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 | IN STOCK - Add to cart LIZZY BORDEN - Menace To Society (1986) CD Metal Blade $12.00 2nd studio album. http://www.myspace.com/lizzybordenband 14 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart LIZZY BORDEN - Terror Rising / Give 'Em The Axe (1983) CD Metal Blade $11.00 This release is their 2 EPs on 1 CD. http://www.myspace.com/lizzybordenband 8 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart LIZZY BORDEN - Love You To Pieces (1985) CD Metal Blade $12.00 US 80's Metal. http://www.myspace.com/lizzybordenband 14 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart HELSTAR - Rising From The Grave (2010) CD Digipack Metal Blade $17.00 Includes remastered versions of the A Distant Thunder and Nosferatu albums. The boxset also includes the Twas The Night Of A Hellish Xmas DVD 30 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE - The August Engine (2003) CD Digipack Metal Blade $13.00 2nd studio album. http://www.myspace.com/hammersofmisfortune 7 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE - The Bastard (2001) CD Digipack Metal Blade $13.00 Blackened Epic Heavy Metal from the USA. Unique stuff with members of SLOUGH FEG. http://www.myspace.com/hammersofmisfortune 14 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart BITCH - Be My Slave / Damnation Alley (1982) CD Metal Blade $12.00 US Metal with female vocals. This is a 2 on 1 CD. http://www.myspace.com/bitchmetal 15 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart MERCYFUL FATE - In The Shadows (1993) CD Metal Blade $12.00 3rd studio album. 10 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart MERCYFUL FATE - Time (1994) CD Metal Blade $12.00 4th studio album. 11 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart MERCYFUL FATE - Into The Unknown (1996) CD Metal Blade $12.00 5th studio album. 10 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart MERCYFUL FATE - Dead Again (1998) CD Metal Blade $12.00 6th studio album. 10 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart MERCYFUL FATE - 9 (1999) CD Metal Blade $12.00 7th studio album 10 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart TROUBLE - Run To The Light (1987) CD Metal Blade $12.00 3rd full length album. 8 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart RAVEN - Walk Through Fire (2010) CD Metal Blade $13.00 12th full length album. 16 tracks. | |
 | OUT OF STOCK HOODED PRIEST - Devil Worship Reckoning (2010) CD Digipack Emanes Metal $13.00 Doom Metal from The Netherlands. http://www.myspace.com/hoodedpriestdoom 7 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart GANG - V (2010) CD Emanes Metal $13.00 80's styled French Heavy / Thrash Metal. http://www.myspace.com/gang51 10 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart REVELATION - Never Comes Silence (1992) CD Shadow Kingdom $12.00 Please read the Shadow Kingdom label page for a description. 18 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart CRISIS - Armed To The Teeth / Kick It Out (1984) Double CD Shadow Kingdom $14.00 Please read the Shadow Kingdom label page for a description. 27 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart CHRISTIAN MISTRESS - Agony & Opium (2010) CD 20 Buck Spin $9.00 Traditional Heavy Metal with female vocals from the US. http://www.20buckspin.com/site/releases/spin038-christian-mistress-agony-opium-lp-cd/ 6 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart CHRISTIAN MISTRESS - Agony & Opium (2010) Vinyl 20 Buck Spin $14.00 Traditional Heavy Metal with female vocals from the US. 6 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart SNAKEPIT - Issue 1 (1997) Magazine + bonus 7" Shadow Kingdom $9.00 SNAKEPIT - Issue 1 includes a bonus 7" record of DESTRUCTOR Live in 2008 doing "Pounding Evil" and "Overdose" EXCITER, THE RODS, HEAVY LOAD, DESTRUCTOR, RIGOR MORTIS, NASTY SAVAGE, ARMORED SAINT, TYGERS OF PAN TANG, and much more. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart PRELLUDE - Máquina Do Tempo (2007) CD Area Death $13.00 2nd album + Great War Demo http://www.myspace.com/prellude 13 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart PRELLUDE - A Estrada Do Rock (1998) CD Area Death $13.00 80's sounding heavy metal from Brazil. This includes the "Raising From The Dead" EP http://www.myspace.com/prellude 16 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart MIDIAN - Thrashology (1990) CD Area Death $15.00 US early 90's Thrash. http://www.myspace.com/midianthrashnj 29 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart ANIHILATED - Path To Destruction (1985) CD Area Death $13.00 Includes the Speedwell Demo + Path To Destruction EP + Live songs. http://www.myspace.com/anihilated 12 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart DEVASTATION (HRV) - Devastation Complete 1987 - 1989 (1987) CD Area Death $13.00 80's Thrash Metal from Croatia. http://www.myspace.com/devastationcro 21 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart SACRIFICE - The Ones I Condemn (2010) CD Digipack Cyclone Empire $13.00 5th studio album. 11 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart CAUCHEMAR - La Vierge Noire (2010) Vinyl 12" MLP Nuclear War Now $13.00 Feeding the Canadian metal flame, CAUCHEMAR plays haunted doomy metal with French vocals and a heavy occult vibe. Their first release, “La vierge noire” MLP, includes 5 songs of ancient metal darkness. The warm, unpolished production and the eerie atmosphere will transport you to the darkest parts of antique cemeteries. Pounding rhythmic percussion, earthy guitar tones, mystical female vocals and intricate changes in textures in this record open a new passageway to the soul of pure metal. http://www.myspace.com/cauchemarmetal 5 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart SCALD - Will Of The Great Gods Is Power (1996) CD Wroth Emitter $13.00 Essential and amazing Epic / Viking Metal from Russia. 8 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart BLOOD FARMERS - S/T (1995) CD Leafhound $14.00 1st full length. 10 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart BAPHOMET'S BLOOD - Metal Damnation Black (2009) Vinyl High Roller $18.00 3rd full-length 8 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart TROUBLE - The Skull (1985) Vinyl Cyclone Empire $18.00 2nd album on Blue Vinyl 7 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart TROUBLE - Psalm 9 (1984) Vinyl Cyclone Empire $18.00 Classic 80's Doom Metal from the USA now on Red Vinyl 8 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart ARTILLERY - B.A.C.K. (1999) CD Cyclone Empire $13.00 4th full-length. 10 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart DEMONS GATE - S/T (2006) Vinyl MLP Iron Bonehead $15.00 Doomed / Heavy Metal from Australia. New album coming on Shadow Kingdom hopefully in 2010. I have some bent corner copies for $3 cheaper. 5 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart DEEP SWITCH - Nine Inches Of God (1986) Double CD Shadow Kingdom $14.00 Please read the Shadow Kingdom label page for a description. You can pre-order this CD early here, but the actual release date that's set to hit the streets and other mail order distros on 9/14/2010 17 tracks. | |
 | OUT OF STOCK SALEM - In The Beginning... (1980) Double CD Pure Steel $15.00 Classic N.W.O.B.H.M. on double CD http://www.myspace.com/salem.uk 17 tracks. | |
 | OUT OF STOCK CALVARIO - IXOYE (1993) CD Blood & Iron $13.00 First official reissue on CD of this classic Brazilian album of pure 'n' true epic Heavy doom Metal (considered the first ever Christian Metal album recorded in Brazil) evoking the spirits of Cirith Ungol, Dark Quarterer and Omen! Recorded back in 1993, but sounding totally 80's, this is a lost treasure from the underground now made available again! Remastered with 3 bonus tracks, plus one video clip, this is a mandatory cult Metal release! http://www.myspace.com/calvariowhitemetal 11 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart JAMESON RAID - Just As The Dust Had Settled (1980) Vinyl + 7" Shadow Kingdom / High Roller $22.00 HRR 141/ SKR, limited to 1000 copies, bonus 7" + p/s, gatefold cover, tour book reprint, 4 page insert, 200 x coloured vinyl + promo photo $2 extra for color. http://www.myspace.com/jamesonraidnwobhm 14 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart WHIPLASH - Insult To Injury (1990) CD Displeased $13.00 3rd studio album re-issue with a live gig from 1986. 17 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart HEAVEN - Knockin' On Heavens Door (1985) CD Old Metal $12.00 80's Australian Hard Rock. 15 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart ICED EARTH - S/T (1990) CD Century Media $12.00 Re-mixed and re-mastered of this classic 90's Heavy Metal. New cover art. 8 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart HIRAX - Noise Chaos War (2000) CD Thrash Corner $12.00 This release collects three Hirax EPs on one disc. Features 2000's 'Barrage of Noise' and the 2007 EPs 'Chaos and Brutality' and 'Assassins of War.' 17 songs in all, plus an enhanced feature, "Bombs of Death live in Japan in 2009. 17 tracks. | |
