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Title: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Flick James on May 11, 2011, 02:32:33 PM My tastes have widened and tempered quite a bit since then, but in high school I was all about hardcore metal and some punk, and went to many shows in Southern California. There were a number of bands that I liked that released albums on labels like Metal Blade that never went on to prominence, but made amazing music nonetheless. I see some of those bands mentioned on this site periodically. I'm going to mention some of those lesser-known bands and some commentary. I'm kind of curious how many of them are known by members here.
Dark Angel: I roadied for this band a couple of times in 1984. They were very fast and very hard. There was a venue in Long Beach called Fender's Ballroom that was a haven for hardcore metal and punk shows, and I used to see Dark Angel here all the time. Drummer Gene Hoglan is considered one of the best hardcore metal drummers in the business and has lent his hands and legs to about a gazillion metal projects. Omen: Another band from Metal Blade Records that I saw once in their original incarnation in 1984, with J. D. Kimball on vocals. Solid power metal with a medieval theme, dressing in their original days in armor and featuring medieval weaponry on stage. Possessed: Early death metal band from the Bay Area. I saw them once and the vocalist was doing his best to entice the audience into as violent a pit as possible. Final Conflict: Hardcore punk band. The mid-80's saw concert promoters increasingly putting together shows with hardcore metal and punk bands on the same bill. This had been unheard of before, but I was going to shows when it was first being introduced. Sometimes these shows would be very violent, and metalheads and punks were quite at odds in California leading up to this trend. Final Conflict played a lot of these shows, although they were very much at odds with the metal crowd. Hirax: I used to love this band. They were an unusual thrash band in that the vocals were higher pitched and melodic, less of the gutteral screaming, and that they had a black vocalist, certainly unusual for a metal band in the 80's. Wargod: This band was very below the radar. I mention them because I started a band with the bassist Greg Gunthner called Archangel around 1983/84. He had just started playing bass. He was the guy who introduced me to all of this music by showing me the first Slayer EP and turning me on to many of the bands listed above. He became quite a talented bassist and went on to play with Wargod and then moved on to playing fusion jazz. The drummer was Lee Rausch, drummer for Dark Angel and an early drummer or Megadeth. Just curious how familiar these bands are for some of our metal-loving members. Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Psycho Circus on May 11, 2011, 02:37:54 PM Heard of them all dude. :thumbup:
I absolutely LOVE Dark Angel, I actually think they were better than Slayer back in the early 80s. They were faster, without being any less technical, if not more technical than Slayer and just as evil, bordering on death metal. That is so cool that you were a roadie for them. I really wish they'd put another record out, "Perish In Flames" and "Welcome To The Slaughterhouse" are the most brutal thrash metal songs I've ever heard. Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: lester1/2jr on May 11, 2011, 06:00:15 PM this band was from my hometown of Needham, MA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyoVuq43qIU Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Allhallowsday on May 11, 2011, 07:44:35 PM DARK ANGEL is about the only thrash I'd want to listen to (I think)...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p63k2dFHIvs Technically, an astonishing band. How cool is it that you were their roadie? :wink: :thumbup: I don't know any of the other bands, except FINAL CONFLICT... there was a British Prog Rock band by that name wasn't there? Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: HappyGilmore on May 11, 2011, 08:57:49 PM DARK ANGEL is about the only thrash I'd want to listen to (I think)... There is a British band Final Conflict, yes. They did the album Redress the Balance. Technically, an astonishing band. How cool is it that you were their roadie? :wink: :thumbup: I don't know any of the other bands, except FINAL CONFLICT... there was a British Prog Rock band by that name wasn't there? Not a fan of thrash? Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Flick James on May 12, 2011, 09:20:30 AM DARK ANGEL is about the only thrash I'd want to listen to (I think)... There is a British band Final Conflict, yes. They did the album Redress the Balance. Technically, an astonishing band. How cool is it that you were their roadie? :wink: :thumbup: I don't know any of the other bands, except FINAL CONFLICT... there was a British Prog Rock band by that name wasn't there? Not a fan of thrash? When I looked up the punk band Final Conflict to see if they were still up to anything I saw that there was also a British band by the same name. The punk band Final Conflict was a pretty big player in keeping punk alive in Orange County when it had died away in the late 80's. The are sometimes credited for playing a part in the punk resurgence in the 90's. I've never cared for the resurgent punk bands of the 90's, I just remember liking the Final Conflic shows when I saw them in the early/mid 80's. One of my alltime favorite shows from the metal/punk hybrid shows that started popping up around 1984/85 in Southern California was Slayer and D.R.I. That was the first show I went to where there was nearly an even mix of metal heads and punks. It was out of that period that the mosh pit arose, because before then that was not engaged in at metal shows. Some articles say it crossed over from punk in the 90's during the grunge explosion, but that's bulls**t. Metalheads were doing it in Southern California in '84. I saw it start when long-haired metalheads I hung out with, who would never have been caught at a punk show, let alone dancing in the pit, were suddenly doing it. Dark Angel used to encourage it. Ah, memories. I don't listen to much of it anymore, but I still got some Slayer and VoiVod and Celtic Frost in my iPod. Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Flick James on May 12, 2011, 09:36:36 AM this band was from my hometown of Needham, MA [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyoVuq43qIU[/url] I like that picture of the band the comes up later in the song. I remember the sleeveless denim jacket worn over the leather jacket bit. I couldn't afford a leather jacket back then, but I sported plenty of the sleeveless denim jackets, though, and drew plenty of metal artwork all over them. The album cover artwork looks alot like the kind of thing you'd see on an Omen album cover. Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Flick James on May 12, 2011, 09:39:55 AM Heard of them all dude. :thumbup: I absolutely LOVE Dark Angel, I actually think they were better than Slayer back in the early 80s. They were faster, without being any less technical, if not more technical than Slayer and just as evil, bordering on death metal. That is so cool that you were a roadie for them. I really wish they'd put another record out, "Perish In Flames" and "Welcome To The Slaughterhouse" are the most brutal thrash metal songs I've ever heard. I didn't expect anybody to have heard of Wargod. They never released anything except for an EP, which was pretty much a demo. They were a technically brilliant band, however. I think they just couldn't keep the band together long enough to go very far. Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Psycho Circus on May 12, 2011, 12:02:54 PM I didn't expect anybody to have heard of Wargod. They never released anything except for an EP, which was pretty much a demo. They were a technically brilliant band, however. I think they just couldn't keep the band together long enough to go very far. I've basically spent the last 12-14 years reading up and listening to as much obscure 80s metal as I can get my hands on. There's hundreds of really good bands that only managed a few demos or an EP before they broke up. Just seemed to depend on keeping it together long enough for record execs to take notice or high demand for a certain genre in the market. I hate when people say that the only great bands are the ones that have stayed popular and been around years. Yes, they maybe good, but there's a lot of hard work, timing and luck as well do with it, crossover appeal also. There's five or six bands I've heard that I could list that have only managed an EP or one solitary record that could blow the balls off a thousand more artists whose careers span decades. Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: HappyGilmore on May 12, 2011, 04:30:05 PM Im a big fan of Anthrax. Not many seem to give them any kinda credit in the scene.
Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Flick James on May 12, 2011, 04:35:54 PM Im a big fan of Anthrax. Not many seem to give them any kinda credit in the scene. I don't know about that. They acheived some semi-mainstream recognition. They are far more widely known than Dark Angel, for example. I was never a big fan of Anthrax, but I've always given them their due credit for what they contributed to the 80's hard metal scene. Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Psycho Circus on May 12, 2011, 04:40:21 PM Im a big fan of Anthrax. Not many seem to give them any kinda credit in the scene. I don't know about that. They acheived some semi-mainstream recognition. They are far more widely known than Dark Angel, for example. I was never a big fan of Anthrax, but I've always given them their due credit for what they contributed to the 80's hard metal scene. Yeah, Anthrax were/are pretty huge in the thrash genre and extremely well respected. They got a ton of exposure on MTV back in the 80s/early 90s and still pack out large theatres to this day. They practically invented rap-metal (not a good thing though) and are seen over here as one of the most important thrash bands. Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: RCMerchant on May 12, 2011, 05:11:51 PM GBH-!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGlRSYU2ais&feature=related Chaotic Discord! I had the album Virgin Goat F#ckers from Hell...! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajfZO4kiHnE Millions of Dead Cops! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SeMgDlG9MI&feature=related Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: HappyGilmore on May 12, 2011, 05:59:19 PM Im a big fan of Anthrax. Not many seem to give them any kinda credit in the scene. I don't know about that. They acheived some semi-mainstream recognition. They are far more widely known than Dark Angel, for example. I was never a big fan of Anthrax, but I've always given them their due credit for what they contributed to the 80's hard metal scene. Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Allhallowsday on May 12, 2011, 09:51:21 PM Nope, not a fan of Thrash, or any of these many other Metal labels... I particularly dislike when the "singing" is gargling a raw egg, and it's as boring as Rap can get. It ain't hardcore to me if it's nothing but attitude. I just want music with my attitude. We're all going to be dead a long time. :wink:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkep-zFQJ2s I guess lots of people now know NINA HAGEN, but in my day I was the only one who had her album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r5MBBRRn1Y THE DICTATORS were hot on the East Coast, well known now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3XyJ0VjAw4 Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: HappyGilmore on May 12, 2011, 10:05:11 PM Kreator
