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36 Years Ago: NEW ORDER Live in New York (Ceremony)

Live on this day in 1981, NEW ORDER performing the masterpiece "Ceremony". Written while they were still JOY DIVISION, the song was originally released in March of '81 and again that September with another JD original, "In a Lonely Place". JOY DIVISION recordings of "Ceremony" do exist: a couple of...

18 November 2017

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29 Years Ago: GG ALLIN & THE SEWER SCUM live at Lismar Lounge, New York

More of a disaster than most GG performances - they barely manage to get through a couple of songs. Live on this day in 1988. G.G. Allin is skunk piss. Rotting trash rock in the lowest form. No quality. Everything sucks and so do we. The full song-list...

5 November 2017

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39 Years Ago: CRISIS record their John Peel Session (UK Punk77)

Well I must say that of all the contemporary varieties of rock music, it's this basic and direct variety that I like the best myself.- John Peel about this session, 8 November 1978 Most famously a pre-DEATH IN JUNE band, CRISIS recorded their one and only Peel session...

1 November 2017

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32 Years Ago: CORROSION OF CONFORMITY release Animosity

Well look, I can't even do a drum solo...Woody can't play "Eruption". I consider us more a hardcore band than anything else, lyrically and musically I think... Lyrically, definitely. I don't think we have anything in common at all to do with heavy metal lyrics. We're influenced I...

25 October 2017

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31 Years Ago: AND ALSO THE TREES live in Switzerland (The Evening Of The 24th)

English post-punk band AND ALSO THE TREES played live on this evening in 1986 at La Dolce Vita in Lausanne, Switzerland. The gig was recorded and released as The Evening of the 24th on Reflex Records.

24 October 2017

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35 Years Ago: MISFITS live at Finder's Lounge, Hallandale Beach FL (Evilive Tour)

THE MISFITS recorded live on this day in 1982 during the Evilive tour with the NECROS (although they probably didn't play on this night). Glenn Danzig - vocalsJerry Only - bassDoyle - guitarRobo - drums We Are 138; 20 Eyes; I Turned Into A Martian; Mommy, Can I...

19 October 2017

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27 Years Ago: S.O.B. record their Peel session

S.O.B. recorded their only Peel session on this day in 1990 at Maida Vale 3. The session was recorded around the time of their UK tour, just before they continued touring in Europe. The photo of the band was taken in Coventry during the tour. S.O.B. live in...

12 October 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

38 Years Ago: JOY DIVISION on BBC Something Else (like a death at a birthday party, you ruin all the fun)

The 'Manchester' (including Salford and Rochdale) episode of Something Else (BBC) aired on this day in 1979. This was JOY DIVISION's third and final television appearance, the previous two being on local Granada TV. Also appearing on this episode are THE JAM, John Cooper Clarke, and an interview...

15 September 2017

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31 Years Ago: DR. KNOW release This Island Earth (in my dreams, nightmares are the truth)

Released by Death Records (Metal Blade) during this month in 1986, the killer debut DR. KNOW album - This Island Earth! Metal / hardcore crossover from Oxnard, CA. (nardcore) following on from their great EPs Plug-In Jesus and Burn. Huge fucking Sabbath fan, big Black Flag fan, just love...

4 September 2017

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33 Years Ago: BLACK FLAG live at The Stone, San Francisco

Shot by Ace Video on this day in 1984, BLACK FLAG at The Stone in San Francisco, CA. The Stone was already a well-known venue for punk and Bay Area thrash at that point. Cliff Burton played his first METALLICA show there, it hosted EXODUS, OVERKILL, DANZIG and...

26 August 2017

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29 Years Ago: DEBAUCHERY record their last demo

British crust punk / metal of the late Eighties, a similar mix to bands like AMEBIX, HELLBASTARD, ONSLAUGHT etc. This three song demo, their last, was recorded on this day in 1988. Track list: "Shadow of the West", "Green & Pleasant Land", "Code of Silence". Their only album...

21 August 2017

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34 Years Ago: TEST DEPARTMENT record their first Peel Session (UK Industrial)

Recorded on this day in 1983, TEST DEPT.'s Peel Session was aired a week later on Monday 22 August sharing the session slots with Billy Bragg.

15 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

• Tags: Heavy Metal History Punk History Sacrilege

27 Years Ago: FILTHKICK record their second Peel session (original audio)

FILTHKICK recorded their second, and last, Peel session on this day in 1990 at Maida Vale 5 with Mike Robinson. Filthkick Peel Session 7 August 1990 FILTHKICK, recorded on this day in 1990. Broadcast 17 September. Posted by Todestrieb Recs on Monday, 7 August 2017 Their first Peel session was...

7 August 2017

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30 Years Ago: BIG BLACK live in London (Video & Tour Diary extracts)

I am now quite happy to be breaking up. Things getting much too big and uncontrollable. All along we've wanted to keep our hands on everything, so nothing happened that we didn't want to. With international multi-format/multi-territorial shit, that's proving elusive. I prefer to cut it off rather...

24 July 2017

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36 Years Ago: S.O.A. (State of Alert) split up – Rollins joins BLACK FLAG, Hampton forms THE FAITH

After only 9 months, early DC hardcore band S.O.A. disbanded. Their only major release was the No Policy EP (1981), one of the earliest Dischord releases. It was ready at the same time Dischord were preparing the first MINOR THREAT EP. With the label unable to fund it,...

18 July 2017

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31 Years Ago: SAMHAIN live at the Ritz (final show) opening for Celtic Frost

Live at New York's only Rock Hotel at the Ritz. Admission only $10. Adv. Doors open 8pm for a 9pm start. SAMHAIN played the Ritz towards the end of April, then returned on this day in 1986 for their last ever show!* Glenn Danzig (vocals), Eerie Von (bass),...

14 July 2017

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