viernes, 12 de octubre de 2018

Slayer - Hell Awaits (1985) Reissue [1990]


Slayer was formed in 1981 by Los Angeles schoolmates and guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Tom Araya soon joined on bass and vocals, and drummer Dave Lombardo joined last in 1982. They played in a style reminiscent of early Exodus, influenced heavily by Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, before their attendance at a mid-1982 Metallica concert convinced them to play faster and heavier.

''Black Magic'' was written in February 1983 and marked Slayer's definite venture into thrash metal. They secured a spot on the compilation appearance Metal Massacre III in 1983, contributing the speed metal song "Aggressive Perfector". They also recorded two demos in 1983 and became a popular live act in the Los Angeles area (in 1983, Bob Gourley filled in for Dave for one gig and later appeared in Dark Angel). Their debut LP, Show no Mercy, was recorded in November, 1983.

Show No Mercy was released after Slayer appeared on Brian Slagel's Metal Massacre III compilation. Then came the two EPs Haunting the Chapel and Live Undead, the latter of which was actually recorded in the studio in front of 50 of their closest friends.

After 1985's Hell Awaits, Slayer were signed to Rick Rubin's Def Jam record label, better known for acts like Run DMC. This led to three studio albums, including the brutal Reign in Blood, as well as a 1991 live double CD, Decade of Aggression.

Dave Lombardo left the band in 1987 for several weeks and was replaced for a few live gigs by Tony Scaglione (Whiplash), and then again left in 1992. Finally, in 1994, Paul Bostaph from Forbidden was brought in and three more albums were recorded. Drummer Jon Dette was an official member of Slayer briefly in 1996.


 CD ZORRO 8
 

-Tracklist:

1. Hell Awaits     6:12
2. Kill Again     4:52
3. At Dawn They Sleep     6:16
4. Haunting The Chapel     3:57
5. Praise Of Death     5:17
6. Necrophiliac     3:43
7. Captor Of Sin     3:27
8. Crypts Of Eternity     6:37
9. Hardening Of The Arteries     3:57
 

-Line up:

  Kerry King: Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1-2, 4, 6) Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 5, 6)
Jeff Hanneman (R.I.P. 2013): Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1-3, 5-7) Lyrics (tracks 3-7)
Tom Araya: Vocals, Bass, Lyrics (tracks 3, 6)
Dave Lombardo: Drums.
 
 


Label: Metal Blade Records.
 
 All tracks ℗&© 1985 except tracks #4-6 ℗&© 1984
 
Original release date May 1985.
Recorded by Ron Fair at Eldorado, Hollywood, and by Bill Metoyer at Track Record, Los Angeles.
Mixed by Bill Metoyer at Track Record, Los Angeles.
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Studios, Hollywood.
 Sections of the artwork were taken without permission from Jean Giraud, otherwise known as Moebius.
 
 





miércoles, 10 de octubre de 2018

Moonblood - Complete demos & rehearsals (DVD+R) [Bootleg] 2003



Demoniac was formed in Spring 1993 by Occulta Mors, Necromanic and L.O.N.S. In summer 1993, Gaamalzagoth joined the band. Their style was changed from Doom/Death Metal to Death/Black Metal. Under this name, they released several Rehearsal/Demos.

In January 1994, Necromanic and L.O.N.S. were dismissed because they were fakes, according to the rest of the band. The band released their last demo (a compilation with recordings from 1993), and with it, they changed their name to Moonblood.

Moonblood recorded 5 official demos and 12 unofficial rehearsal tapes for their own use that do not belong to their official discography at all. The band only released vinyl and cassettes.
Moonblood disbanded in 1999, after a ten-year duty.

The band does NOT have any official website. All sites up on the net are fan sites, with no further participation of any band member. 

