A friend of mine asked me to digitalize some old tapes that we used to listen to when we were kids. This got me thinking about all the old tapes and records that I have kicking around that I should get on my iPod. Then that got me thinking that too many of these old (and mostly unknown) recordings are too good not to share. So I decided to create this blog to get this music out there and hopefully enjoyed by folks that never would have heard of it other wise.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Red Nails - Mutiny Of A Small Group Of Lemmings (1992)


Awesome death thrash metal from Ottawa.

Artist: Red Nails
Origin: Ottawa, ON, Canada
Album: Mutiny Of A Small Group Of Lemmings
Year: 1992

Track Listing:
1. Dead Man Walking
2. Ancient Blood
3. Secured Without Restraint
4. Silent Gods

Line-Up:
Blair Snider - rhythm guitars, vocals
Mark Spoor - lead guitar
Andrew Searle - bass, backing vocals
Glenn Hewie - drums

more info:
Recorded February 1992 at Rock's Wonderland by Rock Mallin
Logo by Craig Fraser

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Multiplex - Quest For The Clearness (1996)


One of my favourite grind bands from Japan. 

Artist: Multiplex
Origin: Tokyo, Japan
Album: Quest For The Clearness
Year: 1996

Track Listing:
1. Sunshine
2. Non Fiction

Line-Up:
Ari - vocals
Akama - guitars
Benny - bass
Natsu - drums

more info:
Recorded & mixed by Bill T. Miller @ Head Rooms Studios
Released as a 7" by Visceral Productions

Friday, December 3, 2010

Fourth Dimension - Non-Physical Reality (1995)


Spacey, almost progressive thrash metal from Hull. 

Artisit: Fourth Dimension
Origin: Hull, QC, Canada
Album: Non-Physical Reality
Year: 1995

Track Listing:
Ruptured Lives
Mind Glider
Non-Physical Reality
De-vice

Line-Up:
Eric Lauzon - rhythm & synth guitars
Boul - vocals
Legs - rhythm & lead guitars
Luc Lacelle - drums
Topon Das - bass

more info:
Non-physical reality and De-vice recorded at Kif-Kom and Courcy Studios, Dec 1994
Engineered by Eric Lauzon and Courcy Bros
Ruptured lives and Mind glider recorded at Studioteck, July 1995
Engineered & mixed by Eric Lauzon and Fourth Dimension
Cover artwork: Daniel Besnier
Graphic design by Studioteck

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Corpus - Decision To Extinction (1993)


Brutal death metal from Gatineau. 

Artist: Corpus
Origin: Gatineau, QC, Canada
Album: Decision To Extinction
Year: 1993

Track Listing:
Decision To Extinction
Us Polluting
The Other Side
Addicted
Mystic Waves

Line-Up:
Stephane Perrier - drums
Jean-Francois Provost - vocals, rhythm and acoustic guitar
Eric Rethier - lead guitar
Yann Picard - bass

more info:
Recorded and Mixed at Peter pan Studios (MTL) July 1993
Engineered and co-produced by P. Remillard
Produced by Corpus
Cover illustration and logos by Mike Reed
Photo by Melanie Tremblay


Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Nefarious - Prophecies Of The Questionably Sane (1995)


2nd Nefarious demo. Still death metal, but a bit more technical. 

Artist: Nefarious
Origin: Ottawa, ON, Canada
Album: Prophecies Of The Questionably Sane
Year: 1995

Track Listing:
Godless
Miscreation
The Severed

Line-up:
Jean Bourbonniere - lead and rhythm guitar
Louis Raymond - bass guitar and pedals
Shawn Carrier - rhythm guitar
Marc Desjardins - drums
Adrain Das - vocals

more info:
Recorded and Mixed at Studio Kif-Kom (Hull, QC). In March and April 1995.
Engineered and co-produced by Ken Brooman
Photography by Steve Mash
Produced by Nefarious

Monday, November 22, 2010

Nefarious - Involuntary Episodes Of Aggression (1993)


Classic Ottawa death metal from the early to mid 90's. 

Artist: Nefarious
Origin: Ottawa, ON, Canada
Album: Involuntary Episodes Of Aggression 
Year: 1993

Track Listing:
Vermiculation
The Advancement Of Primitive Surgery
Torn
Kingdom Of The Dead

Line-up:
Adrian Das - vocals
Jean Bourbonniere - lead and rhythm guitar
Mario Batista - bass
Rob Shallcross - drums

more info:
Recorded @ Rock's Wonderland in Ottawa, ON.
Artwork by Dave Bickerton