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Leprosy and is the 2nd and considered by some the most important album by the band death.
A1 Leprosy 6:19
A2 Born Dead 3:25
A3 Forgotten Past 4:33
A4 Left To Die 4:35
B1 Pull The Plug 4:25
B2 Open Casket 4:53
B3 Primitive Ways 4:20
B4 Choke On It 5:54
Cirith Ungol was lucky and hailed Ventura, California which was home to Metal Blade Records in 1988. If you’re like me, you might remember the old days, (before the Internet) when you made decisions about what albums you were going to buy by the artwork. That is how I accidentally bought a lot of Molly Hatchet and Nazareth albums.
Whoops!
Such is the case with Cirith Ungol. Now that I listen to it, it’s actually pretty good. At the time, I only like really heavy thrash or black metal bands. Hands the recent resurgence in the popularity of this Cirith Ungol! Listen for yourself, but first for a few facts.
“Blood & Iron” – 3:52
“Chaos Descends” – 4:55
“The Fire” – 3:37
“Nadsokor” – 4:43
“100 MPH” (Cirith Ungol, Greg Lindstrom) – 3:26
“War Eternal” – 5:12
“Doomed Planet” – 4:38
“One Foot in Hell” – 5:10
MBR 1062
RESTLESS 72143-1
Tim Baker – vocals
Jerry Fogle – guitars
Michael Vujea – bass
Robert Garven – drums
Type O Negative released their first album in 1991. The band is fronted by Peter Steele from Type O Negative. Slow Deep And Hard came out in 1991 on Roadrunner Records.
If you are buying a copy of Type O Negative on Vinyl or CD, be aware that these CDS are a favorite for knockoff bootleggers. This is an original copy from 1991.
Because genuine Type O Negative merchandise can sell for such high prices, here is what you want. to be looking for if you buy a CD:
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Many credit Venom as being the first “Black Metal Band“, but were they really? If you listen to Motorhead and Venom in 1985 (or now) you might notice some similarities.
Venom is the band that named black metal and is usually treated as its starting point, but “first” depends on whether you mean the name, the aesthetic, or the sound later bands locked in.
They formed in Newcastle in 1979. The 1981 debut Welcome to Hell already had the Satanic lyrics, crude production, and speed that set them apart from straight NWOBHM. The follow-up, Black Metal (1982), put the phrase on the cover and in the title track. That album is the moment the genre got a name. Cronos, Mantas, and Abaddon were deliberately cartoon-evil and lo-fi; later bands took the pose seriously.
The usual “first wave” list is Venom, Bathory, Hellhammer/Celtic Frost, and Mercyful Fate. Bathory’s early records (1984 onward), especially Under the Sign of the Black Mark, are closer to what the Norwegian second wave actually sounded like. Quorthon has said Venom was the spark; Mayhem, Darkthrone, and Burzum then treated Bathory as the real template. Hellhammer’s Satanic Rites and early Celtic Frost sit in the same proto zone.
So the clean version:
Collectors and historians almost always credit Venom as the originators for that reason. The second wave is a different chapter.
Tracklist
No | Title | Length
Bonus tracks in 2002 re-release by Castle Music/Sanctuary Records Group
No | Title | Length
Cronos – Vocals, Bass
Mantas – Guitars
Abaddon – Drums
Ozzy Osbourne has had many foreign guitar players playing with them over the years: Going as far back to his original band Black Sabbath and Tony Iommi. Who is your favorite out of the solo career? Was it Randi, Zack or Jakie?
Volto formed in the early 2000s but had not previously released any material. Incitare was recorded in drummer Carey’s home studio, using only live takes.
With the other members equally enthusiastic by the piece, together with art control by Tool guitarist Adam Jones, the packaging was complete. The album generally received positive reviews, being especially lauded for the technical skills present on the album.
Grip It (5:50)
Gillz (6:37)
Whopner (6:13)
Drumbeaux (8:36)
Quirk (4:09)BHP (6:03)
Meltdown (4:57)
Tocino (4:25)
I’m Calm Now (6:49)
Volto! is:
John Ziegler – guitar
Lance Morrison – bass
Danny Carey – drum
Jeff Babko – keyboards
Incitare
Released July 23, 2013Length 53:36
Label Concord Music Group (Source: Wikipedia)
Metal Massacre V (Metal Massacre 5) came out in 1984. Original Pressing ( MBR 1021) marks the first recordings of Hellhammer, Voivod, Overkill, Metal Church, Fates Warning, Omen, and more.
SIDE A
“Torture Me” – Omen – 3:26
“Condemned to the Gallows” – Voivod – 5:09
“Call on the Attacker” – Attacker – 3:35
“Nightmare” – Future Tense – 3:50
“Death Rider” – Overkill – 3:52
“Soldier Boy” – Fates Warning – 6:20
SIDE B
“The Brave” – Metal Church – 4:27
“Destroyer” – Lethyl Synn – 3:27
“The Warrior” – Final Warning – 3:49
“Crucifixion” – Hellhammer – 2:50
“Marching Saprophytes” – Mace – 4:07
“End of Time” – Jesters of Destiny – 3:20
Several huge metal bands have had their debuts on the Metal Massacre compilations from Metal Blade Records, perhaps most notably Metallica who have their name misspelled on Metal Massacre 1. Early on they featured “hair bands” like RATT until Metal Blade became the go-to record label for thrash metal and started working with better bands like Cryptic Slaughter, Slayer and Hirax.
ABOUT: Metal Massacre was started1981 Brian Slagel, founder of Metal Blade Records, decided to put out a compilation of unsigned, underground metal bands. Throughout the ’80s and early ’90s, he continued to release more volumes of the collections. Metal Massacre XII was released in 1995 and was the final Metal Massacre album until Metal Massacre XIII, released 11 years later in 2006. (SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA)
“Slowly We Rot” by the Tampa, Florida band Obituary is the heaviest album of all time. That isn’t just my opinion. That is a fact. The album is even more intense because the band does not rely on “down tuning.” The play in E 440 concert pitch, but it sure doesn’t sound like it!
Rhythm guitar player, Trevor Perez, is known for omitting most of the high-end on his guitar by turning the tone knob all the way down. Trevor also plays a Fender Stratocaster with a maple neck, which is far from a typical death metal guitar. The rest of the patented Obituary sound comes courtesy of a RAT pedal and a vintage Marchall JCM 800. This leads to his signature guitar sound, which is often imitated but never duplicated. However, it’s worth noting Trevor’s tone is reminiscent of Tom G. Warrior and Celtic Frost in some ways.
The band released a series of highly influential death metal albums through the 90s before disbanding from 1998-2005.
The guys in the band were barely eighteen when the album was produced for a budget of $4000! It’s hard to believe that such an epic slab of metal that stands the test of time could’ve been produced in 1989 under the circumstances! In April 2013, Obituary started recording their ninth studio collection, “Inked in Blood” before bassist Frank Watkins died from cancer on October 18, 2015. They released a self-titled 2017 and have a new album, “Dying Of Everything” slated for release in January 2022.
Obituary is still touring and Terry Butler is handling bass (from legendary Florida band Death).
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