DEFENDERS OF METAL

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

THE BIBLE OF HEAVY METAL - ENCYCLOPEDIA METALLICA … THE BOOK THAT GAVE METALLICA THEIR NAME! (1980)

This book by journalists Brian Harrigan (Melody Maker) & Malcolm Dome (Record Mirror/Kerrang! and later of Metal Fury/Metal Hammer/Raw/Metal Forces/Classic Rock/Rock Candy), was at least one of, if not the first book about Heavy Metal. Originally printed in 1980, it explains the history & evolution of the genre up to that point, but is heavy on photos & light on text. Due to it's success the book was later reprinted several times by Omnibus Books but this here is the original 1980 1st edition from Bobcat Books.

THE BOOK WHERE METALLICA GOT THEIR NAME FROM

Metallica was first formed in the City of Angels, Los Angeles, in 1981 and Lars Ulrich was the one to secure the name Metallica for the band of merry metal makers.

At the time, Ulrich was chatting with his friend, Ron Quintana, who was in the beginning stages of creating a fanzine. (A fanzine, for folks who aren’t familiar, is a magazine created by fans for fans of a particular music group or genre.)

“He told me he wanted to start his own fanzine, like a hard rock fanzine, where he wrote about all his favorite bands. And he wanted—he asked me whether he should call the fanzine Metallica or Metal Mania. So I suggested that he call it Metal Mania,” Ulrich said in a 2018 interview.

The drummer recalled that he suggested Metal Mania because he wanted Metallica for himself. Perhaps it was a splash of clever manipulation, but in the end, there was no harm done. In fact, Quintana explained in the same interview that Metal Mania worked best for his fanzine.

“I was happy to give the name for him,” he said. “I was a metal fanatic so I chose Metal Mania, actually before he used the name Metallica because I actually did not want to use it. There was already the (name) Encyclopedia Metallica, which is a very good name, but for me, Metal Mania was better and when he told me he was going to call his band ‘Metallica’ I told him to make good use of it.”

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WHITE LION

ORDER FROM CHAOS (TALES OF THE MACABRE #5, 1998)

BLACK WITCHERY (US)

CORRECT ...

At least were I grew up, Motörhead was the band than Metalheads and Punk kids could agree on.

TRITON (ESP)

THOR, PAUL STANLEY AND ERIC CARR (1984)

... together with Jon Bon Jovi and Punky Mendoza (Heavy Pettin).

ACCEPT (HEADBANGER #9, 1984)

MASACRE (COL) "REQVIEM" (1991)" AT THE ROCK MUSEUM IN MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA

Translation of the sign to English:
Osmose Productions (France).

Three essential songs: Funeral Procession, Brutal Massacres, and Wave of Violence.

A sound that translates the pain and the smell of blood, the fear of a violent night, and the cries of people fleeing bullets: this deep feelings is the songs on this album led by Alex Oquendo and his band Masacre.

A full-length album that, rooted in the fury of death metal, managed to capture the strident legacy of 80s ultrametal in the city, bringing it closer to a plane of piercing guitars, afflicted vocals, and instrumentation that, for the time, marked a creative path. This was the album that internationalized the band and marked their first tours abroad: Ecuador and Peru. In 2023, it was re-recorded with 21st-century technology and pressed again by the French label Osmose.

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

MIDAS TOUCH (SWE)

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NIKKI SIXX (1981)

Whiskey 1981. I think it was their 2nd Show that I first saw them at the Troubadour. They were playing 9pm and 11pm but Tommy broke his main kick drum head so they stopped. He had MOTLEY and CRUE on the front heads. So, he used one of those for the 11pm show then started doing these different front heads. Saw the Crue SO many times and was stoked for the band to get that US Festival gig in 1983. It really introduced them to everyone outside of Hollywood. / Peter Thomas Kearney

VARATHRON (BLACK MONTANAS #1, 1993)

KAT (POL) WITH METALLICA IN POLAND (1986)

BLACK SABBATH "AUDIMAX DER FRIER UNIVERSITÄT, BERLIN, WEST GERMANY" (JUNE 26, 1970) [CONCERT/AUDIO]

From the uploader: This is among the earliest recordings of Black Sabbath playing live. It's a rather excellent sounding audience recording, though not all the tracks sound good. This is the alternate, later version of the (mislabeled) "Live at Plumpton" bootleg, compiled in 2010. It has been combined with audio from another source to provide a more complete recording (hence the few poor quality tracks.) Like the other source, you can hear Ozzy singing some early versions of songs with alternate lyrics. The most notable of which is Walpurgis, the original version of War Pigs -- before it was adjusted to be an anti-war song. It is worth noting that this gig took place a few days after the Paranoid album was recorded -- so, by this point, the songs had indeed been updated to reflect the lyrics present on the album. However, it is possible Ozzy was having trouble remembering what those lyrics were, and he defaulted to these earlier versions in a pinch.

This is the later, complete recording of the gig, and unlike the other source, it has N.I.B. placed in the proper position. It has been distributed as the "Lost Berlin Tape" among collectors.

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SETLIST

0:00 Intro

0:21 Paranoid

3:22 Iron Man

9:06 N.I.B.

14:27 Black Sabbath

25:49 Walpurgis (War Pigs)

34:06 Hand of Doom

41:01 Rat Salad

42:21 Fairies Wear Boots

49:51 Wicked World

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Monday, March 9, 2026

DEMOLITION HAMMER

HEAVY METAL CHART (1979)

Found in the wild so I don’t know the date, but the persons post said 1979. So at least we got the year.

WINTERS BANE (US) "WINTERS BANE" [DEMO TAPE]

Genre: Heavy Metal

Year: 1991
Country: US
Notes: Recorded at Primetime Studios in the bands hometown Akron, Ohio. This was their first release and what a release. A sure sign that true metal hadn't changed in quality because the calendar said the 80's was over, it was the media and the mainstream crowd that changed and wanted something new.

The singer B.C. Richards is nothing short of amazing with his 'Michael Kiske-ish" voice. It's such a shame that he didn't have a better career in the scene. I really hope he had a good one outside of the metal scene.

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Side A

The Haunted House

Damned Nation

Metal Rules

Pumpkin Heaf

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