Boston thrash appreciation thread '84-'92[views:24022][posts:94]___________________________________ [Dec 18,2004 1:58pm - MASlayer ""] Just cuz I'm going through all my old demos because I'm moving soon...thought it would be fun Wargasm Formicide Cardinal Sin Demise/Experiments in Fear Deslok Temporary Insanity Hearing Impaired/Dim Mak Meliah Rage Atomicaust Valhalla some not listed for personal reasons :middlefinger: |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 18,2004 5:03pm - dreadkill ""] i was only 4 in 1984. i was too busy trying not to shit my pants to check out the thrashy goodness going on back then. |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 18,2004 10:19pm - th3rdknuckle ""] not Bad Karma? |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 19,2004 9:19am - MASlayer ""] Always respected Bad Karma but when you try to talk to them...heavy attitude and arrogance...at least back then there was... |
| _________________________________ [Dec 19,2004 10:31am - retzam ""] |_1|\|l<1|\| P4R|< Note: How do you do a P and a R in internet speak?? Help me out Spaldino! |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 19,2004 11:31am - th3rdknuckle ""] MASlayer said:Always respected Bad Karma but when you try to talk to them...heavy attitude and arrogance...at least back then there was... i can't say i haven't heard that before... great demos though |
| __________________________________ [Dec 19,2004 1:59pm - litacore ""] one my favorite memories was watching Wargasm switch instruments and play "Witching Hour" at the Paradise. (Was that show with wrecking Crew? Fuck I'm gettin' old) |
| _________________________________ [Dec 19,2004 7:23pm - Randy ""] I saw that, I actually jumped up on stage and screamed "AAAAAALLLLLLLLL hell breaks looose!!!" into the mic. |
| _________________________________ [Dec 19,2004 7:24pm - Randy ""] That Temporary Insanity band sure sucked. |
| __________________________________________ [Dec 19,2004 7:27pm - BestialOnslaught ""] I would be willing to give MELIAH RAGE's demo shit a listen, but the shit I've heard is fucking awful... And I saw them and hated that as well. Somewhere in the range of UNCLE SLAM as far as their relevance to Thrash Metal is concerned. What about fuckin EXECUTIONER? |
| _________________________________ [Dec 19,2004 7:45pm - Randy ""] A short review for those who were not born or too young.. Wargasm-if dont know by now, forget it. The Kings of Boston Metal during that time. They singlehandedly put boston metal back on the map in the mid 80's. Formicide-absolutely awesome, super tight early Metallica-ish speed metal. Played many a show with them. Their demo from like 1989 is fucking sick. Cardinal Sin-originally from Puerto Rico, relocated to this area. I think my fav. from that era. Good friends of mine as well at the time. Also very Metallica-ish but more technical. Very well composed songs. A CD just came out of their old stuff called "Resurection" get it, you wont be sorry if you like that kind of stuff. Also did a lot of gigs with them. Demise/Experiments in Fear-cant say I remember that much about them. I think they were kinda like super fast thrashy stuff. Deslok-Another good band from the era. Darryl has come to some of our shows lately. Temporary Insanity- my old band, speed metal crossover/moshy stuff. Our guitarist was a smokin player (still is) and made the band in my opinion. Hearing Impaired/Dim Mak-from what I remember, more towards the punk side than most. Meliah Rage-Straight ahead metal/thrash. The drummer was the brother of the guy in Bad Karma who plays guitar with one arm (something I always was amazed by)They were signed to Epic for a while but got dropped. I think some form of M.R. still plays gigs from time to time. Atomicaust-awesome, techincal thrash stuff. Played lots of gigs with them as well. Valhalla- dont remember that much, but I think they were just generic speed metal. |
