Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Morbid Angel

 

Formed in 1983 by Mike Browning, Trey Azagthoth, and Dallas Ward, Morbid Angel are known as one of the pioneering bands of the death metal genre and also the first death metal band to have significant commercial success, selling over a million albums throughout their career. This is due in part to them also being the first death metal band to get signed to a major record label, Giant Records, in association with Warner Brothers Records.

For some time Morbid Angel were an instrumental band until bass player Dallas Ward began performing vocals.

This is a rehearsal bootleg with the following lineup:
Dallas Ward - Bass/Vocals
Kenny Bamber -Vocals
Trey Azagthoth - Guitars
Mike Browning - Drums

Several singers were auditioned and the bootleg rehearsal above, recorded in 1985, had local metal vocalist Kenny Bamber and Dallas Ward sharing vocals. Kenny's style did not fit the band, so Dallas continued singing.

Richard Brunelle joined the line-up on guitar and also did some vocals at some live shows before Dallas left the band. After Dallas' departure, Mike Browning took over lead vocals and the classic Abominations of Desolation was recorded in 1986.

The band has a tradition of releasing albums in alphabetical order beginning with the title's first letter. According to the group it was done purely by accidental coincidence when Blessed are the Sick was released and when they discovered it they kept the tradition going with Covenant and onward.

On August 12, 2004, former vocalist (from 1986 to 1996) David Vincent returned to the band. After leaving Morbid Angel, he began playing with the Genitorturers, which is a shock rock/goth punk band that features his wife Gen.

Morbid Angel left their long time label Earache Records because the sales for Heretic were poor compared to their other releases (highest number: Covenant of over 500,000. Lowest number: Heretic at lower than 20,000).

Erik Rutan, member from 1993 to 1996 and 1999-2002, returned to the band as a special guest for their European festival tour in 2006.

In an interview in December 2013, David Vincent confirmed that Pete Sandoval was no longer a member of the band.

Compilation appearances:
- "Thy Kingdom Come" on Satan's Revenge Part II (New Renaissance Records, 1988)
- "Chapel of Ghouls" on Grind Crusher (Earache Records, 1989)
- "Rebel Lands' on Rock Hard Presents Monsters of Death (R/C, 1992)
- "Fall from Grace" and "Blessed are the Sick" on Metal Attack (On Tour, 1993)
- "Where the Slime Lives" on Bullet Proof Records / Earache / Massacre Records / Mascot / Alternation (Metal Hammer, 1995)
- "Where the Slime Live" on Scorchio! (Metal Hammer, 1996)
- "Day of Suffering" & "Abominations" (both remixed by The Berzerker) on Hellspawn (Extreme Metal Meets Extreme Techno) (Earache 1998)
- "Heaving Earth" on Warzone V (Metal Invader, 1998)
- "This Means War" on Loftgroover – Speedcore (1998, Harmless – HURTCD 011)
- "Opening the Gates" on Let The Hammer Fall Vol. 3 (Metal Hammer, 2000)
- "Maze of Torment" on Earache: Extremity Experiment '03 (Metal Hammer, 2003)
- "Stricken Arise" on Earache: Extreme Musick 2004 (Metal Hammer, 2003)
- "Enshrined by Grace" on Off Road Tracks Vol. 72 (Metal Hammer, 2003)
- "Chapel of Ghouls" on Earache Metaltracks (Metal Hammer, 2005)
- "Enshrined Grace" on The Hammer Vault of Horror [DVD] (Metal Hammer, 2005)
- "Blasphemy" on Fear Candy 35 (Terrorizer Magazine, 2006)
- "Existo Vulgore" on Fear Candy 95 (Terrorizer Magazine, 2011)
- "Remixou Morbidou" as Igorrr vs Morbid Angel on Fear Candy 104 (Terrorizer Magazine, 2012)
- "Opening the Gates" on Warzone XVIII (Metal Invader)
- "Dominate" on Earache Xmas 2016 Sampler (Earache Records, December 2016)
- "Blessed are the Sick/Leading the Rats" on 30 Years of Earache Records (Earache Records, August 2017)


 Pictured from left to right: Dan Vadim Von, Trey Azagthoth, Scott Fuller, Steve Tucker.

