Thursday, February 28, 2008

Captain Beyond

Captain Beyond
Los Angeles, California
Hard rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock


Captain Beyond (1972)
Sufficiently Breathless (1973) '98 Rem.
Dawn Explosion (1977) 2008 Rem.
Night Train Calling (2000) EP
Far Beyond a Distant Sun - Live in Arlington Texas (2002) rec.'73

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Black Cat Bones

Black Cat Bones
London, England
Blues rock

Black Cat Bones was a British heavy blues rock group from London.
The band is perhaps best known for having had Paul Kossoff and Simon Kirke in its lineup, both of whom later joined Free in 1968. Kirke also became a founding member of Bad Company in 1974.


Barbed Wire Sandwich (1969)
Paul's Blues (2008) rec.'67.

Friday, February 22, 2008

Darkshines

Darkshines
Kragujevac, Serbia
Rock, hard rock


Love Is Never Ending (2008)

Steel Attack

Steel Attack
Sala, Sweden
Power metal, heavy metal


Where Mankind Fails (1999)
Fall into Madness (2001)
Predator of the Empire (2003)
Enslaved (2004)
Diabolic Symphony (2006)
Carpe DiEnd (2008)

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Dead to Fall

Dead to Fall
Chicago, Minneapolis
Metalcore


Everything I Touch Falls to Pieces (2002)
Villainy & Virtue (2004)
The Phoenix Throne (2006)
Are You Serious? (2008)

Donita Sparks + The Stellar Moments

Donita Sparks + The Stellar Moments
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Alternative rock

Donita Sparks (born April 8, 1963) is a vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter. In addition to performing with her most recent band Donita Sparks + The Stellar Moments, she is the co-founder (along with Suzi Gardner) of the band L7. Sparks released her debut solo record Transmiticate in February 2008. Her work has been featured in films such as Natural Born Killers, Serial Mom, and Brokeback Mountain, and video games such as Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Rock Band 2. Sparks and L7 formed Rock for Choice with the Feminist Majority Foundation in 1991, staging numerous concerts featuring some of the biggest bands in the industry benefiting pro-choice organizations. Sparks is also the drummer for the Lou Reed tribute band, Lou Man Group.


Transmiticate (2008)

Sculptured

Sculptured
Bellingham, Washington, United States
Experimental metal, melodic death metal


The Spear of the Lily is Aureoled (1998)
Apollo Ends (2000)
Embodiment (2008)

Virgin Black

Virgin Black
Adelaide, Australia
Gothic metal, Doom metal, Symphonic metal, Christian metal


Virgin Black (1996) Demo
Trance (1998) EP
Sombre Romantic (2001)
Elegant... and Dying (2003)
Requiem - Mezzo Forte (2007)
Requiem - Fortissimo (2008)

Monday, February 18, 2008

Dismember

Dismember
Stockholm, Sweden
Death metal


Like an Ever Flowing Stream (1991)
Pieces (1992) EP, 2005 Rem.
Indecent & Obscene (1993) orig.+2005 Rem.
Massive Killing Capacity (1995) orig.+2005 Rem.
Death Metal (1997) Jap.Ed.
Hate Campaign (2000) Jap.Ed.
Where Ironcrosses Grow (2004)
Complete Demos (2005) '88-'90
The God That Never Was (2006)
Dismember (2008)

Hellhammer

Hellhammer
Nurensdorf, Switzerland
Black metal, death metal

Hellhammer was a Swiss extreme metal band from Nurensdorf, active during 1981–1984. They are regarded as a key influence on black metal, and one of the founders of death metal. In June 1984, Hellhammer disbanded and founded another highly influential band, Celtic Frost.


Apocalyptic Raids 1990 A.D. (1990) rec.'84
Demon Entrails (2008) '83 Demos

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Averse Sefira

Averse Sefira
Austin, Texas
Black metal


Homecoming's March (1999)
Battle's Clarion (2001)
Tetragrammatical Astygmata (2005)
Advent Parallax (2008)