Needs research. - A.M.F.
Location:Hungary

I'm posting this here mostly because I have not listened to the albums in question, and I don't have the time to dive into it right away.

In the early 2000's, the guys in RAC group Archívum released a few albums under different band names, one of which was A.M.F., or Arbeit Macht Frei:

-Nem én vagyok extrém (MC, 2000)
-Mindent a gyözelemért! (CD, 2002)

Since they were under a different name, those two albums are not listed on the Archive. However, earlier this year, BH Records publishd re-issues of both of these albums under the Archívum name. A.M.F. does not appear blacklisted, so I'm unsure if these albums have ever been evaluated or not, since they come from a predominently RAC group, but if anyone has the time to download some tracks and check, this can either be quickly added or quickly blacklisted.

Nem én vagyok extrém:
-Download
-Discogs ink for both original pressings and re-issue with name change

Mindent a gyözelemért!:
-Download
-Discogs

Needs research. - Apocalypse
Genre: heavy metal
Location: Pineland, Florida, USA
Lyrics: Christianity
The band released a three song demo cassette. I need samples from it.
https://christiantapeunderground.wordpr ... ypse-demo/
https://downthelinezine.com/cue/apocalypse_florida

Don't know if it helps, but it appears that vkgy have found another couple of demo tapes for Zeä～Nä from 1993/94 since this was first considered:

https://vk.gy/releases/zea-na/

One of them (https://vk.gy/releases/zea-na/25891/zea-na/) features this song from YouTube: https://youtu.be/YureHbq4tJ4

This is true, the original verion of Nem én vagyok was released under the A.M.F. moniker:
https://www.discogs.com/master/952448-A ... xtr%C3%A9m

I have the mp3 to that disc (I'm Not Extreme but...), if can submit them if you're okay with it.

Thanks

Go for it. I simply came across it while working on something else and thought it would be worth digging in to, so I posted here.

Needs research. - Lester Haze
Location: New Jersey, US
Genre: Heavy/Progressive/Power Metal
- they contributed a song, "Time to Laugh" on "A Mountain of Metal" 1991 compilation CD. Would like to know if they had released a demo at any point.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9flPeaoy6U

Rock. - String Eyes

Needs research. - Black Maze
Location: Finland
Genre: Black Metal
Discography: Demo '93 (track listing: Pavor Nocturnus/ Blood Red Fullmoon)
- stumbled across this on YouTube. No other info seems to be available online.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE3nHXrgx5M

Needs research. - Subway Force
Location: Italy
Genre: Heavy Metal
Band members: https://www.discogs.com/artist/2383604-Subway-Force
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ldi/253868
- contributed the (incredible) song "Rainbow Fire" to the "Metal Attack" compilation (1987). Unfortunately there are 7 bands on that comp. Wondering if they ever recorded anything else, or released it separately so that they can be added to the site.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozpN_yEwthY

Needs research. - God
Location: UK
Genre: Heavy Metal/Hard Rock
Discography: "Believe" CD / picture disc (1993, 6 songs - contains the song "Temple of the Kings")
- could use more samples. One song on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtMc8xcIKgk
- note: God (UK), an unrelated band is blacklisted currently (industrial/experimental). If adding this band, just post a note here or in the appeals forum for it to temporarily be able to be submitted.

Regarding String Eyes: This is a Facebook page of guitarist Ingo Millek:
https://www.facebook.com/ingo.millek

I submitted them, thank you.

here is the first A.M.F. album as a stream, if the mods in this thread would like to listen to it. Ufortunately I did not find it fast enough to be discussed in this thread:
https://soundcloud.com/killjoebiden/set ... t-archivum

Progressive Rock. - Fetiche


Added. - Nosferatu


Added. - Fading Entity


Needs research. - Stain
Location: Italy
Genre: Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
Band members: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ori/302964
Discography: Demo 1996
Discogs - https://www.discogs.com/release/6669256-Stain-Stain

Added. - Annoyance


Needs research. - Z
Location: Italy
Listed genre: Speed/Thrash Metal
Band members: Alessandro Drei (guitars - maybe this artist? https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... rei/114588 ), Massimliano Montanari (sp?) (vocals, guitars), Marco Serena (drums), Fabrizio Andrelli (bass)
Discography: "The Weight of Metal" demo 1996 (9 songs, cassette)
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/9561003 ... t-Of-Metal