 


 
 -Tracklist:
 
-Demoniac (Pre-Moonblood) Demo I (1994)
-Demoniac (Pre-Moonblood) Demo II (1994)
-Moonblood (Demo 1994)
-Triangle Of Infernal Power (Demo 1994)
-Rehearsal 1 - My Evil Soul (Demo 1994)
-Rehearsal 2 - The Evil Rules (Demo 1994)
-Nosferatu (Demo 1994)
-The Winter Falls over the Land (Demo 1995)    
-Rehearsal 3 - Frozen Tears of a Vampire (Demo 1995)    
-Rehearsal 4 (Demo 1995)    
-Rehearsal 5 - Under the Cold Fullmoon (Demo 1995)
-Siegfried (Die Sage vom Helden) (Demo 1995) 
-Rehearsal 6 (Demo 1996)
-Rehearsal 7 (Demo 1996)
-Rehearsal 8 - Conquering the Ravenland (Demo 1996)
-Moonblood & Nema - Nocturnal Silence in the Forest / Moonstruck (Split 1996)
-Rehearsal 9 - Unpure Desires of Diabolical Lust (Demo 1996)
-Rehearsal 10 (Demo 1997)
-Rehearsal 11 - Worshippers of the Grim Sepulchral Moon (Demo 1997)
-Blut & Krieg (1997)
-Moonblood & Asakku - Hordes of Hate / Endless Woods (Split 1998)
 -Rehearsal 12 (Demo 1998)
-Moonblood & Azhubam Haani (Split 1998)
-Moonblood & Evil - Fuck Peace! We're at War! (Split 1999)
- Moonblood & Inferno -Ve Znamení Ohně / Kingdom Under Funeral Skies (Split 1999)
-Taste Our German Steel! (2000)
-Moonblood & Deathspell Omega - Sob a lua do bode / Demoniac Vengeance (Split 2000)
-Moonblood & Katharsis - Watchtowers of Darkness / Supreme Black Forces of Steel (Split 2001)
-Dusk Woerot (Demo 2003)
-Supreme Black Force Of German Steel (2003)
 
 

-Line up:

Occulta Mors: All instruments
Gaamalzagoth: Vocals.
 
 
 





                                                                                       
             
 
                                                       

 

 





 

 

 





sábado, 6 de octubre de 2018

Venom - Welcome To Hell (1981) [Remastered] (2002)


Originally began as a 5-piece called Guillotine with Clive Archer on vocals, Alan Winston on bass and Cronos on rhythm guitar. Archer and Mantas met at a Judas Priest concert in 1979 which led to Archer and Abaddon (both of the band Oberon) joining Guillotine.

Cronos switched to bass when Alan Winston left the band a week before a gig - his decision to plug his bass guitar into a guitar amp is credited with the development of his trademark “bulldozer bass” sound. The line-up was further trimmed down to a three-piece following the first demo session when the rest of the band decided they preferred Cronos' vocal style to Archer's.

Illness and passport problems prevented Jeff “Mantas” Dunn from joining the early part of Venom's At War With Satan US-tour. He was temporarily replaced by Dave Irwin and Les Cheetham.

The band briefly split after Calm Before the Storm (recorded without Mantas) before reforming without Cronos, and later split again after The Waste Lands.



-Tracklist:

1     Sons Of Satan     3:37
2     Welcome To Hell     3:13
3     Schizoid     3:30
4     Mayhem With Mercy     0:58
5     Poison     4:31
6     Live Like An Angel  3:56
7     Witching Hour     3:41
8     One Thousand Days In Sodom     4:34
9     Angel Dust     2:39
10     In League With Satan  3:32
11     Red Light Fever     5:12

  Bonus Tracks:
 
12     Angel Dust (Lead Weight Version)     3:03
13     In League With Satan (7" Version)     3:32
14     Live Like An Angel (7" Version)     3:53
15     Bloodlust (7" Single)     3:00
16     In Nomine Satanas (7" Single)     3:26
17     Angel Dust (Demo)     3:12
18     Raise The Dead (Demo)     3:31
19     Red Light Fever (Demo)     4:45
20     Welcome To Hell (Demo)     4:58
21     Bitch Witch (Outtake)     3:07
22     Snots Shit (Outtake)     2:10



-Line up:

- Cronos: Vocals, Bass
- Mantas: Guitars
- Abaddon: Drums.
 
 



 
 
Label: Castle Music/ Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.
 
Recorded and produced at Impulse Studios, Newcastle, UK.

Mastered at Utopia Studios, London, UK. 

Co-produced by Venom (tracks A1-A5, B1-B3, B5).
 
The song "Schizo" is typed as "Schizoid" in the tracklist.
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 

domingo, 30 de septiembre de 2018

Nile - Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka (1998)


Nile formed in their hometown of Greenville in 1993, from the ashes of a previous band, Morriah, in which Karl Sanders played since the 1980s. The name of this band may have been taken from the Nile river. Their music and lyrics are inspired by Ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern mysticism, history, religion, and ancient art, as well as the works of H.P. Lovecraft.

