GBH – City Baby’s Revenge (japan press) Lp (1984)

Artist: GBH (Charged GBH)
Title: City Baby’s Revenge
Label: Vap Records

A couple of years after the band released it’s first fullenght it was time for the boys to release another album, this time it’s more well produced, more well played, well it’s more of everything i think. Of all of GBH‘s releases this is and always have been my favourite and i still get as excited now as i did when i was 16 and first hear the album. It’s just impossible not to like songs such as “Diplomatic immunity”, “Drugs party in 526” and “Christianized cannibals” if you are into good music! The album also features a really cool cover of The Stooges song “I Feel Alright”.

Musically and lyrically the band have turned it up a few notch since the debutalbum and it’s fair to say that the band here have found their sound, a sound they have stayed true to ever since. Sure they had a similar sound on the debut also, but that was more raw and unpolished. Unfortunatly i would say the band lost it a little after this record and the albums to come never was as good and fun to listen to as their “City Baby…” records, sure they still made a few songs here and there that sounded just like the GBH i liked but that is about it.

This is the complete Japan release with OBI and a four sided insert with lyrics and hard cardboard cover. I have always been a sucker for Japaneese releases because i think they look so good, and they are often packed with that little extra.

Tracklist:
Side A: Diplomatic immunity, Drugs party in 526, See the man run, Vietnamese blues, Womb with a view, The forbidden zone, Valley of death
Side B: City baby’s revenge, Pins and needles, Christianized cannibals, Faster and faster, High octane fuel, I feel alright, Skanga (Herby weed)

GBH – City Baby Attacked By Rats (japan press) Lp (1982)

Artist: GBH (Charged GBH)
Title: City Baby Attacked By Rats
Label: Vap

GBH (wich stands for Grievous Bodily Harm) is as classic as classic English streetpunk ever can be and their raw fast sound have been appriciated by both punks and metalheads, and when you heard the band it’s not hard to figure out why.  The band was formed back in 1978 and released some demos and singles before their debut album “City baby attacked by rats” saw the light of day in 1982. The sound of this album is still pretty raw but they got the melodies and definitely the looks!

About the music i can just say that if you like fast and raw, you better check out GBH if you still havent, it can be described as a mixture of Discharge and Motorhead to say the least. The bands lyrics are offcourse alot about politics, and mostly about England and Europe, but what differs GBH from most of the punkbands of that era is that they mixed it up with alot of humor and very clever lyrics. This album i think everyone should check out even if punk is not your first choice of music, i think you will get a kick out of it anyways, and also check out the record they released after this one… more about that one in a later post.

What you see here is the Japan release of the vinyl, released on Vap Records, unfortunately my copy don’t have the OBI strip. But still it is a very nice release, heavy cardboard cover and a four sheet inlay with lyrics and some text in japaneese.

Tracklist:
Side A: Time bomb, Sick boy, Wardogs, Slut, Maniac, Gunned down, I am the hunted
Side B: City baby attacked by rats, The prayer of a realist, Passenger on the menu, Heavy discipline, Boston babies, Bellend bop

Video of the week: Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats

New week, new video This time it’s the might Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats and their “I’ll cut you down” from the album “Blood Lust”, check it out!

Ministry new song up for streaming

Ministry have just put up a brand new song called “99 percenters” from their forthcoming album “Relapse” on YouTube for streaming. You can listen to it below.

I have been listening to the song a couple of times now, and it sure as hell sounds like the Ministry we all know and love! Can’t wait for the album wich is due out sometime in March/April 2012.

Listen to it on Spotify here, or listen to it on YouTube below

Paradise Lost “Tragic Idol” recordings

I think it’s fair to say that Paradise Lost is by far one of my favourite bands, sure i have alot of favourites, but it’s always something special when this band is about to release new albums. I just can’t get enough of these miserable bastards!

The bands “Draconian Times” are one of the best albums ever made if you ask me, and now the band are in The Chapel Studio in London, England to record the bands 13th studio album. A album titled “Tragic Idol”, a title i think fit the band sooo much.

The album will be released through Century Media on April 23 here in Europe and April 24 in North America all according to the bands homepage.

What do you think of the new album? I hope, and think it will be another amazing release by Paradise Lost.

Kreator studiorehersals

One of my favourite thrash metal bands,Kreator, are now rehersing for the recordings of the new album wich they will begin recording in Fascination Street Studio in Örebro, Sweden. The band will begin recording in January and i can’t wait for this album to be released, Kreator’s two past releases have been beyond phenomenal!

I personally think that Kreator is the ONLY of the early, classic thrash metal bands that still release high quality stuff. And i wonder how the album will turn out. In a interview Mille (vocals) have said this about the album demos “There’s some classical, a lot of traditional metal, and, of course, a huge dose of thrash metal influences in the new stuff.”

