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EXODUS released their third album on this day - 1989 - in the UK through Music for Nations ("BUY OR DIE!") a week before the start of their European tour. The tour ran from February 1989 into early March. Starting and ending in England with support from ACID REIGN. The middle...

NME captured the sound and spirit of VENOM and HELLHAMMER and unleashed Unholy Death, an album that stands tall alongside the gods, on this day in 1986. Since then it has become a classic in underground metal / first wave of black metal! All of my infractions with the law really have...

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...

Released on this day in 1984. Both the 7" and 12" included this song, Lady Lust. The 12" also has Seven Gates of Hell. The single debuted at #3 in the Heavy Metal charts. Listen below to Side 2 of the Nightmare cassette. It opens with a short...

KREATOR live on this day in 1986. Rudi & Neudi's Heavy Metal Battle was a German cable-TV show hosted by current MANILLA ROAD drummer Andreas "Neudi" Neuderth. Endless Pain had been released just a few months earlier by Noise, Flag of Hate would be released that August, the Hell...

During this month in 1977 JUDAS PRIEST were in the midst of a turbulent period attempting to record the Sad Wings of Destiny follow-up for their new label CBS. After rehearsals at Pinewood Studios, and early disagreements with producer Roger Glover (better known as bassist for DEEP PURPLE...

Live at the second Toronto Metal Massacre on this day in 1989. The eastern US and Canada had just gone through one of the coldest periods on record but the show went ahead. Organised by Two Rays Promotion. RAZOR organised a multi-cam shoot and you can see some...

Live on this day in 1987 ADX played at Maison de la Mutualité, Paris. This high quality recording was released the following year as Exécution publique. Sounds like a large crowd; la Mutualité had a 1700+ capacity, similar size to the Astoria. ADX stands for Acier DouX. It...