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1349

 

1349 was the year the Black Death came to Norway, wiping out 2/3 of the population and ending the Golden Age of Norway.

1349 rose from the ashes of Alvheim in 1997, with Ravn (vocals, drums), Tjalve (guitars), and Seidemann (bass), as well as Balfori (guitars). Ravn and Seidemann played in Hofdingi Myrkra, which started in 1994 before becoming "Alvheim".

Numbering of tracks in all releases of 1349 since 2003 starts from 11 instead of 01.

Compilation appearances:
- "Chasing Dragons" on Razor: Music From The Cutting Edge Vol. 5 (Metal Hammer, 2004)
- "I am Abomination" on Fear Candy 20 (Terrorizer Magazine, 2005)
- "I am Abomination" on Zero Tolerance [ZTAUDIO 004] (Zero Tolerance Magazine, 2005)
- "Maggot Fetus Teeth like Thorns" on Fear Candy 68 (Terrorizer Magazine, 2009)
- "Maggot Fetus...Teeth like Thorns" on Zero Tolerance [ZTAUDIO026] (Zero Tolerance Magazine, 2009)
- "Atomic Chapel" on Fear Candy 80 (Terrorizer Magazine, 2010)
- "Atomic Chapel" on Zero Tolerance Audio [ZTAUDIO032] (Zero Tolerance Magazine, 2010)


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Krisiun

 

 
 
All three members Moyses, Max, and Alex are brothers. Alex uses his father's surname, Camargo, whereas his brothers use their mother's surname, Kolesne. On the EP Unmerciful Order, all three brothers are credited with the surname Kolesne.


The band was a four-piece for a very short period of time before deciding that they worked better as a three-piece after Mauricio Nogueira left, forming the trio which has stayed constant to this day.

The band's name Krisiun is based upon the "Mare Crisiun" (sea of crises), a moon crater. It plays a major role in Arthur C. Clarke's sci-fi novel The Sentinel, which was later partly adapted to become the well-known movie 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Compilation appearances:
- "Agonize the Ending" on Chaotic Disintegration #3 (Mortuaria Prod., date unknown).
- "Total Death" on A Tribute to Kreator (Full Moon Productions, 1998).
- "Nuclear Winter" on Homage to the Gods: A Tribute to Sodom (Drakkar Records, 1999).
- "Ageless Venomous" on Metal Hammer 10/2001 (Metal Hammer, 2001)
- "Unholy Blasphemies" on Tyrants from the Abyss - A Tribute to Morbid Angel (Hammerheart Records, 2002).
- "Murderer" on Metal Hammer 10/2003 (Metal Hammer, 2003)
- "Slain Fate" on Metal Hammer 10/2004 (Metal Hammer, 2004)
- "Vicious Wrath" on Explicitly Intense - Insanity Sampler 10 (Explicitly Intense Magazine, 2006).
- "Vicious Wrath" on Maximum Metal Vol. 101 (Metal Hammer, 2006)
- "Vicious Wrath" on Fear Candy 25 (Terrorizer Magazine, 2006)
- "Vicious Wrath" on Zero Tolerance [ZTAUDIO007] (Zero Tolerance Magazine, 2006)
- "Human Dissection (Demolition Hammer cover)" on Century Media - Covering 20 Years of Extremes‎ (Century Media Records, 2008).
- "Refuse/Resist (Sepultura cover)" on A Century of Classics - Century Media Acts Pay Tribute to the Gods of Metal! (Century Media Records, 2008).
- "Twisting Sights" on Metal Hammer 10/2008 (Metal Hammer, 2008)
- "The Will to Potency" on Metal Hammer 1/2012 (Metal Hammer, 2012)
- "They Call Me Death" on Metal Hammer 1/2013 (Metal Hammer, 2013)
- "Silent Scream" on A Tribute to Slayer (Metal Hammer, 2016).

