Wednesday, December 2, 2009

A Brutal Christmas - The Season in Chaos



Some seasonal uploads coming your way from some random stuff on my computer. Some of it is ridiculous. Some of it is not half bad. Some of it is amazingly entertaining. Just check it out.

Track List:
01. Arche - Angels We Have Heard On High
02. Kekal - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
03. Royal Anguish - Mary Did You Know
04. Frank's Enemy - Coventry Carol
05. Frost Like Ashes - Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (O Come Emmanuel)
06. Tortured Conscience - The Little Drummer Boy
07. Hearken - O Come All Ye Faithful
08. Death Requisite - Child Messiah
09. EverSINcEve - O Holy Night
10. Faithbomb - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
11. Pure Defiance - Joy To The World

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Yesterday's Children - Self Titled (1969)

This is definitely a 60's rock long lost gem. Their only album (besides a single that was released), Yesterday's Children played a quality mix of psychedelia and garage rock. Excellent riffs and lead guitar with a great vocalist. These guys are in the same realm as Blue Cheer and other similar bands of the time.

It's a shame that bands this good never stuck around to create more music. Unfortunately it happens more often than not.


Track list
01. Paranoia
02. Sad Born Loser
03. What of I
04. She's Easy
05. Sailing
06. Providence Bummer
07. Evil Woman
08. Yesterday's Moon

The Black Angels - Directions to See a Ghost


I have no idea where to even begin in classifying this group. I hear psychedelic influences, Beatles influences, stoner influences, indie influences, rock and dessert...and I'm not exactly sure where they fit in. You definitely cannot pigeon hole this band into any one category.

Interestingly enough, it all fits spectacularly well together. The Black Angels have created an album which I can see myself spinning rather often. They do have other material out that I haven't gotten to hear yet, but if it's anything like "Directions to See a Ghost", I know I'll dig it.

This is a definite recommendation to any psychedelic and stoner fans. Spin this record and just chill out in its ambiance.



Track listing:
01. You On The Run
02. Doves
03. Science Killer
04. Mission District
05. 18 Years
06. Deer-Ree-Shee
07. Never/Ever
08. Vikings
09. You In Color
10. The Return
11. Snake in the Grass

DL

Honkeyfinger - Invocation Of The Demon Other


When I read the description of this album, a one-man bass drum stomping, harmonica blowing, lapsteel playing Blues assault, I knew I'd like it. I didn't expect it to be quite as intense as it is. This isn't your Howlin' Wolf type of blues. This is Blues after it dropped acid and ate a bag of shrooms.

I never imagined so much energy could come out of one man and a whole band's worth of instruments. Honkeyfinger is an excellent display of lapsteel guitar and blues created with an interesting and amazing twist. The kind of shit you'd find playing in some hole-in-the-wall dive in Alabama. No frills and no bullshit. Fuzzed out, intense vocals and full of energy. Just check it out. Everyone. There's no reason not to.


Track list:
01. HonknSkronkn
02. Got This Rage
03. Margarine Man
04. Jitterbone Boogie
05. Trouble
06. Parchman Farm
07. Cobra
08. True Believers
09. Farmer George
10. Fine Thing
11. Margarine Man (Part 2)
12. Burning Skull Blues
13. Boss Honk
14. Running On Empty
15. Subaquatic Homesick Blues

DL (New Link. Some problems were reported with the last one. 12/01)

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Graveyard - Self Titled

Either someone back in the 70's figured out time travel and sent Graveyard to the future to drop this amazing album, or this group of rockers from Sweden really know how to create some superb blues-influenced, Sabbath influenced rock. Yes, they are very influenced by Black Sabbath, but they don't come off as a Sabbath clone.

These guys take the bluesy sounds of proto-metal, 70's rock, 60's psychedelic sounds and meld them together to create something extremely special in a time where most rock outfits are completely forgetting where their roots lie.

When you listen to this, you probably wont believe that Graveyard only came to be in 2006 in Gothenburg. Fans of Sabbath, psychedelic and traditional doom will really enjoy this, although I think everyone should check this out.


