Today in 1990 Autumn's Ruin released there self titled debut EP
Akron, Ohio Heavy/Power Metal
Status:Split-up
Years active: ?-1990, 1990-? (as Winters Bane)
An Akron, Ohio based band who, after their 1990 breakup, would be reformed into Winters Bane. They recorded/released one cassette EP earlier in 1990. Their songs (besides the 4 on the tape) included "Corridor Of Bones", "Token (Of Misery)", "The Pale Moon", "Good Day Gone Bad", "The Drifter", "Twilight Eyes", "Who Knew?", "Torment & Agony", and several more. They changed bass players in May 1990, and by their September 22 1990 show at Flash's in Cleveland, Ohio they had written and completed all the songs listed above and numerous more. They are also thanked in the credits of several other Ohio area Demo-Bands such as Silent Knight, Ludaci, and a few others. In late 1990 they split up, with Lou St. Paul continuing the band with a new lineup as Winters Bane. Most of the original members would return to the band in the following years as Winters Bane, and some Autumn's Ruin material would be remade and appear on Winters Bane's "Season Of Brutality" promo cassette in 1995.
Today in 1988 Dokken released the Live album Beast From The East
Los Angeles, California Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
Status:Active
Years active:1977-1989, 1993-present
At a time when the charts were ruled by pop-metal acts, Dokken was a major attraction throughout the 1980s. With vocalist Don Dokken's captivating stage presence and guitarist George Lynch's high-energy style, the band combined rockers such as "Kiss of Death" and power ballads such as "Alone Again" in order to create a number of best-selling albums.
Elektra Records
Don Dokken Vocals (lead)
George Lynch Guitars
Jeff Pilson Bass, Keyboards, Vocals
Mick Brown Drums, Vocals
1. Unchain the Night 05:38
2. Tooth and Nail 03:18
3. Dream Warriors 04:09
4. Kiss of Death 05:21
5. When Heaven Comes Down 03:44
6. Into the Fire 05:02
7. Mr. Scary 07:00 instrumental
8. Heaven Sent 05:12
9. It's Not Love 06:14
10. Alone Again 05:34
11. Just Got Lucky 05:02
12. Breaking the Chains 05:21
13. In My Dreams 05:02
14. Walk Away 04:30
01:11:07
Recorded live in Japan, 1988. Except track 14 is a studio recording.
The 2 LP US version as well as the Japanese version contains three bonus tracks: Standing in the Shadows, Sleepless Nights and Turn on the Action.
Altamonte Springs, Florida Death Metal (early), Death/Progressive Metal (later)
Status:Split-up
Years active: 1983-1984 (as Mantas), 1984-2001
One of the more storied bands in metal, the band known simply as Death is recognized as one of the most influential bands in the field of death metal. Their origins date back to 1983, with the first incarnation of the band, then known as Mantus, featuring guitarists Chuck Schuldiner and Rick Rozz along with drummer Kam Lee. Lee and Rozz would leave to form Massacre in 1985, though Rozz would return, along with other ex-Massacre members, in 1987. Schuldiner eventually moved to San Francisco and teamed up with drummer Chris Reifert (who would later form Autopsy) and it was this duo who recorded the legendary debut, Scream Bloody Gore. A raw, primitive affair, bearing quite a similarity to another death metal pioneer in Possessed, Gore created quite a buzz at the time, and the seeds of the infamous Floridian death metal scene had thus been planted. Schuldiner then moved back to Florida, hooked up with the aforementioned Massacre members, and two more landmark albums, Leprosy and Spiritual Healing, were released, with the band's popularity steadily increasing.
In 1991, Schuldiner decided to take the band to another level. With an all-new lineup, 1991's Human presented a different view of death metal, mixing advanced technical musicianship with brutal riffing. As influential as the early material was on early death metal bands, Human and the later Death albums have proven equally influential on a host of 90's technical death metal bands. Now with regularly shifting lineups, Death continued progressing in the technical death metal field until 1996, when Schuldiner decided on another change. Dissatisfied with his own vocals, and desiring a less death metal style, he disbanded the group and started the project later to be known as Control Denied. After some dabblings with that project, Schuldiner decided to record one more album as Death, that being The Sound Of Perseverance, after which he formally revived Control Denied.
