V/A HEAVY METAL HEROES compilation LP (1980)

1.TWISTED ACE-I won't surrender
2.GRIM REAPER-the reaper
3.JAGUAR-stormchild
4.SOLDIER-storm of steel
5.BITCHES SIN-strangers on the shore
6.METAL MIRROR-hardlife
7.the HANDSOME BEASTS-local heroes
8.BUFFALO-cold as night
9.EXPOZER-rock Japan
10.SPLIT BEAVER-runnin' wild
11.DRAGSTER-do it
12.WITCHFINDER GENERAL-rabies

I haven't updated the site in a while, because I've had some family shit that recently turned out tragically, and has just sort of made everything in my life that much harder to deal with.
This compilation LP is a very hard to find classic for sure. It was released on Heavy Metal Records(the Handsome Beasts, Witchfinder General, etc). Some of the bands went on to release ep's, LPs and so on... others just disappeared off into obscurity. This is a serious New Wave Of British Heavy Metal necessity, that has had me playing air guitar, and drums to it for years now. I've been blasting it in my man cave a lot recently. Great shit! The cover art is ridiculously amazing, and makes the record even that much better. My favorite tunes are by Metal Mirror, and Buffalo. The Metal Mirror song sounds so much like Motorhead, while the Split Beaver tune sounds a lot like a old AC/DC song. Enjoy, and let me know what you think.


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V/A- LETHAL NOISE #2 Tape compilation(1987)

side A
1.FORETHOUGHT-going on out there
2.RABID LASSIE-contragate
3.RABID LASSIE-rabid lassie
4.STIKKY-republican children
5.STIKKY-on top of the world
6.BASIC RADIO-there is a place
7.BASIC RADIO-lone helmet
8.SKIN YARD-single file
9.SKIN YARD-out of the attic
10.TOUCH ME HOOKER-it's so easy
11.ROMPER ROOM REJECTS-challenger
12.NEW VULGARIANS-rock and ice
side B
13.SEWER TROUT-sewer trout for president
14.SOUP-control
15.SOUP-resume
16.SWEET BABY JESUS-baby baby baby baby I love you
17.SWEET BABY JESUS-at the movies
18.LOOKOUTS-recycled love
19.CRIMPSHRINE-rearranged
19.KOEL FAMILY-florence
20.KOEL FAMILY-stab stab stab
21.SHORT DOGS GROW-whirlwind
22.CORRUPTED MORALS-big man
23.CORRUPTED MORALS-quality control
24.NOFX-bob turkey
25.MOTO STILL BIRTH- moto still birth
26.MOTO STILL BIRTH-video babies
27.FAKE STONE AGE-big fat space fever
28.ISOCRACY-fuck this

This was compiled and put together mostly by David Hayes of Very Small Records at the MR&R house back in 1987, prior to when he started releasing records. Most of the stuff is taken from the bands demo's, live sets, etc. My Friends/neighbors Eric and Janis asked me if my band the Romper Room Rejects wanted to appear on a compilation tape. I of course said yes... the band recorded one track that I wrote called "challenger". I was stoked to later on get a copy of the hand made tape, and see that my favs Corrupted Morals and Rabid Lassie were also on the tape. I couldn't have asked for much else back then. The tape comp was enough to kick us in the ass enough to motivate us to record a demo at Gilman street later that year. Not much became of that, we just gave it to some friends, and sold a few copies through the mail and at shows. I upped that demo a few years ago... for some reson it doesn't come up in the search function. Here is the url. (http://truepunkmetal.blogspot.com/2007/05/romper-room-rejects-demo-1987.html)
All the bands on this tape were bands that you would see around town playing in either S.F. or Berkley during 1986-1988. The stand outs for me on here are Rabid Lassie, Corrupted Morals, Basic Radio(who were pre Operation Ivy), Touch Me Hooker, NoFX, Soup, and Stikky.
Skin Yard sound like David Lee Roth era V.H. I hated it then, but sorta dig it now.
This tape is 22 years old now, and sounds pretty great. There is a dropout in the first song by Forethought, but otherwise the tape is pretty right on. Listening back to this makes me realize once again how lucky I was to be in the Bay Area, and involved in the "scene" during this time period.


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V/A METAL CLOGS compilation LP (1982)

01.Crossfire-crossfire
02.Impact-looking for trouble
03.Frankenstein-I sold my soul
04.Gilgamesj-heavy duty
05.Crossfire-real steel
06.Impact-drop dead
07.Crossfire-motorcycles
08.Gilgamesj-ticket to heaven
09.Frankenstein-lady luck
10.Crossfire-be crazy
11.Impact-misanthrope

Sticking with the spirit of Mixes, and compilations...this compilation was one of my first experiences with Dutch Heavy Metal. Three of the Four bands on this LP are from the Netherlands, the other(Crossfire)were from Belgium. The only band I went on to collect other records by were Crossfire. But thats only because I couldn't find stuff by the other bands. Crossfire records were easily found, I even have one uploaded some place here on this site(use the search function). This record has a very do it yourself look and feel, and had me falling in love with Gilgamesj as they sounded sort of like Dio era Rainbow. My favorite tracks on this comp are the Crossfire songs(especially "Motorcycles"), and Impact's "drop dead".
When a hardcore/punk band I was playing in toured, and recorded in Holland, I spent some time trying to track down the 7"s by Frankenstein, and Gilgamesj. I had no luck. Dutchies help a brother out with those. Please comment if you download.