Track list:
01. As The Years Pass By, The Hours Bend
02. Blue Soul
03. Don't Take Us for Fools
04. Evil Ways
05. Lost in Confusion
06. Right is Wrong
07. Satan's Finest
08. Submarine Blues
09. Thin Line

Wicked Lady - The Axeman Cometh


Wicked Lady is for those who love fuzz, psychedelic and traditional doom. Proto-metal and, in my opinion, definitely a doom forerunner. Listen to "War Cloud" and "Life and Death" if you have any doubts to that.

I would rank this right up there with Pagan Altar. Not that Wicked Lady is going to take over Pagan Altar's place in my musical loving heart, but this album is crammed full of amazing riffs and heavy goodness. "The Axeman Cometh" definitely showcases the heavy aspect of this band.

For any fans of traditional doom metal in the vein of Pagan Altar and stuff like Witchcraft, definitely check this out. Lovers of fuzz and psychedelic rock would eat this up as well.


Track Listing:
01. Run The Night
02. War Cloud
03. The Axeman Cometh
04. Life and Death
05. Wicked Lady
06. Out of the Dark
07. Rebel
08. Living on the Edge

Gun - Gunsight

I found this gem while treasure hunting for some new tunes. This is some straight up, good riffing rock and roll. Almost has a NWOBHM tinge to it while heavily steeped in 60's rock and roll. Not surprising since these guys were around from '68 to '69 and were based out of England.

The album moves from heavy, or what was considered heavy in those days, to light and airy pieces. Even listening to the track "Hobo" I think of the Beatles. This is definitely something that fans of proto-metal, nwobhm and bands like Budgie and Blue Cheer should check out.


Track listing:
01. Head in the Clouds
02. Drown Yourself in the River
03. Angeline
04. Dreams and Screams
05. Situation Vacant
06. Hobo
07. Lady Link, Pt. 1
08. Oh Lady You
09. Lady Link, Pt. 2
10. Long Hair Woman

Sunday, July 26, 2009

"Buried Together" - Antrobus/Flying Hat Band split


In 1973, the Flying Hat Band was signed to Vertigo records and recorded a full length album. The label decided not to release the album and the trio disbanded in '74 after the departure of guitarist Glen Tipton. Yes, the same Glen Tipton in Judas Priest. He left the Flying Hat Band to join up with the rest of the metal gods.

Glen posseses the master tapes to the full length recording, but who knows if they will ever see the light of day. It's a shame, because the four tracks by the FHB on this split are excellent and showcase a much more bluesy side of Tipton's guitar capabilities. These guys rank up there with Deep Purple and even opened for them on one of Deep Purple's tours.

The remaining nine tracks come from prog-rock band Antrobus. I'm not playing Antrobus down at all. These tracks are some quality prog-rock sounds. Fans of King Crimson and earlier prog-rock and psychedelic rock bands will enjoy this stuff.

If for nothing else, at least download this to check out Tipton's work prior to Judas Priest.

Tracklist:
01. Antrobus - Loving You
02. Antrobus - All I Really Need
03. Antrobus - Take Me Back
04. Antrobus - Pavement Artist
05. Antrobus - Straight Jacket
06. Antrobus - Winter
07. Antrobus - Rock Band Blues
08. Antrobus - Gonna Be Free
09. Antrobus - Lightning
10. The Flying Hat Band - Seventh Plain
11. The Flying Hat Band - Reaching For The Stars
12. The Flying Hat Band - Lost Time
13. The Flying Hat Band - Coming of the Lord

DL pt.1 (Antrobus tracks)
DL pt.2 (FHB tracks)

Black Widow - Sacrifice

Black Widow stands in the same psychedlic, satanic realm as Coven and other early bands bent on pushing the envelope with their blatant occult and satanic influences. Black Widow hold a bit more of a progressive tinge than Coven, however. Lots of organ use and even some flute within the mix. I definitely enjoy the use of the saxaphone use in "In Ancient Days." Gives the that certain Coltrane cool to Satan.

This album is from 1970, four years after the bands formation in '66. Some great stuff if you're a fan of early progressive rock and psychedelic type bands.

