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31 Years Ago: DARK ANGEL release Darkness Descends

DARK ANGEL released the classic Darkness Descends through Combat on this day in 1986. Topics on Darkness Descends ranged from euthanasia and the very real pain of losing a loved one ("Death Is Certain") to the hypocrisy existing in a beloved book - the Bible ("The Burning of...

17 November 2017

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28 Years Ago: GODFLESH release Streetcleaner

GODFLESH released their debut album on this day in 1989. Powerful industrial metal, a term which almost instantly lost any meaning in the following decade. The cover image is taken from a scene in the 1980 film Altered States, watch below.

13 November 2017

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30 Years Ago: CANDLEMASS release Nightfall

This was our breakthrough album! Epicus didn't sell much when it came out, but NIGHTFALL really hit off from the very beginning. A couple of gigs in England and one at the Dynamo Festival in Holland and life never was the same again! CANDLEMASS released their second album...

9 November 2017

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31 Years Ago: EXUMER release Possessed by Fire (...and the flames are burning higher!)

Our current manager, Matthias Prill, knew Tommy Ziegler, the head of Disaster, so he invited the guy to the show. We brought Warfare over from England and we really played our hearts out; the offer came from that night....we did receive some other offers, but I won't say...

8 November 2017

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31 Years Ago: VIO-LENCE complete their second demo

We're influenced by a lot of stuff. Sean listens to a lot of Alice Cooper and stuff like that. Slayer. Me and Phil basically listen to anything and everything. We listen to everything, from all boundaries of music. Deen listens to DK's. We all pretty much listen to...

4 November 2017

• Tags: Heavy Metal History Vio-lence

31 Years Ago: SLAYER live at The Stone, San Francisco

Live on this day in 1986, SLAYER in San Francisco (the first of two nights at The Stone). Reign in Blood had been a released a few weeks earlier and this was an early date in the supporting US tour, with OVERKILL as opener. This tour ended in...

3 November 2017

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34 Years Ago: MERCYFUL FATE release Melissa

I was doing all the music at that time, so I just kept composing, kept composing because I loved to compose. Get up in the middle of the night. I remember when I did "Satan's Fall" that was maybe within a week or two. Every night until 3AM,...

30 October 2017

• Tags: Black Metal History Heavy Metal History Mercyful Fate

34 Years Ago: ONSLAUGHT release What Lies Ahead demo (Protest... but who said you'll survive?)

No idea how valid this is, but at least one source gives today as the date this demo was "released" in 1983. Sold by the band through zines, tape trading etc. Known as What Lies Ahead, the demo was a collection of rehearsals and live recordings. Anyway, a...

29 October 2017

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37 Years Ago: IRON MAIDEN release Women in Uniform b/w Invasion (The Norsemen are coming!)

The band were taking some downtime when Women In Uniform was released having recently been on the road as Special Guests to Kiss on their Unmasked European tour. Its a cover version of a song by Australian band Skyhooks and is the only cover version Maiden have ever...

27 October 2017

• Tags: Heavy Metal History Iron Maiden

31 Years Ago: CRIMSON GLORY live at the Dynamo Club, Eindhoven

A few days after releasing their debut LP, CRIMSON GLORY were in Europe playing live at the Dynamo Club on this day in 1986. Full set transferred from VHS, picture is good but audio is generally quite poor. Still a treasure worth viewing!

26 October 2017

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30 Years Ago: KING DIAMOND release Abigail (you must rest in shame)

"Mercyful Fate is dead, long live the King" was last year's slogan, when the "Fatal Portrait" album by Denmark's pride KING DIAMOND stole the hearts of a great many Metal-Fans. Now, with their latest release "Abigail", KING DIAMOND finally show their superior form and present a concept-album featuring...

21 October 2017

• Tags: Black Metal History Heavy Metal History King Diamond

31 Years Ago: CRIMSON GLORY release their debut album

Hailing from Florida, CRIMSON GLORY released their classic debut through local label Par Records on this day in 1986. The band signed to Roadrunner soon after, and re-released Crimson Glory in 1987, following it with Transcendence in 1988. We turned Midnight on to listening to Judas Priest, Iron...

20 October 2017

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28 Years Ago: RUNNING WILD live in Dusseldorf (Full Concert Pro Video)

Just over a year earlier RUNNING WILD released Port Royal. The Welcome To Port Royal tour ended in Düsseldorf on this day in 1989. The concert was filmed and released by Noise in June 1990. By then Death or Glory had been out several months so I assume...

17 October 2017

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41 Years Ago: SCORPIONS release Virgin Killer (A-bombs in your dreams, look out!)

In the past, I was most proud of Virgin Killer. During the Virgin Killer record, I has so much to do with the production and the songwriting of the album. My least favorite would have been Taken By Force since I had virtually left the band in my...

9 October 2017

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32 Years Ago: VENOM release Nightmare single

A few months after Possessed, VENOM released the Nightmare single on this day in 1985. Bob Harvey directed a video, one of several he made for the band, which was released on VHS as Video Nightmare in 1985. Venom - Nightmare (Official video) The 7" featured "Satanachist" on...

6 October 2017

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28 Years Ago: NUCLEAR ASSAULT, CANDLEMASS, DARK ANGEL live at Hammersmith Odeon

Nuclear Assault, Hammersmith Odeon, 1989 Live on this day in 1989, part of NUCLEAR ASSAULT's Handle With Care European tour. Support on this night came from D.A.M. (UK thrash), CANDLEMASS and DARK ANGEL. Everything from this night was released on video by Fotodisk in 1990:NUCLEAR ASSAULT's set was...

4 October 2017

• Tags: Candlemass Dark Angel Heavy Metal History Nuclear Assault

32 Years Ago: ANGEL WITCH release Screamin' 'n' Bleedin'

It should've been so different for ANGEL WITCH... it took five years, at least one break-up, and a line-up change before their second album Screamin' n' Bleedin' arrived on this day in 1985; released by Killerwatt Records. Overall it's a step down from their peak as one of...

28 September 2017

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30 Years Ago: SAINT VITUS release Thirsty and Miserable

SAINT VITUS released the Thirsty and Miserable 12" on this day in 1987. The title comes from the BLACK FLAG cover song: We picked that song because we like it, and it represents the alcoholic side of the band. The only reason we were allowed to do it,...

27 September 2017

• Tags: Heavy Metal History Punk History Saint Vitus