NWOBHM list and Renegade / Harlequin pages updated - thanks a lot.

MAGMA - https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=39 ... 9809220817 (last gig was in Gloucester - possibly from that area)

I don't think Magma is an interesting band for MA.

Magma were formed in 1982. The (UK) was added later after realising that there was a French progressive rock band with the same name. John and Andy had both played together previously in a band called Black Sudan who supported Mask at The Copperfields, Stealer (later to become Chateaux) at Eve’s Nightclub and Sheene (temporarily named Masterstroke for a gig at the Tythe Barn, Bishops Cleeve- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY1ajSOvAkg). Alec Houston’s (Stealer / Chateaux) practice room at Bishops Cleeve was used for practicing, hence the photographs taken at Smith’s Industries Car Park (the only place you could safely park nearby!).
Gig List
22.12.82 Neptune’s Vaults, The Fountain Inn, Cheltenham.
16.04.83 The Night Owl, Cheltenham.
25.06.83 Severn Sound “Rock and a Cast of Thousands” (John
Benns)
01.07.83 Neptune’s Vaults, The Fountain Inn, Cheltenham.
16.07.83 Apperley Village Hall (for Tewkesbury and District
Bike Club)
22.07.83 The Barge Semington, Gloucester Docks.
Magma’s last gig was at The British Flag in Gloucester (probably in
August 1983).


I think these bands are much better suited for MA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVC3ozlNpr8

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... 0..&type=3

Whatever happened with this band? Not metal?

This is more like 90s heavy alternative/hard rock. I don't think it's MA material, but will keep an eye out for the other release nonetheless.

Needs research. - Knucklehead
Location: Japan
Listed genre: Death Metal
Discography: "Suiside" (spelling is correct) demo tape (year unknown)
https://www.discogs.com/artist/11225015-Knucklehead-22 (member names listed here)

(additional info from Billm99uk:
https://i.imgur.com/lb0xaLX.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/EazTSMS.jpg
- this tape has an additional band member, Yoshihiro Yamada)

OLIMPO (Cuba)


- (Spooky): have posted in 'bands ready to be submitted'

Needs research. - Moonshine
Location: San Jose, California
Listed genre: Heavy Metal/Hard Rock
Band members: Scott Thomas, Paul Pereira, Jack B. (guitars), Jimmy Roberts (drums)
Known discography: "Perseverance" EP (first release), Demo '99 (CD)
https://www.discogs.com/release/2323464 ... ne-Demo-99

(Antioch) - https://web.archive.org/web/20000409155 ... music.com/

^
https://web.archive.org/web/20000409155 ... music.com/

Nice find, Antioch - thanks. I haven't looked at the archived site thoroughly, but if there's enough information there to submit them, feel free to do so.

Needs research. - Insult
Location: Aarhus, Denmark
Listed genre: Death/Groove Metal
Discography: "Contribution to Society" 4-song demo tape (1996). Discogs has them linked to a band whose song "Hollow" was featured on a 1997 CD compilation, "Extremity Rising Vol. 3" (Serious Entertainment) - unable to verify that they're the same band so far.
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/7955865- ... lter_anv=0 (member first names can be seen in the j-card here - 'more images')

Needs research. - Chud
Location: San Antonio, Texas, US
Info here, which came from a Texas Scene Report in an old 'zine: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... tine/21158
- have sent a FB message to the band Valkyrie, which Scott plays in currently.
(update: they messaged back, and said that Scott doesn't have any Chud recordings. Didn't mention whether or not any exist)

Needs research. - Baad Newz
Location: San Antonio, Texas, US
- formed in 1984. Here is a review of a demo that they did in the '80s, "Deceiver of Dreams": https://imgur.com/a/6reMt26
At that time they were playing "Classy Heavy Metal", but they've continued on for many years and changed their style:
https://www.reverbnation.com/baadnewztheband/songs
Depending on what else can be dug up, they might belong on the site based on their early output.
Another release - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... 0..&type=3
Early band photo/members (1988) - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... 0..&type=3
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ena/106226

JoeCubbie: Azmodes got a copy of the Rhesus 7", and it is more hard rock than metal, with some psychedelic influences. Going to cross them off of the list - cool stuff, though.

Regarding Rodoslov -
VoiceOfSteel: Whatever happened with this band? Not metal?[/quote]
- Just asked CMG92 about it, and he said that the CD is acoustic folk music. Going to cross off the list.