Tracklist:
01. In Ancient Days
02. Way to Power
03. Come to the Sabbat
04. Conjuration
05. Seduction
06. Attack of the Demon
07. Sacrifice

Blood Farmers - Blood Farmers

Heavy, marijuana-laced riffage. Heavily influenced by Sabbath, but definitely not a Sabbath ripoff. Anyone who has enjoyed some of the past stoner-type uploads that I have posted will enjoy this.

There's not much I really want to say, because I just want you people to download this and behold its excellence. Roll a joint and check this shit out.

Tracklist:
01. Albino
02. Bullet in my Head
03. Orgy of the Rats
04. Theme
05. Y.G.B.
06. The Holy Chalice
07. General Urko-I Drink Your Blood
08. Twisted Brain (Part 1)
09. Twisted Brain (Part 2)
10. After the Harvest

Bedemon - Child of Darkness

Bedemon existed from '73 to '79 (The metal archives claims they are still active, but the lineup isn't really Bedemon) and played the same down and dirty flavor of doom that Pentagram does. Mostly because of the shared members and the fact that Randy Palmer, the main songwriter for Bedemon, also joined Pentagram as a guitarist for about a year. Bobby also does the vocals for the band. So, it is basically Pentagram Jr. But honestly, can you ever get enough of Pentagram?

While this album isn't the best of quality (it is from the original master tapes), it's got some great riffs on it and any fan of Pentagram will enjoy it. Heavy, dirty and fuzzy. Isn't that how everyone likes it?

Tracklist:
01. Child of Darkness
02. Enslaver of Humanity
03. Frozen Fear
04. One-Way Road
05. Serpent Venom
06. Last Call
07. Drive Me to the Grave
08. Into the Grave
09. Skinned
10. Through the Gates of Hell
11. Touch the Sky
12. Child of Darkness II
13. Time Bomb
14. Nighttime Killers
15. Axe to Grind

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Seducer - 'Eads Down, See You At The End (1986)

This is a no-frills, no bullshit, NWOBHM lost gem. A friend of mine asked me to try and find a better copy online since his physical copy is pretty beat. Well, this is the best...let me rephrase that. This is the only copy I found online. Besides the copy he made about three years ago from his physical album.

Anyway, this is classic NWOBHM. A bit on the faster side. Good. Raw. Balls-to-the-wall rocking. Check it out. I'm thinking the first track has a problem with the speed. Maybe it was recorded at a higher speed, or maybe it just sounds like that. The rest of the tracks have no problems.

Tracklist:

After uploading, I realized the songs were mislabeled. The following tracklist contains what the file is labeled as, and then the actual title. I couldn't figure them all out without lyrics in front of me. But, here you are.

01. Hailstorm
02. Storm - The Haunting
03. Liar - Prostitute
04. The Haunting - Die Yer Bastard
05. The Rocker - Arena
06. No Contract
07. Problems - Storm
08. Conditions - Liar
09. Prostitute
10. Die Yer Bastard - The Rocker
11. Arena - No Contract



Thursday, June 18, 2009

Morbius - Alienchrist (1995)



Special request from Lifer members. Death Metal. Good.

Tracklist:

01. Inverted Baptism
02. Ghosts
03. Visitors from Within
04. Worship of Grief
05. Spiritual Darkening
06. Doomcry
07. Channeling the Dead
08. The Cruel Ones
09. Ritualistic Filth
10. Mysteries of the Worm

DL (Fixed Link as of 11/09)

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Jucifer - If Thine Enemy Hunger



Jucifer is one of those bands that people can't classify into any specific genre except heavy. This duo creates heavy, sometimes hypnotizing riffs that are chopped up by moments of clarity and melody. 

Fans of sludge or a lot of music on Relapse will enjoy this. A friend of mine said it had reminded him of L7, but I've never listened to them so I wouldn't know. If you enjoy female vocals and heavy riffs, check this out.

01. She Rides the Deep
02. Centralia
03. Lucky Ones Burn
04. Hennin Hardine
05. Antietam
06. My Benefactor
07. Four Suns
08. Pontius of Palia
09. Backslider
10. Luchamos
11. Ludlow
12. The Plastic Museum
13. In a Family
14. Medicated
15. LED

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Zior - Every Inch A Man


This is a special request from some friends. Proto metal, heavy and dark riffs. Check it out. You'll like this shit.

