METAL ARCHIVIST & OLD SCHOOL METAL HEAD … OBSESSED WITH HEAVY * THRASH * DEATH * BLACK * DOOM * HARD ROCK *
Monday, October 26, 2026
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Sunday, October 25, 2026
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HANOVER FIST (US/IN) - DEMO (1992)
Hard Rock band from Bedford, IN. This is their 1992 demo tape, recorded September 1992 at Hamilton Studios.
1. Roar of the Thunder
2. Alley Cat
3. Stranger Eyes
4. Chasing Shadows
Tony "Dee" Diekhoff - Vocals (Labyrinth, Snow White/Snowite, Trauma, Seventh Son, Lights Out, Warning, Harum Scarum, Gypsy, Razor Skirt, The Rock Show)
Scott Martindale - Guitar (Static Blac)
Alan Hamilton - Guitar, Vocals
Brian Godsey - Bass, Vocals (Junk)
Ronnie Minton - Drums, Percussion (Ugly Early)
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JOHN NORUM IN CALIFORNIA (1989)
Courtesy of Michael Johansson, visit him here for more information and licensing his photos.
Michael Johansson: I took this photo of John Norum on Hermosa Beach in California back in February 1989. At the time John was with Dokken. Yes I know, it was Don Dokken's solo band but still... I never saw any of those gigs he did with Don.
Which is a bit strange as they were supporting Judas Priest on the Painkiller tour and I saw a few of those gigs...
I know I was in Portland on November 1 1990 and Don & Co are said to have played there but I only have photos of Judas, Megadeth and Testament from that night...
Very strange...
Could it be that Don was still pissed that we had done a story with him and John the year before ???
I really do not remember...
/ Michael Johansson (saguaro.se)
Saturday, October 24, 2026
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IF YOU COULD ONLY BRING ONE OF JUDAS PRIEST FIRST 6 ALBUMS ..
… to a desert island (with electricity) for the rest of your life, out of these down below!
WHICH ONE WOULD YOU CHOOSE?I'll have to go with "British Steel", although I love most of their 1970's stuff as well. But this has a special place in my metal heart.
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SLAUGHTER (CAN) (OLD SCHOOL METAL MANIAC #6, 2013)
An interview from the best old school metal magazine that's still releasing print issues. It's a real beauty in full color. Please support them! Check them out here: oldschool-metal-maniac.com/eng/index.php
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Friday, October 23, 2026
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MASTER / DEATH STRIKE (OLD SCHOOL METAL MANIAC #6, 2013)
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BRUCE DICKINSON HOSTS HEADBANGERS BALL (MAY 7, 1988)
Here you can watch just the Bruce Parts ...
... or here (almost) the entire show. Note from the uploader, due to copyright issues, many music videos had to be edited out.
Thursday, October 22, 2026
VASTATOR (CHL) - GUIA PARA ODIAR A TU PRÓJIMO, ANTOLOGIA 1988-1998 [COMPILATION]
Vastator is one of the oldest Metal bands in Chile. Singer Rob Díaz, guitarist Sergio Bustamante, bass player Paquete Hormazabal and drummer Gerardo Barrenechea founded it in 1986.
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This is a compilation of material between 1989-1998.
1. Black Mask
2. Las joyas del cura
3. Sombras en la catedral
4. En las frias paredes del nicho
5. Inconsciencia asesina
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BLASPHEMY RELEASE SHEET
Release sheet that was included with the promo CD to the "Live Ritual: Friday the 13th" release.
OZZY OSBOURNE "SAINT DENIS THEATER, MONTREAL, CANADA" (FM/SBD) (JULY 28, 1981)
He'd only been out of Black Sabbath a couple of years when Ozzy Osbourne formed the now legendary solo band and embarked on his controversial Blizzard of Oz tour. Now supporting wife, Sharon (daughter of Sabbath manager Don Arden), Ozzy was essentially broke, and had to start from the ground up when launching his solo career.
Thanks to great material including "Mr. Crowley,” “Crazy Train” and “I Don't Know," this album, in addition to Osbourne's first solo outing, was a huge success, both in the U.S. and in his native U.K. The record went into the Top 20 and these songs remain staples of FM rock playlists to this day. But what makes this Canadian appearance so special is that it is one of the few professional live recordings made of Randy Rhoads, who would die in a senseless small plane crash the following May, while taking a joy ride on a rare day off from Osbourne's hectic touring schedule. While he was alive, critics and fans were say-ing Rhoads was as good as Eddie Van Halen; who knows what great music he could have made had he not died so early in life.
Ozzy and Sabbath fans alike will love this recording, even though he only does one song from his Sabbath days, the set-closer "Paranoid."
The rhythm section of bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Tommy Aldridge is rock solid, but it is the innovative and fluid guitar work of Randy Rhoads that makes this period in Osbourne's career SO important. Consisting mostly of material from the first LP, Blizzard of Oz, and what was to be his second album, Diary of a Madman, this show clearly demonstrates the excitement Osbourne was experiencing with his newfound solo project.
Thanks to great material including "Mr. Crowley,” “Crazy Train” and “I Don't Know," this album, in addition to Osbourne's first solo outing, was a huge success, both in the U.S. and in his native U.K. The record went into the Top 20 and these songs remain staples of FM rock playlists to this day. But what makes this Canadian appearance so special is that it is one of the few professional live recordings made of Randy Rhoads, who would die in a senseless small plane crash the following May, while taking a joy ride on a rare day off from Osbourne's hectic touring schedule. While he was alive, critics and fans were say-ing Rhoads was as good as Eddie Van Halen; who knows what great music he could have made had he not died so early in life.
Ozzy and Sabbath fans alike will love this recording, even though he only does one song from his Sabbath days, the set-closer "Paranoid."
TRACKLIST
01. Flying High Again
02. I Don't Know
03. Crazy Train
04. Believer
05. Mr. Crowley
06. Suicide Solution
07. Revelation (Mother Earth)
08. Steal Away (The Night)
09. Drum Solo
10. Paranoid
BAND / PERFORMERS
- Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
- Randy Rhoads - Guitar
- Rudy Sarzo - Bass
- Tommy Aldridge - Drums
- Lindsay Bridgewater - Keyboards
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Wednesday, October 21, 2026
REVIEWS THAT DIDN'T AGE WELL: NUCLEAR DEATH "CARRION FOR WORMS" (KERRANG #374, 1992)
Of course the taste in music is up to the eyes (ears) of the beholder, but when it comes to magazine reviews it's kind of strange when they let someone who doesn't even seem to like the genre review an album. Like this example, an album that most old school Death Metal fans like (81% on M.A).
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