DEFENDERS OF METAL

Friday, April 3, 2026

Thursday, April 2, 2026

ACTIVE RECORDS AD: THE SCANDINAVIAN METAL ASSAULT

GORGOROTH … SOMEWHERE ON TOUR IN EUROPE (1996)

Dissection, Satyricon and Gorgoroth toured together in Europe during 1996. The best part about this tour was the particular era it happened in these bands careers, hot on the heels of legendary albums like “Storm of the Light’s Bane”, “Nemesis Divina” and “Antichrist”. / Courtesy of Arcane Archivist

CANNIBAL CORPSE

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

ACE FREHLEY (AARDSCHOK AMERICA, MAY 1987)

HAWKWIND (WITH LEMMY ON SONG & BASS) ”THE WATCHER” [LIVE CLIP]

Lemmy: Silver Machine’, was our only hit – and a No. 2 at that! My vocals wound up on the recording, even though Bob sang it at the show. Bob wasn’t on that night and he sounded horrible, so everybody tried overdubbing it later and I was the only one who sang it right.

That was really my only time singing lead, except for ‘The Watcher’ on Doremi Fasol Latido, ‘Lost Johnny’ on Hall of the Mountain Grill, and ‘Motorhead’, which was a B-side for the single ‘Kings of Speed’ and later appeared on the re-release of Warrior on the Edge of Time. But I did sing a lot of back-ups.

From 'Moog Bass’, the YouTube uploader: I have created this video from available video footage and photos of Hawkwind paired with remastered audio of the Cleveland 1974 gig. I have boosted the bass frequencies to the benefit of the drums and the bass to give the audio a better balance.

The instrumentation is sparse throughout, this song absolutely relies on Lemmy and Simon King. The rest of the band add beautiful accents but the rhythm section drive this one.

This is to my mind the definitive Hawkwind version of The Watcher. Lemmy nails this performance with excellent bass and vocals. Motörhead made a great attempt at the song on the ‘what’s Words Worth’ release. Interestingly also live at the Roundhouse.

DORO (1988)

DEMO REVIEWS (THE OATH #2, 1993)

MEZZROW AT FRYSHUSET, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (1990)

Mezzrow opening up before Candlemass at the legendary and pro-shot concert on June 9, 1990.

Story from the event from Mezzrows official Facebook page: We all went to see Slayer on their World Sacrifice Tour in september 1988 at Fryshuset, Stockholm. It was, of course, a blast! (It wasn’t the first time we went there, since many thrashbands had played there during the eighties.) After Slayer had finished their set, I remember thinking that Fryshuset was the perfect place for thrash metal!

On the 9th of June 1990 we supported Candlemass at the very same venue. It was a sick feeling to play where all our favorite bands had played! A big stage with sidefills and a fence in front of the stage. A really huge contrast to the small clubs that we were used to!

Well, it was insane! We soundchecked ten minutes before people entered the hall and when we went on stage, a powerful roar from the packed venue welcomed us. Fantastic! We will always remember that night and we give you some pictures from the gig!

OZZY OSBOURNE "SHIBUYA KOUKAIDOU, TOKYO, JAPAN (JULY 7, 1984) [CONCERT/AUDIO]

SETLIST

00:00 I Don't Know

04:57 Mr. Crowley

10:30 Over the Mountain

15:22 Rock 'N' Roll Rebel

20:27 Bark at the Moon

24:52 Revelation (Mother Earth)

29:21 Steal Away the Night

33:47 Suicide Solution

37:00 Bass/Drum Jam

38:38 Guitar Solo

42:50 Flying High Again

47:11 Iron Man

Note: During "Mr. Crowley", the intro most of the time is played on keyboards, however, the keyboardist was abscent from this show, resulting in Jake E. Lee playing the keyboard riff on his guitar.

LINE-UP

Vocals: Ozzy Osbourne

Drums: Tommy Aldridge

Guitar: Jake E. Lee

Bass: Bob Daisley

Keyboard: Absent

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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

HELSTAR (METAL FORCES #34, 1988)

SATYRICON "THE SHADOWTHRONE" ALBUM AD (1995)

GAMMA RAY "HEADING FOR THE EAST" (1990)

Recorded Live at Shibuya Kokaido in Tokyo on Nov. 8th & Shiba Mielparque Hall in Tokyo on Nov. 9th., 1990. Released on official VHS in 1990, and then on DVD in 2003.

SETLIST

01 - Intro

02 - Lust For Life

03 - Heaven Can Wait

04 - Space Eater

05 - Freetime

06 - Who Do You Think You Are

07 - The Silence

08 - Save Us (Helloween Cover)

09 - I Want Out (Helloween Cover)

10 - Ride The Sky (Helloween Cover)/Hold Your Ground

11 - Money

12 - Heading For Tommorrow

LINE-UP

Uwe Wessel - Bass

Ralf Scheepers - Lead Vocals

Kai Hansen - Guitars/Vocals

Ulli Kusch - Drums

Dirk Schlächter - Guitars

DRAKAR (CZE)

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BRUJERIA (SOUNDS OF DEATH #3, 1993)

EXODUS (METAL FORCES #34, 1988)

Monday, March 30, 2026

KILLER WATT (IRL) " HORANS, TRALEE, CO. KERRY, IRELAND" (OCTOBER 28, 1987)

Photos and background info courtesy of Killer Watt's Facebook page:

I was recently sent these pics of us (Killer Watt) supporting Mama’s Boys in Horans, Tralee, Co. Kerry. I honestly don’t remember this gig! It was a mismatched tour, band style wise, with us a speed/thrash band, & Mama’s Boys a straightforward rock band, a damn good one! We were due to play the now long gone (in)famous SFX here in Dublin on that tour, but unfortunately something happened that meant we were not allowed play. We were obviously upset, we could’ve set foot & played on the same stage as some of the greatest names in rock/metal, Whitesnake, Ozzy, Dio, Metallica, Anthrax, to name a few! I was also sent a pic of the poster for that gig.

What could’ve been!