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Needs research. - Капеллан (a.k.a. Capellan)
Location: Ufa, Russia
Genre: Thrash/Heavy Metal
Band members: Dmitry Lebedev - vocals/guitar, Mikhail Lebedev - bass, Andrey Belov - drums (none seem to be listed on the site)
Recorded 9 songs in 1995. Seeking release info.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2XiIa351zw

Needs research. - Spring
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Genre: Thrash/Groove Metal (?)
Band members: Hans-Peter Lehmann (drums)
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ber/163166 (guitars)
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ner/946066 (vocals/bass)
Discography: "The Second Spring" EP ('96), "Springtime!" EP ('98), "Rough Tracks 99" full-length ('99), "Phase Four" full-length ('01), "Freestyle!" live album ('02)
1 song on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O3F1GoeEEQ
(more samples needed)

Needs research. - Lazarus
- late '80s Rhinelander, Wisconsin, US Christian heavy/thrash metal/rock band (style differs a lot between the tracks), with Andrew (Andy) Elmhorst. Released a 3-song demo in 1988, and another demo entitled "SDM" according to the 3rd link here:
https://soundcloud.com/andrew-elmhorst/ ... deo-gloria
https://www.reverbnation.com/andyelmhorst
https://christiantapeunderground.wordpr ... song-demo/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaSnXz ... rus%201988
(possibly enough info here to submit them. If you think that there is, feel free to do so.)

Added. - Evil Creed


Needs research. - The Wicked Mode
Location: Canada
- see trivia and unlisted band link here: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... vin/562312

Needs research. - Killer Elite
Location: Bay Area, California, US
Genre: Progressive/Power Metal (?), active in the late '80s/early '90s
Discography: Unknown
Band members: Chris Stone, Ed Cagnacci, Ed Molter, Tom Anderson, likely others as well.
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... son/948393
(some have photos of this band on FB pages)
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... 0..&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/ed.cagnacci (sent a message)
https://www.facebook.com/tom.anderson.54966

Needs research. - Local Band Network - archived site, November 2005
https://web.archive.org/web/20050914234 ... m?Filter=9
(here is a search for 'Metal' within this expired webpage - may be worth a look through for bands who play(ed) legitimate metal that had a release and aren't on the site yet, or to double-check the bio and member information of existing bands to see if what is listed on M.A. lines up with what is written here in the bio section. Not sure how extensive the band list is.)

Needs research. - CDBaby store - expired webpage with info about bands/releases
This might be worth looking through as well. They sold a lot of independent music, and maybe some of it got overlooked. The link is a search within their inactive store for Metal.
https://web.archive.org/web/20200213155 ... tyle/metal

Needs research. - Necropsicosis
Location: Argentina
Genre: Heavy Metal
Band members: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... #ui-tabs-1
Discography: 4-song demo (2000) - seeking possible release info.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erJxPbW5sgA

Needs research. - Santuario
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Genre: Heavy/Power Metal
Band members: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ema/689035
Discography: Demo 2003
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSPtYoNd530
(maybe not released, according to this article) -
https://yggdrasillfanzine.blogspot.com/ ... onoma.html

Needs research. - Lepra
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Genre: Thrash/Heavy Metal (that is pretty terrible aside from some of the lead guitar playing)
Band members: Alejandro (guitars), Guillermo (bass), Guillermo (vocals), https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... chez/94110 (drums)
Discography: Demo (1985 or '87)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6S30nWr798

Needs research. - Twisted Coil
Location: Dallas, Texas
Genre: Groove Metal (?)
Former name of: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Di ... 3540406347
CD available through old webpage, circa 2002:
https://web.archive.org/web/20030216124 ... dcoil.com/
- Some of the songs were re-recorded for the 2016 Dissfigured album.
Twisted Coil song @ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HANymIUkIY

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Due to space constraints, the main alphabetical research list is now divided into 3 parts (instead of 2) that can be accessed from the first post in this thread. Within that 'table of contents' post, categories outside of the main research section also have ongoing lists of potential additions that aren't reserved, and are open for anyone to research and submit from if enough can be found to do so (proof of metalness from audio clips or 'zine reviews, and proof of release - photo, mention of a release on a band's official site, or if very obscure, a screenshot of a band member stating details about a release, or digital releases that meet the artwork and 2-song minimum requirements.