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLJ8lxv97Fo One band I like but never seemed to get mentioned as much. Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Flick James on May 13, 2011, 09:36:59 AM Quote Nope, not a fan of Thrash, or any of these many other Metal labels... I particularly dislike when the "singing" is gargling a raw egg, and it's as boring as Rap can get. It ain't hardcore to me if it's nothing but attitude. I just want music with my attitude. We're all going to be dead a long time. I don't particularly like the gargling vocals either. I just like the aggressive nature of the music. I don't listen to much of it anymore, but when I do it's pure cathartic release. It's like hitting a punching bag, I feel fabulous afterwards. Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Psycho Circus on May 13, 2011, 12:13:25 PM Anyone heard of Re-Animator or Liege Lord?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTDUUHTkcyo&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk9vTE4ecLY Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Flick James on May 13, 2011, 01:37:52 PM Anyone heard of Re-Animator or Liege Lord? [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTDUUHTkcyo&feature=related[/url] [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk9vTE4ecLY[/url] I remember hearing about Liege Lord. I like the track you posted. The vocalist kind of sounds like a cross between Bruce Dickinson and Blackie Lawless to me. Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: voltron on May 13, 2011, 03:26:03 PM Here's a few metal bands that are pretty obscure:
Forced Entry Atrophy Railway Sword (tips his hat to circus :)) The Exploited Discharge ( would these guys be called obscure, because they were very influential) Thunder Rider Stormwitch Living Death i'm sure i could go on and on....... :wink: Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Psycho Circus on May 13, 2011, 03:33:17 PM Sword (tips his hat to circus :)) Ahh Sword, the badass Canadian band that should have been MUCH bigger. "Sweet Dreams" is still up there for me, as one of the all time great unheralded heavy metal albums. The hard rock/glam metal band that they morphed into called Saints & Sinners were also excellent, if they'd have put out their debut 3-4 years earlier they would have gone supernova. Sword have actually reformed this year and are apparently in the process of writing a new record! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5sMJ-D3Wd0&feature=related Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Allhallowsday on May 13, 2011, 09:21:36 PM Quote Nope, not a fan of Thrash, or any of these many other Metal labels... I particularly dislike when the "singing" is gargling a raw egg, and it's as boring as Rap can get. It ain't hardcore to me if it's nothing but attitude. I just want music with my attitude. We're all going to be dead a long time. I don't particularly like the gargling vocals either. I just like the aggressive nature of the music. I don't listen to much of it anymore, but when I do it's pure cathartic release. It's like hitting a punching bag, I feel fabulous afterwards. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKYALsp-sIg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGgfHZ02I2k The song starts 1 minute in: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZbjseBPjhw Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: HappyGilmore on May 13, 2011, 09:39:47 PM Here's a few metal bands that are pretty obscure: Discharge ( would these guys be called obscure, because they were very influential) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i70zFUh5ugA Good stuff. They are a bit obscure but damn good. Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: HappyGilmore on May 13, 2011, 09:49:15 PM I'm a bigger punk fan than Metal fan, to be sure. Love Iggy, MC5, Ramones. Even dig these guys: New York Dolls http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2cQPln0Fr8&feature=fvst Misfits http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuDtVYX2KVs Misfits seem pretty well known now. Well, maybe not the music, but their merchandise is everywhere. And most kids I know seem to only know the post-Danzig stuff. Ah. Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Allhallowsday on May 14, 2011, 02:10:27 PM Don't want to hijack your thread, FLICK, but I love the NEW YORK DOLLS. :teddyr: Aside from being offensively grotesque, pushing the envelop with every cliched bad-boy (girl?) characteristic, the DOLLS wrote awesome songs and could actually play. They kick ASS!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctg5FCS1wCM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-CI1gg2l6w&NR=1 Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: lester1/2jr on May 14, 2011, 02:23:31 PM happy gilmore- I have to admit I was and still kind of am one of those metal fans who looked down their nose at Anthrax. I'm sure they had good stuff and I liked the videos from the Time album when they came on MTV, but I did not see them as being on par with Slayer or Metallica or even like Testament.
Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: HappyGilmore on May 15, 2011, 08:06:35 AM happy gilmore- I have to admit I was and still kind of am one of those metal fans who looked down their nose at Anthrax. I'm sure they had good stuff and I liked the videos from the Time album when they came on MTV, but I did not see them as being on par with Slayer or Metallica or even like Testament. I'm the opposite. I really don't like Testament. Although, I like Testament a bit more than I like Megadeath. Megadeath sucks.Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: HappyGilmore on May 15, 2011, 08:13:20 AM A slightly lesser known band I like is Philadelphia based punk group The Dead Milkmen.
"Punk Rock Girl" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJYjr-vUKZM&feature=related "Life is Sh*t" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEgkDuJyI0U Don't want to hijack your thread, FLICK, but I love the NEW YORK DOLLS. :teddyr: Aside from being offensively grotesque, pushing the envelop with every cliched bad-boy (girl?) characteristic, the DOLLS wrote awesome songs and could actually play. They kick ASS!! What I find especially funny is that Dolls member David Johannsen up and became Buster Poindexter, singing songs like "Hot Hot Hot" and making movies like Mr. Nanny. Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: voltron on May 15, 2011, 03:54:48 PM Sword (tips his hat to circus :)) Ahh Sword, the badass Canadian band that should have been MUCH bigger. "Sweet Dreams" is still up there for me, as one of the all time great unheralded heavy metal albums. The hard rock/glam metal band that they morphed into called Saints & Sinners were also excellent, if they'd have put out their debut 3-4 years earlier they would have gone supernova. Sword have actually reformed this year and are apparently in the process of writing a new record! [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5sMJ-D3Wd0&feature=related[/url] Totally agree with you about them not getting the recognition they deserved, Circus. Plus, I'm from Canada, so that's a bonus. They were an amazingly good traditional metal band. I read that Chuck Schuldiner (Death) listed Sword's "Metalized" as one of his biggest influences. That one's my fave also, but Sweet Dreams is pretty great, too. I haven't heard Saints and Sinners, but I can't say I'm a huge glam fan so I'd probably be on the fence with them. Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Psycho Circus on May 15, 2011, 03:59:57 PM I haven't heard Saints and Sinners, but I can't say I'm a huge glam fan so I'd probably be on the fence with them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDc92FENGxk Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Allhallowsday on May 16, 2011, 12:27:58 AM That's great, CIRCUS... sounds like this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjkzP31GeQY Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Flick James on May 16, 2011, 08:46:07 AM Don't want to hijack your thread, FLICK, but I love the NEW YORK DOLLS. :teddyr: Aside from being offensively grotesque, pushing the envelop with every cliched bad-boy (girl?) characteristic, the DOLLS wrote awesome songs and could actually play. They kick ASS!! [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctg5FCS1wCM[/url] [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-CI1gg2l6w&NR=1[/url] You didn't hijack it. Punk is in the thread title. Punk actually broke me away from being into nothing but metal when I was about 17 and broadened my tastes. That sounds weird to say, but it did. It turned me on to the early punk bands and, of course, the precursor-to-punk artists from the 70's. From there, my musical tastes mushroomed like crazy. Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Allhallowsday on May 16, 2011, 07:00:31 PM Don't want to hijack your thread, FLICK, but I love the NEW YORK DOLLS. :teddyr: Aside from being offensively grotesque, pushing the envelop with every cliched bad-boy (girl?) characteristic, the DOLLS wrote awesome songs and could actually play. They kick ASS!! You didn't hijack it. Punk is in the thread title. Punk actually broke me away from being into nothing but metal when I was about 17 and broadened my tastes. That sounds weird to say, but it did. It turned me on to the early punk bands and, of course, the precursor-to-punk artists from the 70's. From there, my musical tastes mushroomed like crazy.... NEW YORK DOLLS were ahead of their time. There's lots of bands that followed the STONES' example as far as "bad boy" attitude, and were a response to the loss of great short Rock songs, especially the 45 in favor of LP... in favor of pumped up Art (some'd say "overblown") instead of just fast beat and hot tune, and the DOLLS were one of the best examples. I know what you mean about "mushrooming" musical tastes. My thing for the last nearly 10 years I suppose is finding the overlooked acts from my favorite eras: '60s, '70s, and to a different extent (it's all nostalgia) early '80s. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX88XJaJ_bg Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Pilgermann on May 16, 2011, 09:42:29 PM Punk band The Flesh Eaters released a few albums in the 90's but their key albums are from the 80's. I love A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die. They had a tune on the Return of the Living Dead soundtrack, too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URYxAdHzO5g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHWmSxdyabM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woVjL-KIcXo&feature=related Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: HappyGilmore on May 16, 2011, 10:01:57 PM The Angry Samoans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyHAHUZgn_A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ly4Oo3u8WE&feature=related Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: lester1/2jr on May 17, 2011, 03:50:11 PM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh1Q4i3UnAg
Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: HappyGilmore on May 17, 2011, 09:04:32 PM Don't know if they qualify as "Lesser Known" but I assume most people under 30 dont know:
Dead Kennedys http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y-rlv32xhw&feature=related Or, they likely don't know The Exploited http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r222GbisQz8&feature=related Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: voltron on May 18, 2011, 01:40:22 PM Killing Joke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&hl=iw&v=TC2fb9OkD4A Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Psycho Circus on May 18, 2011, 02:06:15 PM Victory, a fantastic German heavy metal band with a great sound and plenty of catchy hooks who seem to have flown under the radar for nearly 30 years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV-fqcGGIZk Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: HappyGilmore on May 18, 2011, 08:58:32 PM Killing Joke [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&hl=iw&v=TC2fb9OkD4A[/url] Killing Joke is insanely great. Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Flick James on May 19, 2011, 10:51:18 AM Here's an album I'm currently listening to that I haven't heard in years.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9f/Born_Innocent_%28album%29.jpg) Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: crackers on May 19, 2011, 11:13:08 AM Nope, not a fan of Thrash, or any of these many other Metal labels... I particularly dislike when the "singing" is gargling a raw egg, and it's as boring as Rap can get. It ain't hardcore to me if it's nothing but attitude. I just want music with my attitude. We're all going to be dead a long time. :wink: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkep-zFQJ2s This is one of my favorite track ever. Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: crackers on May 19, 2011, 11:29:39 AM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCPn0l220MY
Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Umaril The Unfeathered on May 22, 2011, 09:42:14 PM [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh1Q4i3UnAg[/url] Yes, great band. I have a few of their albums, one that has two songs called " Son Of Lilith" and "Semtex Revolution" that have great bass lines. I should look for more of their stuff. Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Psycho Circus on May 23, 2011, 12:08:08 PM If you've ever heard Metal Church, Heretic, Reverend or Helstar, you MUST hear Abattoir!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTouOCjSsv8 ICON "World War" THE definition of arena metal circa 1985. :thumbup: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBJF7AsfnLY Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: voltron on May 26, 2011, 06:28:53 AM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1D_v7lHiBk
Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Psycho Circus on May 26, 2011, 11:50:16 AM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpcrqNW8Smg
Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: voltron on May 26, 2011, 07:08:08 PM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag6f6a2PoBU
More of a known band or not? :question: Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Psycho Circus on May 27, 2011, 01:03:53 PM Loudness are massive in Japan and did fairly well in the US toward the end of the 80s, to me they're well known.
I've been listening to a lot of Japanese rock/metal that isn't well known lately, like EZO and Show Ya, but get a load of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldXJSfX9Bpk&feature=related :thumbup: Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: lester1/2jr on May 27, 2011, 04:15:13 PM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_ORHrdjrNc&feature=related
Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Psycho Circus on May 29, 2011, 09:18:43 AM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEKARqC5rN4
Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Derf on May 29, 2011, 10:00:25 PM While I'm not a great fan of metal, I do like a few punk bands. Love the Ramones and The Dead Milkmen. There are more, but I remembered one that is really obscure whose cd I bought on a whim. Anybody remember Old Skull?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i30GIiQzpJw&feature=related Title: Re: Lesser-known metal/punk from the 80's Post by: Psycho Circus on May 30, 2011, 03:03:04 AM More obscure Japanese metal, the land of the rising sun's answers to KISS and Motley Crue - Action! & 44Magnum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOJl9n7e11I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae-KDCxnvfk |