Nile released a thrash-influenced demo called Worship the Animal; it was reissued in 2011. Karl Sanders (guitars/vocals), Chief Spires (bass/vocals), and Pete Hammoura (drums) released their Festivals of Atonement EP in 1995, leading Nile to a southwestern tour in support of other metal acts such as Obituary, Deicide, and Broken Hope.

The EP Ramses Bringer of War was released by Visceral Productions in 1997. Visceral were due to release the full-length Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka, but went out of business later that year. However, Relapse Records was open to releasing it in early 1998, giving Nile a wider distribution and a chance to tour with Incantation and Morbid Angel.




-Tracklist:

 01. Smashing the Antiu     02:18
02. Barra Edinazzu     02:47
03. Kudurru Maqlu     01:05
04. Serpent Headed Mask     02:18
05. Ramses Bringer of War     04:45
06. Stones of Sorrow     04:17
07. Die Rache Krieg, Lied der Assyriche   03:13
08. The Howling of the Jinn     02:34
09. Pestilence and Iniquity     01:54
10. Opening of the Mouth     03:39
11. Beneath Eternal Oceans of Sand     04:17
 

-Line up:

Karl Sanders: Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards
Pete Hammoura: Drums, Vocals, Dumbecks
Chief Spires: Bass, Vocals.
 







 
Label: Relapse Records.
Additional musicians and instrumentation:
Tibetan Monks led by the Khamtul Incarnation of Lobsang Kampa.
Orchestral intro on track 5 is strongly inspired by "Mars, Bringer of War" from "The Planets" (Op. 32), seven movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 and 1916.

 Recorded at: the Sound Lab, Columbia, SC.
 
 









 9.11.2012 Discoteca Chanteclair, Valga, Pontecesures (Esp)
 
 
 

 
 
 

viernes, 28 de septiembre de 2018

Sepultura - Morbid Visions/Bestial Devastation [Remastered] (1991)

 

Because of Sepultura's collective lack of money, most of the instruments used on Bestial Devastation were borrowed from friends and acquaintances.
The vocals on the introductory track "The Curse" were performed by a friend of the band; according to Igor Cavalera:

The band apparently fought with the producer during the recording. In an interview, Igor Cavalera said, "He wanted to clean everything up in the mix and we finally had to play him some records by Venom to show him that bands sounded this way."

 Months prior to recording what would eventually become the Bestial Devastation EP, the band decided to switch their lyrics from Portuguese to English. None of the band members knew how to write or speak the language, so they asked their friend Lino to translate their lyrics. An example of Lino's crude translation skills can be seen in one of the verses of the song "Antichrist":

 ''Churches will be destroyed
Crosses will be brocken
He's laughing in blasphemy
Like a domination of death.''

Bestial Devastation was released in December 1985, alongside Overdose's Século XX EP. Over the next few months it sold 8,000 copies. Sepultura's surprising success was partly attributed to the first Rock in Rio, which took place in Rio de Janeiro in January 1985. This music festival's line-up included Whitesnake, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Queen, Ozzy Osbourne and the Scorpions, and was responsible for Brazil's hard rock/heavy metal boom.
The EP was later reissued by Roadrunner Records on one CD with Morbid Visions in 1997. The reissue included a demo version of the song "Necromancer" that was the first studio recording of the band, and a live version of "Antichrist" from the Chaos A.D. tour, re-written as "Anticop". 
 
 

RO 9276-2

-Tracklist:

Morbid Visions (1986):
 
01. Morbid Visions     3:23
02. Mayhem     3:15
03. Troops Of Doom     3:21
04. War     5:32
05. Crucifixion     5:02
06. Show Me The Wrath     3:52
07. Funeral Rites     4:23
08. Empire Of The Damned   4:24
 

Bestial Devastation EP (1985):
 
09. The Curse     0:39
10. Bestial Devastation    3:06
11. Antichrist     3:46
12. Necromancer     3:52
13. Warriors Of Death     4:07
 
48:54
 

- Line up:

Max Cavalera: Vocals, Guitars (rhythm), Lyrics
Jairo T.: Guitars (lead), Bass
Igor Cavalera: Drums
Paulo Jr.: Bass.
 
