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37 Years Ago: SAINT VITUS record Saint Vitus

SAINT VITUS completed recording their classic debut album on this day in 1982. Due to a contractual dispute between their label SST and distributor MCA / Unicorn Records - which lasted until late 1983 - the album would not be released until February 1984. We were playing as...

17 August 2019

• Tags: Heavy Metal History Punk History Saint Vitus

19 Years Ago: EXHUMED release Slaughtercult

"Slaughtercult" took shape throughout 1999, and was a combination of a lot of stuff. Two of the major factors were Fleshredding fret-rapist Mike Beams being with the band for the whole conception of the album. When he joined the band in 1998, "Gore Metal" was already written, and...

16 August 2019

• Tags: Death Metal History Exhumed

34 Years Ago: KURO live in Kokura

KURO live at the In and Out club, Kokura, Kitakyushu, Japan on this day in 1985.

15 August 2019

• Tags: Kuro Punk History

25 Years Ago: ENGLISH DOGS live in Edinburgh

ENGLISH DOGS live on this day in 1994, around the time of their fourth album Bow to None. The two clips below are songs from that album. The full set was released on DVD in 2006. This gig took place at the Cas Rock in Edinburgh’s West Port,...

13 August 2019

• Tags: English Dogs Punk History

35 Years Ago: DEAD KENNEDYS, REAGAN YOUTH, RAW POWER live in LA

The "International Event" was a concert held on this day in 1984 at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, featuring DEAD KENNEDYS, BGK, RAW POWER, RIISTETYT and REAGAN YOUTH. Dead Kennedys full set Reagan Youth full set Raw Power full set B.G.K. - Arms Race

10 August 2019

• Tags: BGK Dead Kennedys Punk History Riistetyt

36 Years Ago: ARMORED SAINT release Armored Saint EP

ARMORED SAINT released their debut studio recording, the self-titled 12", on this day in 1983 through Metal Blade. The opener "Lesson Well Learned" was previously included on the Metal Blade compilation Metal Massacre II (1982). Soon after, the band received a three album deal with major Chrysalis and...

9 August 2019

• Tags: Armored Saint Heavy Metal History

36 Years Ago: DIO release Holy Diver (Single)

DIO released the Holy Diver single, taken from the album of the same name, on this day in 1983. "Evil Eyes" appeared on the 7" b-side, the 12" single added "Don't Talk to Strangers".

5 August 2019

• Tags: Dio Heavy Metal History

24 Years Ago: DISMEMBER release Massive Killing Capacity

I think there has been a lot more involvement and input from all the members of the band this time around. Not that it wasn't like that before, but while making this album the guys in the band did a lot more writing. I also think we have...

4 August 2019

• Tags: Death Metal History Dismember

26 Years Ago: VOIVOD release The Outer Limits

I think people are more ready now for our stuff, 'cause we've been told that we were 10 years [ahead of our time], and it's been 10 years, so here we are now. And I think the Seattle scene, bands like Nirvana, really opened doors. People are more...

3 August 2019

• Tags: Heavy Metal History Voivod

26 Years Ago: NECROPHOBIC release The Nocturnal Silence

"The Nocturnal Silence" is NOT for the weak, the christians and people with fear for the dark. It contains 9 songs of pure evil and darkness that'll make the sun never rise again!!! Recorded in March at Sunlight Studio - between CEMETERY's Godless Beauty and AT THE GATES'...

2 August 2019

• Tags: Death Metal History Necrophobic

31 Years Ago: CORONER release Punishment for Decadence

We didn't really ponder these things a lot, we just did what we loved doing. Back then we were still very ambicious in becoming the fastest playing, while simultaneously maintaining most possible technicality and musical complexity. Ron Royce / Coroner interview, Agoraphobic News, 2016 CORONER released the second...

1 August 2019

• Tags: Coroner Heavy Metal History

27 Years Ago: MELVINS release King Buzzo (EP)

One of three solo EPs produced by each member of the MELVINS in 1992, King Buzzo's effort was released on this day in 1992. Dave Grohl (SCREAM, NIRVANA) performed drums (and guitars on the last song) as Dale Nixon in a nod to BLACK FLAG. The concept, including...

31 July 2019

• Tags: Melvins Punk History

21 Years Ago: FUNERAL MIST release Devilry

FUNERAL MIST, formed by Arioch (MARDUK) in 1994, released their first major release - the Devilry minialbum - on this day in 1998. Recording took place in late 1997-January 1998 at Necromorbus Studio. Some of the songs, including the eponymous track above, originate at least as far back...

30 July 2019

• Tags: Black Metal History Funeral Mist

31 Years Ago: RIGOR MORTIS release their debut LP

Texan legends RIGOR MORTIS released their debut eponymous LP on this day in 1988 through Capitol Records. We did one tour in the States with DEATH ANGEL and they gave us a lot of money! Basically for a band that comes out of nowhere, that did one demotape,...

19 July 2019

• Tags: Heavy Metal History Rigor Mortis

27 Years Ago: MERCILESS release The Treasures Within

...Rogga farting to much in the studio, so it's not so good sound. Ha, hi it's not really true, the true is: I part so much that all tapes burned up!! Om du trodde på det där, så slut fis för i helvetes i nattvakten, ja, ja, now...

1 July 2019

• Tags: Heavy Metal History Merciless

49 Years Ago: BLACK SABBATH record Paranoid

Over a week in June BLACK SABBATH worked on their second LP Paranoid, completing the recording on this day in 1970. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (Official Video) From an article in the NME, 26 September 1970: Black Sabbath turn out a gutsy, sock 'em all the time type...

21 June 2019

• Tags: Black Sabbath Heavy Metal History

49 Years Ago: URIAH HEEP release ...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble

URIAH HEEP released their debut LP on this day in 1970. It was released that August in the US as Uriah Heep with "Bird of Prey" replacing "Lucy Blues". If you're ever totally satisfied with any of your records then you might as well give up. But on...

13 June 2019

• Tags: Heavy Metal History Uriah Heep

35 Years Ago: SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES release Hyaena

SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES released their sixth album on this day in 1984. Hyaena is the only album with Robert Smith (THE CURE) as a composer and member. Former guitarist John McGeoch left the band in 1982, Smith joined, as he had in 1979, and also collaborated with...

8 June 2019

• Tags: Punk History Siouxsie and the Banshees