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30 Years Ago: Чёрный Обелиск (Black Obelisk) release Цветы зла (Flowers of Evil) (СССР Thrash)

Early Russian heavy / speed / thrash metal from Moscow. Чёрный Обелиск officially formed in August 1986 and began recording the following year.Цветы зла (Flowers of Evil) was released on this day in 1987 and collects several live recordings from earlier in the year. The lyrics to "Литании Сатане"...

20 September 2017

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30 Years Ago: RETROSATAN record Grito mortal (Argentinian black metal)

RETROSATAN's 1987 tape Grito mortal is killer speed metal influenced by NWOBHM (PRIEST / MAIDEN etc) played with high intensity and lyrics dealing with religion and corruption.The video above is a bonus from the 2010 CD reissue of this demo with some extra tracks. About the date: some...

19 September 2017

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28 Years Ago: XENTRIX release Shattered Existence (UK thrash metal)

Preston thrashers XENTRIX released their excellent debut LP on this day in 1989 on Roadracer Records. If you look at bands like Forbidden, Testament and Metallica which were and still are big bands, and everybody goes on about the British thrash scene but we were never really part...

18 September 2017

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33 Years Ago: NIGRO MANTIA record Poetry of Subculture

Poetry of Subculture is a truly cult tape, the only release by NIGRO MANTIA (black magic). Recorded by five teenagers from Vejle over two days, completed on this day in 1984. Three songs in total, concluding with the great "Monolith of Infinity" (in five parts). Filled with great...

17 September 2017

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31 Years Ago: RIGOR MORTIS (TX) record their first demo (a super charged zombie awakes...)

There was one called 'The Troll', that never appeared on any record. 'Six Feet Under', from our second record, was on that demotape as well. It was okay. I wouldn't now say that it was all great, but apparently the girl at Capitol liked it a lot. A...

14 September 2017

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31 Years Ago: The first Dynamo Open Air Festival (SATAN, CHARIOT, ANGEL WITCH)

The first Dynamo Open Air took place in Eindhoven on this day in 1986. Headlined by JOSHUA, featuring LÄÄZ ROCKIT, AVALON and several British bands: ONSLAUGHT, SATAN, CHARIOT and ANGEL WITCH. Satan live at Dynamo Open Air, 1986 Chariot live at Dynamo Open Air, 1986 Angel Witch live...

7 September 2017

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32 Years Ago: NASTY SAVAGE release their debut on Metal Blade

MERCY ONTO YOU, WHO REIGN IN TERROR, SERVANTS OF METAL, YOU WEAR STUDS AND LEATHER! Recorded at Morrisound Studios a few years before the death metal scene exploded; NASTY SAVAGE released their eponymous debut on this day in 1985 through Metal Blade. THE SAVAGE MASTER, IS COMING FROM...

30 August 2017

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29 Years Ago: PROTECTOR complete recording their debut LP Golem

How would you describe your music to someone who's never heard Protector?? MICHAEL: Bestial invasion!HANSI: Brutal & aggressive!MARTIN: Fast, thrashy, murderous & neck-breaking! - Protector interview, Phoenix Militia #3, 1986 Golem was recorded at Phoenix Studio in Bochum, Germany throughout August, ending on this day in 1988. PROTECTOR's next album...

29 August 2017

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28 Years Ago: ONSLAUGHT release In Search of Sanity

Those were the best days of my life. Most people only dream of doing what we did, and don't forget we were only kids. We saw the world and met some great people. Playing pool with Stuart Copeland while I was recording the drums for Sanity was a...

22 August 2017

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37 Years Ago: MOTORHEAD live at Theatre Royal, Nottingham

Recorded live on this day in 1980 for Rockstage on 4 April 1981. The Rockstage programme, which aired on ATV (now ITV Central), presented gigs from Nottingham's Theatre Royal. This concert came after a European tour in February, March and some sporadic dates until July. After the Rockstage...

20 August 2017

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34 Years Ago: RAVEN release All for One (NWOBHM Classic)

RAVEN released their classic All for One during this month in 1983. One of England's leading metal bands, All for One was their third album in three years, all great and all on Neat. Megaforce released All for One in the US and organised a American tour that...

18 August 2017

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33 Years Ago: W.A.S.P. release their self-titled debut

W.A.S.P. released their debut album on this day in 1984. Capitol Records originally capitulated to pressure from Tipper Gore and the PMRC by removing "Animal (Fuck Like a Beast)" from the LP. It was instead released as a single over here by Music For Nations b/w "Show No...

17 August 2017

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31 Years Ago: SACRILEGE record a demo at Rich Bitch Studios

SACRILEGE entered legendary Rich Bitch Studios (BOLT THROWER, NAPALM DEATH, CARCASS, BLACK SABBATH), Birmingham on this day in 1986. All of the tracks that had been demo versions were written for the album, we used to write songs and record them quite quickly to see how they sounded,...

14 August 2017

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26 Years Ago: CORONER release Mental Vortex

"Pale Sister" is about a nun, lyric-wise, and music-wise I can't say a lot. You just have to listen to it and come up with your own interpretation. Recorded at Sky Trak, Berlin a few months earlier, mixed at Morrisound, Tampa; CORONER released their fourth album on this...

12 August 2017

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33 Years Ago: DESTRUCTION unleash Bestial Invasion of Hell demo

Tommy met up with Schmeir at a disco, of all places! Schmeir picked up the bass and for the time, the lineup was complete. However, a short time before they went into the studio to record the first demo, the vocalist was fired and Schmeir took over at...

10 August 2017

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31 Years Ago: MOTORHEAD release Orgasmatron on GWR Records

I didn't come up with the title Orgasmatron right off the bat. The album's working title was Riding with the Driver (each Motörhead studio album, except Bastards, which we made in 1993, is named after one of its songs), but that track didn't turn out as good as...

9 August 2017

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28 Years Ago: MORTAL SIN live at Enmore Theatre, Sydney

One of Australia's early thrash bands, debuted in 1986/1987 with the killer Mayhemic Destruction! Recorded for a TV special on this day in 1989, this set was released on VHS by Phonogram in 1990 and two of the songs ("Lebanon" and "Voyage of the Disturbed") were included on the I...

5 August 2017

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10 Years Ago: SALUTE release Above the Law

Kaptain was heavily into WASP and Thin Lizzy at the time of writing for Above The Law, so he brought rock 'n' roll and sleaze to the album. Then we jammed the tracks, punked them up, drank some cold ones, and got rough, the Salute way! With a...

31 July 2017

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