 | OUT OF STOCK CITIES - Annihilation Absolute (1986) CD Lost N Found $12.00 US 80's Metal originally on the Metal Blade label. 9 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart HALLOWEEN - Don't Metal With Evil (1985) CD Pure Steel $13.00 80's Classic/Traditional JUDAS PRIEST meets KING DIAMOND. Re-Issue http://www.myspace.com/halloween1031 14 tracks. | |
 | IN STOCK - Add to cart HALLOWEEN - Victims Of The Night (1997) CD Pure Steel $13.00 3rd full length re-issue. http://www.myspace.com/halloween1031 13 tracks. | |
 | OUT OF STOCK UNHOLY, THE - As Below So Above (1998) CD Private $9.00 Rare 90's US Doom / Heavy Metal. This is almost like a MOTORHEAD meets VITUS and SABBATH. Check this out if you can find a sample. 16 tracks. | |
 | OUT OF STOCK UNHOLY, THE - Ash Wedensday (1999) CD Private $9.00 3rd full length. 10 tracks. | |
 | OUT OF STOCK SALEM - In The Beginning... (1980) Vinyl High Roller $26.00 Salem was founded in late 1979 by two former members from the "Metal for Muthas" stars Ethel The Frog, namely Paul Tognola (vocals and guitar) and Paul Conyers (drums). Adrian Jenkinson was drafted as the bass player and the first band meeting with Paul Macnamara (lead guitar) was January 2nd 1980 in The Red Lion pub in Anlaby, Hull, Yorkshire. I asked lead guitarist Paul Macnamara in how far Salem was a direct follow-up to Ethel The Frog? "Ethel The Frog was directed musically (as far as I can make out) by lead singer/guitarist Doug Sheppard and bass guitarist/singer Terry Hopkinson. On that basis, only 'Fool's Gold' (written for Salem by Terry) really followed on from Ethel The Frog. The music on the first demo was composed by me and Paul Tognola (who'd been more the 'rhythm guitarist' in Ethel The Frog) so I would say that it represented a change of direction." The aboved mentioned line-up - after a period of song writing and rehearsal - began gigging in Hull and district, and recorded the first demo on January 4th 1981 at Fairview Studios in Willerby, Hull. Simon Saxby (vocals) joined Salem following Paul Tognola's departure for The Crack in March 1981 and the band continued to perform. However, the Salem sound was founded on two guitars and twin-lead melodies so Mark Allison joined to add that depth. This line-up gigged regularly and released its own double A-side single "Cold As Steel/Reach To Eternity" in 1982, recorded on April 4th 1982 at Fairview Studios. Paul Macnamara was interviewed by Kerrang! - soon to become the world's biggest selling weekly rock magazine - in May 1982 (issue No. 15) and copies of the single were sold globally. Paul thinks that the Kerrang! article did the band a lot of good: "We were very fortunate to get that interview. I was at the University of Hull at the time (just to make things more complicated) and had become a friend of student colleague Steve (forgotten his surname - sorry) who helped to arrange an interview with a friend of his, Neil Jefferies, who had just started writing for Kerrang! The timing was very good as we were able to promote the 7" single - as a result we sold quite a few by post across the globe. Also, the number of people at the gigs increased. I remember that we played a gig, shortly after the Kerrang! article, in Darlington (quite a long way from 'home') and the turnout was awesome - a brilliant gig!" How many copies of the mentioned single came with a sleeve? Paul: "This is interesting. We had 500 singles pressed and sold most. About this time, we had a number of posters printed with just the 'demonic' image and Salem logo so leaving the lower section blank for us to write - by hand - and advertise the upcoming gig(s). All the singles we issued had plain, white sleeves. However, I think that we must have sent out a few singles also wrapped in copies of the 'blank' posters." At least for me, the "Cold As Steel/Reach To Eternity" single was a lot heavier than most of Salem's N.W.O.B.H.M. contemporaries of the early '80's. Paul comments: "I had composed the music to 'Reach To Eternity' and 'Cold As Steel' before joining Salem, and so I would suggest that these pieces stem from earlier '70's rock (Purple/Rainbow, Sabbath, Lizzy, etc), rather than the N.W.O.B.H.M. period itself. My passion was (and still is) for POWERFUL MUSIC. I love strong melodies with harmony (Salem's were simple at first but developed well - the end section of 'Reach to Eternity' still works very well) and