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METAL ARCHIVIST & OLD SCHOOL METAL HEAD … OBSESSED WITH HEAVY * THRASH * DEATH * BLACK * DOOM * HARD ROCK *
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
TRAUMA (PER)
Thrash Metal band from Lima, Peru. Down below you can listen to their second demo tape from 1989.
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(1989) Demo 1989 [DEMO]
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Monday, July 6, 2026
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Sunday, July 5, 2026
ATROCITY EXHIBITION (GER) (HOLOCAUST #3, 1990)
Thrash Metal band from Breitengüßbach, Bavaria, Germany.
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(1988) HONKY-TONK-MONK [DEMO]
This is the bands second demo tape from 1988, released under the band name Atrocity.
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MASSACRA (FRA) (HOLOCAUST #3, 1990)
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ANACHRONIC (CZE) (ROCK REPORT #1, 1993)
Rock Report was a fanzine from Czechia, written in Czech. But here's an interview translated to English for you.
ANACHRONIC (CZE)
At the beginning of this year, the first album by the Pardubice band Anachronic, which was formed in Jandov Propasta in the autumn of last year, will be released on our market. Since we have not yet had the privilege of getting to know this band or their music in more detail, we decided to introduce Anachronic to the readers of Rock Report through a letter-interview with the band's leader Vláďa Hauk.
Could you introduce Anachronic in more detail?
We have existed as Anachronic since 1990, when we got back together after some time, unnecessarily disrupted by the war. Before that, we were active as the band Usurpator with practically the same line-up. So after the war, we started again with the following members: Vladimír Brett (1969) - g, Mirek Maršík (1972) - ds, Vladimír Hauk (1968) - bg, v. We knew that we wanted to do something new, so we canceled the old, somewhat youthful, reckless metal name Usurpator and, following Vladimír Brett's idea, we named ourselves Anachronic. This name means something like passing by or out of time and should characterize our music.
In this line-up we recorded our first demo called Mimo čas in April 1991. It was recorded live in a rehearsal room, so it wasn't very good in terms of sound and it wasn't very perfect in terms of musicianship. Nevertheless, the demo received mostly positive reviews in various fanzines. In this line-up we also played several concerts, mostly at festivals. In the autumn we added a second guitarist, Pavel Herynek (1970), and thus we achieved the basic line-up that is still valid today. We chose four songs from the Mimo čas demo and started preparing new songs for the next program. In January of this year we recorded a new demo in the Past studio in Hradec Králové, which we sent to various record companies.
Are you interested in what else we do? Of course, we would like to make a living from music, but unfortunately that is not possible yet. I work in Param, VI. Brett in the hospital doing X-rays, Pavel in VCHZnabouchačky (he has to support his family and so he has no choice but to risk dangerous work) and Míra is a dental laboratory technician.
What can you say about the style of music? We try to play a little differently than other bands. You could say that the music on the album is based on thrash basics, although there are minimal classic cutting parts. We would like people not to consider us a purely metal band, because we think that our music could have something to say to a wider audience.
What we like to listen to... We are fed up with the classics (Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax), lately I really like Faith No More, Voivod. You could say that we have stopped making distinctions between different musical styles.
How did you get into recording the LP?
As I said, we sent the studio demo to various record companies and we also sent one to Petr Jand. After some time, he contacted us and said that he liked it and offered us to record an album for his company BESTIA, and since negotiations with another company that showed interest did not lead to anything, it was decided. The album will be released at the end of January in an initial edition of thousands of copies from each carrier + an additional CD in English.
How was the recording process and who did you work with on the album?
We recorded the album from September 1st to September 10th, 1992 at the Propast studio. First, we recorded drums for two days, then bass (half a day), then we searched for the guitar sound, and for the next five days we recorded guitars, vocals, and solos. The last two days were spent mixing. It seems like a short time, but thanks to the fact that the initial sounds were already perfect, everything was done and the result is excellent. We prepared for the recording for about two months, simply by trying to play along with the recorded drums. Ten days for an album is not enough, but who will give you more for your first album?
I think that Studio Propast is one of the best studios in our country, mainly due to the quality of the technicians. The record was produced by Petr Janda, although most of the music-control work was done by Tomáš Vráb. When Janda showed up there, we were so nervous that we were not able to play anything. The first day in the studio, Petr Ackerman was with us, who actually set the sound of the drums, and then Tomáš Vráb did everything until the end. He has nerves of steel, just like Acky, and we had a good time with them.
How satisfied are you with the result of the filming?
I've already talked about the result, it's a beautiful raw sound with a character somewhere between Megadeth and Slayer (I mean sonically). There are ten things on the album, mostly they are emotional matters. Some songs characterize resistance against authorities (religion, crowd power) or against the consumerist way of life. Most of the motifs are carried by VI. Brett, then together we more or less rework and compile them. The first two lyrics on the album are mine, the rest were also written by VI. Brett.
What did working in the studio bring you?
