METAL ARCHIVIST & OLD SCHOOL METAL HEAD … OBSESSED WITH HEAVY * THRASH * DEATH * BLACK * DOOM * HARD ROCK *
Monday, October 5, 2026
Sunday, October 4, 2026
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FROZEN EYES (SWE)
Swedish Heavy Metal from Gothenburg, Sweden. The story of FROZEN EYES goes way back to the early eighties. 1985 - 1989. Mattias Eklundh, more known as IA Eklundh (later FREAK KITCHEN) started out as a drummer and hooked up with the guitar player Magnus Johansson and the band BLAZE was formed. They went through different band names like; STALLION, AVENGER, LIZZARD, but later decided to call the band FROZEN EYES. By this time IA was still the drummer of the band and on vocals was Aulis Hultin and on the bass Leif Larssson. As time went by IA got boored with school and dropped out. He got more serious intersted of the guitar and started to practice 10 hour a day. A good move by the 16 year old rocker. IA was the big brain behind the band and wrote all songs by himself.
The Frozen Eyes LP - 1988
Finally FROZEN EYES had got some kind of reaction from a record company. It was Büms Records in Denmark, who wanted them to record an album. Little did the band know what Büms Records were to fuck them over!. With no back up from the record company and even had to pay the fees them selves the band could have a better first record-company-frontier.
The album was later, in 1996, re-issued by Büms Records on CD.
In late 1998 Winters Gate productions released a two CD set with all the 5 demos. Limited in 10 copies worldwide. These two CD package soon became a rare collectors item.
The Story Ends...
After the recording of the LP the band was in chaos. Aulis wasn't interested of being in the band anymore. So they went separate ways. FROZEN EYES tried to find a replacement. But it didn't work. In the meantime Mattias got in contact with the danish glam-metal band FATE who needed a new guitarist. Mattias went on audition and the danish glam-boys were pleased with Mattias talent.
After FROZEN EYES broke up Joakim later went to USA, to study the drums at MI in Los Angeles with his idol and later friend Mark Craney (JETHRO TULL etc).
After FROZEN EYES broke up Joakim later went to USA, to study the drums at MI in Los Angeles with his idol and later friend Mark Craney (JETHRO TULL etc).
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/ The above biography was part of a text written by Patrik Ek (2004) and published on 'fwoshm'.
INTERVIEW FROM THE SPLATTER FANZINE #2, 1987?)
Saturday, October 3, 2026
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VENOM ... TO A DESERT ISLAND
… to a desert island (with electricity) for the rest of your life, out of these down below! R.I.P. Cronos
WHICH ONE WOULD YOU CHOOSE?I say the same thing as I did on the Venom "Playing Right Now" post ... I bought this "blind" somewhere in 1983/1984, just because I had seen some fantastic photos of the band in the Swedish Music Magazine, OKEJ, and I fell immediately in love with it. The rough production, the chaotic music and the Satanic lyrics. R.I.P. Cronos.
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Friday, October 2, 2026
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MIXTAPE [1980’s OBSCURE METAL] (YOUTUBE)
For those of you who want to dig a bit deeper into what the 1980’s metal world had to offer, apart from the bigger names such as Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Accept etc etc.
I named it MIXTAPE [1980’s OBSCURE METAL]. The obscure part is of course in the eye (ears) of the beholder. Some might think that some names here is common knowledge, while others never heard about any of them.
Just enjoy, either here or on YouTube!
DIO IN SWEDEN (1984)
Courtesy of Michael Johansson, visit him here for more information and licensing his photos.
Michael Johansson: "No no...don't put too much cola in the vodka..."
I took this photo after a Dio concert at Olympen in Lund, Sweden back in October 1984. Vinny and Vivian having a chat with a couple of the Gothenburg girls... I forgot their names...
There was a whole clan of girls from mostly Gothenburg following the Purple family bands back then, and, Yes, I count Dio as 'Purple family'! I didn't see them at Kiss, Scorpions, Accept and such bands...
But when Rainbow, Whitesnake and Dio were in Sweden they were at all gigs 🙂
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/ Michael Johansson (saguaro.se)
PLAYING RIGHT NOW ... VENOM "WELCOME TO HELL" [LP] (1981)
Genre: Black Metal
Year: 1981
Country: England
Note: I bought this "blind" somewhere in 1983/1984, just because I had seen some fantastic photos of the band in the Swedish Music Magazine, OKEJ, and I fell immidietly in love with it. The rough production, the chaotic music and the Satanic lyrics. R.I.P. Cronos.
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Thursday, October 1, 2026
PLAYING RIGHT NOW ... KRAKEN "KRAKEN" [LP] 1987
Genre: Heavy Metal
Year: 1987
Country: Colombia
Note: This is just an amazing debut album from the Colombian band, Kraken. They formed in 1984 in Medellin and seems to be still going. For some unknown reason, I have never looked into their other albums. Anything someone can recommend?
BRAINDEATH (FRA) (ROT ZINE #1, 1990)
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