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32 Years Ago: VENOM release Nightmare single

A few months after Possessed, VENOM released the Nightmare single on this day in 1985. Bob Harvey directed a video, one of several he made for the band, which was released on VHS as Video Nightmare in 1985. Venom - Nightmare (Official video) The 7" featured "Satanachist" on...

6 October 2017

• Tags: Black Metal History Heavy Metal History Venom

25 Years Ago: MASTER'S HAMMER record Jilemnicky okultista

It'll be 9-10 songs which we are recording now, the whole September till half of October. I believe the lp/cd will be out this year. Franta Štorm / Master's Hammer interview, Hammer of Damnation #4, 1993 During this month in 1992 MASTER'S HAMMER were recording their second album,...

5 October 2017

• Tags: Black Metal History Master's Hammer

28 Years Ago: NUCLEAR ASSAULT, CANDLEMASS, DARK ANGEL live at Hammersmith Odeon

Nuclear Assault, Hammersmith Odeon, 1989 Live on this day in 1989, part of NUCLEAR ASSAULT's Handle With Care European tour. Support on this night came from D.A.M. (UK thrash), CANDLEMASS and DARK ANGEL. Everything from this night was released on video by Fotodisk in 1990:NUCLEAR ASSAULT's set was...

4 October 2017

• Tags: Candlemass Dark Angel Heavy Metal History Nuclear Assault

29 Years Ago: BOLT THROWER live in Birmingham (first time playing Realms of Chaos)

This is a new one we just worked out yesterday, haven't got any lyrics yet... haven't really got a title for it either... it's called... whatever... OK, it's called The Realms of Chaos, yeah, why not! A day after they finished writing music for what would become the...

3 October 2017

• Tags: Bolt Thrower Death Metal History

33 Years Ago: BATHORY release the legendary self titled debut LP on Black Mark

Released on this day in 1984 and influencing almost everything that followed! BATHORY's debut. I don't know exactly how much it has sold. I believe it has sold very good, much better than we thought it would do. All I know is that in Sweden it has sold...

2 October 2017

• Tags: Bathory Black Metal History

26 Years Ago: IMMORTAL release their self-titled EP (Unholy Forces of Evil)

We truly have the best scene... yes, especially the bands into "the black circle". We have a war against the trend people... And of course we are ready to fight. We are vikings, but remember vikings were not nice men... They butchered people daily... So will we do...-...

1 October 2017

• Tags: Black Metal History Immortal

20 Years Ago: VULPECULA release Fons Immortalis

After all those years writing in the narrow confines of ORDER FROM CHAOS, I felt exhausted. VULPECULA gave me a break and desperately needed chance to work in a different direction.- Chuck Keller / Ares Kingdom interview, Voices from the Darkside Formed by Chuck Keller (ORDER FROM CHAOS)...

30 September 2017

• Tags: Black Metal History Vulpecula

15 Years Ago: CRYSTALIUM, BLODSRIT, BELENOS live in Paris (From the Past Tour)

The gig of the Nehema/Crystalium tour was nice, it was at the Loco in Paris, it's a well know venue and somehow a cult place for some. Unfortuately, on this particular day, there were very few people if you compare to gig in 2001 when we headline the...

29 September 2017

• Tags: Belenos Black Metal History Blodsrit Crystalium

32 Years Ago: ANGEL WITCH release Screamin' 'n' Bleedin'

It should've been so different for ANGEL WITCH... it took five years, at least one break-up, and a line-up change before their second album Screamin' n' Bleedin' arrived on this day in 1985; released by Killerwatt Records. Overall it's a step down from their peak as one of...

28 September 2017

• Tags: Angel Witch Heavy Metal History

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

29 Years Ago: RUNNING WILD release Port Royal (It's time for the red flag, no remorse!)

RUNNING WILD released their fourth album on this day in 1988. Many memorable songs, this was where they really took up the piracy theme: It was a very weird thing. We started that stuff with the Under Jolly Roger album, and everything started with the song "Under Jolly...

26 September 2017

• Tags: Heavy Metal History Running Wild

35 Years Ago: MERCYFUL FATE unleash their debut, the Mercyful Fate MLP (Nuns Have No Fun)

Those were the times of paying your dues. When we did the mini LP for RaveOn, I had planned all the backing vocals. A choir. The engineer was like, "No, you don't have the time. You can have one backing vocal.' I was like, "What?! I can't do...

25 September 2017

• Tags: Black Metal History Heavy Metal History Mercyful Fate

28 Years Ago: ENTOMBED finish recording their first demo But Life Goes On

But Life Goes On was recorded very shortly after Nihilist had split up. Alex was busy with his studies at that time, so everything was made by me, Uffe and L.G. Uffe and I played all the guitars and bass. Recorded over two days, 23-24 September, the newly...

24 September 2017

• Tags: Death Metal History Entombed

21 Years Ago: GEHENNA release Malice (Our Third Spell) on Cacophonous

Recorded a couple of months earlier at Soundsuite Studio, Malice was released on this day in 1996. The third of the 'spell' releases, following First Spell in 1994 and the debut full-length Seen Through the Veils of Darkness from 1995. All three were recorded at Soundsuite, which GEHENNA...

23 September 2017

• Tags: Black Metal History Gehenna

21 Years Ago: MOONBLOOD record at Digan Tonstudio, Saxony

On this day in 1996 MOONBLOOD held a recording session and completed two songs. "Fullmoon Witchery" was included on the 1997 Encyclopedia Pestilentia compilation but "Under the Abyssic Black Wings of the 3rd Angel" was never officially released. Recording took place at Digan Tonstudio in Annaberg, Saxony (Sachsen)...

22 September 2017

• Tags: Black Metal History Moonblood

21 Years Ago: MYSTICUM live at Grotten, Asker, Norway

In the Streams of Inferno-era MYSTICUM live in Norway on this day in 1996! This rare footage is included on recent CD reissues of the album as a bonus DVD.

21 September 2017

• Tags: Black Metal History Mysticum

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

• Tags: Heavy Metal History

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

• Tags: Black Metal History Heavy Metal History