Needs research. -
California bay area metal bands, '80s/'90s- this Facebook group is a great resource, a lot of people who played in and/or remember bands from this scene:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/111323132235747(note: might not all be California bands, could have just been a band passing through, doing a one-off show. At this time the bar for musicianship and quality metal was high in the area, and they had a great scene - so I try to check out anything that was going on there at the time.)
Burial (San Jose) - members:
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Mike_Beams/2357https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Mark_Smith/23421Messiahs (Norwalk), Death Construction (Norwalk), Anastatsia (Norwalk) - all known info here, in trivia section:
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... hart/10929Metalize / Metal Ize (Sacramento) -
https://www.concertarchives.org/concert ... -metal-izeThrasher (Sacramento) - were on a 1986 flyer w/ Sentinel Beast. Members:
Tim Toland (bass)
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ney/131989https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/JJ_Francis/85089GravelGut (Sacramento) - live on YT, logo -
https://sacramentomusicarchive.com/tag/gravelgut/Troy Tausch, Chris White (R.I.P.)
Crank Lab (Sacramento, groove/thrash metal) -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdkjbjPWhHkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm9a-pwpzNIhttps://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ler/358992https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... end/990208 (bass)
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... man/485629 (bass at another time)
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ood/336038 (vocals)
Kelly Galyean (drums)
War Party - early '90s
members:
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Ron_Cordy/58205https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ehler/2774https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... nolds/2732https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 95845094454 bands with drummer Mike Groom - Evil Genius (Sacramento), Sarcophagus (Stockton), Miscreation (Santa Barbara), Expected to Die:
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... oom/507197 (sent a message on FB - so far haven't heard back.)
- Hydra -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=55 ... 6311723051https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747Possibly, though not extremely likely the band that this guy played in by that name, also from California?
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... sen/528171- F.X.I. -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747- Vagrancy -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=59 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=11 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=11 ... 3132235747- Zodiac Zoo -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747- Wicked Pride -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747- Asphyxia -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=34 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747- Hydralaird -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747 (ex-Apathy (San Francisco) members.
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Apathy/112927 )
https://myspace.com/theantitimeensemble- Thunder Bay -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=38 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=38 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/Isabud- Bob Philcox, Bud Boyes. Possibly more on the rock side.
- Die Sieger (San Francisco) -
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... rdale/3309- Infinity - logo:
https://imgur.com/a/0NUyGHYhttps://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=80 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=17 ... 3132235747- Nepenthe / Nepenth - member:
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Paul_Perry/54428https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747 (spelled here as Nepanth)
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=11 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747 - Uproar -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=11 ... 3132235747(Dan is one of the band members)
- Ancient Iron -
https://imgur.com/a/Ps9Dbjg- Enucleation - early '90s, death metal.
Member:
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... lin/215861Alex Lopez (
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... pez/974908 ) and/or Matt Harvey (
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Matt_Harvey/2364 ) may have also been members, since they're the other people credited on Exhumed's recording of the song "Enucleation". Alex Lopez isn't credited on any other Exhumed songs, so likely was a Enucleation member, like Kris Berlin. Jason was one of their other band members (role unknown).
- ThrowDown (Livermore, California, early '90s - not the one on the site that formed in '97)
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... orn/171722 (guitars),
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ugh/251976 (guitars), Erik Shapiro (drums)
- Lazarus -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 8875541332- Prisoner -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 8875541332 Brett Ardoin -
https://www.facebook.com/brett.ardoinhttps://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... uer/815857https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... eda/222501- Hells Fury -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 8875541332- Institutional Mentality -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747- Last Laugh -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=17 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=34 ... 3132235747https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ndy/989360https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... son/165604Dan (bass)
https://imgur.com/ys8917o - released a demo tape in the early '90s.
- Defusion -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=34 ... 3132235747- Tyrus (California) -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=94 ... 3132235747Guitars - Albert DeMello, Drums - James Ladd
- Chaotic Mass -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=66 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=14 ... 3132235747- Colostomy -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... doze/27817Byron Groves -
https://www.facebook.com/byron.groves.50Description at Athrenody digital release page:
"Existing only for a short time in the early 90s, ATHRENODY, along with bands like IMMORTAL FATE, EXHUMED, GORYMELANOMA and COLOSTOMY created a foundation for the emerging Bay Area grind scene."
Flyer:
https://www.facebook.com/ExhumedOfficia ... 2489407377- Conjuration of Destruction -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=14 ... 3132235747- Loveless -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747- Torqus -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=34 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=11 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=11 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747 https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Si ... ab_members (3 members)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMZO0WjfokU (live song 1991)
https://www.facebook.com/Nueairea/photo ... 9928204050 (logo/flyer)
- Antigen -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=38 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=11 ... 3132235747- Armament -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=29 ... 3132235747 (pre-Warfare D.C., 1987-'89.
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Wa ... 3540353988 )
- Sacrifice Choir -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=38 ... 3132235747 (misspelled here Sacrafice Choir)
- Tangled Skein -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=11 ... 3132235747- Deviation -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=11 ... 3132235747- Punishment (3 members of
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Ki ... 3540504059 )
- Future Decay (
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Ki ... 3540504059 member(s) )
- Mad Cap -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=34 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747- Negative Perception -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=11 ... 3132235747- Rogues Quarter -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=18 ... 3132235747- IDK -
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... olz/170653https://soundcloud.com/darren-reinholz (see bio). Played a gig with Laaz Rockit in '89. Stayed active until '95.
- Social Disorder -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747- Rotting Humans -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=66 ... 3132235747 - "FUCD" demo (referred to, apparently incorrectly as "Feud" demo, unless that is a different release). San Jose metal/punk.
https://imgur.com/a/uBsK53B- Disorderly Conduct -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=12 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=11 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=11 ... 3132235747 (Larry Woods?)