an interesting chord structure (what other 'Metal' bands would use minor 7ths - and certainly not major 7ths - listen to 'Keeper of the Keys (Parts I and III)' and 'Fighting for the Cause'). Whether this makes the music 'heavier musically', I'm not really sure." Eventually, Paul Conyers had to leave due to other professional commitments and Paul "Animal" Mendham took up the drum stool. This final Salem line-up continued to gig prolifically in the North and North East of England with a hardcore of fans. They soon recorded another demo at Adda Studios in east Hull, for the first time capturing the fans' favourite "The Keeper of the Keys". This raw session caught the passion of the live performances. As a result of Salem winning a "battle of the bands" contest at Huddersfield Polytechnic, Salem recorded the last demo at September Sound, Huddersfield, in March 1983 which best demonstrated the maturing song writing of the band. Although a number of record companies gave the music the green light, the band imploded and played their last, sell-out gig in Hull on the 31st of May 1983. When Salem was still around, was there ever a prospect of a further 7" single or maybe even an album? Paul Macnamara has the following to say: "The third demo (from March 23rd 1983) was a good representation of the direction I wanted to take Salem ['epic" melodies and powerful harmonies - see 'Other Side of Hel', 'Hangman's Noose' and 'The King, Trilogy III'"> - although it also showed the diverse influences on our music [Mark Allison was seriously into the US rock, and Ade Jenkinson was still heavily Led Zep influenced">. I did my best to hawk this final demo around the London record companies. However, there seemed to be little appetite for this music - heavy, but sort-of 'musical' and a bit different - so we got a number of polite comments along the the lines of 'it's good, but not quite what we're looking for, thank you.' After the 1983 demo, we had really high hopes - and when we didn't secure a record deal the enthusiasm waned. We were certainly the biggest rock band in the area and had great potential to progress - but that was because we were a band, not just a collection of musicians - when the different individual aspirations came to a head after the disappointment Salem collapsed." However, the end of Salem was not the end of being part of the rock biz for most of the former members of Salem, as Paul explains: "We have all carried on playing and being involved in the music biz one way or another. After Salem, Ade and Simon formed Kashmir and then Mayfair. Paul Tognola owned and managed The Welly Club (a music venue in Hull) for many years. Paul Mendham has played in many bands (incl. supporting Michael Schenker and WASP) is now in Innersylum. I've played in a couple of 'party' bands" - and composed and recorded my own music over the years. I'm now looking for a gig again!" In 2009, High Roller Records decided to put out a limited vinyl edition of some of the best Salem demo material, as lead guitarist Paul Macnamara explains: "I have always played guitar and recently started some recording at home. At the suggestion of my brother Phil, I uploaded some of my music to MySpace - then also at his suggestion I also uploaded some of our Salem recordings. I was surprised that very soon people were listening to this music and subsequently I was contacted by a number of these, including High Roller Records. There seemed to be an opportunity to release the Salem recordings - and I was advised by a number of people (including Mario Corbella and Sascha of Hellion) that High Roller Records would seem to be a good fit - so I contacted Steffen, who seemed very interested." Matthias Mader $2 extra for color http://www.myspace.com/salem.uk 17 tracks. | |
 | OUT OF STOCK APOCALYPSE - Abandon Hope (1981) Vinyl High Roller $18.00 Some people have accused Apocalypse of writing overwhelmingly negative lyrics. However, Steve Grainger does not agree: "Our lyrics were not all doom and gloom, but we did like the image of post-apocalyptic themes. Death and destruction, nuclear wars etc, whilst they are terrible in their own right, they do have a certain beauty about them, don't you think? We also had many a message in some of our songs. 