| _________________________________ [Dec 19,2004 7:47pm - Randy ""] BestialOnslaught said:What about fuckin EXECUTIONER? EXECUTIONER!!!!!!!!! |
| ______________________________________ [Dec 19,2004 8:38pm - Pat Meebles ""] Is there anyway I can get these demos/albums? |
| ______________________________________ [Dec 19,2004 11:46pm - Justin ACR ""] BestialOnslaught said:I would be willing to give MELIAH RAGE's demo shit a listen, but the shit I've heard is fucking awful... And I saw them and hated that as well. Somewhere in the range of UNCLE SLAM as far as their relevance to Thrash Metal is concerned. What about fuckin EXECUTIONER? im not a big meliah rage fan either, singers gotta go |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 20,2004 10:06am - litacore ""] Randy said:BestialOnslaught said:What about fuckin EXECUTIONER? EXECUTIONER!!!!!!!!! IN THE NAME OF METAL YOU WILL DIE :spineyes::satancross::spineyes: |
| _________________________________ [Dec 20,2004 6:41pm - Randy ""] Pat Meebles said:Is there anyway I can get these demos/albums? the Cardinal Sin "Resurrection" CD is pretty available, look on the net. Thats a great CD. |
| _________________________________________________ [Dec 20,2004 9:09pm - blow‘n chunks on cunts ""] what about subjugator graven image afterbirth the mighty PTL KLUB leige lord from ct spectral incursion christ i wish i could remember more ..but i burnt those brain cells out a long time ago |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 20,2004 10:38pm - MASlayer ""] Wow...Randy from TI...I remember you...last time I saw you was a party years ago in some basement on the South Shore I think with Steve Repucci...surprised you don't remember Demise that much...you went to our shows! ANd your description was accurate...very fast thrashy stuff...I'll have to call John from Cardinal Sin and tell him that you're here...how's Glen these days? |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 21,2004 10:03am - litacore ""] ah, the good ole days *sigh* I miss the Channel, too |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 21,2004 9:28pm - MASlayer ""] All hail the Channel! |
| ______________________________________ [Dec 21,2004 11:59pm - AUTOPSY_666 ""] I only saw one show at the Channel, and a fucking great show it was... Sept. 23, 1991 MORBID ANGEL ENTOMBED UNLEASHED CARDINAL SIN INTRUDER Fuck yeah, I was 21 and I had a blast! :newhorns: |
| __________________________________ [Dec 22,2004 9:22am - litacore ""] you lucky mofo |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 22,2004 5:33pm - MASlayer ""] I saw soooooooooo many bands there...practically lived there as a kid...most memorable moment...opening for DARK ANGEL and EXCEL...memories... |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 23,2004 10:51am - litacore ""] Darkness Descends > Life in general |
| ______________________________________ [Dec 23,2004 11:24am - Justin ACR ""] o man, i would die to open for Dark Angel, Darkness Descends is a fuckin classic! |
| ___________________________________________ [Dec 23,2004 11:32am - largefreakatzero ""] Speaking of the Channel, what was the name of the small club attached to it? |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 23,2004 11:33am - litacore ""] oh, fuck. Good trivia question but I totally fuckin' forget |