Needs research. - Anafaze
Location: New Jersey, US
Band members: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ton/391070
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... and/176924 , Thomas Cleland, Kevin M.
Discography: EP/demo (5 songs, 1991, recorded at EMI Recording Studio in South New Jersey)
Info source: https://www.indiemusicchannel.com/profi ... Mcclinton&

Needs research. - Vain Mistres
Location: Seattle, Washington, US
Listed genre: Metal/Hard Rock
Discography: Self-titled demo tape (1994, Bad Rabbit Productions. Track listing: Cell Block #109/ While the Day Remains/ Craving You. Produced at "The Cave")
eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/325196368661?h ... Sw~Vpihrf0
Back-up image: https://imgur.com/a/wg35ds1
(not featured in Rusted Metal book)

Needs research. - Mortalis
Location: Oakdale/New London, Connecticut
Genre: Death Metal (?)
- early '90s band. 3 members played in https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Excoriate/18553 a short time later. Since former members mentioned them in much later interviews, it seems like maybe they were semi-established and may have put out a demo. Vocalist Rick Finnegan passed away in 2016. The other 2 known members were Rob Wilgus (bass) and Chris Charland (drums).

Needs research. - Ujenyx
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Genre: Experimental Heavy Metal w/ other influences (need to listen more to see if metal is the primary sound. Interesting band, though). They were active from approximately 1984-'87.
https://soundcloud.com/user-256539830
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... iago/56829
https://www.angelfire.com/journal/archer/ter2.txt
Needs research. - Cataclyzm
Guitarist Carlos (R.I.P.) then played in Cataclyzm (likely more in the thrash metal direction) in the late '80s, before moving to the west coast to join Bonecrusher. Would like to find out if they had any recordings/releases.



A few early '90s metal bands from the Morro Bay/San Luis Obispo/Los Osos, California area that were name-dropped in a blog I was reading, in the topic of the band Mutilation (a.k.a. Cannibalistic Mutilation). Not much known, but they sound promising:
Needs research. - Intrepidus
https://imgur.com/a/nf8wWtD
Needs research. - Phycotrope (referred to as Psychotrope, but this is the spelling of the logo)
https://imgur.com/a/nf8wWtD
Needs research. - THC (Terminal Human Combustion)
Band member: Gisèle Jolie (msg. sent on FB)
Needs research. - No Remorse (referred to as an old school band - probably thrash)
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=59 ... 3132235747
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=11 ... 3132235747

Needs research. - La Belle Damned
Location: UK (early); International (later)
Genre: Symphonic Metal
Discography: Waterways (2013), EP

It was available for downloading at Bandcamp at one point. We need to find music.
Other external links of interest: https://bandzone.cz/labelledamned?no_re ... ue&at=info
https://edu.glogster.com/glog/la-belle- ... a8l7xk397c

They were reviewed at "Heavy Magazine", but wasn't able to find anything clear.


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Needs research. - Mist Theater
Location: France
Genre: Symphonic Metal
Discography: Far Away... (2009, demo)

Couldn't find anything about this band.

There's also their inactive youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/MistTheater

https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/pt/band/Mist_Theater

Needs research. - Decapitator
Location: Hobart, Australia
Genre: Thrash Metal
Band members: Band members: Matt Roden (drums), Adam Leary (guitars), Ricky Hornsby (guitars), Dion Shaw (bass/vocals). Photographer: Cindy Deverell.
Discography: Unknown
Photo / contact of a former member (have sent a message):
https://www.facebook.com/28270227174599 ... pEpOzREt0c

Added. - Hell Hound

Needs research. - Ashes of Christ

Country: Canada
Genre: Unknown, possibly black metal
Years Active: ????-2005

This is a former incarnation of A Winter Lost. Our notes on that page indicate a demo was released under the Ashes of Christ name, but unknown on name or year of said release.


Needs research. - Sticky Sweet

Country: Denmark
Genre: Heavy metal/Hard rock?
Years Active: ?

This is a former incarnation of Pure Innocence. They released one album in 1998, and then changed names. I could only find one song so far, but it and the various pages classing the band as "Hair Metal" don't give me much confidence in this one...

