Thursday, July 17, 2008

A few rare 80s heavy metal stuff


Nevada Beach sounded like a mix of AC/DC and Nazareth

Chrome Molly is a Leicester based Hard Rock band. Frontman is Steve Hawkins and guitarist is guitarist John Antcliffe. Angst is their 1988 album.

Adrenalin O.D. was a popular hardcore punk band from New Jersey that existed from 1981 to 1990. The albums are:

Let's Barbeque (EP)
The Wacky Hijinks of Adrenalin OD (1984)
HumungousFungousAmongus (1986, reissued in 2005 on Relapse Records)
Cruising With Elvis in Bigfoot's UFO (1988)
Ishtar (1989)
Sittin' Pretty (1995)
Phat and Old (1996)
Themes - rare and unreleased demo 1981-1982 (2001)

King Kobra King Kobra was a glam metal group founded by drummer Carmine Appice after his tenure with Ozzy Osbourne in 1984. Ready to Strike is noted for Mark Free's strong vocal performance. The albums are:

Ready to Strike (1985)
Thrill of a Lifetime (1986)
King Kobra III (1988)
The Lost Years (1999) (compilation)
Hollywood Trash (2001)

Armored Saint is a Los Angeles, United States, based heavy metal band.The band was formed in 1982 by brothers Gonzo Sandoval and Phil Sandoval and David Prichard.

Self Titled EP - 1983
March of the Saint - 1984
Delirious Nomad - 1985
Raising Fear - 1987
Saints will Conquer, Live - 1988
Symbol of Salvation - 1991
Revelation - 2000
Nod to the Old School - 2001
Metalmeister

Scanner released Hyperytrace in 1988. The line up was
Michael Knoblich - vocals
Axel Julius - guitars
Tom Sopha - guitars
Martin Bork - bass
Wolfgang Kolorz - drums

Intrinsic was a power/speed metal band from California.
Intrinsic Full-length, 1987
Distortion Of Perspective EP, 1990
Closure Full-length, 1996

Meanstreak is an all-girl Power/Thrash Metal band. Three of the band members have married Dream Theater guys(http://www.metal-archives.com).