| ___________________________________________ [Dec 23,2004 11:35am - largefreakatzero ""] I think it was called "The Edge" but I'm not sure. I smoked quite a bit of weed between then and now... |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 23,2004 11:39am - litacore ""] hahaha, me too but not anymore BECAUSE of that |
| __________________________________ [Dec 23,2004 1:21pm - SuperFly ""] wasn't it called VENUS DeMILO'S, I DONT KNOW HOW TO SPELL IT? |
| _______________________________________________ [Dec 26,2004 1:56am - CandyStriperDeathOrgy ""] SLAYER and MELIAH RAGE at the CHANNEL!! The week in the Abyss tour 1990!! TESTAMENT and RAVEN November 1988 at the CHANNEL!! WARGASM and BIOHAZARD 1990 at the CHANNEL!! SICK OF IT ALL, NAPALM DEATH, SACRED REICH and SEPULTURA at the CHANNEL 1991!! CANDY STRIPER DEATH ORGY and BIOHAZARD at DERRINGERS 1990!! HADES, MELIAH RAGE, WARGASM, NUCLEAR ASSAULT and MANOWAR (the HOLIDAY THRASH BASH) 1988 at the BAYSIDE EXPO-CENTER!! SICK OF IT ALL and NUCLEAR ASSAULT at the old LIVING ROOM 1989!! VITAL REMAINS, RITUAL SACRIFICE, CANDY STRIPER DEATH ORGY and SELF DESTRUCT at the LIVING ROOM 1989!! CANDY STRIPER DEATH ORGY, CARDINAL SIN, WARGASM, MUCKY PUP and GWAR at the ESCAPE CLUB 1991!! CANDY STRIPER DEATH ORGY, DEMOLTION HAMMER, MELIAH RAGE, PANIC, CORONER and NUCLEAR ASSAULT at the ESCAPE CLUB 1991!! BAD KARMA, VALHALLA, BURNT OFFERINGS, DESLOK, TEMPORARY INSANITY, MELIAH RAGE, FORMICIDE, WARGASM and FLOTSAM & JETSOM at the KINGSTON, NH. FAIRGROUNDS October 1988!! WARGASM and CRO-MAGS at DERRINGERS 1991!! The "BIG GIG" featuring all of the area's top rock bands and CANDY STRIPER DEATH ORGY at the TWEETER CENTER 1992 (7000 people)!! OVER KILL at the LIVING ROOM 1990!! OVER KILL at the CHANNEL 1990 and 1991!! WARGASM and MELIAH RAGE at the CHANNEL 1988!! CANDY STRIPER DEATH ORGY at the PORTSMOUTH MUSIC HALL 1989 (seats got ripped out for a pit..... no more metal shows)!! TYPE-O-NEGATIVE and BIOHAZARD at the CHANNEL 1991!! CANDY STRIPER DEATH ORGY and TYPE-O-NEGATIVE at CLUB 490 in 1993!! DEVASTATION and DEATH at the PARADISE 1990!! WRECKING CREW and NUCLEAR ASSAULT at the PARADISE 1989!! CANDY STRIPER DEATH ORGY and SICK OF IT ALL at the ESCAPE CLUB 1992!! CANDY STRIPER DEATH ORGY and BRUTAL TRUTH at CHAPTER 2 in 1994!! CANDY STRIPER DEATH ORGY and OVER KILL at the AXIS 1993!! LIFE OF AGONY at the MIDDLE EAST 1993!! LIFE OF AGONY at CLUB BABYHEAD 1993!! CANDY STRIPER DEATH ORGY and NUCLEAR ASSAULT at the AXIS 1994!! the CARNIVORE re-union show at SARATOGA WINNERS 1995!! CANDY STRIPER DEATH ORGY, NON-FICTION, ANACRUSIS and OVER KILL at the ESCAPE CLUB 1991!! |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 28,2004 3:50pm - anonymous ""] MASlayer said:Wow...Randy from TI...I remember you...last time I saw you was a party years ago in some basement on the South Shore I think with Steve Repucci...surprised you don't remember Demise that much...you went to our shows! ANd your description was accurate...very fast thrashy stuff...I'll have to call John from Cardinal Sin and tell him that you're here...how's Glen these days? I know, I saw you guys a lot but honestly I really cant recall your songs....at least I got the description right. Never had a demo, or lost it a while back! Was it you guys that did the PIZZA GUY song?I have John Dones' email, talk to him periodically, also to Kenny Grau via email. Glen is married to a hot chick and has a child that is about 1.5 years old. He lives in Brockton (so do I) actually used to live right down the street from me, but I moved to the other side of town. |
