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30 Years Ago: DARK ANGEL release Leave Scars

DARK ANGEL released their third album on this day in 1989 through Combat Records / Under One Flag (UK). Eric: Y'know, the product Leave Scars, man, was like, we ended up going in the studio, this place called Space Station, [and] we weren't happy with it. We were...

24 January 2019

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35 Years Ago: Scandinavian Metal Attack is released (Bathory)

We were so proud holding that SCANDINAVIAN METAL ATTACK compilation album in our hands first time. We knew none of our friends in bands had ever even been close to record anything properly. There was this other band we knew somewhat that got a record contract around that...

19 January 2019

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28 Years Ago: MOTORHEAD release The One to Sing the Blues

They brought in five [1918 album cover] sketches, all of them atrocious. So we sent them all back, amongst much moaning and groaning and temper tandrums from the art department - you'd think we were dealing with a bunch of nine-year-olds! Sony ended up farming it out to...

24 December 2018

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41 Years Ago: SCORPIONS release Taken by Force

SCORPIONS released their fifth studio album, Taken by Force, on this day in 1977. Scorpions - Sails Of Charon, Musikladen TV (1978) The one, Musikladen, was Michael Leckebusch, who then died later he was the foremost German director for these kind of things and it was a promo...

4 December 2018

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37 Years Ago: THIN LIZZY release Renegade

The chorus, where the musical interlude is now, he used to sing 'if you save souls', but it just never went anywhere, it was like, you know... and then he came in one day and was like "I've got it, the album title, Renegade" he said. I was...

15 November 2018

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35 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 2018

• Tags: Black Metal History Heavy Metal History Mercyful Fate

38 Years Ago: DIAMOND HEAD record Friday Rock Show session

DIAMOND HEAD recorded their BBC Friday Rock Show session on this day in 1980. It aired a month later, on the 28 November programme.

29 October 2018

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46 Years Ago: BUDGIE live in London (BBC In Concert)

BUDGIE live at the Paris Theatre, London on this day in 1972. You can hear more from this gig on the live compilation album The BBC Recordings.

19 October 2018

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33 Years Ago: FATES WARNING release The Spectre Within

FATES WARNING released their second LP on this day in 1985. The band has many influences. Basically we listen to everything. Old Metal like Priest and Maiden in their younger days, other stuff like Jethro Tull, and also classical. Personally I listen to classical music and other types...

15 October 2018

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28 Years Ago: SADUS release Swallowed in Black

For one thing, it will be on CD finally! You'll definately notice that we've gotten a hell of a lot better. The progression on this album is just amazing. That's what I feel. The production fuckin' rules. We're not a trebley band anymore. I know we always had...

11 September 2018

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34 Years Ago: MERCYFUL FATE release Don't Break the Oath

MERCYFUL FATE released their legendary second LP on this day in 1984. King Diamond interview 1984

7 September 2018

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30 Years Ago: RAMSES release Guerreros del metal

Cult Mexican heavy / speed metal, RAMSES released their second LP on this day in 1988.

5 September 2018

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21 Years Ago: INFERNAL MAJESTY live in Germany

INFERNÄL MÄJESTY live in Köln (Cologne), Germany on this day in 1997. In the summer of 1997 with the re-release of None Shall Defy on CD, Infernal Majesty toured Europe with original vocalist Chris Bailey and newly acquired bass player Chay McMullen. The tour, consisting of Malevolent Creation,...

4 September 2018

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22 Years Ago: MERCYFUL FATE release Into the Unknown

MERCYFUL FATE released their fifth album - the third since reforming in 1993 - on this day in 1996.

20 August 2018

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35 Years Ago: RAVEN release All for One

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 2018

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27 Years Ago: Kinetic Dissent release I Will Fight No More Forever

KINETIC DISSENT released their sole album on this day in 1991 through Roadracer. Some fans or readers may foolishly just compare this quintet to ANTHRAX (which they do resemble at times and or show an influence from perhaps) because they wear surfer shorts and their vocals are somewhat...

16 July 2018

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31 Years Ago: TROUBLE release Run to the Light

TROUBLE released their third album, Run to the Light, on this day in 1987. Its a bit different, a little bit more upbeat. The songs seem to be a bit shorter than some of the selections on "The Skull". I think its a lot more agressive. Its not...

14 July 2018

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37 Years Ago: MOTORHEAD release Motorhead (Live) b/w Over the Top (Live)

MOTORHEAD released the live single, taken from the album No Sleep 'til Hammersmith, on this day in 1981. Includes one of their best songs in its best version - "Over the Top"!

11 July 2018

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