In 1999 Chuck was diagnosed with a brainstem tumor, and he spent much of the next two years battling cancer. Though it was reported in 2001 that he might be improving, eventually the disease took over, and sadly he passed away on December 13, 2001. Almostly universally reported as a truly nice guy, he will be missed by all metal fans, but his legacy will live on.
Terry Butler – Bass (did not play on the album, but was credited for it)
Bill Andrews – Drums
1. Leprosy (6:20)
2. Born Dead (3:27)
3. Forgotten Past (4:36)
4. Left to Die (4:37)
5. Pull the Plug (4:26)
6. Open Casket (4:55)
7. Primitive Ways (4:33)
8. Choke on It (5:54)
Recorded at Morisound Recording, Tampa.
Mastered at Fullersound, Miami.
Trivia: Despite being both credited and pictured on this album, Chuck Schuldiner said that he handled the bass parts not Terry Butler, who only joined the band right after the recording sessions of "Leprosy" were completed. So, this means that "Spiritual Healing" was Butler's only proper recording with Death.
Re-issued by Century Media in 1998.
2008 Century Media Records digipack reissue bonus tracks:
9. Open Casket (Live) (4:49)
10. Choke on It (Live) (5:50)
11. Left to Die (Live) (4:35)
12. Pull the Plug (Live) (4:26)
13. Forgotten Past (Live) (4:33)
Re-issued in 2007 by Back on Black Records as gatefold LP.
Leprosy is the second album by death metal band Death, released in 1988. Notably different in tone and quality from the 1987 debut, it is the first example of Scott Burns' work heard on many of the death metal and grindcore albums of that era. The cover is featured in Metal: A Headbanger's Journey.
The title track "Leprosy" was covered by the blackened death metal band Akercocke on their 2007 album Antichrist. Dutch melodic death metal band Callenish Circle covered "Pull the Plug" as a bonus on their Flesh Power Dominion album. Finnish thrash metal band Mokoma covered the track "Open Casket", with lyrics in Finnish and titled "Avoin Hauta", on their EP Viides Vuodenaika. "Pull the Plug" was also covered by American band Revocation.
In a death metal special by the German "Rock Hard" Magazine, Leprosy was voted the no. 1 of the 25 most important death metal albums of all time.
Today in 1987 The Damned released the single In Dulce Decorum
London, England Punk rock, Gothic rock, Post-punk
Status: Active
Years active :1976-Present
They were rarely cited as the most important of the first wave of British punk bands, nor one of the most influential, but in many respects, the Damned can honestly claim to be first. They released the first U.K. punk single (1976's "New Rose" b/w "Help"), the first U.K. punk album (1977's Damned Damned Damned), and were the first British punks to tour the United States. They were also one of the first major bands on the scene to break up, and were later ahead of the pack when they reunited. And few of their peers have had a longer or more interesting career path. Playing music that was dark but playful at the same time, the Damned started out as a loud, hell-bent-for-leather punk quartet. They soon began adding psychedelic and garage rock influences into their music (1979's Machine Gun Etiquette), detoured into epic-scale pop with a dash of prog (1980's The Black Album), and embraced a tuneful but muscular take on goth (1985's Phantasmagoria), all within their first ten years. While the strong, mannered but witty vocals from Dave Vanian remained a constant, the band's personnel and style was in flux as the group broke up and reunited with remarkable frequency. They finally found a relatively stable lineup in the 2000s, led by Vanian and co-founder Captain Sensible, delivering a slick but enthusiastic fusion of pop, rock, and goth on latter-day albums such as 2008's So, Who's Paranoid? and 2018's Evil Spirits. Throug it all, the band's ability to take their music seriously without taking themselves seriously endeared them to a tremendously loyal fan base.