| ________________________________ [Dec 28,2004 4:03pm - Randy ""] shows I remember going to from that time period...CSDO might have mentioned some these in his huge message but here goes... Kreator & Voivod at TT the Bears(yes they used to have ALL the great shows!) saw these there too: Nuke Assault and Ludichrist COC Agnostic Front The Mentors(!) others Im sure Slayer "Reign in Blood" tour at the channel 1987 Anthrax at the Paradise 1985 or 6 Trouble and Kilslug (Larry Fuckin Lifeless) at Celebrations 1984 Testament at the Channel Armored Saint and WASP at the channel (Metallica was supposed to play but it was the show that Lars got deported)To this day, that WASP show was the loudest show I have ever heard . Possesed & Dark Angel at the Paradise so many others I forgot, im sure. |
| __________________________________ [Dec 28,2004 4:31pm - Cathach ""] How about CRONOS solo at The Paradise? CANDLEMASS and best or worst of all CELTIC FROST on the 'Cold Lake' tour? Man, I'm old as dirt.Oh fuck! Almost forgot-ANVIL and TANK at Celebrations. |
| __________________________________ [Dec 28,2004 4:47pm - SuperFly ""] i used to love ANVIL, i met them at ROCKET RECORDS in saugus back in the late 80's. |
| __________________________________ [Dec 28,2004 4:50pm - Cathach ""] And then there was RAVEN on the 'Stay Hard' tour.When good bands go bad. |
| __________________________________ [Dec 28,2004 4:52pm - Cathach ""] SAMHAIN & KILSLUG at Hanum Hall. |
| __________________________________ [Dec 28,2004 4:56pm - Cathach ""] Can I get a 'Whooooa STEEL ASSASSIN |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 28,2004 5:31pm - AUTOPSY_666 ""] Some highlights from my concert diary: 5-21-1987 (The Living Room) JERRY'S KIDS SUICIDAL TENDENCIES 11-1-1987 (Lupo's) WRECKING CREW YOUTH OF TODAY AGNOSTIC FRONT 12-28-1987 (Providence Civic Center) 17 YEARS AGO TODAY!!! SAVATAGE MEGADETH DIO 1-21-1988 (The Living Room) M.O.D. 4-20-1988 (Veteran's Memorial) SANCTUARY WARLOCK MEGADETH 6-12-1988 (Sullivan Stadium) "Monsters of Rock" DOKKEN SCORPIONS METALLICA VAN HALEN 7-6-1988 (The Living Room) TESTAMENT 7-25-1988 (The Living Room) INDESTRUCTABLE NOISE COMMAND NUCLEAR ASSAULT OVERKILL 9-6-1988 (The Living Room) FLOTSAM AND JETSAM KING DIAMOND (The "Them" tour!!!) 10-27-1988 (Veteran's Memorial) OVERKILL SLAYER 11-13-1989 (The Living Room) ANNIHILATOR WRATHCHILD AMERICA TESTAMENT 2-16-1990 (The Living Room) COURAGE TO BE NASTY SAVAGE D.R.I. 3-12-1990 (The Living Room) SELF-DESTRUCT DEVASTATION DEATH 3-25-1990 (The Living Room) DEAD ON FATES WARNING SANCTUARY 4-26-1990 (The Living Room) SYLENCE EXCEL DARK ANGEL 8-7-1990 (Church House Inn) PHLEGM VITAL REMAINS MORBID ANGEL ("Altars of Madness" tour!) 8-13-1990 (The Living Room) FORCED ENTRY OBITUARY SACRED REICH 9-4-1990 (Church House Inn) PHLEGM CARCASS DEATH 11-28-1990 (Katina's) VITAL REMAINS SADUS OBITUARY 3-25-1991 (Club Babyhead) NAUSEA NOCTURNUS GODFLESH NAPALM DEATH 1-20-1992 (Club Babyhead) PHLEGM GORGUTS CANNIBAL CORPSE 3-16-1992 (Club Babyhead) PHLEGM GRAVE MASSACRE 4-20-1992 (Club Babyhead) RIPPING CORPSE EXHORDER ENTOMBED 5-29-1992 (Club Babyhead) INCANTATION DEAD HORSE ENTOMBED 7-11-1992 GRIEF PHLEGM BRUTAL TRUTH GOREAPHOBIA INCANTATION PUNGENT STENCH IMMOLATION 8-5-1992 (Club Babyhead) NYBRAS HEADROT VITAL REMAINS 10-5-1992 (Club Babyhead) DEMOLITION HAMMER CANCER DEICIDE 3-20-1993 (Club Three's) ASTAROTH (Pre-TRANQUIL PASSING) RANCID CHRIST REVENANT 5-23-1993 (Club Confetti's) HEADROT INCANTATION MORGUE (Chicago) VITAL REMAINS AUTOPSY (!!!) 2-5-1994 (Club Three's) ENGORGED (Mass) LIVING IMPAIRED TRANQUIL PASSING DELUSION AFTERBIRTH DESOLATE MORTAL DECAY INTERNAL BLEEDING CRUCIFIER MOURN THY PASSING (CEMETERY EARTH) DETERIORATE + many more! |
