In need of this German band's demo; need the year and lineup.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Battlecry
Looking for the lineups for this Belgian band's Cry of the Warrior (1985) and Rehearsal (c. 1985) demos. Anyone know the exact year of the latter?
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Battle Bratt
In need of this New York band's 1984 demo (with "Tough (Too Bad)" and "Henchman"). Also need the lineups for this and their other 1984 demo, and Winds of Change (1987).
Monday, December 27, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Battle
Anyone have the following demos from this Brazilian band?: Give Me Beer (c. 1986, need the year and track listing), The Empire Is Falling (c. 1987, need the year and track listing), and Beginning a New Battle (1988).
Monday, December 20, 2010
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Battery
Anyone have this German band's The Unknown demo from 1986? Need the lineup for this, and their Nuclear Assault demo (1987).
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Battering Ram
In need of the lineups for this Belgian band's two demos: Breaking Through the Main Gate (1987) and Intruder (1989).
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Battering Ram
Looking for this Dutch band's demos: Halfway to Justice (1986) and Demo (1987). Anyone know who sang on the latter?
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Bathym
In need of this Pennsylvania band's 1989 rehearsal demo, and also the last name of thier bassist, Brian.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Bastion
In need of the lineups for this British band's two demos, Blitzfreeze (1987) and Dead Religion Is a Good Religion (1988).
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Basteel
Does anyone know where exactly this American band was from, and who played on their 1989 demo?
Bastard Squad
In need of this Pennsylvania band's demo, from 1988. Anyone know the exact year it came out, what the track listings are, and who played on it?
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
Barophobia
Anyone have this Swedish band's demos, International Hits (1988) and Beckomberga Ensemble (1989)? Need the lineups for each.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Friday, November 26, 2010
The Bang Gang
Anyone have this California band's demo from around 1989? Need the exact year it came out.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
The Bang Gang
In need of this New York band's demo, what city they were from, who played on it, and what the tracks were.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
Bagheera
Looking for this Dutch band's Who's Afraid of the Big Black Cat demo from 1988; need the lineup also.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Sample Review: Aftermath
Just to give a taste of what the reviews in DemoLition will look like, here's a peak at the entry for Aftermath (one of five included bands with that name). Keep in mind that this is a rough draft and can change before publication.
Aftermath (Chicago, IL)
• Demo #1 (1986, aka Sentenced to Death): Sentenced to Death / Revenge / Shotgun / The Aftermath
Charlie Tsiolis (v), Steve Sacco (g), Adam (b), Ray Schmidt (d)
• Killing the Future (June, 1987): When Will You Die / Going No Place / Chaos / Meltdown / War for Freedom
Charlie Tsiolis (v), Steve Sacco (g), Adam (b), Ray Schmidt (d)
• Words That Echo Fear (1989): Words That Echo Fear / A Temptation to Overthrow / Being / Experience
Charlie Tsiolis (v), Steve Sacco (g), John Lovette (g), Dan Vega (b), Ray Schmidt (d)
This well-known band came into being in October, 1986 with Tsiolis, Sacco, and Schmidt, adding Adam (last name unknown) on bass a few months later. Their first demo has a speed/thrash metal sound with vocals typical of the milieu. The songs are frantic, with lots of changes; their theme song is an instrumental that sounds almost like first-album Die Kreuzen. Killing the Future found them evolving into a crossover style that's really more hardcore than metal, with punkier vocals, riffing, and song structures; there aren't many leads, though the songs have more parts to them, like metal. Virtually relentless, there are plenty of ultra-fast parts and some good drumming; a solid tape if you're into this sound, and nicely recorded at Solid Sound Studios. Adam was fired around June of 1988 for pushing an Anthrax "jams" image, and they added Lovette and Vega, going back to a thrash vibe for the their last demo, also well-recorded at Solid Sound. The songs use of a lot change-ups and jerky rhythms, but also add a sense of dynamics missing from the earlier tapes. Probably would appeal more to technical thrash heads. All three tapes received good zine reviews. Their sole LP was partially financed by Big Chief Records in 1991 but not released until 1994. Recording a final demo in 1996, they lost the rights to their name to Dr. Dre (!) before reconfiguring themselves into alt rockers Mother God Moviestar. Also appeared on the Scream Your Brains Out! comp (Chain Reaction, 1988).
Friday, November 12, 2010
Status Update: The As
As of this writing, progress has been steady, but because of the sheer volume of demos I've been able to find out about, and track down, it's been slower than I thought it would be. I'm working through my second draft of the As, and doing the first draft of the Bs. Here are some stats for the As: I've documented 756 demos from 463 bands, and I've reviewed 404 of them (at least two hard listens each). Extrapolated out, we're probably looking at, for the whole book, around 8000 demos from 6000 bands, and I'll probably review half of those. I've got a huge task ahead of me, but it's been a real blast hearing a lot of great music, and revisiting things I haven't heard in 25 years.
Just wanna put a call out again for research materials: if you have any metal zines from the '80s and '90s, press kits, photos, whatever, please get in touch if you're interested in selling or donating. And if you have any of the demos listed on this blog, or if you were in one of the bands and can verify dates, song titles, locations, and personnel, please write. That includes hard rock, hair metal, crossover, grindcore, and any metal-influenced punk. This book will be as accurate and complete as possible.
Contact Robert Plante at forbiddeneyedesign@gmail.com.
Bad Boy
Anyone have this Wisconsin band's Thinking of You demo (and know what year it came out), and any other demos from them?
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Bacteria
This Australian band, who changed their name to Disembowelment, released a demo around 1989. Anyone have it, or at least its exact year, track listing, and lineup?
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
Backslider
In need of this Belgian band's Demo 2 (1984). Need to know who played on this, and their first demo from 1983.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Friday, November 5, 2010
Babylon
Anyone have this California band's Left to Die demo from 1987? Need the track listing and personnel also.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Babies
In need of any 1980s demos from this Italian glam/sleaze band. Anyone know anything about them?
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Babylon
In need of this American hair metal band's Fire demo from 1989. Anyone know where they were from and who played on the tape? Did they do anything else?
Friday, October 29, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Baad Newz
In need of this Texas band's Details at 10 demo from around 1989. Anyone have any info on them?
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010
B.O.T.
In need of this Seattle band's two demos: Faster, Thrashing, Speed (1986) and Bang Till You Bleed (1987). Anyone know who played on them?
Friday, October 22, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
B.F.D. (Big Fucking Deal)
In need of this Missouri band's two demos: Just Say No (1987, need the track list) and Promo 88. Who played on them?
Monday, October 4, 2010
Azynuth
Anyone have this Italian band's 1982 demo, or at least know what songs were on it and who played on it?
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Axtion
Looking for any demos by this New York band, featuring Charles Sabin of Toxic. Possibly really named Haction.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Axe Minister
Anyone have this Missouri band's two demos? They are Axe Minister (1987, need the track listing) and Evil Grows (1989). Need to know who played on them.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Axe Killers
Anyone have this Swedish band's 1984 demo, or at least know who was in the band and what tracks were on it?
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
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