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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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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Wreck Creation - Steal This Tape! [demo 1991]

Wreck Creation existed from 1990 - 1996, and played what most would describe as thrash/crossover. The band carried members of Wehrmacht, Speed Weenie and Bodybag throughout their time together. 

Steal This Tape! is their first demo from 1991 and contains four tracks clocking in at just over 15 minutes. They went on to release another cassette, a split 7" with 90 proof and finished with a self titled cd in 1995.

Wreck Creation - Steal This Tape!

[demo 1991]

https://www.mediafire.com/?ce1bpltecw2ja4t

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

Demise - Full Discography

 

I was recently able to get my hands on three master DAT tapes of Demise.  After converting them, I spent some time doing some remasters, and given the source, I think these will be the best sounding Demise recordings out there.  The master for the very first demo only exists on a 2" reel, so that's the only one that is still converted from a standard cassette tape.  That being said, here's the full discography for Demise [1989 - 1994]

 

 Demise - Endless Torment

[demo 1989]

 https://www.mediafire.com/?tz3kaj2842703a0

 

 

 Demise - Inevitable Exit

[demo 1990]

https://www.mediafire.com/?76rtdk3sa3vcddc

 

 

 Demise - Devious Deception 7"

[Listenable Records - 1992]

 https://www.mediafire.com/?ms4i5kipsfeq5kd

Unfortunately, I've yet to come across a physical copy of Sadistic Summoning, so I had to roll with the only picture I have.  If someone out there has a copy, please get in touch.

Demise - Sadistic Summoning

[demo 1994]

https://www.mediafire.com/?cam0mzk28q6ua0u 

 

Bile & Demise - Vancouver, WA 1991

A friend gave me a VHS that contained sets from Bile and Demise at a show in Vancouver, WA in early 1991.  The show took place at Vagabonds, which was a record store on 13th St in downtown Vancouver.  There was no date listed on the video, but it's definitely from early 1991.

Fantasmagoria - My Hunger

Fantasmagoria was a short lived thrash/death band that only ever recorded one song, which was released as the My Hunger demo tape in 1988.

Mike Teal handled bass on this demo, but otherwise played guitar for Fantasmagoria.  Here's a brief synopsis of the band from his point of view:

So, Fantasmagoria was a band that was started by James Smith, Kendall Seeman, Jon Englehart, and myself a few months before I started playing drums in Machine, we were introduced by Mark Murphy (AKA Frankie Delmane)  of Dead Conspiracy back in 1987.  They all were jamming together in a band out in Lake Oswego called Osiris, and were looking for a 2nd guitarist.  I showed up with a bunch of thrash riffs and hyperactive ideas and they loved me immediately, I insisted we change the name to something more death metal sounding, and we started playing Slayer, Metallica, Exodus, Motorhead, AC/DC covers, along with a bunch of original stuff.  After a few months we got together a pretty long set of originals, all thrash metal inspired stuff with a bit of melodic progressive metal sounding songs, we played a single live show with Dead Conspiracy and Savior out at the Uhaul place they practiced in out in Gresham, then I quit in the recording studio while we were recording the follow up demo to My Hunger.  James ended up as the vocalist for Savior later on, and I think Kendall and Jon had a band going together after Fantasmagoria.  It was my first REAL band that played live AND recorded, I was 17.

 

Fantasmagoria - My Hunger

[demo 1988]

http://www.mediafire.com/?cdqzbf8um8qqz67

The link above contains a 320k mp3, and full scans of the entire layout.  However, I've also uploaded just the song to youtube.

Demise - Portland Cable Access [3/4/94]

On March 4th, 1994, Demise played on Portland Cable Access' "In Pursuit Of Trivia" show.  I edited the video down to just the portions with Demise, and a special guest appearance by Jim Spagg.

Bludgeon - Gunman [demo 1990]

After the demise of Machine alongside the highly publicized actions and trial of Ken Death, Eric Couch (Lockjaw) aka Tool, and Mike Teal aka Mike Choad formed Bludgeon with Tom Porneau, who was formerly a live member of Dr. Mastermind.  This demo is laden with thrash riffs, but does an incredible job of maintaining a punk edge to it all.

Bludgeon released two more demos after Gunman before calling it a day in 1996.

