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Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 9:14 am
by rumblefist
texasmetalunderground wrote:I don't think there was really one "Texas metal" sound that was common to most bands. It was more of a regional thing. The distances between major cities is so great that a band from San Antonio wouldn't necessarily be influenced by what was happening in Houston or Dallas.
I'm surprised more haven't mentioned Karian with S.A. Slayer's original singer Chris Cronk. He also sang on the great Talisphere demo.
Some really great stuff has already been mentioned. Here are some favorites that haven't been mentioned yet:
ACRIDITY
ARCANE
BAD HEAVEN
BARON STEELE
BASILISK
BOSS TWEED
ETERNAL FATE
MEDDALLION
MERCYNARY
MOX NIX
VALKYRIE
etc, etc....
Never heard of MEDDALLION...Did they record any stuff ? Btw i don't think anybody refered Talon (pre-Sedition) 1st demo which i like a lot...
here's some yt :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_whg9ihnc98
Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 10:00 am
by rumblefist
Other band worth to refer is Disciple with their 1989 demo...
Cool Thrash !
Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 8:58 pm
by texasmetalunderground
Never heard of MEDDALLION...Did they record any stuff ? Btw i don't think anybody refered Talon (pre-Sedition) 1st demo which i like a lot...
Meddallion was from San Antonio & they recorded a 2 song demo in 1986. Never "officially" released or widely circulated. Cool NWOBHM influenced traditional metal.
Some pix:
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 3:13 pm
by rumblefist
I wish i can listen this band someday as a TX Metal fan i am...
It seems interesting for what you say.
Thanks for adding infos.
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 11:58 am
by Astaroth
Sacrilegio wrote:I love these three gems:
Infernal Death(El Paso)- Incantations of the Gates- sick black/thrash
Great demo!
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 1:41 pm
by rumblefist
Other cool band yet not refered and worth checking out for TX Metal fans imho
is :
Defcon - In Our Own Defense (Demo of 1991)
( Power / Prog )
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 7:31 pm
by Avenger
rumblefist wrote:Other cool band yet not refered and worth checking out for TX Metal fans imho
is :
Defcon - In Our Own Defense (Demo of 1991)
( Power / Prog )
From the 2 songs that I've heard I'd say that this is great stuff.
How about an upload of the full demo?
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 11:10 pm
by akira
We should mention SANCTUARY from Dallas. They used to play with BOSS TWEED in the clubs
DRIVE
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 3:02 am
by OpenMetal!
"Characters In Time" album! DRIVE, a power/progressive metal band from Texas, released it in 1988. You can listen to it here:
http://www.metal-samples.com/2010/10/dr ... -1988.html
Greetings
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 3:35 am
by daniel
Sorry I can't imagine the mindset that considers 'Characters In Time' a progressive record
This is classic US Metal we're talking about
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 10:30 pm
by OpenMetal!
daniel wrote:Sorry I can't imagine the mindset that considers 'Characters In Time' a progressive record :lol: This is classic US Metal we're talking about :lol:
Yes, you are right! It's a more power than progressive metal album. But I understand pure US metal in a different way... Great observation!
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 2:15 am
by daniel
It's alright, it just sounded weird
METAL MERCHANT
Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 5:03 pm
by vxn123
Perhaps the only metal band from Texas with no reference anywhere on the internet....METAL MERCHANT! There some collectors that have the 2-3 known copies but I guess they keep information and music from themselves!
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 8:25 pm
by Aiden
Just listening to the Drive album 'Characters In Time' through vibrations of doom. Damn good stuff. Cheers for pointing them out. I agree that the 'progressive' tag is a little odd though. Just good solid US metal!