Added. - Dirty Fingers


Needs research. - Fortress
Location: Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate
Activity period: 1981-about '90, at which point they hadn't yet found a vocal replacement.
Band members: Mark Dusan (vocals - from California, US. Left the band in '88), Horst, Kurt
Discography: Demo 1987 (2 songs - described at The Corroseum as "fast Metal with slightly party feeling")

Needs research. - Tanis
Location: Hagen/Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Listed genre: Melodic Heavy Metal
Band members: Joachim (vocals), Frank Kobe (guitar - also played in Straight Shooter), Reinhold Brieseck (bass - also played in Birth Control), Klaus (drums)
- info from The Corroseum. Formerly known as Brutus. They released a "professional" demo tape in late 1986, and were active at least into the following year.
Band photo: https://imgur.com/a/6spv7g0

Needs research. - Зомби (a.k.a. Zombi)
Location: Svietlahorsk, Soviet Union (Belarus)
Genre: Thrash Metal
Band members: Andrey Kochnev - vocals, Igor Ivlev - guitars, Anatoly Rudchenko - guitars, Valentin Khomenok - bass, Vasily Knyschuk - drums (none seem to be credited anywhere on the site)
Discography: 1989 recording (track listing: Prelyudiya/ Grazhda/ Chto vy?/ Zlo na radiy/ C.O.C./ Smert/ Istecheniye
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIM83XmAf0M

Needs research. - Green Hell
Location: Stavropol, Russia
Genre: Thrash Metal
Band members can be seen within YouTube description, and in this old draft if able to access it:
https://www.metal-archives.com/band/pre ... 3540372501
Recordings: "Dirty Reality" demo ('92), "Dirty Reality Alive" (live album '92)
http://greenhellgroup.narod.ru/ (if this link is official, they could be added)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVfKg7vA5JM

Needs research. - Iapetus
Location: United Kingdom
Aeurtum was previously named "Iapetus", and in their Bandcamp it is mentioned that their first demo was originally released digitally under that name.

While I didn't really find anything, it might be worth looking into it, for if there's any proof that the release did in fact exist and was purchasable, then it's a potential addition to the site.

Main list caught up to here ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Not much to go on, Spook. They mention Priest, Sabbath, Metallica and Megadeth but they also mention Sevendust and Godsmack.


I came across this one at some point when their Bandcamp was still online. It definitely wasn't predominantly metal; otherwise, I would've submitted them.
https://soundcloud.com/la-belle-damned/ ... ne-harbour
This was the second track off of the EP.
Band's email (in case you want to contact them): labelledamnedpr@gmail.com

Needs research. - Skeptic
Location: Rhode Island, US (recorded in the city of Tiverton)
Listed genre: Metal, Hardcore
Band members: Brian Harrington, Steve Joly, Chris Field, Jeff Fontaine.
Discography: "Absent Minded" demo 1993 (cassette; track listing: Execution/ Hardlife/ P.O.E/ Backstabber. Recorded and engineered at Sampson Records)
eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/203963343097?h ... SwTgpiilen
Back-up image: https://imgur.com/a/OdxSQnB
- they played a gig at Club Confetti in Providence, RI on Jan. 31, '93 w/ metal band Matricide ( https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Ma ... 3540390709 ) and Moshall Law:
https://www.concertarchives.org/concert ... aw-skeptic

Found a Moshall Law album on youtube, going to ask around about the physicality of the release. It's some kind of Groove/Thrash Metal/Hardcore mix.

((Spooky) - nice find!! I'll add them to the list in case it takes a while to gather info about the release. )

Needs research. - Moshall Law

Needs research. - Walpurgisnacht
Location: Australia
Genre: Black Metal
Info here: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Mordacum/13653

Found another demo for these from an old auction listing:

https://i.imgur.com/lb0xaLX.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/EazTSMS.jpg

Not much more info, though again labelled Death Metal, but it does give a location: Minokamo, Gifu Prefecture. Tape is 1993/94 model, I think?

Thanks, Bill. It looks like that cassette has an additional band member, Yoshihiro Yamada.

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https://www.discogs.com/release/stats/12658039

Someone owns that Motowns CD, so that's some proof.

There are a couple copies of that Motowns CD for sale on Discogs within Switzerland as well. Since Witcher is gone, anyone can submit this band once a couple more audio samples are available. The track on YouTube sounds promising.

Bought that Motowns CD.