Every time we go to the studio it's a great experience, you learn a lot. Because we've been to the studio before, it wasn't that surprising, we knew what to expect, so we were able to prepare quite well. Still, it wasn't without problems and we have to prepare much better next time.
Saturday, July 4, 2026
P.U.S. (BRA) (HOLOCAUST #3, 1990)
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PERGAMENT (SRB) IN THEIR EARLY DAYS
Heavy Metal from Yugoslavia, nowadays Novi Sad, Serbia. They formed in 1986, and released their only album "Vruća linija" in 1988 (listen down below). They split up in 1996, but have been active in periods since then.
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"VRUĆA LINIJA" [LP] (1988)
Friday, July 3, 2026
WHEN JUDAS PRIEST WAS ON TRIAL
(Original published on January 14, 2005. Updated with documentary and book chapter)
December 23, 1985, The young men Raymond Belknap, 18 years old, and James Vance, 20, starred in one of the bloodiest news stories of that time. Both friends spent six hours drinking, smoking marijuana, and listening to the album "Stained Class" by Judas Priest. After that, the young men took a shotgun and decided to commit suicide. Belknap died instantly, while Vance survived, although losing a large part of his face before passing away in 1988. The families' defense soon found a culprit: Judas Priest and their subliminal messages that incited violence.
The victims' families sued CBS Records for 6.2 million dollars in damages. Five years later, in August 1990, the trial's verdict sparked worldwide anticipation as it would set a legal precedent, affecting other bands whose lyrics were criticized for their aggressiveness. "It's a very, very interesting topic, belonging to psychology." But I had no idea. I was just a damn heavy metal band singer. "We were baffled by some of the things coming out of that courtroom," Halford added.
In their favor, the band had the outcome of other trials where musicians were protected thanks to the application of the First Amendment of the Constitution, which guarantees freedom of expression in the United States. Despite that, years earlier, Judge Jerry Whitched had signed a ruling in 1988 explaining that the First Amendment did not protect them from their messages.
Halford remembers that entire month when they had to move to the United States. "We were in court from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, every day for a month." We stayed outside of Reno to get away from the press. (...) There we were asking ourselves, why are we here? "We are British metal musicians and we are going to have to defend our music and our fans against the absurd, ridiculous accusations that we put that kind of messages in our music to kill them," recounted the artist. Almost 30 days later, on August 24, 1990, Judas Priest was acquitted of the charges.
In a 100-page ruling with over 40 witnesses consulted, Judge Whitched ruled that the families could not prove the hidden subliminal messages. Today, the musician reveals: "I really wanted to go to the mothers and give them a hug, tell them 'I'm sorry for the loss of your children.'" "Let's have a coffee and talk about this," but he avoided doing so because there was a whole network of people behind them, "a kind of infiltration by extreme Christian groups urging them to pursue the case."
Regarding the trial itself, Halford assured that he and his companions felt relieved, although disappointed. "(The judge) did not outright say 'what the prosecution was suggesting did not happen,' but basically said: "Look, this is still a gray area, this band did not put these words in the song and those words did not create this tragedy." (...) The whole issue of subliminal messages was left in limbo. "It would be horrible to think that this could happen again, but we just have to wait," he concluded.
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WATAIN’S FIRST EUROPEAN TOUR (2002)
The first European tour, the Black War tour, is done together with Unpure throughout Europe. Due to severing a finger, Pelle is temporarily replaced by Whorth from Malign for the duration of the tour. Whorth eventually replaces Tore as a live member on bass.
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UNIVERSE (SWE) "UNIVERSE" [LP] 1985
Genre: Heavy Metal
Year: 1985
Country: Sweden
Note: I love this album! Universe from the same hometown as Europe (and me), Upplands Väsby, a suburb 30 minutes outside of Stockholm, Sweden. It was recorded at Humlan Studio in Stockholm in the autumn of 1984. It was then released in 1985 and it's been a favorite of mine ever since. Unfortunately this was their only album during the 80's. If you like Europe's first two albums, I'm pretty sure you will love this one as well.
TRACKLIST
A1 Rollin' On
A2 Stories From The Old Days
A3 Weekend Warrior
A4 Lonely Child
A5 Looking For An Answer
B1 Angel
B2 Woman
B3 Strong Vibration
B4 Burning Machine
B5 Question Of Time
Thursday, July 2, 2026
AGENT STEEL ”HAMMERSMITH ODEON, LONDON, ENGLAND” (1987)
Filmed in June 1987 at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK.
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SETLIST
01 - 00:00 - Nothin' Left
02 - 04:30 - The Unexpected
03 - 09:38 - The Day at Guyana
04 - 16:43 - Never Surrender
05 - 21:00 - Mad Locust Rising
06 - 26:15 - The Ripper (Judas Priest cover)
07 - 29:00 - Evil Eye/Evil Minds
08 - 32:13 - Bleed for The Godz
09 - 37:17 - The Rager
LINE-UP
John Cyriis - Vocals
Chuck Profus (R.I.P. 2025) - Drums
James Murphy - Guitars
Jay Weslord - Guitars
Richard Bateman (R.I.P. 2018) - Bass
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