Needs research. - Recyclopath
Location: Strathroy, Ontario, Canada
Listed genre: Rock/Metal/Thrash (?)
Band members: Pete Toth (bass), Rheal Cusson (guitars), Roger Cusson (guitars), and Trevor James (vocals), Fred Basic (drums - https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... sic/156245 ). Larry Fowler ( https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... wler/57289 ) played bass for them at some point before or after their known cassette. Larry also has several unlisted bands on the site with metal-sounding names that might be worth looking into.
Discography: Demo 1996 (cassette)
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/1069269 ... opath-Demo

Needs research. - Eve
Genre: Progressive/Power Metal
Location: St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada
Band members: Larry Fowler - Vocals, Guitar, Joe Dolomont - Bass, Noel Smart - Drums - all 3 are on Metal Archives
Discography: "Dreams and Nightmares" (demo? 2002. One song is "I Believe")
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUkTPMGfXzQ

Added. - Corrosive


Added. - Critical Mass


Needs research. - Resin
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, US
Listed genre: Thrash/Heavy Metal (but seller is often wrong on genres. More likely groove/sludge metal, heavy alternative)
Discography: "Deep in a Drift" demo (1996, Extremely Baked Records. Might be worth checking on the other bands that this label did releases for - https://www.discogs.com/label/683831-Ex ... ed-Records )
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/1463149 ... In-A-Drift

Needs research. - Endoomed
Location: Germany
Genre: Progressive Metal (?)
pre-Koroded band: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Koroded/123260 - released a 3-song demo in 1996.
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/1037008 ... eD-Demo-96

Added. - Ovaced


Added. - Vocifer

The band was from Galicia. That's the only thing I found after a single reference in a list of Galician metal bands here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1607007 ... =permalink

Needs research. - Acid Blood
Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (and Japan?)
Listed genre: Death/Thrash Metal
Band members:
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... gal/826465 - drums
Iván Martínez (https://www.facebook.com/ivan.sangreacida)
Junichi (https://www.facebook.com/JunPlasmajet/)
Discography: Zombie Society demo and Bow to None demo
ReverbNation: https://www.reverbnation.com/acidblood4

Some of their songs can be downloaded on their ReverbNation but it's hard to tell whether they released those demos in acceptable formats. They had a Facebook page but it's gone.

Industrial/noise. - Berserk

Needs research. - Ínfero
Location: Ipiranga, São Paulo, Brazil
Listed genre: Doom Metal
Band members: Cleber Gazana (drums, backing vocals), Daniel Gazana (vocals), Marcos (guitars, backing vocals), Elton Marques (vocals, guitars), Gregory Molina (bass) - none seem to be listed in the database.
Discography: "Empty Feelings" demo tape (1996), "The Gathering of the Goats" CD-R single ('99), "Forlorn in the Midst of Grieving" CD-R single ('99)
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/7978128-%C3%8Dnfero

Needs research. - Cronwell
Location: Spain
Listed genre: Heavy Metal
Band members: Bass – Jose Antonio Cubero, Drums – Hilario, Guitar – Manolo "Hendrix", Rhythm Guitar – José Manuel "Artax", Ricard - Vocals. Demo produced by Rosa Cubero (relative of Jose?), who played in the band Incondicionales in the '90s. Also played keyboards on the known Cronwell release.
Discography: Self-titled demo (1997, 6 songs, cassette)
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/5259822 ... l-Cronwell

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The following are bands, likely most being metal, that Steven Reimer (Slauter Xstroyes, Sleepy Hollow, etc.) sang in, dating back to the early '80s. No release info is known yet. Most or all are probably from the Chicago, Illinois, US area.
- https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... _Sr./22948
Needs research. - Amare't
("Sea of the Serpent" song featured on this 1989 compilation - https://www.discogs.com/release/1514028 ... usic-Guide )
Needs research. - Emerald Faith
Needs research. - No Mercy
Needs research. - Premonition
(maybe it's this band, that was located in Chicago for some of the time that it was active? - https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Premonition/2956 )
Needs research. - Talon
(possibly this band? - https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Talon/3540392388 )
Needs research. - The Law
Needs research. - Yen-Teper (flyer on Steven's artist page)
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Punk. - Punished


Needs research. - Don't
Listed genre: Thrash Metal (could see there being groove metal in there as well)
Location: Netherlands
Band members: John (vocals), Gert Jan (guitars), Rob (bass), Marius (drums)
Discography: "Bullet in My Fucked Up Skull" demo (1997, cassette)
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/7255225-Dont-9

Added. - Moloch

Some information found about the Illinois band Edge of Earth (previously named Euphoria) - https://www.pastemagazine.com/noisetrad ... rgeprewitt
- still needs sound clips. Proof of release had been found previously. Mainly it is the band members and former name that are the new information here.