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V/A BORN TO METALIZE Compilation LP(1984)

The BEAST
01.randal flagg
02.is this life
03.the shape

SNEAK ATTACK
04.ultrasonic metal
05.dirty harry
06.sneak attack

TORTURED DOG
07.can't run from evil
08.witch hunter
09.tortured dog

HADES
10.rogues march
11.gloomy sunday

What can I say, this is where I first heard New Jersey's Hades. Most the bands on here were from Jersey, and one of them from NY. The bands are pretty obscure, and prolly aren't all to relevant to many people(cept for maybe Hades). The bands did however have a impact on me. The Sneak Attack song "ultrasonic metal" is brilliant. I can listen to that song over and over and over. Its epic.
This record came out during the time in metal when strange things were happening. You had Nwobhm style bands trying to jump ship, and start playing faster, and heavier because it was sorta easy to see that that was the future of metal. I think you can sorta hear that in most these bands on this comp, they are semi stuck in a weird metal purgatory.
I'm sorta shocked that I bought this record because the cover art is just so awful. Back then the cover was helpful in selling me a record. Today I think the cover is bad, in a good way. Its funny, and made me laugh when I pulled it out after years of neglect.
The Tortured Dog song "can't run from evil" has a few skips in it. I kept it on anyways, because its a awesome song. Please comment.

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V/A -SENSELESS DEATH LP compilation (1989)

SACRED DENIAL
1.take a look around
2.when I sleep
3.some curiosity
FEAR ITSELF
4.prophecy fulfilled/pyro
A.M.Q.A
5.red streak
6.amqa
7.faceplant
8.big fat muffin
9.babysitter
CONDEMNED
10.satans sandals
DEHUMINIZERS
11.chemical death
12.cigarette death
IMPULSE MANSLAUGHTER
13.this world
14.satans dorrmat
15.herman munster
16.pattons disease
17.vomithead
18.lies
ATTITUDE
19.no blind power
20.deadly Euphoria
CANCEROUS GROWTH
21.black doomy theme
22.greed
SEA MONKEYS
23.cardiac arrest
24.on the team
PSYCHO
25 meatmarket

I love most of this compilation. I think what I loved more about the comp then the actual music, was the idea of punk bands and metal bands playing on the same record, and being cool with it. The Impulse Manslaughter tracks are totally awesome, the Heaven and hell bust is funny as hell. My favorite tracks by far are the A.M.Q.A. tracks, because the stuff is so fast and catchy. Most people I know hate Sacred Denial, but the vox on this stuff remind me a bit of Gang Green, plus I have a weakness in my heart for NJ crossover shit. The Attitude stuff is live, and sorta is filler. The songs are to long, by this time I was over them moving on beyond Attitude Adjustment. Condemned, and Attitude later merged and became, yup you guessed it... Condemned Attitude.
I think I originally bought a copy of this from Charlie Infections band Psycho when they played a show in Albany with Sheer Terror in around 1989-1990. This came out on Ever Rat, Medusa who also released the Coven LP, and a bunch of other stuff in the late 80's.

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V/A EMPTY SKULLS:the wound deepens LP (1986)

E.A.T.E.R. (Sweden)
1.abort the system
2.death wish
STRANGLEHOLD (Boston)
3.she's not leaving
HALFLIFE (Pittsburgh)
4.old glory
5.wise up
PILLSBURY HARDCORE (California)
6.kill everyone now
7.i hate paper cuts
8.S.E.V.F.P.
WHITE 'N' HAIRY
9.involved
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY
10.center of the world
11.eye for an eye
12.negative outlook
LEGION OF PARASITES (UK)
13.dying world
14.boredom
JUSTICE LEAGUE (Cali)
15.looking back
CLOERA (Brazil)
16.Em voce
17.De O Fora
PANDEMONIUM (the Netherlands)
18.wir gegen fahren Nazis
19.sucks to this wall
CRUDE S.S. (Sweden)
20.Svensson, Svensson
UGLY AMERICANS (North Carolina)
21.Buffalo Bill

This is one of the first international compilations I'd ever purchased(among the Peace comp, MRR comp,and Cleanse the bacteria), under the advice of Andy Anderson who was working at the Record Vault on Polk Street in S.F.
It blows my mind listening to this today, just as much as it did in 1986. There are so many great songs and bands on here, that its really hard to pick favorites. I mean a comp with bands from Sweden, Brazil, and Holland on it? This was my first exposure to Dutch giants Pandemonium, and E.A.T.E.R. from Sweden, their song "abort the system"...fuck, so great. Also lots of note worthy U.S. bands such as C.O.C. (the only band I was familiar with before buying this), Justice League, etc.
This defiantly brings me back to the early days, and makes me feel old hearing the crackles and pops of this old wax... but thats part of the nostalgia. Enjoy, and please comment if you download.

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