Texas Metal Powerhouse: Morbid Scream

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Sweet Nightmares - KPFT Radio Show (Nov. 1989)

Another 90 minutes of headbanging metal courtesy of the Sweet Nightmares radio show. This is a great set featuring a couple of demo cuts from Texas locals Watchtower and Morbid Scream. Check out my previous Sweet Nightmares post for more info about the show.

Track List

1. Bolt Thrower - Through the Eye of Terror

2. Morbid Angel - Visions from the Dark Side

3. Exhorder - Death in Vain (Demo)

4. Nasty Savage - Powerslam

5. Demolition Hammer - Infectious Hospital Waste (Demo)

6. D.R.I. - You Say I'm Scum

7. Testament - C.O.T.L.O.D.

8. Kreator - Impossible to Cure

9. Watchtower - Instruments of Random Murder (Demo)

10. Atheist - Room With A View (Tape Flip)

11. Intruder - Killing Winds

12. Bathory - Total Destruction

13. Morbid Scream - The Coming of War

14. Evil Dead - Sloe-Death

15. Indestroy - Senseless Theories

16. Tyrranicide - Drink, Drive and Die

17. Slayer - Epidemic

18. Recipients of Death - Flesh Burn

19. Prime Evil - Reality's Complete (Demo)

Download the Sweet Nightmares radio show

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Morbid Scream - Demo (1988)

Great thrash from Plano, Texas.

Morbid Scream was another band active in the Houston area. A quick couple of demos and it was all over except for a collection of their demos songs and some live stuff released on CD (The Signal to Attack: 1986 - 1990) on Tarot Productions. The CD is seemingly out of print.

A nice interview with Jim Bowman, drummer: Interview

Track Listing

1. Morbid Scream

2. Timeless Sleep

3. Fist in Your Face

4. Cries of Sanity

Band Members

Todd Premus - Bass

Jimi Bowman - Drums

Jason Dorf - Guitars

Trent White - Vocals, Guitars

Download

Thanks to www.metalourgio.com for the rip.

About TMP

A little information about this blog. I share this music because I want to make sure that it doesn't disappear. The Texas metal scene of the 80's is legendary and I was lucky enough to go through my teenage years enjoying bands like dead horse, Academy Black, Helstar, Rigor Mortis and many more. These bands worked hard to get noticed. Without the internet and Bandcamp, they had to create physical products to put in the hands of fans, radio stations and record labels to get noticed. Unlike today's bands who can reach thousands of potential fans easily using social network sites, older bands had to rely on hard work to reach those who might make a difference in whether they became a success or not.

I'm not saying that bands today have it easy. They probably have even less chance of making it by sheer numbers of new bands alone. Not to mention the music pirating cutting into the profits made by the records/tapes/CDs. That's why I won't be sharing anything new or that can be bought through a current record label. If you find something on my blog being sold, please email me and I will replace the download link with the URL to buy it. If you are a member of the band and don't want me to share your demo, email me and I will take it down.

All of the music I will be sharing will be from Texas demos and early independent releases meant to be used as advertisement of the band's music. Hopefully this music will find a home with the fans that will demand a new release of the music in a new form. Now enjoy reliving your youth or discover new music.

Demo submissions may be emailed to Phylo666-at-hotmail(.)com.