Needs research. - Criminal
Location: Detroit, Michigan, US
Genre: Heavy Metal (?)
https://web.archive.org/web/20121011221 ... minal.html
Band members: Troy Gregory ( https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... egory/6008 , pre-Flotsam and Jetsam), Douglas Pulvirenti (Cinema Blue), Paul Pulvirenti (Elliott Smith, Telephone, No. 2, Atomic 61, Godwads)
Active around 1984/'85. Unknown whether or not there is a release.

Added. - Griffith

Needs research. - Labeled Victims
Location: United States
- this had been on the site, added by emperor_zola in March 2007. The list of band members since version 1 of the site indicates that the listing belongs to this hardcore band:
https://www.discogs.com/artist/5503533-Labeled-Victims
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FOu_RqCagA

There was a release (only one) and photo listed on their M.A. page, which I haven't been able to confirm belongs to the California hardcore band linked above, so this post is in search of more information about a possible other Labeled Victims band from the US, with a demo from an unknown year and format, with this track listing: 1. Mass Hysteria, 2. Twisted Cross, 3. Innocent Victim, 4. Celtic Myth. Photo that was on the page: https://imgur.com/pbMg3Ia
- I requested emperor_zola's attention 3 weeks ago, and it seems best now to move the band to this thread.

(note to mods: on the deleted band page, you'll see a note that I added to the page 3 weeks ago: "Not to be confused with the punk/hardcore band by the same name, from San Diego, California, that released a self-titled demo in 1988 (repressed under the title "Confidential"), which included Jon Pebsworth (Buck-O-Nine) and Pat Kim (Unwritten Law)." Though I was unable to confirm that it is, in fact a different band, the note was added temporarily to separate the listing from the hardcore band Labeled Victims.)

3 downloadable V/A compilations, Ukraine bands:
https://ru-tape.livejournal.com/1769709.html
- the first in the series is completed/updated on the site. Might be worth looking through volumes 2 and 3 (though listed styles according to Discogs don't include metal. That was primarily what part 1 in this comp series contained.)

Discogs:
https://www.discogs.com/release/1005272 ... %8B%D1%85-

https://www.discogs.com/release/3736726 ... 1%8B%D1%85

Bands that aren't on the site yet from the late '90s Italian compilation series "Into the Underground" (Whiplash Productions) - 4 volumes. All are from Italy. None are blacklisted - have checked. Label owner is Mariano Fontaine - could look into contacting him for further information as one possible resource - https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ine/129885

Volume 1: https://www.discogs.com/release/1699167 ... ound-Vol-1
Added. - Anomalia

Already listed under slightly changed name, Gods of Sadness. - God of Sadness
Needs research. - Dragon Fly
Needs research. - Voice

(full release of vol. 1 downloadable here, but scans don't include additional band info) - https://nightmarebethyname.blogspot.com ... -vol1.html

Volume 2: https://www.discogs.com/release/1184016 ... ound-Vol-2
Needs research. - Nemesis (possible that it belongs to one already on the site, but unable to match song title). Could also be the Turin band that user G One brought up in this thread: viewtopic.php?p=2976994#p2976994 )
Needs research. - Shine

Volume 3: https://www.discogs.com/release/1182482 ... ound-Vol-3
Needs research. - Edelweiss

Volume 4: https://www.discogs.com/release/1811665 ... ound-Vol-4 (note: spelling errors and not linking to the correct band in this entry very possible - it was entered onto Discogs sloppily)
Needs research. - Esicastis
Needs research. - Anxiety (listed as a doom band - released a CD-R "The Mask of Bitter Hope" in 1999 - needs samples)
- https://www.discogs.com/release/1296192 ... itter-Hope
Needs research. - Hip-Nosia

G One:
Regarding Artificial Tears, their song "Bismillah" is on the "Into the Underground 3" compilation CD (Whiplash Productions), and here is the cover art and record label of their album "True" (2000):
https://www.discogs.com/release/1279511 ... Tears-True
As stated in the post above, you could try to contact Mariano Fontaine ( https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ine/129885 ), the person who compiled the "Into the Underground" series, and feel free to ask about or look into any of the above bands that are from the same set of compilations.
Also, I wonder if the Nemesis song on vol. 3, "Looking Beyond", belongs to the Turin band that you posted about in here?