Bludgeon - Gunman

[Demo 1990]

http://www.mediafire.com/download/9ut4e6nqn077zdu/Bludgeon_-_Gunman_%5Bdemo_1990%5D.zip

Savior - Exploitation [1995]

The Exploitation full length, released in 1995 via Fan Records out of Poland was to be the last hurrah for Savior.  Unfortunately, the label only ever sent the band 4 copies and then was never heard from again.  However, I was recently able to track one down and import it, bringing the United States' total copies up to at least 5.

Savior bang out 10 tracks of death/thrash that showcase their consistently heavier progression really well.  Then, much like the Face Of Adversity tape, there are a few tracks from Savior's side punk band, Dickfinger.  At the request of the band, though, one of those Dickfinger tracks has been left out of this download.  But, this is a Savior full length that probably hasn't been heard by many people even in their hometown, so download it and crank it!

Savior - Exploitation

[1995 - Fan Records]

http://www.mediafire.com/download/3vucbouao7i7d3e/Savior_-_Exploitation_%5B1995%5D.zip

Demise - Thrash Fest 3/10/90

Live video of Demise's full set from Thrash Fest 1990 at Starry Night.

Demise - Devious Deception 7" [1992]

This 7" from Demise is the follow up to their Inevitable Exit demo from 1990.  Devious Deception came out on Listenable Records from France in 1992.  Demise were in on the ground floor, being Listenable's second release, but the label is still alive and kicking with releases from the likes of Incantation, Aborted, Exhumed and many more.

For this release, Demise re-recorded two tracks from the Inevitable Exit demo, and one from the Endless Torment demo.  Although the layout lists side 2 as containing the song, "Abnormal Deformity", it's really supposed to be "Abnormal Reality".

Demise - Devious Deception 7"

[Listenable Records - 1992]

http://www.mediafire.com/?cilxb2izj26k83a

As a bonus, Rick hooked me up with a couple original ads for the 7", two band photo outtakes and a review of the Inevitable Exit demo from the Thrashing Rage Fanzine out of France.  All of which can be seen below.

 

Bad Habbit - Overdose [demo 1989]

Bad Habbit (the intentional misspelling supposedly stood for Beers and Buds) popped up out of the Parkrose area, and this demo, "Overdose", from 1989 presents five tracks of thrash metal that also have some elements of traditional heavy metal.  One of the things I find most interesting about this demo is that it was recorded in the KGON studios, and was cleverly produced by someone named Buck Futts.

I'm not sure if all copies had this issue, but the labels on my tape were reversed.  Side 1 label was on side 2 and vice versa.  The labels also contained a nice statement of caution that the recording contains the word "fuck".

 

 Bad Habbit - Overdose [demo 1989]

http://www.mediafire.com/?27539a3qx0h9yg0

The inlay mentions that people should be on the lookout for an upcoming Bad Habbit LP titled "Just Say Yes".  I spent some time trying to track down contact info on the internet for the band members, but came up empty in my quest to find out what happened with that planned LP.  Did the band break up before it could come to fruition, or did it get recorded prior to a break up and there's a reel just collecting dust somewhere?

I'm not sure if any of these guys are still playing music today, but Bill Brewer went on to play in Arachnid, and Marq Lawler spent some time in Anger Management.

Savior / Dickfinger - The Face Of Adversity [1990 demo]

This demo is a nice two-for-one deal.  Side A has three tracks of great thrash metal from Savior, and side B has six tracks of crossover from a Savior side project called Dickfinger, including a GG Allin cover.  I hit up Jeff Walter, who played guitar for Savior, and he said that Dickfinger was made up of the same members as Savior, and was something they had been messing around with since '86 or '87, which includes an unreleased demo called "When We're Drunk, We're Punk".  Jeff also currently plays in Poison Idea and Shock Troops.

Savior / Dickfinger - The Face Of Adversity

[1990 demo]

http://www.mediafire.com/?66yfwvq4bzx1hf4

Savior also had six other cassette releases, and Dickfinger had a split 7" with Naked Violence; all of which I'm still trying to track down.

Wehrmacht in Slayer Mag #5 [1987]

Here's a short writeup/interview with Wehrmacht from the fifth issue of the legendary Slayer zine out of Norway.  Simply click on the image to view it in a much larger and readable form.

Demise - Inevitable Exit demo [1990]

Here's the second demo from Demise.  Four great tracks of Thrash/Death metal that clock in right around 15 minutes.  They also released one demo prior to this and a 7" EP two years later.

Demise - Inevitable Exit

[1990 Demo]

http://www.mediafire.com/?osmsamajofiq56s