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28 Years Ago: XENTRIX release Shattered Existence (UK thrash metal)

Preston thrashers XENTRIX released their excellent debut LP on this day in 1989 on Roadracer Records. If you look at bands like Forbidden, Testament and Metallica which were and still are big bands, and everybody goes on about the British thrash scene but we were never really part...

18 September 2017

• Tags: Heavy Metal History Xentrix

33 Years Ago: NIGRO MANTIA record Poetry of Subculture

Poetry of Subculture is a truly cult tape, the only release by NIGRO MANTIA (black magic). Recorded by five teenagers from Vejle over two days, completed on this day in 1984. Three songs in total, concluding with the great "Monolith of Infinity" (in five parts). Filled with great...

17 September 2017

• Tags: Heavy Metal History

28 Years Ago: CADAVER live in Sarpsborg (Sunset at Dawn)

An early tape by CADAVER (known as CADAVER INC. in 2001) recorded live on this day in 1989. The gig was released as Sunset at Dawn on the bands own Graf Productions / Rapax.

16 September 2017

• Tags: Death Metal History

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

• Tags: Joy Division Punk History

31 Years Ago: RIGOR MORTIS (TX) record their first demo (a super charged zombie awakes...)

There was one called 'The Troll', that never appeared on any record. 'Six Feet Under', from our second record, was on that demotape as well. It was okay. I wouldn't now say that it was all great, but apparently the girl at Capitol liked it a lot. A...

14 September 2017

• Tags: Heavy Metal History Rigor Mortis

26 Years Ago: GOATLORD release Reflections of the Solstice (Joe Frankulin 1992 interview)

TOTALLY HORRID, SADISTIC AND SICKENED... DOOM/DEATH FROM LAS VEGAS! US Cult GOATLORD with their sick doom attack classic Reflections of the Solstice!! Released on this day in 1991 by German label Turbo Music, it was released in the US the following year by JL America. Joe Frankulin interview,...

13 September 2017

• Tags: Death Metal History Goatlord

23 Years Ago: SATYRICON release The Shadowthrone (The struggle against God and Christ has started)

Because our music is elite and we (as other elite bands) use our resources the way we were meant to. Hail all elite bands, you know who you are! We are also warriors of the true forest horde. Sons of Nothern nature, climb up on your mountainside and...

12 September 2017

• Tags: Black Metal History Satyricon

30 Years Ago: SINDROME complete Into the Halls of Extermination debut demo

Well it is a cool demo for the time although to this day and it was a good overall sound of the band. The songs were strong enough to live on their own and most thought it sounded album quality back in that era. I like 'Rapture In...

11 September 2017

• Tags: Death Metal History Sindrome

23 Years Ago: INFERNUM complete the cult ...Taur-nu-Fuin... album

The light of fullmoon gave a new self-coming... A sigh of the night... Like a raging storm materialized the breath of the dark... Like a border of time found the coldness of a deep darkness... In November 1992 Anextiomarus (Grzegorz Jurgielewicz, also known as Karcharoth) formed INFERNUM. After...

10 September 2017

• Tags: Black Metal History Infernum

27 Years Ago: FUNEBRE complete Demo 90 (Early Finnish Death Metal)

I usually write the riffs, but nowadays the others have plenty of ideas about how to put the riffs in a fitting order, and sometimes we have to throw out some riffs. I think you can call us a democratic band in a way or another, but in...

9 September 2017

• Tags: Death Metal History Funebre

21 Years Ago: SOLSTAFIR release Til Valhallar on View Beyond Records (Icelandic Black Metal)

Til Valhallar was originally intended as a follow-up to their first demo Í Norðri. Six tracks were recorded but instead of being their second demo it became their first MCD. Four of the six songs were released on this day in 1996 by Czech label View Beyond Records....

8 September 2017

• Tags: Black Metal History Solstafir

31 Years Ago: The first Dynamo Open Air Festival (SATAN, CHARIOT, ANGEL WITCH)

The first Dynamo Open Air took place in Eindhoven on this day in 1986. Headlined by JOSHUA, featuring LÄÄZ ROCKIT, AVALON and several British bands: ONSLAUGHT, SATAN, CHARIOT and ANGEL WITCH. Satan live at Dynamo Open Air, 1986 Chariot live at Dynamo Open Air, 1986 Angel Witch live...

7 September 2017

• Tags: Angel Witch Heavy Metal History

23 Years Ago: DESTROYER 666 release their first demo: Six Songs with the Devil

Join our Thrashin' Rage! In May 1994 K.K. Warslut formed DESTRÖYER 666 after leaving BESTIAL WARLUST. A few months later, "in September Mourning '94", K.K. Warslut and drummer Chris Volcano recorded the Six Songs with the Devil demo, released on this day in 1994. Sometime in 1990, he...

6 September 2017

• Tags: Black Metal History Destroyer 666

26 Years Ago: DISSECTION release Into Infinite Obscurity

First available as a promo tape from the band, DISSECTION's Into Infinite Obscurity 7" was released by Corpse Grinder Records (Arcveil, France) on this day in 1991. DISSECTION started before Summer '90 when Jon left RABBITS CARROT, where he was playing guitars. He recruited Ole also from R.C. though...

5 September 2017

• Tags: Black Metal History Death Metal History Dissection

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

• Tags: Dr Know Punk History

11 Years Ago: MGLA release Mdlosci

Released on this day in 2006 by Garazel / Flagellum Haereticorum. Since the original 7", Mdłości has been combined with Further Down the Nest. This MGLA compilation was first released by our old comrades at Todeskult in 2007 (who also released the debut KRIEGSMASCHINE album). Mdłości I Through...

3 September 2017

• Tags: Black Metal History MGLA

27 Years Ago: MORBID SAINT release Spectrum of Death (Lock Up Your Children)

MORBID SAINT's Spectrum of Death was recorded at Opus Recording in 1988 and originally released as Lock Up Your Children on demo cassette. The recent pro-tape reissue of that demo, replicating the original design, is available here. We pretty much recorded our current set that we were playing out at...

2 September 2017

• Tags: Death Metal History Morbid Saint

26 Years Ago: TIAMAT release The Astral Sleep

After signing a deal with Century Media, TIAMAT released their second album on this day in 1991. I can't remember the exact details. I think UNLEASHED already had a contract with Century Media and Johan had asked them to do a good word for TIAMAT. We recorded "The...

1 September 2017

• Tags: Death Metal History Tiamat