In issue #3 of Reborn from Ashes zine, editor Tony interviewed me about the good old days of Sloth as well as my current projects I Dream of Apocalypse, Penance & Vengeance, and Stone Heavy Sound.
You can download original PDF scans here or get a cleaner text PDF here. In either case right-click and select "save as". Enjoy!
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
No Turn on Fred - Second Coming - 1994
ARTIST: No Turn on Fred
ALBUM: Second Coming
YEAR: 1994
GENRE: Thrash Metal/Punk
COUNTRY: United States
SERVER: Rapidshare
FILESIZE: 23 MB
FORMAT: MP3@128 KBPS
TRACKLIST:
1. Beware the Dark
2. Car of the Chief
3. Bringers of Plague
4. Sightseeing
5. Confinement
6. Face Defeat
7. Heaven's Comfort
8. No Turn on Fred
A band from my hometown of Alexandria, VA, that took its name from the little "addition" one of the members would put on a No Turn on Red sign. This cool demo is a cool hybrid of Slayer thrash guitar sensibilities funneled into a mid-paced aggro-punk scenario. Thoughtful lyrics, cool riffs, and a general pissed-off attitude make this interesting demo a worthy mile marker for the genres in 1994.
ALBUM: Second Coming
YEAR: 1994
GENRE: Thrash Metal/Punk
COUNTRY: United States
SERVER: Rapidshare
FILESIZE: 23 MB
FORMAT: MP3@128 KBPS
TRACKLIST:
1. Beware the Dark
2. Car of the Chief
3. Bringers of Plague
4. Sightseeing
5. Confinement
6. Face Defeat
7. Heaven's Comfort
8. No Turn on Fred
A band from my hometown of Alexandria, VA, that took its name from the little "addition" one of the members would put on a No Turn on Red sign. This cool demo is a cool hybrid of Slayer thrash guitar sensibilities funneled into a mid-paced aggro-punk scenario. Thoughtful lyrics, cool riffs, and a general pissed-off attitude make this interesting demo a worthy mile marker for the genres in 1994.
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Burning Inside - Demo 1995
ARTIST: Burning Inside
ALBUM: Demo 1995
YEAR: 1995
GENRE: Technical Death Metal
COUNTRY: United States
SERVER: Rapidshare
FILESIZE: 14 MB
FORMAT: MP3@128 KBPS
TRACKLIST:
1. Apparition
2. Masque
3. My Own/Carnage Remains
4. Subject to Threat
5. Chapters of Yoth
While the transfer quality on this tape had a few imperfections, that shouldn't stop anyone from downloading this SICK example of ripping technical death metal. Frantic yet thoughtful drums and a tight guitar tone make this one of the last great Florida DM releases.
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Monday, November 30, 2009
I Dream of Apocalypse - Who Do You Shoot? - 2007
ARTIST: I Dream of Apocalypse
ALBUM: Who Do You Shoot?
YEAR: 2007
GENRE: Death/Thrash Metal
COUNTRY: United States
SERVER: Rapidshare
FILESIZE: 17 MB
FORMAT: MP3@128 KBPS
TRACKLIST:
1. Rudy KIA
2. Who Do You Shoot?
3. Straight Fag
4. Pavlov's Jews
5. To Protect and Write Tickets
6. A Convenient Suicide
A little studio project we put together a couple years back...imagine if Michael Douglas's character from "Falling Down" had had a son, and that he was in a thrash band!!! Totally pissed-off lyrics that don't pull any punches, ripping riffs written for maximum headbanging, and a general bad-ass attitude make this EP the perfect listen whether you're skating the pool, cleaning the guns, or just plotting a coup....ahahahaha!!!
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Sunday, August 2, 2009
Lumbricosis - Dismembryo (+ bonus) - 1994
ARTIST: Lumbricosis
ALBUM: Dismembryo (+ Reunion + Acoustic)
YEAR: 1994
GENRE: Death Metal, Thrash
COUNTRY: United States
SERVER: Rapidshare
FILESIZE: 50 MB
FORMAT: MP3@128 KBPS
TRACKLIST:
Dismembryo (1994)
1. Phonomania
2. Internal Recognition
3. Authoritarian Affair
4. Feeling Nothing
5. Final Decision
6. Atrocity in Room 112
Reunion (1995)
1. Intro
2. Phonomania
3. Chicken Man (Impaled Nazarene cover)
4. Will Helms
5. Hierarchy Crimes
6. Ceiling Fans
7. Shotguns
8. Ghost of the Highway
Acoustic (1994)
1. Authoritarian Affair
2. Final Decision
3. Phonomania
4. Medley of all 3
Hehe, well this was my high school band...we had some fun, made some noise, pissed off a fair amount of stuffy people during our short time together. Some death metal, some thrash, even some black metal...not a bad mix for the mid-90s!
