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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 12:39 am
by ION BRITTON
3) The Shore Of Evening from 1985, the cover is VERY promosing, there is
unfortunately no futher information.
Don't remember it. I had heard it long time ago but i believe that it was not something special. I'll come back for this one when i'll hear it again.
4) Sunset: Forgotten Kingdom from the US (1986), GREAT cover and very
promosing.
HR/AOR. And a shitty one. Fuck it.
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:42 am
by Fucking Åmål
I recently came across some bands that are from Greece and are totally unknown.
Some Greek bands of 80's releases
SCHMETTERLING
BOOBY TRAP
VILLA 21
BRUSH
COO
VAVOURA
DIVORCE(A single i think in 1988 and an album later it's the band of George Osmak)
LAST DRIVE
MENTAL POWERS
And others...
i will grab some greek vinyls in the near future hehe...
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:48 am
by DaN
Fucking Åmål wrote:BRUSH
Bingdom Of The Bings?
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:49 am
by Fucking Åmål
Ha ha no no relation with this band.
I read that in 1990 there was a festival in Athens called Molon Lave from the same titled record label.I think this festival lasted some days and comprised of 80 greek heavy metal bands!!!! :shock:ION BRITTON can you help about this festival??Do you know more???
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 7:59 am
by OmenOfSteel
DaN wrote:Fucking Åmål wrote:BRUSH
Bingdom Of The Bings?
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:03 am
by OmenOfSteel
-> 1) Black Water: Knock Down/Power Lights 7" from Switserland (1981);
Very rare Swiss Classic Metal. Good one!
-> 2) Ransom: s/t EP from the US (198?);
Never heard of it either...
-> 3) The Shore Of Evening from 1985, the cover is VERY promosing, there is unfortunately no futher information;
Boooooooooring, too soft AOR/HEavy Rock, cover was fooling me too into buying it
-> 4) Sunset: Forgotten Kingdom from the US (1986), GREAT cover and very promosing
Heard it at a friends place. What ION BRITTON says.
-> 5) Rare Breed: s/t EP from the US (1987)
Great! Only 300 copies made, plain black cover, US Heavy/Power Metal with female vocals. A bitch to find.
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:07 am
by OmenOfSteel
Fucking Åmål wrote:I recently came across some bands that are from Greece and are totally unknown.
Some Greek bands of 80's releases
SCHMETTERLING
BOOBY TRAP
VILLA 21
BRUSH
COO
VAVOURA
DIVORCE(A single i think in 1988 and an album later it's the band of George Osmak)
LAST DRIVE
MENTAL POWERS
And others...
i will grab some greek vinyls in the near future hehe...
DIVORCE is AOR/Melodic Stuff. The LP has a nice cover and comes on purple vinyl.
MENTAL POWERS is GREAT! I think one of the rarest from Greece.
COO is boring Hard Rock.
Never heard of the others, but from the band-names I'd guess they are not really Metal? (Schmetterling is german word for Butterfly). If there hides some treasure among them, let us know
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 9:32 am
by ION BRITTON
Fucking Åmål wrote:Ha ha no no relation with this band.
I read that in 1990 there was a festival in Athens called Molon Lave from the same titled record label.I think this festival lasted some days and comprised of 80 greek heavy metal bands!!!! :shock:ION BRITTON can you help about this festival??Do you know more???
The Molon Lave festival has been become somehow a legend here in Greece. I was too young to be there at that time, but those who did go say that it was one of hell of an experience. I really don't recall many things at the moment, i must dig up my old Metal Hammer issues for more info...
Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:35 am
by Fucking Åmål
One band that i found is YOU GUYS-A Love In Armor(Greek,1983).I don´t know this band was listed in an old record shop as to the hard rock-H.M.Any idea?The price was 44 Euro.Very expensive for a so unknown eh don´t you think?Maybe it hides a surprise like BOOBY TRAP I bought which was pure great hard rock.I recently picked up some 80´s Greek Metal Magazines and was lot of information about 80´s Greek metal bands.Wait an update in the 80´s Greek bands in the M-A soon.Ah and for the last DAN said once that Greek 80´s scene was surprisingly small.Exactly the opposite,Greece hides zounds bands that had released something in the 80´s but all these bands are well hidden and very difficult to find outside Greece.Hehe
Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:51 pm
by Stark
Have some, but not sure which one's you think are obscure. Just listing a few I came to think of.
ARGUS - s/t MLP
PRECENSE - "Rock n Roll" (Japan - flexi)
CRIER - Bad Booze (Swe)
HELLMARK - Nobody But You (Swe)
HURRY SCUARY - Dirty Street (Jap, flexi)
HYDRA - Foever and A Day (Swe)
LA FAYETTE - The Mirror (Swe)
QUIL - (both singles + LP)
SYRUS - Fortune And Fame (Swe)
YPZILON - One More Sacrifice (Swe)
Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 1:03 pm
by DaN
Are HYDRA and LA FAYETTE in the books? If not, some details would be welcomed!
Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 1:06 pm
by Stark
Yepp, they are both in the books. Have no details here and now I'm afraid.
Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 1:10 pm
by Fucking Åmål
Stark wrote:Have some, but not sure which one's you think are obscure. Just listing a few I came to think of.
ARGUS - s/t MLP
PRECENSE - "Rock n Roll" (Japan - flexi)
CRIER - Bad Booze (Swe)
HELLMARK - Nobody But You (Swe)
HURRY SCUARY - Dirty Street (Jap, flexi)
HYDRA - Foever and A Day (Swe)
LA FAYETTE - The Mirror (Swe)
QUIL - (both singles + LP)
SYRUS - Fortune And Fame (Swe)
YPZILON - One More Sacrifice (Swe)
Can you write the release date for all.Are all these swedish bands?
Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 1:14 pm
by DaN
ARGUS, SYRUS and YPZILON are reviewed at The Corroseum. HELLMARK was released in '87 I think and "Japan" would imply the band is not from Sweden
Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 1:33 pm
by Stark
ARGUS - s/t MLP (USA) 1983
PRECENSE - "Rock n Roll" (Japan - flexi) 1987
CRIER - Bad Booze (Swe) 1989
HELLMARK - Nobody But You (Swe) 1986
HURRY SCUARY - Dirty Street (Jap, flexi) 1987
HYDRA - Foever and A Day (Swe) 1990
LA FAYETTE - The Mirror (Swe) 1989
QUIL - (both singles + LP) 1987, 1989, 1991
SYRUS - Fortune And Fame (Swe) 1989
YPZILON - One More Sacrifice (Swe) 1990