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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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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Vyper - Demo [1988]

I was just clued into Vyper very recently, and this 1988 demo tape graciously fell into my lap today.

This demo finds Vyper playing some traditional heavy metal, as elements of NWOBHM influence sound rather evident. With four tracks (one of which feels more like an interlude), I find myself wishing there were more songs or even another release from the band.

Just a year after this demo, Greg Eisenach (guitar/vocals) and Ryan Dyson (drums) were cranking out a much thrashier sound with the band, Roadkill. 

Vyper - Demo

[1988]

https://www.mediafire.com/?9nnqjq2i79m45r4

Sweaty Nipples - What's Your Funktion? [demo 1989]

As of a few days ago, it has now been 25 years since Sweaty Nipples recorded their What's Your Funktion? demo tape.  Many people called them funk-metal or funk-punk, but I think a big part of the fun with a band like Sweaty Nipples was that they didn't really fit into any sort of a box.  They were able to crossover with lots of people that were into varied sounds, and that's a big part of what made their shows at La Luna in the early 90s so much fun.

Of course, they would later go on to release records through Media Blitz, Tim/Kerr, Megaforce and Element, but this is where they started.

Sweaty Nipples - What's Your Funktion?

[demo 1989]

http://www.mediafire.com/?fdkt16bntkhpfgc

Savior - Brutal Tradition [1992 demo]

Brutal Tradition, the 1992 demo from Savior, is the third release out of seven to be converted and featured on this site.  I'm still vigilantly on the hunt for the other four releases: Requiem For The Dead [1987], Contempt Of Life [1988], Twist Of Fate [1989] and Bleeding At The Heart [1993].  If you have any of those tapes, please get in touch via email - pdxunderground43@gmail.com

 Now onto the release itself.  This demo continues where The Face Of Adversity left off two years earlier, as you can hear the death metal influence occupying a slightly larger focus of the sound.  The result is six tracks that showcase a great mix of early 90s death/thrash.  

There are also two versions of the Brutal Tradition demo.  One produced locally by the band, and the version I have, which came out on Asta Records in Poland.  The songs are all the same, and there are only minor changes in font choice with the layout.

Savior - Brutal Tradition

[1992 demo]

https://www.mediafire.com/?m8thr14x5wja3a5

90 Proof - Demo 1990

In honor of Fig (Craig Pallay), who passed away on Monday, here's the 90 Proof demo tape from 1990.  Fig was a Portland punk rock legend that I would see around town quite often, and he played bass for 90 Proof.  Aside from this demo, a split 7" with Wreck Creation and a track on a GG Allin tribute compilation, I'm not sure if they released anything else.

90 Proof - Demo 1990

https://www.mediafire.com/?7aotaq1uktrqx4n

RIP - Fig

Cruella - Power Metal [demo 1986]

Cruella was born out of the ashes of Xinr in the mid-80s, and they didn't waste much time chugging out some great power/speed metal.  The interesting thing is that the first three Cruella recordings feature the same songs, and the same sequencing, but different recordings.  There's a demo from March of 1986 that I'm still looking for, this demo from September of 1986, and the Vengeance Is Mine LP from 1988.

I contacted guitarist, Roger Decarlo, to get some clarification as to the differences between this recording, and the future full length.  He said that this version of the songs was recorded in a cheesy 8 track studio in September of 1986 for a mere $300.  Everything was then recorded again at a professional studio for $3,000 in August of 1987 for the Vengeance Is Mine LP that came out of US Metal Records in February of 1988.

Here is the full Power Metal recording from 1986.  I gave it a slight remaster.

Cruella - Power Metal [1986]

https://www.mediafire.com/?q3f4nnilyt7j150