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Sunday, July 26, 2009
Christ Inversion - Obey the Will of Hell - 1994
ARTIST: Christ Inversion
ALBUM: Obey the Will of Hell
YEAR: 1994
GENRE: Evil Fucking Doom/Death/Black Metal
COUNTRY: United States
SERVER: Rapidshare
FILESIZE: 28 MB
FORMAT: MP3@128 KBPS
TRACKLIST:
1. Prudent To The Thrones Of God
2. Obey The Will Of Hell
3. Lucifer Rise
4. Enochian Tongues
5. Chimes Of Deafining Misery
6. Enflamed With Prayer/Godfall
This is it, folks! The original, absolutely rare demo that's a who's who of the Louisiana metal scene. I personally digitized this tape after being unable to find decent mp3s out there. If you're not interested in the remastered re-release of this cult "moment in time," then help yourself to a download.
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Blood Coven - Dark Harmonies - 1995
ARTIST: Blood Coven
ALBUM: Dark Harmonies
YEAR: 1995
GENRE: Dark Melodic Death Metal
COUNTRY: United States
SERVER: Rapidshare
FILESIZE: 23 MB
FORMAT: MP3@128 KBPS
TRACKLIST:
1. The Firm Grip of Darkness
2. The Burning Season
3. Kiss of Akhkharu
4. Statuary
The US death metal scene was lost and stagnating around 1995, but this intense demo was a precursor of where the genre was to go. Blood Coven utilize a strong sense for composition while merging the aggressive riffing of the past with skillful dark melodic lead lines. Each song is a chilling journey punctuated by tasteful atmospherics and varied pacing.
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Friday, July 10, 2009
Winterlong (US) - Err in Annulus - 1998
ARTIST: Winterlong
ALBUM: Err in Annulus
YEAR: 1998
GENRE: Melodic Death/Doom Metal
COUNTRY: United States
SERVER: Rapidshare
FILESIZE: 29 MB
FORMAT: MP3@128 KBPS
TRACKLIST:
1. Snowfall
2. The Citadel
3. Funeral Calm
4. Err in Annulus
5. Hallow Autumn
I saw these guys play at the Phantasmagoria club in Maryland back in the summer of 1998 and scored this awesome demo after their set. I guess you could say this is a mix between At the Gates and Silent Stream of Godless Elegy, very tasteful death/doom with a strong cello presence and simply incredible guitar melodies! It's a shame this band fell off the face of the earth later on, but I think they were all just students at Penn State at the time.
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Puzzle Head - Puzzle Head - 1997
ARTIST: Puzzle Head
ALBUM: Puzzle Head
YEAR: 1997
GENRE: Aggro Death Metal
COUNTRY: United States
SERVER: Rapidshare
FILESIZE: 29 MB
FORMAT: MP3@128 KBPS
TRACKLIST:
1. Walking Soundless Sleep
2. Head Hate - Affection Disliked
3. What Does Jesus Christ All Mean
4. The Knot Turns and Turns
5. Dream Peace
6. Released Pity
7. Help Escape Me
This is a shockingly good release of late 90s in-your-face metal that predates Slipknot by almost two years! And I must say this is much more consistent musically and serious lyrically than Slipknot's debut, whose first half I actually quite like. Crystal clear production gives the pounding riffs center stage, and then there's the thematic element across the songs of a man going insane. Fantastic last release by Mike "Serial" Greenhall from the mighty Stentor.
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Parricide - A Future of Suffering - 1995
ARTIST: Parricide
ALBUM: A Future of Suffering
YEAR: 1995
GENRE: Death/Thrash Metal
COUNTRY: United States
SERVER: Rapidshare
FILESIZE: 15 MB
FORMAT: MP3@128 KBPS
TRACKLIST:
1. Living in Fear
2. Ends Will Meet
3. A Future of Suffering
4. Inhuman Condition
Absolutely ripping death/thrash with crystal clear production by this two-man project out of Rhode Island. It's a shame and a mystery that this was Parricide's only release, as the quality, intensity, and downright evil fun catapulted them to the top of the lost mid-90s US scene. Classick!
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