| __________________________________ [Dec 28,2004 5:40pm - Cathach ""] I can't believe I forgot the mighty-SUBJUGATOR and BLOODLUST |
| ___________________________________________ [Dec 28,2004 10:50pm - BestialOnslaught ""] WRECKING CREW was pretty Trashy too, my man. |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 28,2004 11:40pm - th3rdknuckle ""] Randy said:To this day, that WASP show was the loudest show I have ever heard . i remember blackie lawless only had 2 strings on his bass that night. asshole rich spillberg (wargasm) and me (wargasm) watched as some kid asked randy piper for his autograph; piper said, 'no, man, if i do you, i'll have to do everybody.' and walked away. rich decided that wasp should pay for that. he went up in front holding up a sign that said 'BLACKIE BALL-LESS' and blackie saw it and spit at him and missed; rich spit back and hit him square in the face good times |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 28,2004 11:46pm - dread_104 ""] what about Doom Bull? |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 29,2004 4:35pm - i_am_not_me ""] Damn...this thread makes me sad that I'm so damn young. I'd have killed to catch some of these shows. |
| ________________________________ [Dec 30,2004 6:52pm - Randy ""] Cathach said:Can I get a 'Whooooa STEEL ASSASSIN Fuck yeah....STEEL ASSASSIN |
| ________________________________ [Dec 30,2004 6:53pm - Randy ""] th3rdknuckle said:Randy said:To this day, that WASP show was the loudest show I have ever heard . rich spillberg (wargasm) and me (wargasm) good times and you are.....? |
| ________________________________ [Dec 30,2004 7:01pm - Randy ""] shit.. I forgot Sepultura at the living room-Beneath The Remains tour. Sepultura(i think) and Obituary at Derringers. Agnostic Front at TTs. I got punched in the face by a skinhead when I got within like 20 feet of the stage. King Diamond at the Channel.. Abigail, I think. some of the bigger bands.... Metallica on Master of Puppets tour at the Centrum....backing up Ozzy, who they blew off the stage. Ozzy/Motley Crue at the Gahden. Shout at the Devil/Bark at the Moon. Judas Priest at the Gahden...Defenders Of the Faith. Tripping on Mescaline. They were fucking LOUD!!!! Iron Maiden on Powerslave tour...twice. What a show that was, let me tell you. |
| ________________________________ [Dec 30,2004 7:02pm - Randy ""] BestialOnslaught said:WRECKING CREW was pretty Trashy too, my man. Fuck yeah..Wrecking Crew. Keith Bennett. |
| ________________________________ [Dec 30,2004 7:12pm - Randy ""] Cathach said:How about CRONOS solo at The Paradise? CANDLEMASS and best or worst of all CELTIC FROST on the 'Cold Lake' tour? Man, I'm old as dirt.Oh fuck! Almost forgot-ANVIL and TANK at Celebrations. Cronos at the Paradise. What a joke. He sucked so bad. I was one of the guys yelling "PLAY VENOM SONGS!!!!" So Cronos says "we dont play that evil crap anymore". HUH??? Its fucking Cronos. So they finally play At War With Satan towards the end of the set and the place goes nuts. He looked like such a poseur. Celtic Frost and Anthrax at the Orpheum. Not sure if it was Cold Lake but they had another guitarist. It was still awesome because it was the only chance I ever had to see Frost. Plenty of death grunts. Martin Ain was like " Are you ready for some death grunts? Let me hear you say OOOOUH!" It was great. So many shows I saw, I cant possibly remember them all. |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 30,2004 8:32pm - MASlayer ""] Violence at the Channel FLosam & Jetsam & Fates Warning at the Channel Forbidden and Death Angel at the Channel <sigh>at least I was able to experience the Golden Age first hand and have tons o' memories from it...<sigh> |