- The Human Condition -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747- Sabor -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=11 ... 3132235747https://www.discogs.com/release/2290446 ... The-Night-https://www.www.popsike.com/Unknown-Pri ... 54734.html- released at least 2 demo tapes in addition to the 7".
- Missing Children -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747- Fallen Eden -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=11 ... 3132235747 (member:Chuck Bardo)
- The Unknown -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=34 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747- No Justice -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=34 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=34 ... 3132235747- Nightfall -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747- Bad Influence -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=66 ... 3132235747- Oracle -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=29 ... 3132235747(w/ Todd Recca,
https://www.facebook.com/todd.recca )
- Alpha Omega -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=82 ... 3132235747- Conjuration -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=68 ... 3132235747 (maybe the Indiana band that's already on M.A.? At least one of their members has ties to the bay area metal scene)
- The Grind -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=16 ... 8875541332- Sick Mentality - 4-piece band, including Jim Kilpatrick (drums - later played in Blisterdaisy), Dwayne Rhodes (guitars)
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=60 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=59 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=11 ... 3132235747- Crimson Bond -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=66 ... 3132235747- Shallow Grave -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=46 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=59 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=11 ... 3132235747- Diabolic Oblation -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747- Euphoria -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747- Loud Silence -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=34 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747- Drone Slag -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=88 ... 3132235747member:
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... afer/93541- Boody Print -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=11 ... 3132235747https://imgur.com/a/CSf3C5R - w/ D.R.I. members.
- Comical Brutality -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=59 ... 3132235747- Rotten Deal -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747- Lifeline -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747- Spiderbaby -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747- Project 6 -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747- The Wicked -
https://www.reddit.com/r/lostmedia/comm ... tape_1989/https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=67 ... 3132235747Dave Roach (drums), Chris Fortune (guitars, bass), Greg Fortune (guitars, vocals - also played in Tormented Mercy early on. More recently plays in Stealing Shakespeare.
https://www.facebook.com/gregory.d.fortune- Tormented Mercy (with Greg Fortune - also of The Wicked, Stealing Shakespeare - FB link above. Haven't contacted yet.)
- Renata -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=68 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=18 ... 3132235747- Wicked Vision -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747- Allied Nation - guitarist: Mike Reed (
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Mike_Reed/770078 )
note: some of the flyers may be for a different California band with the same name.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=29 ... 3132235747- Never -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747- Flying Dead Skin -
https://www.facebook.com/DAMNASTY1/phot ... 199206555/- Sonic Folly -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747a couple of San Francisco gigs mentioned here:
https://archive.org/stream/Issue24.33/I ... 3_djvu.txt- Silent Chaos -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747- Death Before Dishonor -
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=661 ... 3132235747- Pestilential Infection -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=12 ... 3132235747- The Awakening -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=11 ... 3132235747- Psychotic Death -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=12 ... 3132235747- Latem Force - played shows with Control, Rotten Deal, Euphoria, Tramontane, Social Chaos...
https://steemit.com/rock/@bawiii/early- ... -3-5-38-12https://imgur.com/a/VZNELfQ - contacts: Lonny, Jon (members?). Area code 707.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=17 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747- Anguish -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=34 ... 3132235747- Decapetator (spelling is correct) -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=55 ... 6311723051https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=55 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747 (standard spelling of the word, but maybe the same band)
- Feline -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747- Hideous Brown -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=11 ... 3132235747- Morning Star -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/DAMNASTY1/phot ... 199206555/https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 9584509445- Mitternacht (San Jose) -
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=54 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=34 ... 3132235747https://www.facebook.com/DAMNASTY1/phot ... 199206555/(one of the members is Steve. Mike from Arkhamus, M.A. listed band may know more about them, as Steve is thanked on their live release.)
'80s/'90s bay area, California metal group page on FB - great for finding obscure bands, getting information from people who were part of that scene:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/111323132235747Added. -
HyperterexAdded. -
Shattered Image
(not to be confused with Shatterd Image, also from California)
Location: Bay Area, California, US
Genre: Thrash Metal (late '80s/early '90s)
Band members: Robert Lopes (vocals), Steve Woodbury (drums), Billy Jackson (lead guitars), Jeremy Vanhoose (bass - also played in Incubus, a pre-Decayed band), Eric Spence (guitars)
- I sent Jeremy a FB message, asking if any demos were released.
Gig review:
https://imgur.com/a/KWlZ6bq
No studio demo or official release, per a band member. -
Idol FearNeeds research. -
PsychophantLocation: Fairfield/New Haven, Connecticut, US
Genre: Metal (?)
Discography: -"Manic Depressive Sound Bytes" demo (1994, cassette; track listing: Afraid of the Dark/ Nobody/ Eve of Revolution/ Misbegotten Child)
- "Shadow Puppets" demo (1995, cassette; track listing: From the First/ Testosterone/ Rights of the Accused/ Four Minutes of Blank Tape/ The Same War/ My Enemy's Revenge. Recorded by Joe Dochtermann)
Band members: Mike Yarrish (bass/vocals), Mark Luzzi (guitars/vocals), Tom Luzzi (drums) - Mark and Tom are brothers.
eBay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/175209887042?h ... Sw~L1iOOBw (this auction is for the 1994 j-card, and the 1995 cassette - a different release)
https://soundcloud.com/user-746320028 (1 song - kind of borderline. Not all that promising, but might be passable depending on how the rest of their songs sound)
Needs research. -
EmperorLocation: Japan
Genre: Metal (?)
https://heavymetalrarities.com/forum/vi ... 34&t=15198https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... akai/36473