That sound good to me!

Merry Christmas 2011

Thanks to all of you who have visited my blog, i know it’s new but still i have had more visitors than i could imagine, thanks a lot. Hope you have a very merry christmas.

After christmas is over i will bring out some more old stuff to write about in this blog from my collection since up until now it have most been newer releases.

Anyway, here is a nice christmas song for you all to enjoy this evening!

 

 

 

Ghost – Opus Eponymous (diehard edition) Lp (2010)

Artist: Ghost
Title: Opus Eponymous
Label: Rise Above Records

After the release of the bands debut single “Elizabeth b/w Death Knell” there went a huge buzz about this band in the undergroundscene, a band that had anonymous members and did a very popish satanic style of music. A year later the buzz is not only in the undergroundscene but everywhere, specielly here in sweden. The band are now working on their second album so it will be interesting to see if the interest in the band will be as huge when that album comes out.

Anyway, now we concentrate on the debut album “Opus Eponymous”, what you see here is the die hard edition, it was sold only though the recordlabels website and released in 300 copies, it comes in a nice box, gatefold vinyl (black vinyl) also comes with a huge poster and a patch (the bands logo on patch), the record sold out fairly quick a couple of days or so if i remember correctly.

The music as i said before are very popish with great melodies and i can imagine alot of people just ignore the band becuse of the image and think it’s a blackmetal band or something, but boy are they missing out on some good music. The band really lives up to the hype if you ask me (i was already hooked with the demo and the 7″-single), from the first intro track to the finnishing track this is pure joy to listen to. I like everything about this band, the image, the music, the lyrics and also the liveshows wich are very very good.

The Japan released Cd also come with the bonustrack “Here comes the sun”, a Beatles cover the band also include in their liveshows now. For me personally this is one of the best albums released in 2010 and i can’t wait to hear what the bands second fullenght will sound like.

Tracklist:
Side A: Deus culpa, Con clavi con dio, Ritual, Elizabeth, Stand by him
Side B: Satan prayer, Death knell, Prime mover, Genesis

Morbid – Year of the Goat Lp (2011)

Artist: Morbid
Title: Year of the goat
Label: Century Media

Morbid is as classic death metal as you can ever get, with only one demo (well, two acutally but i don’t really care about the stuff after Pelle/Dead left the band) this band have made it into death metal supreme. There are several reasons for that, one big reason (or two) is the bands that was after Morbid split up, Pelle (aka Dead) went on to join norweigan blackmetal band Mayhem, and some of the remaining Morbid members went on to form Nihilist, wich later became Entombed. And if you have the slightest interest in death metal you know how important these bands are to the scene.

The thing i mostly like about the “December Moon” recording, and Morbid in general is the quality of the songs, and offcourse Pelle/Dead’s uniqe vocal style, a style that noone have ever came near of ever since, even though many have tried and failed.

On this record, or compilation i should say, you find the classig Morbid demo “December Moon”, rehersal tracks and three live recordings split up onto 3 vinyls. You also get a nice booklet with information and lyrics, and all is packed in a very luxury fold-out cover boxset. The live recordings are one from Birkagåren and you get two shows from Ultrahuset, on in November and one from April.

The “December Moon” demo have been remastered and it sound amazing! If you have any of the Morbid bootlegs released before with these songs i anyway highly recomend you to upgrade to this release, it’s well worth it. The live shows have some varied quality but the best one is the “Live at Birkagården” i think.

If you are into death metal this record is a must have. It’s also avilable on Cd.

Tracklist:
Side A: “December moon demo” My dark subconscious, Wings of funeral, From the dark, Disgusting semla
Side B: “Rehersal trax” My dark subsonscious, Wings of funeral, Tragic dream/From the dark, Citythrasher, Deathexecution, Disgusting semla
Side C: “Live at birkagården 1” Intro, my dark subconsious, deathexecution, Wings of funeral, Citytrasher
Side D: “Live at birkagården 2” Necredead, Tragic dream, Disgusting semla, From the dark
Side E: “Live at ultra November” Wings of funeral, Deathexecution, From the dark, Necrodead, Disgusting semla
Side F: “Live ultra April” Wings of funeral, Citythrasher, Deathexecution, My dark subconsious, Necredead

Metallica – official 30minutes video from 30 years anniversary show

A official 30minutes clip from one of Metallica’s 30years anniversary shows at the Fillmore earlier this month (December 7) have now been posted on youtube. These were very cool shows and i very much hope that all complete shows that did att the Fillmore will be released officially on Blu-ray sometime soon. In this clip you can see a (almost complete) reunited Mercyful Fate, Jason Newsted amongst other to perform with Metallica.