MCA Records
Dave Vanian − vocals
Rat Scabies − drums
Roman Jugg − guitar, keyboards
Bryn Merrick − bass
Paul Shepley - keyboards on live track
"In Dulce Decorum" (Jugg, Scabies, Vanian, Merrick) - 4:47
"In Dulce Decorum (Dub)" (Jugg, Scabies, Vanian, Merrick) - 4:41
"In Dulce Decorum" was a single by the Damned, released 16 November 1987 on the MCA label.
The song was originally recorded for the Anything album, but was issued as a single to promote MCA's Damned retrospective Light at the End of the Tunnel. MCA also issued the single in Germany.
The single, the Damned's last to break into the UK charts, hit No. 72. It was featured in the Miami Vice third-season episode "Walk Alone", and an instrumental version was included in the Miami Vice II soundtrack.
The track was inspired by Wilfred Owen's poem Dulce et Decorum Est, and began with an excerpt from a speech by Winston Churchill to the House of Commons as the Battle of Britain began on 18 June 1940: Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, "This was their finest hour
UFO is one of the standout British metal bands of the 70's, now celebrating over forty years in the business. It took a few years for them to get off the ground (the first three albums are not highly regarded), but once the classic Way/Mogg/Schenker/Parker lineup was in place, the band put out some great metal tunes such as "Lights Out", "Doctor Doctor", and (personal favorite) "Rock Bottom". By the mid-eighties their major success was behind them, but an endless array of revolving lineups and albums have surfaced over the years, keeping the name alive. Enigmatic guitarist Michael Schenker has been in and out countless times, in betwen stints with his own band (Michael Schenker Group), as well as a couple of turns with his brother in Scorpions.
Chrysalis
Phil Mogg - vocals
Tommy McClendon (Atomik Tommy M) - lead guitar
Paul Raymond - keyboards, guitar
Paul Gray - bass
Jim Simpson - drums
Side one
1"This Time" (Paul Gray, Phil Mogg) — 4:36
2"One Heart" (Gray, Mogg, Tommy McClendon) - 4:09
3"Night Run" (Gray, Mogg, McClendon) - 4:32
4"The Only Ones" (Gray, Mogg) - 5:16
5"Meanstreets" (McClendon, Mogg) - 4:17
Side two
6"Name of Love" (McClendon, Mogg) - 4:37
7"Blue" (Gray, Mogg) — 5:18
8"Dream the Dream" (Paul Raymond, Mogg) - 4:32
9"Heaven's Gate" (McClendon, Mogg) - 4:15
10"Wreckless" (McClendon, Mogg) — 4:59
Japan CD bonus tracks
11"Night Run" (U.S. Remix) - 4:24
12"This Time" (U.S. Remix) - 4:39
13"Heaven's Gate" (U.S. Remix) - 4:15
Misdemeanor is the twelfth studio album by the British hard rock band UFO. After the disastrous tour supporting Making Contact, UFO disbanded, with Phil Mogg spending time in Los Angeles, where he contacted through Mike Varney guitarist Atomik Tommy M. Mogg decided to start a new band, involving the new American guitarist and Paul Gray, who had played bass guitar in the last UFO tour. The three of them recruited former UFO keyboard player Paul Raymond and drummer Robbie France and started writing new material. Chrysalis Records signed the new band as UFO and assigned experienced producer Nick Tauber for the recording process of a new album. France resigned before the recording started and was replaced by former Magnum drummer Jim Simpson. Paul Raymond quit the band during their US tour in August 1986 and was replaced for the rest of the tour by David Jacobson
Today in 1984 Slayer released the Live album Live Undead
Huntington Park, Los Angeles County, California Thrash Metal Status:Active Years active: 1981-present No introduction necessary here, as Slayer is universally acknowledged as of the premier thrash bands of all time, with Reign In Blood, their most popular album, universally regarded as not just an absolute thrash classic but one of the best metal albums ever. Cut from the same cloth as Metallica (the two debut albums do have similarities), and arguably just as influential, though clearly the musical directions of the two bands grew apart. The band's style has largely remained unchanged over the years, and so has their popularity, as they are still a