'Chosen Few' for example was quite political. Aside from the pictoral feel of the song, almost like a short film. It is about the way that it it seems that wars are started and controlled by the big boys while the soldiers and fighters are left to pay the price. In 'Chosen Few' the returning army of a handful of men come back to see that all they ever treasured and what they had been fighting for had been blown away. All was gone except for the very people who had controlled the war in the first place (i.e. the chosen few). But, rather than a hero's welcome they are shot and killed. It doesn't seem so unlikely, does it? My case rests." There was talk of an Apocalypse album but eventually the band changed their name to Omega: "We were aware of one other band in the UK called Apocalypse, they were completely non-apocalyptic if you ask me. More of a pop band. But they were under the guide of a major player on the UK music business so we felt that we would change our name. I was always against this. I thought, f**k them, let them change but hey, I was overruled . We did get a fair bit of music press coverage during the argument though, so it was not all bad news. As for all the others, we had no idea that there were more at the time. Looking back, it doesn't surprise me." The Apocalypse longplayer finally came out as "The Prophet" by Omega: "Omega was absolutely the follow on of Apocalypse. We were the same band until my brother left the band and was replaced by Graham on drums. I suppose we were always a bit adventurous musically, progressive? I don't know. They are just words. We didn't even have N.W.O.B.H.M. as a genre in those days, we just did what we wanted to do. Bands like us were not Punk bands or New Wave bands, we were good old British rock bands ignoring all the poncey '80's trends. In fact, we were slated in the music press for being old fashioned. Just goes to show, doesn't it? Anyway, wasn't it Neal Kay who managed to coin the phrase N.W.O.B.H.M. Looking back, it seems a logical description but at the time no-one could see it (except Neal of course)." Steve talks some more about "The Prophet": 'The Prophet' was a worldwide release on vinyl only, by Rock Machine, who were basically Razor Records in London. A Punk label that wanted to get into a few rock acts. It was official. It was new re-released. I now see that it is out on CD. This has to be a pirate. Nick and I own the rights to it and we have no idea how this release has taken place and who is behind it, ... we are still looking into it!" Apocalypse, not Omega, had a very brief comeback in the late '80's: "When we got it back together with Marc, my brother, on drums, it seemed that it was logical to call the band Apocalypse again. After all, anyone who knew us referred to us as Apocalypse anyway, even when we were called Omega. Marc had left the band Omega before we recorded 'The Prophet' and as such didn't feel part of that band per se. And what with Nick not knowing where he was going with or without the band, Apocalypse just re-grew as it were. As years have gone on and our position has been gratefully elevated to where we are now, I have taken to tagging a small N.W.O.B.H.M. tag to the Apocalypse logo, just so that people know exactly who we are. Knowing now how many bands of the same name might have been in existence over the years it seemed sensible. We never made a great song and dance about reforming as such. I suppose it just evolved." Which brings us to the album "Abandon Hope", which has just been released as a strictly limited vinyl edition on High Roller Records. Steve explains: " 'Abandon Hope' is basically the material that did not go on to 'The Prophet'. Tracks that were never released except as demos that we later recorded over the years. There is no new material. It is a record of what we did. In a word, if you put it next to 'The Prophet', you will have 90% of our catalogue. One track, 'Midnight Train', was to have been the A-side to the single, had we not gone for 'Stormchild'. All the recordings will not have been released before. 'Chosen Few' is a bit more adventurous in this recording. 'Killing Man' has a 'guest' appearance on bass by Dave 'Mex' Higgen, writer of the song, founder member of Apocalypse, who left after a very short while but nevertheless can be credited with coming up with the name in the first place. The title track uses the original intro soundtrack that we used as our entrance on stage. There is a bit of live recording in 'In the Heat of the Night' which prior to this was only ever released as a studio demo on the Omega 'Alpha' cassette, my copy of which you can barely hear above the hiss of the tape!" Matthias Mader (Iron Pages) $2 extra for color. 9 tracks. |
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