SEPULCRO & MORTUORIO live in Lima, Peru

Cult death / thrash from Peru! HADEZ at that point had only released two demos (maybe a third, depending on when Hadez Attack was recorded).The other two bands only ever released demos. Hadez - Altar of Sacrifice MORTUORIO released one official demo, Cámara de torturas, in November 1989. Mortuorio...

29 April 2017

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30 Years Ago: RIPPING CORPSE record Death Warmed Over demo

I would say we started out as speed metal went through the thrash zone and ended up at death metal with a touch of hardcore. We were with the first ones doing it. We were there from day one really, I remember when there wasn't a death metal,...

26 April 2017

• Tags: Death Metal History Heavy Metal History Ripping Corpse

26 Years Ago: AUTOPSY release Mental Funeral

We're gonna record it in November, about the same time the EP comes out. It'll come out in February. So November we'll have the EP and then February we'll have the new album. The album'll be called 'Mental Funeral'.- Eric Cutler / Autospy interview, Deathcheese #1, 1991 In...

22 April 2017

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25 Years Ago: ACHERON release Rites of the Black Mass

ACHERON released their debut album - Rites of the Black Mass - on this day in 1992 through Turbo Music. It was released by JL America in the US later that year. Cast thy shadow over the earth on this blackened night... Preceding each ACHERON song is a...

13 April 2017

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26 Years Ago: PROPHECY OF DOOM record their second Peel session

PROPHECY OF DOOM recorded their second Peel session on this day in 1991. The recordings were broadcast on the 1 June programme, sharing the session slots with a rebroadcast of THE SHAMEN's fourth following Will Sinnott's death. PROPHECY OF DOOM dedicated this session to the Tibet Support Group...

7 April 2017

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31 Years Ago: MASSACRE release Aggressive Tyrant debut demo

The first demo was recorded at a studio in Tampa. We were clueless 18 year olds. Bill, myself, Alan and Kam. The geeky engineer looked at us like we were nuts when he realized we were so down tuned. Then Kam did his vocals and the engineer really...

6 April 2017

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27 Years Ago: DISHARMONIC ORCHESTRA release Expositionsprophylaxe

We are absolutely not satisfied with our releases so far. Most of all because of the sound. As for the new album "Expositionsprophylaxe" I must say that this is our best release so far and shows what DISHARMONIC ORCHESTRA are all about. It could have been better soundwise,...

5 April 2017

• Tags: Death Metal History Disharmonic Orchestra

28 Years Ago: XYSMA live in Turku (Finnish Grindcore)

Early XYSMA live on this day somewhere in Turku, 1989. Pre-demo XYSMA even; Swarming of the Maggots was recorded about three weeks after this gig. Raw grindcore/death metal, you'll quickly hear some of their influences (such as the REPULSION cover a few songs in). The crowd start to...

26 March 2017

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32 Years Ago: SLAUGHTER live in Toronto (First Ever Live Show - Live Karnage)

The audiences in Toronto, (who get into the music), are the best in the world. From our first show on, we've had thrashers at the front having fun with us. Toronto is soon going to become the paradise of thrash in the world. Sometimes it gets violent, but...

25 March 2017

• Tags: Death Metal History Slaughter

21 Years Ago: PAN.THY.MONIUM release Khaooohs & Kon-fus-ion

Just before I moved to Örebro, we started work on this...what was meant to be our last recording. The guys came up to Örebro to finish it off, with more overdubs and stuff, and after a while Relapse was interested in releasing it.I like this one more than...

19 March 2017

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30 Years Ago: AGRESSOR rehearse early material (French death/thrash)

Somewhere in Antibes, AGRESSOR were recording a rehearsal on this day in 1987. Brutal thrash / early death metal, this recording is known as Rehearsal of Death. Several of these songs made their way to the killer debut album, Neverending Destiny, released by Noise Records in 1990. After...

16 March 2017

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33 Years Ago: HELLHAMMER complete Apocalyptic Raids (the future remains the past)

On this day in 1984 HELLHAMMER were putting the finishing touches to their only major release, the total cult Apocalyptic Raids, which began on the 2nd at Caet Studios, Berlin. Produced by Tom Warrior & Martin Ain, engineered by Horst Mueller. Tom Warrior - SATANIC SLAUGHTER - V-...

7 March 2017

• Tags: Black Metal History Death Metal History Hellhammer

28 Years Ago: CARCASS Live at ULU

CARCASS live on this day in 1989 at the University of London Union. One song from this set ended up on a 1990 7" titled St. George's Hall, Bradford 15/11/89. Miles Hackett has a great write-up of the night here. Other bands that night (A Night of Rock...

23 February 2017

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