Sweet Nightmares - KPFT Radio Show (4-18-1990)

Another 90+ minutes of Bill and Wes spinning some of the best metal available. Being a big supporter of local music, Wes plays a few local songs by Grimace, dead horse, and Krullur. The Krullur song gets cut off right at the end of the song so I left it in rather than editing it out. Learn more about the radio show in this previous post here.

Track Listing:

1. Kreator - As The World Burns

2. Ratos De Porao - Amazonia Nunca Mais

3. Revenant - Distant Eyes

4. Morbid Angel - Evil Spells

5. Grimace (TX) - Jazz Fuse

6. dead horse (TX) - Mindless Zombies

7. Immolation - Despondent Souls

8. Hexx - Fields of Death (Tape Flip)

9. Pestilence - Out of the Body

10. Shades of Gray - Rage of Insanity (Demo)

11. Atrophy - Puppies & Friends

12. Sadus - Good Riddance (Demo)

13. Rest in Pieces - Five Golden Rings

14. Slayer - Reborn

15. Carcass - Excoriating Abdominal Emanation

16. Death - Altering the Future

17. Krullur - This is Gore (Cut-Off)

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Torture - Enter the Chamber Demo (1986)

Coming out of El Paso, Torture put out some extremely good heavy thrash. These recording are extra rough so if you want a better listen to what the band has to offer; search out their full-length Storm Alert released in 1989 and later re-issued in 2006 with extra tracks. Regardless of quality, these four tracks give a sample of Torture's particular brand of thrash; fast without tripping into speed metal and growling vocals reminiscent of Venom.

Track Listing:

1. Enter the Chamber

2. Into the Dark

3. Power Metal

4. The Vision

Band Members:

Justin "Drummer from Hell" Dudra - Drums

"Tortured" Tom Hicks - Vocals, Guitars (lead)

Deric Gunter - Bass

J.D. Robins - Guitars

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Thanks to RocketScienceRecords blogspot for the rip.

Angkor Wat - Live in San Antonio (1987)

Hailing from Corpus Christi, Angkor Wat brought a punk sensibility to their form of metal. This live recording shows them at a very early stage in their career and they give it their all. With a set that includes a cover of Bad Brain's Right Brigade, this is exactly the kind of crossover/thrash show that made me a fan of Texas metal. 

Track Listing:

1. Meat Eaters

2. Stop and Think

3. Living To Die

4. Tomorrow is Ours

5. Die Young

6. Disease

7. Right Brigade

8. Ricky

9. Give Me a Break

10. Warsaw

11. The Box

12. Burners of the Cross

13. Gone

Band Members:

Dave 'Bambi' Nuss - Drums, Vocals

Danny "Edith Bunker" Lohner - Guitars, Bass

Adam "(King) Bunnie" Grossman - Guitars, Bass, Vocals

Mike 'Titty' Titsworth - Bass

Dave "Dee" Brinkam - Vocals

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Thanks to Thrasher for pointing me in the right direction

 and thanks to RAF666underground.blogspot for the file.

Disfigurement - The Pleasure of Disgust (1994)

Today I get to highlight my one Texas gem found while perusing my local shop on Record Store Day 2015. Coming from San Antonio, Disfigurement are extreme metal with a blackened flair. The values are better than I expect from most extreme demos. The songs occasionally devolve into grindcore territory but it's a very good release overall. 

Track Listing

1. Carnal Frenzy

2. Lucrative Entrails

3. Torment of the Pierced

4. Perpetual Desire

Band Members

Chago Gonzalez - Drums

Carlos Rodriguez - Guitars

Fabian Santamaria - Vocals

Joe Romero - Bass, Vocals

Israel Rigal - Guitars

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Sweet Nightmares - KPFT Radio Show (Early 1989)

I'm guessing on the date for this show but it should be close. Anyway this is a really good set-list of metal from the guys of Sweet Nightmares. Wes Weaver was really showcasing local metal with songs by Nemesis, Metal Force, Sacred Mission, Equinox, and Arctic Helm. These are the only songs by these bands I have ever heard so this is a chance to hear some really rare cuts of Texas metal. Check out my previous Sweet Nightmares post for more info about the show.

Track List

1. Nemesis - My Desire (???)

2. Metal Force - Onslaughter

3. Sacred Mission - Countdown to Doomsday

4. Equinox - Wings of Death

5. Anthrax - Madhouse

6. Anthrax - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

7. Metal Church - Beyond the Black

8. Metal Church - Metal Church

9. King Diamond - Omens

10. King Diamond - The Possession (tape flip)

11. Arctic Helm - Fallout

12. Infernal Majesty - Skeletons int he Closet

13. Infernal Majesty - Anthology of Death

14. Iron Maiden - Cross Eyed Mary

15. Iron Maiden - Killers (Live)

16. Mercyful Fate - Curse of the Pharoahs

17. Mercyful Fate - Evil

18. Paradox - Paradox

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Hurlant - Demo (1989)

Let's file this under Great Bands That Should Have Been Bigger. From Austin, Hurlant can definitely keep up with the big boys of Texas metal. Playing thrash with a technical proficiency reminiscent of early Dark Angel, this band shows us that good songwriting, a competent singer, and actually being able to play your instrument are a recipe for really good heavy music. Very little information is on the web which is a shame; but do you want to know what is the biggest shame about this band?  Hurlant's whole discography consists of only 5 songs on two demos. Metal fans deserved more and so did the band.

Track Listing

1. Disconnect Society

2. Multiple Contusion Crew

3. What's Your Problem?

Band Members

Art Napoli - Bass, Vocals

Raymond Vasquez - Drums

Amhed Garcia - Guitars

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Thanks to Hi50metalmaniac for the rip.

Heather Leather - We Came To Destroy Single (1985)

Another band from San Antonio, Heather Leather is a bit of an oddity. A three piece made up of the Garza sisters, Heather Leather was probably one of the first all-female metal bands ever. Two tracks is a small sampling to know whether a band is any good or not but We Came To Destroy certainly promises a hard rocking time. I'm personally reminded of Manhole (Houston all-female punk band) while listening to Heather Leather. If they had released this in the early 90's I believe that they might have had a better chance at growing a following. 

In 1988, the band recorded a whole album of material but didn't release it. Then in 1995 the group disbanded. Finally in 2005, the members remixed their recorded material and released it as "Princess Leather". Resurfacing with a new line-up in 2006, the band began touring in support of the album. As of now, the band is still active and working on material for a new album.

Track Listing

Side A: We Came To Destroy

Side B: Child Molester

Band Members

Sylvia Garza - Guitars

Ruth Garza-Newcomb - Vocals, Bass

Sandie Garza - Drums

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Thanks to BM-80s Metal Blogspot for the rip.