Additional discography:
- "Evil Age" demo (1991).

In the photo L to R: Moyses Kolesne, Alex Camargo and Max Kolesne.

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Pungent Stench (1988-1995,2001-2007,2013-?)

Formed by members from the band Carnage (split-up in 1987) in February 1988. The band split up in 1995 and reunited again in 2001 without Jacek Perkowski.

Three members were also in a band named Los Tres Hombres, which played covers of classic rock and pop songs with death metal twist and only played in Vienna. The only song ever released by this side-project was "Love Hurts" (originally by the Everly Brothers) on the Soulrape compilation.

The members have a side project with Dr Heathen from Mentors.

Due to international and domestic disputes with labels and each other, the band decided to split up in mid-August 2007. Though, El Cochino promised to release the planned album nonetheless, as Pungent Stench or as a new project.

The band was reactivated by Martin Schirenc on his own in August 2013 (along with Danny Vacuum on bass and Mike G. Mayhem (Hollenthon) on drums), using the name The Church of Pungent Stench for live shows to avoid legal trouble. Nevertheless, Alex Wank announced in November 2013 that he considers this reunion neither official nor legitimate and intends to pursue legal action against Schirenc. Full comment: "The attempt of an Pungent Stench member to start this band again and to present it as a "Reunion" is pure nonsense and a fake. Pungent Stench was formed, created & lead by Mr. Stench and nobody else. The goal was reached with the other guy, but that doesn't allow him to "re-form" the band again under the Pungent Stench moniker (or anything related). This attempt was made to cheat the supporters and promoters to make some quick cash and nothing else. By no means I will sit back and see my creation abused - legal action has already been taken. This Church is foul – and this Church will burn! -Mr. Stench/Alex Wank" (source)

The band also collaborated with the notorious Viennese shock rock band Drahdiwaberl on their 1994 album Sperminator with the song 'Madcatmachopsychoromantik'.

Compilation Appearances:
- "Festered Offals" and "Pungent Stench" on The Pleasures in Life (Nuclear Blast, 1989)
- "Suspended Animation" (remix) on Death...Is Just the Beginning (Nuclear Blast, 1990)
- "Suspended Animation" on Ich Zahl' Nicht Mehr! (Steamhammer, 1992)
- "The Ballad of Mangled Homeboys" on Rock Hard Presents Monsters of Death (R/C, 1992)
- "Daddy Cruel" on Death...is Just the Beginning II (Nuclear Blast, 1992)
- "Tony" on Death...is Just the Beginning III (Nuclear Blast, 1994)
- "Nunsense" on "Death... is Just the Beginning VII" (Nuclear Blast, 1996)

Monday, March 25, 2019

Unseen Terror



The band formed after the demise of arguably the first UK Death Metal band WARHAMMER. (Line up: Wayne Aston, Mike Clarke, Mitch Dickinson, Shane Embury).

UNSEEN TERROR was named after Mitch Dickinson was listening to the classic Boise, Idaho band SEPTIC DEATH. The song "Terrorain" by SEPTIC DEATH has the lyric "Unseen Death - Terrorain". The Chernobyl disaster was very fresh in the minds of many at the time, and Mitch thought of the term "Unseen Terror", as the radiation in the air around the area of the disaster was invisible. It WAS literally an Unseen Terror. Incidentally, The band was not named after the S.O.B track "Unseen Terror" as some internet sources state. The song "Unseen Terror" by S.O.B in fact came a while later.

This short-lived, but highly influential group was founded in early 1986 by singer/guitarist Mitch Dickinson and Shane Embury.

Mitch and Shane wrote many songs together as a two piece band during mid 1986 - mid 1987. These tracks were recorded on to cassette during rehearsals (mainly at Mitch's father's house). These rehearsal tapes were subsequently distributed on an international level via the tape trading network of the time. These tapes caught the attention of Digby Pearson who later founded Earache Records.

