Toxic - Rise of Soldiers [1987]

 

Not much info can be found about Toxic out of Newberg, but it appears they were friends and played shows with Vengentz out of the same area. Seven tracks total of hard rock/heavy metal here on this tape from 1987 with a few chunky riffs and the occasional twin guitar harmonies to keep things interesting. 

Toxic - Rise of Soldiers

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Nero's Rome - Labor [1989]

 

A bit of a departure for this blog, but I had a request recently to convert this cassette to digital, so here we are. Nero's Rome picked up some steam in the early 90s with a sound reminiscent of perhaps Mudhoney, but this earlier release has much more of an INXS vibe. A quick Google search will lead you to YouTube videos of their later releases, and brief breakdowns of the band history, including a later period with Thee Slayer Hippy on drums.

Nero's Rome - Labor

[self-released - 1989]

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Sputnik / JonnyX And The Groadies split 7" [unreleased / 1996]

I'm not sure how many copies of this unreleased 7" were actually pressed, or how many found their way out into the wild over the years, but I've managed to acquire two copies over time. One of them actually has the JonnyX And The Grodies song titles written on the dust sleeve, so I did my best to decipher the chicken scratches.

Sputnik & JonnyX And The Groadies

[split 7" / unreleased]

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Stormtrooper - s/t cassette [1986]

I've been on the hunt for this self titled cassette from Stormtrooper for many years, and I'm STILL on the hunt for it. James Beach was kind enough to let me transfer his copy.

If you have a copy you'd be into letting go of, please get in touch. And in general, if you have demos/tapes/records/zines you'd like to donate or sell, please email me at pdxunderground43@gmail.com

Now onto the tape itself. For those unfamiliar, Stormtrooper straddled a nice line between straight up heavy metal and thrash metal. If they had managed to do some more studio recordings after this one, I think they would have been really stellar.

 

Stormtrooper - self titled 

[1986 cassette]

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The Clever Cadavers - Booze, Broads & Hot Rods [Demo 1991]

Here's a hot dose of cow punk thrashabilly out of 1991 from members of Bludgeon, Fantasmagoria, The Creeps, The Delinquents, Bomb Squad and a bunch more. 

The Clever Cadavers - Booze, Broads & Hot Rods

[Demo 1991]

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Dead Conspiracy - Demo 1987 [instrumental rough mix]

A friend recently gave me most of his old stockpile of cassettes, and amidst the mix tapes, my interest piqued when I saw "Dead Conspiracy - demo rough mix". When I queued the tape up, what I found was a primarily instrumental rough mix of the 1987 demo, but if you listen closely, you can hear a vocal track buried in the mix. Give it a listen to hear how this legendary demo took shape.

Dead Conspiracy - Demo 1987
[Instrumental Rough Mixes]
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Savior - Bleeding At The Heart [demo 1993]

Yet another in the now long line of Savior releases here on the blog.This cassette was released via Rainforest Records out of Wilsonville (later based in Portland) in 1993. All six of these tracks would later be re-recorded and released on Savior's proper full length cassette from 1995, Exploitation.

In the liner notes, you may notice that three Dickfinger song titles are listed at the end of the Savior tracks, but they are not actually on this cassette. Those three tracks were released on the split 7" with Naked Violence that also came out on Rainforest Records.

This makes four Savior recordings available here, and there are three more that I'm on the hunt for physical copies of:

Requiem For The Dead [demo 1987]

Contempt Of Life [demo 1988]

Twist Of Fate [demo 1989]

If you have any of these, please get in touch!

Savior - Bleeding At The Heart 

[demo 1993 - Rainforest Records]

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