Needs research. - Milícia
Location: Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
- there is an article about them in "Metal Gods" #9 'zine (1989):
https://imgur.com/a/ITNtNUN (logo/band photo included here)
Translation:
"Band from the city of Piracicaba, in the interior of São Paulo, with Alcides (guitar), Sergio (drums), Cesão (bass) and Silvio (vocals). Formed in 84, the MILÍCIA only came to dedicate itself more effectively to its career in 88, after several periods of stoppage. From then on, the group's heavy music filled the public's ears several times, mainly on the "Boca Livre" program, where the MILÍCIA performed in October 1988. The band should soon enter the studio to record a new demotape, entitled Injetando Veneno." - no results when typing this title along with the band name into google.

Needs research. - Eutanasia
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Genre: Thrash Metal/Hardcore
https://imgur.com/a/TMYck7a (from the same 'zine as Milícia, above)
Translation:
Rubão (drums), Choco (vocals), Alessandro (bass) and Magrão (guitar) formed EUTANASIA in October 1988. The group started with an orientation towards hardcore, where fast, short songs with sharp lyrics predominated. Over time, it ended up leading to thrash, which is currently predominant.
Despite the short time of existence, EUTANASIA has already recorded a demo-tape "Corpos no Buraco", where these two trends are very clear. Contacts: Rubão-R. Inhana, 263-**
São Paulo/SP CEP 03455

Needs research. - Dagashard
Location: Argentina
Genre: Heavy/Power Metal
Recording: Full-length demo (2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FVmCsNlzTM
https://www.facebook.com/dagashardsj/ - I haven't spent more than a minute browsing their Facebook page - proof may be easy to locate there. If they had a release, they should be added. They also have an email address on this page, and haven't been around for that long - should be able to get an answer about their official discography up to this point. Feel free to submit.

Needs research. - Damage, Inc.
Location: Norway
Genre: Thrash Metal
Discography: Demo 1990: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnIflHHPb4I
- all music by Kent.
- members also played in B.Æ.S.J.

Needs research. - L.O.B.
Location: Uzhhorod, Ukraine
Genre: Thrash/Groove Metal
Discography: "Portrait of Hate" (1993/94) - unknown whether or not it was released, and if so on what format.
A lot of L.O.B. videos, including live footage on the YouTube channel of Volodymyr Sabodazh (band member?):
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCpJ12 ... JRA/videos
On download sites and on alternative YouTube channels:
https://metalarea.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=335543
https://rock-metal-wave.ru/blog/2020-06-10-3927
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mefKdQKkJOE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts9o4tyYJiI

Physical proofs:
https://www.discogs.com/release/1415123 ... IwOTE5MjE=
https://www.discogs.com/release/1415123 ... oshall-Law

Needs research. - Nekron (Greece)

Seemingly a heavy metal band from Greece which released a cassette, arguably in the '90s, but the date is unknown. The cassette is on Discogs and is owned by 2 people, but the users don't show up, so I tried to contact the one user that gave the cassette a rating and I'm still waiting for a reply.

Absolutely nothing online, that Discogs entry is everything there's about the band anywhere. Maybe anyone with extensive knowled in Greek metal can dig up some info.

Needs research. - Creature Teacher
Location: Kent, UK
Genre: Thrash Metal (early '90s)
Discography: Unknown
https://kentbandarchive.fandom.com/wiki ... re_Teacher
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... rey/373573

Needs research. - Daemaniac
Location: Sittingbourne, Kent, UK
Genre: Thrash Metal (late '80s)
Discography: Unknown
https://kentbandarchive.fandom.com/wiki/Daemaniac

Needs research. - Frontline
Location: Whitstable, Kent, UK
Genre: Metal (?) - active in/around 1987)
Discography: Unknown
https://kentbandarchive.fandom.com/wiki/Frontline
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... oft/380162

Needs research. - Defiant
Location: Herne Bay, Kent, UK
Listed genre: Heavy Metal (1987-'90)
https://kentbandarchive.fandom.com/wiki/Defiant

Needs research. - Demise
Location: Kent, UK (or nearby)
Genre: Death Metal (1994)
Discography: Unknown
https://kentbandarchive.fandom.com/wiki/Demise

Blacklisted. - Palace (Netherlands)

Dutch heavy metal/hard rock band seemingly. Released a single-sided cassette titled "Jane", year unknown. Featured Huib de Vaan and Jos van Es. They were also featured in the "Metal in Rocks Volume III" compilation in 1990.

Every single piece of info on this band is on Discogs. Only two people own the cassette and I contacted one of them to ask if there was any way for them to share the tracks with me, but they acted like an asshole, so no luck.

Prog rock. - Marriot

Thanks, I've just saw this here now, forgot to submit. I've just sent them.