A few months into 1987 the band were invited to contribute two tracks to the compilation LP Diminished Responsibility, a 1987 Thrash compilation album,[2] the group landed a record contract at Earache Records.

Just after the recording the tracks for this compilation LP, the band recruited Pete Giles (from the then, very far away, Essex) as their bass player. Pete came to the pairs attention via his penpal generated collaboration with ex WARHAMMER guitarist Wayne Aston. Pete and Wayne wrote songs together which came to light under the moniker of AZAGTHOTH. Incidental note: Shane was invited to play drums on the AZAGTHOTH demo "Shredded Flesh". This relationship between the various musicians involved in such a small geographical location led to Shane and Mitch asking Pete to collaborate in UNSEEN TERROR on bass guitar. Unfortunately, this line up did not last very long. Earache Records (with very little notice) booked the recording studio for the recording of "Human Error" during a time when there were various difficulties occurring (both logistically and personally) for the band. These unchangeable dates for the recording ultimately meant that Shane and Mitch had no choice but to fulfill the agreement with Earache. Pete, due to work and personal commitments was unfortunately unable to record the album.

Regarding The original album back cover photo: Photos were taken on location in Broseley, Shropshire, England (by Earache Founder Digby Pearson).

As stated: The album Human Error was recorded by Mitch Dickinson and Shane Embury as a two piece band during September 1987. After their debut-album, Napalm Death drummer Mick Harris joined the band as singer. The band were invited via a phone call from John Walters to a recording session for BBC Radio One legend John Peel,[3] and a one-off performance in Nottingham with bassist Wayne Aston. Incidentally, Wayne Aston did not appear on the Peel sessions recordings.

The Peel sessions were released as a limited 12" EP )in the UK) and a CD (with uncomissioned artwork) in the USA. See Discogs for info. These releases remained as collectors items until the recent releases of the session on the Earache compilation "Grind Madness at the BBC" 3 CD collection. The Peel session was more recently released on vinyl again via Earache in a collaborative pressing with HERESY and INTENSE DEGREE.

Band members
Mitch Dickinson - vocals, guitar (1986-1990)
Shane Embury - drums (1987-1990)
Former members
Carl Stokes - bass
Wayne Aston - bass (1987)
Pete Giles - bass (1987)
Mick Harris - vocals (1987-1989)

Discography
Rehearsal demo tape (1987)
Diminished Responsibility (Comp LP), 1987
Human Error (Album, Earache Records, 1987)
Hardcore Holocaust, 1989
Hardcore Holocaust II, 1989
The Peel Sessions (12", Strange Fruit Records, 1989)
21 Years of Alternative Radio One, 1989
Grindcrusher (Compilation album, (Earache Records, 1990)
Human Error CD Reissue (with bonus tracks), 2001
Grind Madness at the BBC (3 CD Compilation), 2010

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Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Megadeth



Thrash Metal (Heavy Metal) band from Los Angeles, California (USA).

The band was formed by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine and bass guitarist David Ellefson in the year 1983.. Despite countless line-up changes, Megadeth is partly responsible for the popularization of Thrash Metal in the late 1980s. The band was also notorious for its substance abuse, a contributing factor to their continuous revolving door of band members. The group nonetheless found sobriety and a stable line up with 1990's Rust In Peace, a trend which continued until 1998 with the departure of drummer Nick Menza. 

Dave Mustaine disbanded Megadeth in 2002 due to a nerve injury he had suffered on his left arm. Following a year of physical therapy Mustaine began work on what was to be his first solo album, however contractual obligations forced The System Has Failed to be released under the Megadeth name, following which, Mustaine decided to reform the band.

The band reformed in 2004. By the time the band released Megadeth - The System Has Failed.

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Monday, June 25, 2018

Tankard


Tankard is a thrash metal band from Frankfurt am Main, Germany, founded in 1982.[1] Along with Kreator, Destruction and Sodom, Tankard is often considered one of the "Big Teutonic 4" of Teutonic thrash metal. They released their first record in 1986 and continue to write and record in the same vein: fast metal songs in honour of alcohol.

