Looking for this New York band's Rigor Mortis demo (1988) and The Battle with Death (1989).
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
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