Midnite Madness CXIII—Jacob's Ladder

Apologies for the delayed posting of last month's show, totally thought I had already. Anyways, here she is, in all her glory, ready to be devoured by the dwindling horde that lights this otherwise darkened corridor of Blogger. I shall return with more MIDNITE MADNESS on September 19th, 2018, so be ready...

Midnite Madness CVII—Painfully Awaiting the Nite

See you like-minded maniacs for more MIDNITE MADNESS on April 4th. Soon!

DEMOndays XXI

Fuck, I know these posts are getting less and less frequent, and for that I apologise, but I guess I was being a little unrealistic saying I would post every Monday in the beginning, eh. So, from now I will try to post something weekly, or whenever I can. Got loads of demos, just not enough time/desire to use the fucking internet (hate).
So with all that outta the way, here's the killer Nightmare City demo that Henry Yuan's excellent Electric Assault Records put out a few years back. They're actually playing London tomorrow night with local deathpunk scumlords, Shallow Sanction, at the Unicorn in Camden (ish). And it's free. Oh, and DJ DSOD—Amulet's Dave Sherwood on Drums—is DJing. I am hoping this broken old vessel is going to permit my attendance, but will of course be a blast either way.

Nightmare City (Sweden) Nightmare Tape [2014]
1. Nightmare City
2. Do You Wanna Die?
3. Distortion Til Deaf
4. Riders of Doom

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DEMOndays XX

I know it's been a month since I last posted a demo on here, apologies. Just been busy and sick, but mainly busy being sick. Lame!
ANYWAYS, here is one of the best demos of the so-called "modern era"—Bastard Priest's d-beat death metal blitzkrieg, Merciless Insane Death, ripped from my own copy of the demo. Yes, these tracks are the B-side of their debut "album", Under The Hammer Of Destruction, but I am fairly sure they re-mastered it or re-recorded the drums or something, because this version sounds way better. Hard to believe it is almost 10 years old, too, but really hoping for a return from these lords one day soon. Was killer to see Maim play the title track of this (with Sindre of Obliteration on vocals if memory serves me correctly?) at Live Evil 2011. Mightiest hails to Matt Mendoza and Inventor. Death metal or DIE!!!

Bastard Priest (Sweden) Merciless Insane Death [2008]

1. Under the Hammer of Destruction

2. From Beyond

3. Merciless Insane Death

4. Graveyard Sacrifice

5. En Hälsning Från Helvetet (Bombanfall cover)

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A Fist in the Face of God presents... Full Speed Ahead Vol III - A Mix by Hades & Olof

You know, with every year that passes, the 80s get further away. Luckily for me, missing the 20th century is almost a worldwide hobby these days, and what better way to roll back some musical years than by blasting your ears with the shrieking sounds of 1980s speed metal.
It was on this year's first day, as I cursed the awakening of yet another year further from metal's golden age, when I got an email from my buddy Theodor "Hades", informing me of his latest mixtape, this time featuring tracks picked by Olof of the Swedish speed metal band Enforcer. And boy, did they do good, even throwing in a good few tracks from bands I'd never heard of before. Over to them...

A few words from Hades:

For the new Full Speed Ahead compilation I asked my pal Olof Wikstrand of the band Enforcer to join me in selecting half of the tracks, because we both worship this genre and I knew he'd pick some kickass tunes. I'm totally satisfied with the result, and I'm sure it's going to interest anyone who likes fast 'n' wild heavy metal, so play it loud and bang your skulls!

And from Olof:

Hades asked me if I wanted to join him for the next Full Speed Ahead compilation, so of course I immersed myself right into it and collected a bunch of my favourite tracks of both well known and some more unknown bands. Speed metal is, in my opinion, the ultimate metal genre, being the most aggressive, passionate, heavy and serious. The energy level is higher than any of the modern shit and contains everything I could possibly ask for. Enjoy!

TRACKLIST:
01. Powerlord (USA) - "The Invasion of the Lords" [1986]
02. Mad Max (Germany) - "Shout and Cry" [1984]
03. Fingernails (Italy) - "Just Like You Want" [2006]
04. Lizzy Borden (USA) - "Godiva" [1985]
05. Randy (Denmark) - "The Beast" [1986]
06. Znöwhite (USA) - "Do or Die" [1984]
07. Acero Letal (Chile) - "Por la Gloria del Metal" [2009]
08. Blind Guardian (Germany) - "Trial By the Archon/Wizard's Crown" [1988]
09. Van Halen (USA) - "Hot for Teacher" [1984]
10. Death Dealer (Canada) - "Cross My Way" [1983]
11. Impulse (Bulgaria) - "Gladiator" [1989]
12. Kratos (USA) - "Iron Beast" [1985]
13. Terminal (SWE) - "Satanski Narocila" [2015]

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LONG LIVE THE LOUD!!!

DEMOndays XIII

Definitely time for one of my favourite ever demos, the second Antichrist offering, "Put To Death". Like I said on a recent show, I wasn't so into the first demo when I got it along with the Bastard Priest one from Blood Harvest back in 2009, but this one blew me away first listen and still fuckin' does, ughhh. Why I bought the second demo of a band whose first one I wasn't so keen on still remains a mystery, but I am glad I did and also glad my favourite Antichrist track ever—the title track on this—didn't make it to the LP. At first I was shocked and somewhat annoyed at its omission, now I get it—they could never record it better than this!
Anyways, two tracks here for those lucky ones who have the album but never heard this demo. Full scans in the zipped folder. LETHAL VOLUME ONLY!!!

Antichrist (Sweden) Put To Death [2010]
1. Sign of the Beast
2. Put to Death
3. Virgin's Blood

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DEMOndays VI

Here's a "new" band for a change, mangel maniacs Infernöh, from Sweden. Listeners to my show will have heard them on the Fight Back shows and sporadically where I can fit them in. Killer d-beat crust demo that I managed to get on vinyl—it's side B of the War Tjard EP—but the tape cover rules!

INFERNÖH (Sweden) - Demo [2011]
1. Gamdregel

2. Länge Leve Mig

3. Strida För Vadå?

4. Inferno

5. Kyla

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I am hoping to some degree this post will become "interactive". By this, I mean that most of my files are rips from the internet and some, as killer as the music is, are not very good/high quality recordings. Also, sometimes the artwork is incomplete or low-res. So, what I am asking here is for people to help improve these demos. If you have a better recording, higher-res artwork, info regarding the demo, etc, PLEASE either mail it direct to me here or simply add a link in the comment section. Go on.

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