The most obscure band/release ever

doomedplanet · Post by **doomedplanet** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:27 am

there is a 1 song rehearsal demo up on thrashmageddon if you want to grab it.

anthares wrote:Placenta - demo! I am not sure anymore if it even exist!

Avenger · Post by **Avenger** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 6:15 am

doomedplanet wrote:there is a 1 song rehearsal demo up on thrashmageddon if you want to grab it.

anthares wrote:Placenta - demo! I am not sure anymore if it even exist!

Can't.

The asshole behind those boards has become a thief.

Post by **DaN** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:02 am

roihlem wrote:Another very obscure album must be the Iceberg LP. I know just one person that has it...Anyone listened to it?

While we are on Bulgarian Metal, is the Era/ Konkurent LP good? I am expecting it these days...

The ICEBERG lp really exists?!?

Are you 100% sure? Have you actually seen the copy in question?

The ERA/KONKURENT split is a nice one, but the ER MALAK (post-Era) is waaay better. The best Metal album from Bulgaria, AHAT being a close second.

roihlem · Post by **roihlem** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 12:22 pm

DaN wrote: The ICEBERG lp really exists?!?
Are you 100% sure? Have you actually seen the copy in question?

I never saw it but in the book "Heavy Metal Aus Osteuropa" Stefan Riermeier (from Karthago Records) wrote a review about that LP and he stated that the cover of the LP is totally untypical for a Metal release. According to that review the cover shows a walnut with a finger pointing on it. So I guess he has this release.
He also wrote that there exists a 2nd Iceberg LP that just one person once had, but he cannot remember the title and the year of the release. I only know about the "Heretic" album and if I am not wrong it exists on tape only.
I guess stormspell knows more about it...

Cochino · Post by **Cochino** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:15 pm

I've always wanted to hear this one

http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=32694

Stormspell · Post by **Stormspell** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 11:54 am

DaN wrote:
roihlem wrote:Another very obscure album must be the Iceberg LP. I know just one person that has it...Anyone listened to it?

While we are on Bulgarian Metal, is the Era/ Konkurent LP good? I am expecting it these days...
The ICEBERG lp really exists?!?
Are you 100% sure? Have you actually seen the copy in question?

As far as I know it does not exist. I spoke to Ivan Ainadjiiski last summer and he didn't know anything about it. This walnut-and-finger LP could be some different Iceberg, or compilation, or something.

By the way here is the new band of Ivan, which is quite good classic metal, somewhat SAXON influenced.

LAVINA: http://www.myspace.com/lavinarock

®O©O · Post by **®O©O** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 5:57 pm

Cochino wrote:I've always wanted to hear this one

http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=32694

on archives writes "described as Italy's answer to Tank"and it is something like that. i have that record but i don't like it much... (i don't say it isn't good, but mine favourite genre isn't what this record is about)

Cochino · Post by **Cochino** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 6:08 pm

Well, I love Tank, so I want to hear it even more!

roihlem · Post by **roihlem** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:05 pm

stormspell wrote:
DaN wrote:
roihlem wrote:Another very obscure album must be the Iceberg LP. I know just one person that has it...Anyone listened to it?

While we are on Bulgarian Metal, is the Era/ Konkurent LP good? I am expecting it these days...
The ICEBERG lp really exists?!?
Are you 100% sure? Have you actually seen the copy in question?
As far as I know it does not exist. I spoke to Ivan Ainadjiiski last summer and he didn't know anything about it. This walnut-and-finger LP could be some different Iceberg, or compilation, or something.

Stormspell here is the line up of the Iceberg that was written in that book...Hope this helps you to identify if this is the same Iceberg?

Stoyan Gerov (v,k)
Nikolai Balabanov (g)
Vladimir Vandow (g)
Roumen Kaitazow (b)
Georgi Hristov, Lyuben Dimitrov, Vasil Rangelow (perc)

In this review is written, that hardly anybody knows about this LP and that the music is melodic 80s Heavy Metal with occasional epic touches...
I`ve asked Stefan if he can send me a picture of the cover, but he cannot answer emails for a week or two...In case he sends me, I will put it on the forum...

omen of hate · Post by **omen of hate** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:07 pm

About Bulgarian metal, does someone have infos about a band called ABSOLUTE ?

lunaboy · Post by **lunaboy** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:27 pm

roihlem wrote:
stormspell wrote:
DaN wrote: The ICEBERG lp really exists?!?
Are you 100% sure? Have you actually seen the copy in question?
As far as I know it does not exist. I spoke to Ivan Ainadjiiski last summer and he didn't know anything about it. This walnut-and-finger LP could be some different Iceberg, or compilation, or something.

Stormspell here is the line up of the Iceberg that was written in that book...Hope this helps you to identify if this is the same Iceberg?

Stoyan Gerov (v,k)
Nikolai Balabanov (g)
Vladimir Vandow (g)
Roumen Kaitazow (b)
Georgi Hristov, Lyuben Dimitrov, Vasil Rangelow (perc)

In this review is written, that hardly anybody knows about this LP and that the music is melodic 80s Heavy Metal with occasional epic touches...
I`ve asked Stefan if he can send me a picture of the cover, but he cannot answer emails for a week or two...In case he sends me, I will put it on the forum...

About ICEBERG ( АЙСБЕРГ )

I used some Google search with bulgarian language and found this one :

http://www.rivasound.com/artists/aizberg.htm

If I understand correct bulgarian language album was released back in 1988.

Post by **DaN** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:40 pm

lunaboy wrote:About ICEBERG ( АЙСБЕРГ )

I used some Google search with bulgarian language and found this one :

http://www.rivasound.com/artists/aizberg.htm

If I understand correct bulgarian language album was released back in 1988.

Good work. Anything else of interest in that text? A description of musical style perhaps?

lunaboy · Post by **lunaboy** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:44 pm

A description of musical style perhaps?

Well on link theres : Melodic Hard Rock description is given (мелодичния хард-рок)

Also as I understand band released debut album 1988 themselves (Without any label suport).ICEBERG also have one more album released on Riva Sound in 1994.

Oh and first sencence is quite interesing :

Най-вероятно единствената рок-група от Ихтиман, която е получила национална известност

"Translation" : Maybe the only one band from Ihtiman (Town) which do not got proper national success.

P.S anyway Stormspell translate this text in proper way

Stormspell · Post by **Stormspell** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:29 am

deathster wrote:During Soviet times bands here needed to have permission to make public gigs, so they performed in front of "court" and if you had the "right "songs then you got permission for live gigs, but in many cases rock bands did not get the licence to play live. It was like that even in 1986/87 , after it went more easy.

In Bulgaria it was was the same: the band had to sing in Bulgarian and to have a keyboards among other things in order to be allowed to apply for permit. If allowed you went to a special commission which examined your performance and issued permit.

Stormspell · Post by **Stormspell** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:36 am

roihlem wrote:Stormspell here is the line up of the Iceberg that was written in that book...Hope this helps you to identify if this is the same Iceberg?

Stoyan Gerov (v,k)
Nikolai Balabanov (g)
Vladimir Vandow (g)
Roumen Kaitazow (b)
Georgi Hristov, Lyuben Dimitrov, Vasil Rangelow (perc)

In this review is written, that hardly anybody knows about this LP and that the music is melodic 80s Heavy Metal with occasional epic touches...
I`ve asked Stefan if he can send me a picture of the cover, but he cannot answer emails for a week or two...In case he sends me, I will put it on the forum...

Alright, the guitar players are the same dudes from the late 80s/early 90s. I don't recognize the other names. Perhaps it is some early stuff unrelated to their metal period. Like Kruiz or something.