Hi Simon!!! Awesome metal update (jealous metalhead here, lol.....) so many cool and killer records and bands too. I remember Satan from backin the day, but never listen to them upto a couple of years ago and what a great NWOBHM band they still, i really need to get the rest of their catalogue. Cyclone!!! i discover them watching the Keep it True Festival (2023), had no idea Target is also from Belgium, they're "new" to me, another one to check out. Heathen surprise, surprise never heard of them back in the day, added to the listening list too. cheers and be well
It seems that Australia is the go to place for OG vinyl at the moment! Another unbelievable haul that Simon! I’M buzzing for you… so I can only imagine how YOU must feel! Good to see you mate!🤘🏻
Great stack. Target I've not heard actually I must give them a try. That Heathen is great looking on vinyl. I have the other stuff on CD but always looking for vinyl at a good price.
Nice finds Simon. I've been looking for that Atrophy album for years. Love that Whiplash album. Love Hallows Eve. They are like a bunch of punks who decided they wanted to play speed metal. Ive got an OG copy of Caught in the Act, its a classic from Satan. The vocals are insane. If you like Satan, grab the debut albums from Blitzkreig, Holocaust, Wolf & Savage . All are classics. Great video. 🤘 from Qld.
CYCLONE still kicking around and recently finished a big tour with MIDNIGHT in Europe. Their vocalist Guido is one of the coolest guys you'll ever meet. Awesome band!! \m/
I don't know how many records you have behind you but I would like to ask you something, do you have the time to listen all of them? How many records do you listen each day? For sure you have records without play for years. Greetings from Mexico.
That Heathen album is the goods. I first heard the track prisoners of fate on a local community radio station upon its release. It wasn't until buying albums online was in its infancy that I managed to secure a copy because here in Adelaide that stuff is kinda hard to find. Definitely glad to have it in my collection. Awesome content here. Keep up the good work!
I never thought about Atrophy sounding anything like 90s Sodom but hey, you´re actually right, hahaha... Whiplash´s comeback "Thrashback" is a pretty cool album but you can´t beat the first two. Drummer Joe played parts of Slayer´s "Reign In Blood" tour when Lombardo was out for the first time. "The Burning Of Atlanta" is an old demo track, that´s probably why it sound a bit different. The Cyclone record never had an inner, their second album is killer as well. I love the band so much, I have a bootleg shirt with the artwork and an official one with just the logo bought at a show in 2022.
Thanks for clarifying about the Cyclone inner situation! Good to know I'm not missing anything there. I'd love to grab the second one but my chances are quite slim I think.
Satan court in the act!!! In my top 10 of all time in any metal genre. Perfect album for me! Everything you said from the vocals to song arrangements never get tired of it! Great update as always.
Killer stuff man🤘🤘 lil jealous of the Target album I must say 😂 I have most of the others already and cheers for the info on Heathen, never owned the cd so didn’t know about the extra track. Steve Rules🤘🤘
Yeah I didn't realise until I got the LP home it was missing a track. Not that that would have stopped me lol. Plenty of early CDs had a bonus track for this reason
I "met" the guitarist from Heathen, Lee Altus, years ago when he caught me and his little brother smoking in the backyard of their house in San Francisco. 😂
There’s a few albums that I can fall asleep to. SATAN is one. Catch a nice buzz. Gentle volume. Etc. Angel Witch and Warlord have the same mystical old vibe.
@@ExplosiveAction Have you heard of QUARTZ ? Listening to their cd right now. 1977. Produced by Tony Iommi - they opened for many big up and coming bands. Interesting vibe from long ago.
Great stuff Simon. Do have most of these, on reissue, but OG's are always better. Both Target albums are great, not a band I knew of back in the days. Lars was pretty crap, and still is pretty crap, haha 😂😂true words. Cheers. 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Thanks for showcasing Target and Cyclone (both in one video, no less). Two of Belgium's finest thrash metal bands ever (or, so far, at least). That 1st Target album totally hooked me during my early teens, with its proficient thrash/speed catchiness. The 2nd one blew my mind shortly after, such a surprise, with its impressive technical progression (and the lyrical content, as a concept album). Cyclone first hit me with their sophomore album Inferior To None. Due to that, I may still prefer it to this day over their debut. But also because it's technically a better album, there's more complexity to the song writing (which, admittedly, may also demand more efforts from the listener), it's more bay area styled thrash oriented, and it's an absolute killer riff fest from start to finish (some may argue there's too many riffs on this album, haha). But I've grown to love their Brutal Destruction debut a lot too over the years. It's raw energy, hooks and punches. It definitely broke new ground at the time of its release, setting a mark in the Belgian metal scene, infusing previous NWOBHM influences with furious speed/thrash power. Cyclone's been knocking 'em dead again, by the way. They reformed a few years ago, solid live shows, they just finished a European Tour and did some shows in Japan. And, you might get to hear some new material during their live gigs as well. To wrap up this comment, since your list also features albums by Whiplash and Xentrix: both great (!) sophomore albums (same goes for their debut albums). And Hallows Eve, great you got their debut! Unfiltered rawness, unifying a mix of genres under an emerging thrash umbrella, with a clear love for horror themed subject matter. Makes sense when you say it can appeal to diverse audiences. Aside from the punky speed metal vibe it has, which I'd also attribute to this sort of underground-like production sound, I would add that some guitar parts actually echo some melodics akin to very early Iron Maiden licks. I've always liked their follow-up Death and Insanity a lot too.
@@ExplosiveAction - I figured so :) But you sure got my attention with that title switch there: Violent Restitution was the first Razor album I ever bought (and my first introduction to the band at the time as well). For the longest time (ever since it came out) I only had Atrophy's Violent By Nature on cassette (taped the vinyl from a buddy). Gradually grown to love the band a bit more too. Only a few years ago I stumbled upon an original Road Racer copy of it (in a record shop). Happily picked it up, gave it a new home (and more than a few spins already since then).
Speaking of trad metal I had the pleasure of seeing Night Demon and Blind Guardian this past weekend. First time seeing the mighty Guardian and they delivered in droves.
Just recently discovered this channel and I'm thrilled. You do your job really great and the audience is happy to listen to it. I've been in the scene myself since the late 80s and here are some good bands, one might not even know. Good luck and greetings from Austria!
Handed off that Takes of Terror to Marty back in the 90s Sometimes regret getting rid of aome of those records . Great update! Love it when you pick up gems from the 80s
It was a large scale lucky haul! There will still be plenty of regular death and black metal updates in the future but man it was great to knock so many of these off the list at once.
Do not play drums for Hallows Eve,worse than Spinal Tap.Wasn't it Roadrunner(Europe) and Roadracer(US) releases.Most of my originals are Roadrunner as the old hippy who ran the record store i sourced mostly from in the Eighties used to make annual trips to Europe to source new music in all genres and bring back pallets of records/CD's.