Formation and early years (1982-85)
Tankard was formed in 1982 by three classmates, bassist Andreas "Gerre" Geremia, guitarist Axel Katzmann and vocalist Frank Thorwarth. Thorwarth and Gerre soon switched roles; at the same time the trio added drummer Oliver Werner and second guitarist Bernhard Rapprich. They chose their name from a dictionary upon seeing its definition as "beer mug".[citation needed] Their earliest written song was called "Ray Death", a song about nuclear war and their first gig was played in a local classroom in 1983. As drinking alcohol in the school was banned, they smuggled their beer in with milk cartons. Soon after, Bernhard Rapprich left the band as his conservative father did not want him "hanging around with a bunch of drunks" and he was replaced by Andy Bulgaropoulos.

With the lineup now stabilised, the band released their first demo, titled Heavy Metal Vanguard, in 1984. After this, the band toured with fellow German thrashers Sodom. SPV were interested in signing both bands, but allegedly SPV retracted a deal after seeing the band perform live.In 1985 they released a second demo, Alcoholic Metal, which cemented their thrash metal style and lyrical themes. Both of these demos were very popular in the underground, and on the strength of this demo they signed with Noise Records. The eight-track demo also features rough versions of four songs that would later appear on their debut album, Zombie Attack

The Noise years (1986-95)
Zombie Attack was released in July 1986. In October 1987 their sophomore album, Chemical Invasion, was released, with the album art being the first of eight done for the band by artist Sebastian Krüger,[4] followed a year later by The Morning After. Both of these albums were produced by Harris Johns, who would go on to produce all of the band's albums up to 2000. However, shortly after the release of compilation Hair of the Dog, original drummer Oliver Werner quit the band to be replaced by Arnulf Tunn, and the band released three albums with this lineup: The Meaning of Life, Stone Cold Sober and Two-Faced. They also recorded the live album Fat, Ugly and Live during this time. This lineup then folded when Tunn was replaced by Olaf Zissel, who remains in the band to this day, in May 1994 and the next year founding member Katzmann was forced to leave due to osteoarthritis in the wrist.[5] That year the band released The Tankard, which is widely viewed as a very good album by fans and critics alike,[6] and is their final album with Noise.[7]

Later career (1995-present)
The band decided not to replace Katzmann and remain a one guitar band.[citation needed] Also, after the release of The Tankard, the band signed with Century Media Records. After the release of Disco Destroyer, longtime guitarist Andy Bulgaropulos left the band to spend more time with his family.[8] He was replaced by Andreas Gutjahr, forming the current lineup of the band. The first album released with Gutjahr was Kings of Beer, which was their second and final studio album with Century Media. The band signed with AFM Records and release five studio albums in a decade with the label, starting with B-Day and ending with Vol(l)ume 14. On 27 July 2012, the band announced their signing with Nuclear Blast and released their first album with the label, A Girl Called Cerveza, that day. Also that year, they released a four way split with Sodom, Kreator and Destruction called de:The Big Teutonic 4. This release cemented them as a major force in German metal. They released another studio album, R.I.B. on June 20, 2014.

In 2015, Olaf Zissel was hospitalised with what was suspected to be a stroke. He was replaced temporarily by Gerd Lücking of Holy Moses. Their latest album achieved no. 41 on the German charts. While they have built a fan base, they continue to have day jobs.

Their 17th studio album titled One Foot in the Grave was released on 2 June, 2017.