huge draw live well into their third decade as an active band. The lineup has largely stayed the same over the years, but recent events have changed that. Drummer Dave Lombardo has been in and out of the band several times, both officially and unofficially. As of this writing, he is unofficially out of the band, with Jon Dette filling his role on tour. Finally, guitarist Jeff Hanneman contracted a rare flesh-eating disease in 2011, forcing him to step aside from the band. Sadly, he passed away in May 2013 from liver failure. Exodus's Gary Holt has been playing live with the band as a replacement, but he has not been named an official member of the band. Metal Blade Records Tom Araya – bass, vocals Jeff Hanneman – guitar(R.I.P. 2013) Kerry King – guitar Dave Lombardo – drums 1. Black Magic (3:58) 2. Die by the Sword (4:04) 3. Captor of Sin (3:33) 4. The Antichrist (3:14) 5. Evil Has No Boundaries (2:59) 6. Show No Mercy (3:03) 7. Aggressive Perfector (2:30) Recorded & mixed at Track Record Studios. The album was recorded live with a small number of fans in the studio. CD version (released in 1987) has eight tracks, the last being the studio version of "Chemical Warfare" (06:02). Remastered version includes Haunting the Chapel EP: 8. Chemical Warfare (06:02) 9. Captor of Sin (03:29) 10. Haunting the Chapel (03:56) 11. Aggressive Perfector (03:28) Remastered at Future Disc, November 1993. The 1987 vinyl (reissue) also has "Chemical Warfare" as a bonus. Re-released in 2009 on splatter vinyl limited to 1000 copies by Metal Blade Records. Live Undead is the first live live album by the American thrash metal band Slayer. It was released through Metal Blade Records and recorded in New York City in front of a room of people. It has been questioned by both critics and authors that the audience sound may or may not be faked, however when asked if they were fake, producer Bill Metoyer said, "I don't know if I should tell you." The EP begins with "Black Magic", with an extended introduction building alongside the audience's yelling. The song is performed faster, heavier, and more confident than its original recording in 1983. When the song is over, lead vocalist Tom Araya says, "They say the pen is mightier than the sword. Well I say fuck the pen!", and the band begins playing "Die By The Sword". The band then run-through "Captor of Sin", "The Antichrist", "Evil Has No Boundaries", and "Show No Mercy". "Aggressive Perfector" is performed with more "power", as described by author Joel McIver, who described the entire track listing as, "a fearsome set, although the rest of the songs don't quite have the visceral power of the opening track. In fact, the Live Undead version of "Black Magic" established a career-long trend of Slayer's live songs being more powerful than the studio versions, with very few exceptions
Today in 1983 Satan Jokers released there debut album Les fils du métal
Paris, Île-de-France, France Heavy Metal Status:Active Years active: 1981-1985, 2008-present
Satan Jokers were another of those semi-obscure 80's French bands who came and went without much fanfare. The debut, Les Fils Du Metal, was quite good, one of the best French albums of the era, but they wandered into pop territory on the followup and eventually disappeared after a third release. Drummer Renaud Hantson pursued a successful pop solo career for several years after the demise of the band. In the fall of 2008 drummer (and now vocalist) Hantson decided to put together a new version of the band, in part in tribute to departed bassist Laurent Bernant. A new album is scheduled for a 2009 release.
Side A 1. Prélude 00:44 instrumental 2. Les fils du métal 04:35 3. Samourai 03:29 4. Tokyo Geisha 04:03 5. Offrande 03:34 6. Derrière les portes closes 04:38 Side B 7. En partance pour l'enfer 03:39 8. Age de confusion 03:34 9. Les forces maléfiques 04:08 instrumental 10. Le Fouet 02:38 11. Quand les héros se meurent 06:35 41:37
The album has been reissued by Axe Killer Records in 1999. The reissue contains 3 additional tracks 1. Sons of Metal 2. Offering 3. Samurai
