Lost Metal Relics

Thomas · **Posted:** Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:19 pm

Inspired by a thread on another forum.

Lost Metal Relics

Time to post albums that didn't quite get the attention they deserved. Albums that are pure gold, yet so underground that nobody had the chance to fully appreciate it.

Make sure to include:

1. Album cover
2. Year Released
3. Background Information on band/album
4. Links (Myspace, Metal-Archives, last.fm, official site, etc.)

Ok, let's get started with Dark Quarterer for my part:

Dark Quarterer - s/t

Fucking awesome Epic/Heavy metal with hints of doom and NWOBHM. Been around since 1968 even though MA says 74. Makes for one of he oldest Italian bands that are still around

http://www.myspace.com/darkquarterer

rio · **Posted:** Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:28 am

Well, like I always say in threads such as this,

Legend (US) - From the Fjords (1979)

http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=17660

They only released this one album, whch is epic progressive heavy metal with a real jam band sensibility, and awesome guitar solos. Also features maybe my favourite rock/metal instrumental of all time in "The Confrontation".

Hear some tracks here-

http://www.myspace.com/legendfromamerica

Or the entire album in dodgy .rar streaming format here-

http://vibrationsofdoom.com/test/Legend3.html

Keep planing on doing an archive review, but never get round to it.

Cú Chulainn · **Posted:** Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:43 am

Wrathchild, a band that died too soon.

Mintrude · **Posted:** Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:49 pm

rio wrote:

Well, like I always say in threads such as this,

Legend (US) - From the Fjords (1979)

http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=17660

They only released this one album, whch is epic progressive heavy metal with a real jam band sensibility, and awesome guitar solos. Also features maybe my favourite rock/metal instrumental of all time in "The Confrontation".

Hear some tracks here-

http://www.myspace.com/legendfromamerica

Or the entire album in dodgy .rar streaming format here-

http://vibrationsofdoom.com/test/Legend3.html

Keep planing on doing an archive review, but never get round to it.

I must hear this, I loves me some esoteric US metal.

rio · **Posted:** Wed Mar 18, 2009 6:24 pm

Yeah, let me know what you think of it.

Thomas · **Posted:** Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:29 pm

Would be cool if we could keep this thread alive, there are so many great obscure bands out there.

Pagan Altar - Volume 1

1. Pagan Altar 07:20
2. In the Wake of Armadeus 04:11
3. Judgement of the Dead 07:46
4. The Black Mass 05:18
5. Night Rider 04:07
6. Acoustics 01:33
7. Reincarnation 08:44

Pagan Altar

MySpace

Legacy Of The Night · **Posted:** Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:07 pm

Warning, for more Doom.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FMr61LyEV0

They split up earlier this year, which makes me sad. :(

Goat · **Posted:** Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:26 pm

High Tide - Sea Shanties

Reviewed on this very site by yours truly, a lost classic and possibly the earliest Prog Metal album ever released.

For the lazy: http://www.metalreviews.com/reviews/detail.php3?id=4806

DevotedWalnut · **Posted:** Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:44 pm

Abomination

Old-school death/thrash.

To me it sounds like Obituary got in a head on collision with Morbid Angel when they were writing/recording Altars of Madness. The survivors of this crash decided to play thrash metal a la Darkness Descends Dark Angel or Morbid Saint. Add in some touches of old-school hardcore, crossover, punk, whatever the hell you want to call it, and that is Abomination.

In other words, they friggin' rocks.

http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=2853

Tunnel of Damnation song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C6f1WVH ... re=related

Redeem Deny song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbz5mpT8 ... re=related

noodles · **Posted:** Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:21 am

Legacy Of The Night wrote:

Warning, for more Doom.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FMr61LyEV0

They split up earlier this year, which makes me sad. :(

fuck i didn't know that.

edit: looks like Patrick Walker is going to keep making music, which is good.

grandbazaar · **Posted:** Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:40 am

Amaran - Prestige in Bondage

They split up after this great release that foreshadowed a promising future that obviously never panned out.

Musical genre: Heavy metal with elements of thrash and melodeath, with clean female vocals reminiscent of Lacuna Coil's Cristina Scabbia.

Year: 2004

grandbazaar · **Posted:** Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:53 am

Sins of Thy Beloved - Lake of Sorrow

First of two albums ever produced by this great Norwegian band.Lake of sorrow
is a great atmospheric depressive album and has awesome violin work from Pete Johansen,
who later on worked on many Tristania albums. I'm pretty sure this got some attention in it's time, but I rarely meet anyone who's heard of them or this specific album.

Musical genre: Doom/Gothic Metal (more doom than gothic in my opinion).

Year: 1998

Kathaarian · **Posted:** Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:23 pm

Malign - Divine Facing and Fireborn

Sweden. Re-release of two previous ep's in 2005. Went unnoticed by most including myself. It was brought to my attention by the one and only Deathspell Omega interview, and if that guy mentions a name you better check it out. The line-up consist of members from bands such as Watain and Ofermod. Oddly enough I haven't seen them mentioned anywhere.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu ... =421580417

cry of the banshee · **Posted:** Sat May 02, 2009 7:19 pm

Black Funeral - Empire Of Blood
USBM
Though subsequent releases never lived up to this album, the atmosphere evoked is one of pure malevolence.

cry of the banshee · **Posted:** Sat May 02, 2009 7:23 pm

Tormentor - Anno Domini

Old school Black / Thrash.

cry of the banshee · **Posted:** Sat May 02, 2009 7:58 pm

Valefar - Frigus Ex Tenebris Venit (1998)
Black Metal from Lithuania.
A band that seems to go unnoticed by practically everybody.

Lucifer's Son · **Joined:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:52 pm **Posts:** 2016

VULCAIN
Rock'n'Roll Secours (1984)

Cool french heavy rock'n'roll that ressembles to Motörhead thanks to Daniel Puzio's voice.
Reedited in 2004 with the 3 songs from the EP "La Dame de Fer" as bonus tracks.

Sample : Rock'n'Roll Secours

cry of the banshee · **Posted:** Sat May 02, 2009 9:40 pm

Lucifer's Son wrote:

VULCAIN
Rock'n'Roll Secours (1984)

Cool french heavy rock'n'roll that ressembles to Motörhead thanks to Daniel Puzio's voice.
Reedited in 2004 with the 3 songs from the EP "La Dame de Fer" as bonus tracks.

Sample : Rock'n'Roll Secours

I remember hearing them on the KMET (Los Angeles) Metal show they used to have every Saturday at midnight, way back.

cry of the banshee · **Posted:** Sat May 02, 2009 9:42 pm

Just plain ol' Heavy Metal.
1982, I believe.

Seinfeld26 · **Posted:** Sat May 02, 2009 9:50 pm

If not for Traced In Air, Focus (by Cynic) would've probably been a prime example.

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