I had previously had a discussion about this on Miskatonic, and I just recently leared a lot more about it, so I figured id make a topic.
A lot of you know the 1983 "Cleveland Metal" LP, and how fucking awesome it is....and you probably know the last band on the comp Sorcerer. They were also on "Clevelands Heavy Metal: Etched In Steel" (presented by Mitch Capka). Ive gotten a lot of questions about them, and thier demos, which I knew next to nothing about.
They did have a 7" in 1980 under a different name, but its a very different style then thier Sorcerer stuff. Its very Pink Floyd-ish and its awesome, but its more very trippy classic rock then the Metal theyd play as Sorcerer.
I knew of thier 1984 and 1985 demos, but I didnt have them and I didnt know anyone who knew anything else about them.
I recently got in touch with Mitch Capka, the man behind Etched In Steel, and he told me he owns the master reels (and the right to release) all the Sorcerer recordings in existence. He said they had a demo in 1982 with songs "just as good, and better, then the ones used on the compilations". He said he's planning on possibly having the stuff released on vinyl in the future, but he doesnt want to give the stuff to anyone before that because it could be bootlegged. So, we'll have to wait.
However, he also said he has a Sorcerer demo from 88 (the year they played an outdoor show w/ SCREAMER, with 19 yaer old Jim Dofka on guitar). This was shortly after the disbanding of the legends MISTREATER, and Curt Leudy, lead vocals, sang for them on the 88 demo! He said he's not sure if he will ever release that stuff, but if he doesnt then he may be more willing to let a select few people hear it...
Also, I just got a new cpy of the Cleveland Metal LP, because this one had the original insert. However...this one is exactly the same except that there is a new band picture and better drawn logo for Sorcerer, both of which Ive never seen ANYWHERE. Im going to try to scan the back of the LP to show everyone, but in the meantime, has anyone else ever seen the picture Im talking about?
This is the well known one, has anyone ever seen one that's different?
The Sorcerer logo on this one is a million times cooler, and way more metal. Ill upload it soon.
