DEFENDERS OF METAL

Friday, September 11, 2026

ATTILA (US) (AARDSCHOK MAGAZINE, DECEMBER 1986)

IMMORTAL ON GERMAN TV (1998)

Immortal Live on the German VIVA TV channel 1998, from the No Mercy festival.

Abbath interview (0:00)
The Call of the Wintermoon (0:49)
Abbath interview (5:54)
Unholy Forces of Evil (6:51)

MERCYFUL FATE (GRINDER #4, 1985)

POSSESSED (METAL MANIA VOL.1, #10, 1987)

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Blue Planet from Bangkok, Thailand released one album in 1990 "พาฝัน2", and then seems to have vanished. As often with traditional Heavy Metal band from South East Asia, the album is a mix of everything from almost Yngwie Malmsteen-esque Metal (listen down below) to really cheezy Easy-Listening-Radio-Stuff. But when it's Metal it's really good!

The track ""มั่นใจ" from the 1990 album.

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

NASTY SAVAGE (ROCK HARD (US) #3, 1984)

DEBUSTROL (CZE) "PROTEST LIVE!" [LP] 1992

Thrash Metal band from Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. This live album was recorded on February 26, 1992 at Dusík theater in Čáslav, Czech Republic.

1 Závrať

2 Protest

3 Krvavá Práce

4 Nekrokrematorium

5 Vstaň Z Hrobu

6 Vidlov Chotětov

7 Vyznání Smrti

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EXMORTIS (US/MD)

VISCERAL EVISCERATION (AUT)

ARIA (АРИЯ) (RUS) "УЛИЦА РОЗ" [MUSIC VIDEO] (1988)

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

RITCHIE BLACKMORE (HIT PARADER, JANUARY 1976)

RUNNING WILD ... EARLY DAYS REHEARSING

OPETH (EXHUMED ZINE #1, 1994)

WARLOCK (GER)

Monday, September 7, 2026

BATÁN (ARG)

Heavy Metal from Lat Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. They formed in 1987 and are still active.

BATÁN "MUNDO HOSTILE" [EP] 1999

1. Razzia

2. Rey de la gilada

3. Mundo hostil

4. Siempre sobras

5. Brama, truena, grita

6. Nada en pie

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METALLICA AT THE BREAKING SOUND FESTIVAL (1984)

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Michael Johansson: I took this photo of Metallica moments after the show... at the Breaking Sound Festival at Aéroport du Bourget outside Paris back on August 29 1984.

Cliff looks exhausted... I can't believe my eyes... They are all drinking Heineken... 😮 What's wrong with the hard rock world... It is so bitter and smelly...

I don't know if the April 1st 1983 story about Kirk is true or not. He was still in Exodus and got a call from someone in the Metallica camp asking if he wanted to join them. Seems he thought it was an April Fool's joke and hung up 🙂 ... I guess they called back - good thing they did!

/ Michael Johansson (saguaro.se)

ULVER (NOR) (SLAYER MAGAZINE #10, 1994)

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BEHEMOTH (SWE)

Heavy Metal band from Sundsvall, Sweden.

DEATH WINGS [7"] 1982

Side A

1. Deathwings

Side B

2. Vengeance

DEMO '82 [DEMO TAPE] 1982

1. Agony of Death

2. Going Insane

3. The Heretic

4. Light Your Ways

5. Too Drunk to Carouse

6. Sinner in Disgrace

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MANGLED TORSOS (GER)

Sunday, September 6, 2026

MESOMORPH (US/NY) (ROCK HARD (US) #3, 1984)

W.A.S.P. IN SWEDEN (1984)

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Michael Johansson: I took this photo of Blackie somewhere in Sweden back in October 1984. I think it is at Glädjehuset in Stockholm. I managed not to get any blood or meat on me during these three W.A.S.P. shows in Gothenburg, Karlskoga and Stockholm.

Before Sweden they had played in Paris and Chris or Blackie had said they were so badly treated by the French they would never go back there. They were refused at several restaurants and taxi drivers didn't want to pick them up...

There was some protests in Sweden also but all three gigs went fine.