 





Label: Roadracer Records.
Bestial Devastation artwork: Sergio (Chakal)
Morbid Visions artwork: Alex. 
Remastered by Michael Sarsfield.
Photography by Vanda Guimãraes.

Morbid Visions:
Recorded and mixed in 7 days on 16 tracks at Estudio Vice Versa, Belo Horizonte, Brasil, August 1986
Remastered at Frankford/Wayne, New York, NY.

Bestial Devastation:
Recorded and mixed in 2 days on 8 tracks at J.G. Estudios, Belo Horizonte, Brasil, August 1985
Remastered at Frankford/Wayne, New York, NY.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 













domingo, 23 de septiembre de 2018

Cannibal Corpse - A Skeletal Domain (2014)

Back in Buffalo, NY in 1989 the breaking up of two bands, Tirant Sin and Beyond Death, resulted in the creation of a monster called Cannibal Corpse. The group recorded a demo in Niagara Falls, NY entitled "Cannibal Corpse", not "Suffocation" like many of you think.

The demo caught the eye of Metal Blade Records and the band was signed right away. The birth of "Eaten' Back To Life" was the first step to being the gods of death metal.

There have been several changes in the line-up throughout the bands's history, First the departure of Bob Rusay. Listen to the first album & you will understand why. Without Jack Owen, the guitar-playing on the album would sound like mud. The acquisition of fellow Buffalonian Rob Barrett, who had also played in Dark Deception, Solstice and Malevolent Creation was a welcomed change. Rob left Cannibal Corpse in late 97' to persue other areas.

Next came the departure of Chris Barnes who later formed his own band, Six Feet Under. This occured during the recording of "Vile" which was, at the time, tentatively entitled "Created to Kill". Thats where George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher came into play. He has been a change for the better and has done a great job in filling the shoes of a great singer for his time.

The newest member is Pat O'Brien, formerly of Nevermore and Monstrosity . He is by far the best replacement they could have found.

Cannibal Corpse is without question one of the most infamous bands in music history. Banned in Australia, New Zealand and Korea and forbidden to perform material live from their first 3 albums in Germany (where sale of "Butchered at Birth" is outlawed completely), the band's mad odyssey of gore, guts and brutality has made them constant fodder for the national mainstream media. Both loved and reviled, Jim Carrey requested their appearance in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and one time presidential candidate Bob Dole affectionately held them responsible for the lack of morality in society. And due to the general public's uneasiness with the sight of blood, all album covers require a watered down censored version. All this and they were the first death metal band to debut on the Billboard 200 with the release of band's now legendary "Vile". Cannibal Corpse's legacy as the most extreme, sick metal band on Earth continues...

For the recording of "Bloodthirst", Cannibal Corpse recruited producer Colin Richardson, the man responsible for some of the most ground breaking metal recordings from Carcass, Napalm Death and Fear Factory, all world-renowned purveyors of extreme metal. The result is band's the thickest, heaviest, tightest record in the band's career. Recorded at Village Studios in the border town of El Paso TX, away from the band's home base of Tampa FL, the change of scenery provided the backdrop these genre defining sickos needed to create the very last true metal record of this century.

Bronze colour

-Tracklist:

 1. High Velocity Impact Spatter   04:06
2. Sadistic Embodiment     03:17     
3. Kill or Become     03:50   
4. A Skeletal Domain     03:38
5. Headlong into Carnage   03:01
6. The Murderer's Pact     05:05
7. Funeral Cremation     03:41   
8. Icepick Lobotomy     03:16     
9. Vector of Cruelty     03:25     
10. Bloodstained Cement   03:41     
11. Asphyxiate to Resuscitate     03:47     
12. Hollowed Bodies     03:05


-Line up

- Alex Webster: Bass, Lyrics
- Paul Mazurkiewicz: Drums
- Rob Barrett: Guitars
- George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher: Vocals
- Pat O'Brien: Guitars. 


 Label: Metal Blade Records.
 Bronze "Tour Edition" LP in gatefold jacket limited to 500 copies.
Sold exclusively by Metal Blade Europe Ebay (?!)
 Recorded, produced, engineered and mixed at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida between February 2014 and May 2014.
The album peaked at #32 on the Billboard 200.
This album is dedicated to the memory of Michael Trengert.