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25 Years Ago: DARKTHRONE release A Blaze in the Northern Sky

From Peaceville's original promo sheet: Darkthrone are not like any other death metal band from Norway, in fact they are not even a death metal band! They prefer the title 'unholy black metal', which this second LP 'A Blaze in the Northern Sky' will show you.It's more of...

26 February 2017

• Tags: Black Metal History Darkthrone

28 Years Ago: OBLITERATION live in Dover

OBLITERATION live on this day in 1989 at the St Johns Ambulance Hall, Durham Hill, Dover. Supporting AXEGRINDER with EPIDEMIC, TOMORROWS ALCOHOLICS and RISE. 7pm, £2. We have OBLITERATION's only album Obscured Within in stock. The remastered CD includes bonus demos Into The Void and Internal Corrosion which...

25 February 2017

• Tags: Heavy Metal History

20 Years Ago: IMMORTAL release Blizzard Beasts

We managed to be different from our earlier albums also this time, and we changed the concept a bit, but not the style. It still sounds Immortal. We also wanted to develop ourselves continuously. Develop, but maintain and keep our own style. Theme is the usual, which I...

24 February 2017

• Tags: Black Metal History Immortal

28 Years Ago: CARCASS Live at ULU

CARCASS live on this day in 1989 at the University of London Union. One song from this set ended up on a 1990 7" titled St. George's Hall, Bradford 15/11/89. Miles Hackett has a great write-up of the night here. Other bands that night (A Night of Rock...

23 February 2017

• Tags: Carcass Death Metal History

30 Years Ago: NECROPHAGIA release Season of the Dead (were things really that fucked?)

In almost every way a completely different band to the NECROPHAGIA of the late 90s, Season of the Dead is a killer grinding thrash / early death metal LP in the vein of POSSESSED, SLAUGHTER! Released during this month in 1987. Larry Madison on guitar, Joe Blazer drums,...

22 February 2017

• Tags: Death Metal History Necrophagia

23 Years Ago: EMPEROR release In the Nightside Eclipse

...we have recorded a full lenght album, it's entitled "In the nightside eclipse" and are to be released as soon as the final mix and artwork is ready...it will be a monument in the Black Metal history. Released during the height of public hysteria surrounding the events and arrests...

21 February 2017

• Tags: Black Metal History Emperor

20 Years Ago: ARCKANUM release Kostogher

Through wooded glades he wanders with dancing nymphs who foot it on some sheer cliff's edge, calling upon Pan, the shepherd-god, long-haired, unkempt. He has every snowy crest and the mountain peaks and rocky crests for his domain; hither and thither he goes through the close thickets, now...

20 February 2017

• Tags: Arckanum Black Metal History

23 Years Ago: BEHERIT release H418ov21.C

"H418..." was supposed to be a special teaser-release before the release of a new band-BEHERIT album. I just never managed to get the band together again. Released on this day in 1994, only three months after Drawing Down the Moon.

19 February 2017

• Tags: Beherit Black Metal History

26 Years Ago: DISSECTION complete The Grief Prophecy debut demo

The debut demo "The Grief Prophecy" of this Swedish death metal band is finally out!!! 3 bestial tracks and one intro. Let the sounds of pure unholiness swallow your soul. Send $5 (everywhere) to... Well, after I left thrash-bore band RABBIT's CARROT in the beginning of Feb '90,...

18 February 2017

• Tags: Death Metal History Dissection

23 Years Ago: DARKTHRONE release Transilvanian Hunger (if any man should attempt to criticize this LP...)

Released on this day in 1994. DARKTHRONE's fourth album and, after the controversy that followed, their last on Peaceville for about 12 years. No other band has been boycotted to such an extent as DARKTHRONE. This feeble attempt to shut us up simply enables us to take this title:...

17 February 2017

• Tags: Black Metal History Darkthrone

38 Years Ago: SKIDS release Into the Valley b/w T.V. Stars

Deceived and then punctured. SKIDS released their second and most successful single on this day in 1979. The b-side is a live recording of T.V. Stars at the Marquee, London W1. Three days later they were in Maida Vale 4 recording their third Peel session!

16 February 2017

• Tags: Punk History Skids

30 Years Ago: ANTHRAX Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London

The death of Cliff Burton suddenly ended their European tour opening for METALLICA in September 1986. ANTHRAX returned to Europe in February. The short tour also featured METALLICA and CELTIC FROST for some dates, ending on this day in 1987 at the Hammersmith Odeon, London with support from...

15 February 2017

• Tags: Anthrax Heavy Metal History

28 Years Ago: M.O.D. release Gross Misconduct

M.O.D. released their second album on this day in 1989 through Megaforce Records. I'm Billy Milano, I'm a bold courageous man. A knight without armour in a bold savage land. I protect all fair maidens and damsels in distress. I'll try and comfort you, but first take off...

14 February 2017

• Tags: Heavy Metal History

45 Years Ago: HAWKWIND record Silver Machine

The Silver Machine single was recorded live on this day in 1972. Part of HAWKWIND's set during the Greasy Truckers Party at the Roundhouse, London. Other artists playing that day were MAN, BRINSLEY SCHWARZ and MAGIC MICHAEL. The original vocals were performed by Robert Calvert. The band considered...

13 February 2017

• Tags: Hawkwind Heavy Metal History

34 Years Ago: AMEBIX release Winter (don't let your death catch you)

Released by Derek Birkett's (FLUX OF PINK INDIANS) Spiderleg on this day in 1983. Apocalyptic crust / punk from darkest Devon, on the western edge of Dartmoor. AMEBIX documentary, Risen:

12 February 2017

• Tags: Amebix Punk History

25 Years Ago: CELTIC FROST release Parched with Thirst Am I and Dying (In the Chapel in the Moonlight)

CELTIC FROST released their compilation album on this day in 1992. Parched with Thirst Am I and Dying included a few albums tracks, but mostly unreleased, re-recorded and rare material like the song above, In The Chapel In The Moonlight - originally a Billy Hill number from 1936. FROST...

11 February 2017

• Tags: Black Metal History Celtic Frost Heavy Metal History

26 Years Ago: IMPETIGO record Antefatto (split with BLOOD)

IMPETIGO recorded their side of the Antefatto / Salvation...to the Dead split with Germany's BLOOD on this day in 1991 at Sound Link Productions. The two songs are Boneyard (recorded again a few months later for the Horror of the Zombies album) and Cannibal Apocalypse.

10 February 2017

• Tags: Death Metal History Impetigo

21 Years Ago: DEVIL DOLL release Dies Irae (...usher in the rays of chaos)

After the release of The Sacrilege Of Fatal Arms, I started to record an album which was going to be entitled The Day Of Wrath. In the middle of the recordings the studio was completely destroyed by a fire, whose origin is still shrouded in the mist of...

9 February 2017

• Tags: Devil Doll Heavy Metal History