01. Entrance of the Devil
02. The Chicago Spine
03. Have You Heard the Wind Speak
04. Time is the Reason
05. She'll Take You Down
06. Dudi Judy
07. Strange Kind of Magic
08. Ride me Baby
09. Evolution
10. Every Inch a Man
11. Cat's Eyes
12. Suspended Animation
13. Angel of the Highway

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Lucifer Was - In Anadi's Bower

I happened across this little gem last summer while I was diving into the 60's and 70's psych rock and proto metal. Since then, it's become one of my most played and enjoyable albums found during the dig. 

In Anadi's Bower was released in '72, not long after Black Sabbath's debut. However, this is no Sabbath clone. Although Lucifer Was contains tinges of the Sabbath sound (you'll hear it in Darkness very well), along with a hint of Jethro Tull with the use of the flute, they're more of a prog rock band rather than proto metal or psych band. Which begs to question how I found it during my psych rock and proto metal treasure hunt, but it doesn't really matter.

The title track is amazing and also contains slightly heavier and haunting guitars. The band also employs the use of odd instruments like the Mellotron on the album.

If you're into the early rock and proto metal, you'll enjoy this. It's not as "progy" as most prog rock bands, which I tend to be rather picky about and I know others are too. 



Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Don't call it a comeback...


Okay, so the title is lame, but I guess what I was trying to say is that I have returned from an extended hiatus. Just remember, kids, don't ever move in with a girlfriend/boyfriend unless you are absolutely, positively and incredibly sure that you want to. 

/Lesson for the day.

The internet was non-existant where I was living and I couldn't upload anything at work for obvious reasons, but I have started to pick some new albums to upload to this blog and hope that all of you haven't become tired waiting for new material to pop up on here.

Also, I have received a few questions about the Candlemass album. It's there for a limited time for a limited amount of people. I usually don't even upload anything that well known because a) if you want to download it you can find it yourself and b) the album drops on April 2nd, so you should buy it anyway like I plan to. I just happened to find a source for the album and decided to download it because I couldn't wait. If you really want to hear it, Candlemass has it streaming on their myspace. It's an absolutely amazing album. The post on this blog will only be up until April 2nd when the album is released.

So, if you've enjoyed what has been posted on here so far, stay tuned. I've got a bunch of rare and hard to find stuff coming up.


Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Candlemass - "Death Magic Doom"

The new album from Doom masters, Candlemass, has finally arrived. As of right now, I am hosting this for a select group of people. This will be a limited download here on Tons-O-Tunes and only open to a select few. Sorry. You can hear the album streamed from Candlemass's Myspace.

Tracklist:
If I Ever Die - 4:54
Hammer of Doom - 6:16
The Bleeding Baroness - 7:19
Demon of the Deep - 5:22
House of Thousand Voices - 7:49
Dead Angel - 4:05
Clouds of Dementia - 5:38
My Funeral Dreams - 6:05

*The download link has been removed. The album is now available and I encourage anyone who wants to hear it, or who may have had the privledge to hear it already, to go out and buy it. Thank you. More uploads of obscure crap coming soon.

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Sons of Otis - "Templeball"



If you want heavy, this shit is heavy. Heavy and laden with about twenty pounds of marijuana. These guys take stoner doom to a whole new level, in my opinion. Heavy riffs and atmospheric vocals with a tone of Saint Vitus. They even do a Vitus cover, so you know these guys are legit.

The "Windows Jam" is an excellent highlight on an album full of hallucinigenic highlights. *note* Highlights made with many swirling colors and sound. Listening to this album while under the influence of marijuana or any psychadelic drug may induce complete kick-assery. Check it out sober too. It's some good shit.

Tracks:
Mile High - 5:17
Nothing - 5:24
Vitus - 6:38
Windows Jam - 10:35
Super Typhoon - 5:51
Down - 3:19
Mississippi Queen - 2:31
New Mole - 9:11
Steamroller - 3:53
Diesel - 9:19