Current Line-up:
Andreas "Gerre" Geremia - vocals
Andreas "Andy" Gutjahr - guitars
Frank Thorwarth - bass
Olaf Zissel - drums

Past members:
Bernhard Rapprich - guitar(1982)
Axel Katzmann - guitar (1982-1995)
Andy Boulgaropoulos - guitar (1982-1998)
Oliver Werner - drums (1982-1989)
Arnulf Tunn - drums(1989-1993)


Loudness Discography


Loudness (ラウドネス Raudonesu) is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in 1981 by guitarist Akira Takasaki and drummer Munetaka Higuchi.[1][2] They were the first Japanese metal act signed to a major label in the United States, releasing twenty-six studio albums (five in America) and nine live albums by 2014 and reaching the Billboard Top 100 in their moment of maximum international popularity, as well as charting on Oricon dozens of times.Despite numerous changes in their roster, with Takasaki the sole constant member, the band continued their activities throughout the 1990s, finally reuniting the original line-up in 2001. This incarnation released a further seven albums until November 30, 2008, when original drummer Munetaka Higuchi died from liver cancer at a hospital in Osaka at age 49. He was replaced with Masayuki Suzuki.

Ronnie James Dio Discography


Born as Ronald James Padavona in Cortland, NY, on July 10th 1942. Ronnie adopted the surname "Dio" sometime in the early '60's, taking inspiration from mobster Johnny Dio. He is considered one of the greatest heavy metal singers of all time and is known for his fantasy-based lyrics and "sword and sorcery" image.

Ronnie James Dio first began to gain national notice in the '70s when he fronted the rock group ELF (3), but his career stretched back to the mid '50s when he performed and recorded with local rockabilly, doo wop, and rock and roll groups in his native upstate New York (these recordings, some of which date to the late '50s, are now highly prized collector's items). Elf caught the attention of Deep Purple and the two groups toured together a number of times in the early '70s (Ian Paice and Roger Glover also produced Elf's debut LP). Ritchie Blackmore recruited most of Elf for his new band, Rainbow in 1975. Rainbow was the first time that Dio experienced some international stardom and also saw his first steps into the genre of heavy metal. In 1978, after 3 successful studio albums, Dio and Blackmore parted company when Blackmore decided to take Rainbow in a more commercial direction.

The following year, Ronnie joined Black Sabbath, who, at the time, were mired in a creative and commercial slump. The addition of Dio reinvigorated Black Sabbath and their first album together, 1980's "Heaven And Hell", became a major hit. The album allowed Dio to explore darker and heavier territories than he had been able to do in the past and is still cited by the singer as his favorite release of his career. Dio recorded another studio album with the band, but tensions ran high between Ronnie and Sabbath mainstays Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler. The situation dissolved completely during the mixing of the live album "Live Evil" (1982) and Dio departed the group, forming his own band, Dio (2) with Sabbath drummer Vinny Appice.

Dio experienced more success with 1983's "Holy Diver" and 1984's "Last in Line". By the beginning of the 1990s, though, both Black Sabbath's and Dio's careers were in commerical and critical decline. In 1992, Dio rejoined Black Sabbath to record the "Dehumanizer" album. By most accounts, the reunion was an uneasy one and Dio quit the group again when Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler agreed to open a show for original Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne without consulting their current vocalist. Ronnie resurrected the Dio band and continued on with them for the rest of the decade and beyond.

In 2007, having put their animosities behind them, Iommi and Dio reunited to write three new tunes for a Dio-era Black Sabbath compilation that was being assembled by Rhino Records (2). This resulted in a reunion with Butler and Appice for the recording of the new songs and tour to celebrate the compilation's release. Deciding that they only wanted to focus on the Dio-era of the band, the quartet decided to tour under the name Heaven & Hell (2). The tour was such a success that Heaven & Hell decided to press forward with new material, recording and releasing a new studio album in 2009.

In late 2009, Ronnie was diagnosed with stomach cancer. On the morning of May 16th, 2010, Ronnie James Dio passed away due to complications to his disease.

He was married to Wendy Dio who also was his manager.

Deep Purple


Hard Rock band from Hertford, England (United Kingdom).

The band formed in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre. They were once listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as "the loudest pop group", and have sold over 100 million albums worldwide. Deep Purple were ranked #22 on VH1's Greatest Artists of Hard Rock programme.

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