Monday, May 29, 2006

Celtic Frost

Celtic Frost
Zürich, Switzerland
Thrash/death/black metal (early), gothic/doom metal (later)


Morbid Tales (1984) EP, '99 Rem.
To Mega Therion (1985) '99 Rem.
Into the Pandemonium (1987) '99 Rem.
Cold Lake (1988)
Vanity/Nemesis (1990) '99 Rem.
Parched with Thirst Am I and Dying (1992) Comp., '99 Rem.
Monotheist (2006) Ltd.Ed.

tribute albums:
In Memory of... Celtic Frost (1996)

Sunday, May 28, 2006

Kahvas Jute

Kahvas Jute
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Progressive rock, hard rock

Kahvas Jute were an Australian rock band formed in July 1970. Mainstay of the line-up was Dennis Wilson on guitar and vocals. Other founder members include Bob Daisley on bass guitar and Tim Gaze on lead guitar and vocals. Their debut album, Wide Open was released in January 1971. The group supported Bo Diddley on his second tour of Australia in October 1973. Australian rock music historian, Ian McFarlane, described their style as 'expansive and free flowing, strong on rhythm and melody and bristling with exceptional guitar work' . Kahvas Jute did a reunion gig in 1991 and in 1993, their album Wide Open was re-released on CD again. In 2005, they played a reunion show at The Basement in Sydney which was recorded and filmed. A DVD and album pack entitled Then Again: Live at the Basement was issued in 2006.


Wide Open (1971) 2006 Rem.

Friday, May 19, 2006

From Behind

From Behind
UK
Southern rock, hard rock


Game Over! (2006)

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Roy Milton

Roy Milton
Wynnewood, Oklahoma, United States
R&B, jump blues

Roy Bunny Milton (July 31, 1907 – September 18, 1983) was an American R&B and jump blues singer, drummer and bandleader.


Instant Groove (1977) 2003 Rem.
Specialty Profiles (2006) 1945-1951

Saturday, May 13, 2006

Blops

Blops
aka: Los Blops
Isla Negra, Chile
Folk rock, progressive rock


Blops (1970) 2006 Rem.
Blops (1971) 2006 Rem.
Blops (1973)


Friday, May 12, 2006

Trapeze

Trapeze
Cannock, Staffordshire, England
Funk rock, hard rock, blues rock

Trapeze was an English rock band formed in March 1969, by vocalist John Jones and guitarist/keyboardist Terry Rowley (who named the band), with guitarist Mel Galley, singer/bassist Glenn Hughes, and drummer Dave Holland. The band had a fairly fluid line up, finally dissolving in 1994. Several members went on to join better known bands, including Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Whitesnake, Judas Priest, Uriah Heep and Wishbone Ash.


Trapeze (1970)
Medusa (1970)
You Are the Music...We're Just the Band (1972)
Hot Wire (1974)
The Final Swing (1974) Comp.
Trapeze (1975)
Hold On (1979)
Live in Texas: Dead Armadillos (1981)
Welcome to the Real World: Live at the Borderline (1992)
Live at the Boat Club 1975 (2006)

Hammer of the Gods

Hammer of the Gods
USA
Hard Rock, Progressive Rock

A short tour project by Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater (tribute to Led Zeppelin) with Paul Gilbert, Daniel Gildenlöw and Dave LaRue.


Two nights in North America (2006)

Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Beyond Fear

Beyond Fear
Akron, Ohio, United States
Heavy metal, thrash metal, power metal

Beyond Fear is a heavy metal band started in March, 2005 by Tim "Ripper" Owens after he left Judas Priest as a side-project apart from his former work with Iced Earth.


Beyond Fear (2006)

Jeff Walker und die Flüffers

Jeff Walker und die Flüffers
St Helens, England
Country metal

A solo project by Jeffrey Walker, of the metal band Carcass.


Welcome to Carcass Cuntry (2006)

Against All Authority

Against All Authority
Cutler Ridge, Florida, United States
Punk rock, Ska punk, Hardcore punk, Anarcho-punk


Destroy What Destroys You (1996)
All Fall Down (1998)
The Exchange (1999) EP
24 Hour Roadside Resistance (2000)
Nothing New For Trash Like You (2001) Comp.
Live at the Fireside Bowl (2003) EP
split with Common Rider (2005)
The Restoration of Chaos & Order (2006)

Monday, May 08, 2006

Angtoria

Angtoria
Sweden
Symphonic metal

Angtoria was a symphonic metal band composed of British singer Sarah Jezebel Deva and Swedish brothers Chris and Tommy Rehn.
Singer Sarah Jezebel Deva - who has also worked with such bands as Therion, Mortiis, Mystic Circle, Cradle of Filth, Mad Dog, Creation's Tears, The Kovenant, Tulus, Graveworm, The Gathering, Trigger the Bloodshed, Hecate Enthroned - joined with the brothers in 2001 to create the band.


Across Angry Skies (2004) EP
God Has a Plan for Us All (2006) Ltd.Ed.

Friday, May 05, 2006

Bukka White

Bukka White
Between Aberdeen and Houston, Mississippi, United States
Delta blues, country blues

Booker T. Washington "Bukka" White (November 12, 1909 – February 26, 1977) was an African-American Delta blues guitarist and singer. "Bukka" is a phonetic spelling of White's first name, placed on the labels of his early recordings. He preferred the proper spelling of his name, "Booker," as he was named after the well-known African-American educator and civil rights activist Booker T. Washington.


Mississippi Blues (1963)
Sky Songs (1963) 1990 Rem.
Sparkasse in Concert: Country Blues (1975)
1963 Isn't 1962 (1994) Live '63
The Vintage Recordings (2003) 1930-1940
Memphis Festival & Horizons Sessions (2006) rec.'68

appears on:
American Folk Blues Festival '67 (1967)
American Folk Blues Festival '72 (1972)

Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Grief

Grief
Boston, Massachusetts
Doom metal, sludge metal


Dismal (1993)
Come to Grief (1994)
Miserably Ever After (1996)
Torso (1998)
...and Man Will Become the Hunted (2000)
Turbulent Times (2002) Comp.
Alive (2006)

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Rebel Meets Rebel

Rebel Meets Rebel
USA
Heavy metal, Southern metal, thrash metal, country rock, blues rock

Rebel Meets Rebel is a country metal album by David Allan Coe and Pantera members Dimebag Darrell, Rex Brown, and Vinnie Paul. The music was written and recorded by the band when the musicians had time aside from their other projects, including Pantera's world tour supporting Reinventing the Steel.


Rebel Meets Rebel (2006)