Added. - Seventh Key


Added. - Dusk


Added. - Smashed Hands


Added. - Vital Urge


Needs research. - Mind Killer
Listed genre: Death Metal
Location: Portugal
Band members: Kiko (vocals), Borras (bass), Crespo (guitars), Rico (drums)
Discography: "Mind Killer" demo (May 31, 1997, cassette; Phanton Productions Records - spelling is correct)
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/6538453 ... ind-Killer

Needs research. - Lost Prophecy
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Location: Greece
Active 1999-2004, ?-?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT6CuPVYau4
https://www.facebook.com/lostprophecy/
- mentions 2 demo releases, but format is unknown. An album was recorded after these demos, which remains unreleased.
https://greek-metal-area.blogspot.com/s ... 20Prophecy
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9AzXi ... Q/featured
Discography: "Intellectual Consultations with Vanity" demo/ep (2002)
"Tragoedia" demo (see Heavy Metal Rarities forum for active links of both releases)

Needs research. - Pirates of the Underworld
- their song "Kill the Gods" is on an obscure New Jersey/New York/Massachusetts-area compilation tape/CD from 1992, "The New Power" (Redline Records). Side B has some quality thrash metal on it, and I haven't heard of this band before. Would be interested to hear this song, and find out if they released anything else.
Location: Perth Amboy, New Jersey, US
https://www.discogs.com/release/2128618 ... -New-Power
- the song was recorded at Studio 84, engineered by Bill Lenk ( https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Bill_Lenk/670066 )
- they played a gig at The Stone Pony on December 12, 1990.

Needs research. - Skull Rot
- active in 1991 or earlier. Included on a list of metal bands, mostly from New York/New Jersey. Were friends of Requiem: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Requiem/3540498854 - nothing else known.

Needs research. - Justice Undone
Location: London, Ontario, Canada
Listed genre: Rock/Metal
Band members: Greg Ortbach (guitars, vocals), Scott Burlemont (lead vocals). Session drums by Mat Deveau.
Known discography: Self-titled demo tape (1994; track listing: Crutch/ Epitaph/ Word/ What Ever Happened? Engineered by Farba Biara)
eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/363650893590?h ... SwMMJhsmKm
Back-up image for when auction expires: https://imgur.com/ejaFDXB

Needs research. - Celtic Blood Pure
Location: USA(?)
Genre: Black Metal
Discography: "Celtic Blood Pure", demo, 2015.
Members: Celtic Nationalist: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ist/643265

This release is cataloged on Discogs database, in which it is listed as a digital release:
https://www.discogs.com/release/1456702 ... -Pure-Demo

There's also a review of the demo in Sputnikmusic:
https://www.sputnikmusic.com/soundoff.p ... mid=254055

I wasn't able to find anymore information about this band, but it seems like it isn't as unknown as it looks like. Maybe we could unearth something.

I couldn't find any working downloads on the usual NSBM blogs, but I did find this page, which has two of the three songs availble for streaming, and possible downloads for those brave enough to try. It's garbage, but it's fairly straight forward bedroom black metal.

Hello, thanks for the research you've made! I guess it's acceptable black metal, for sure, the thing is that the first song is a cover and still, there's no effective proof of the digital release of that demo. Unless Discogs is considered a valid source, as the releases there are usually submitted by other users?

Needs research. - Native Scream
Listed genre: Heavy Metal
Location: Brazil
Band members: Munir Alviani (vocals), Rodrigo Baranowsky (guitars), Angelo Lopez (bass), Julio Campa (drums)
Discography: "Pulsacion" CD (1999, self-released)
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/2130639 ... -Pulsacion

Added. - Elysian Fields


Added. - Alienation Mentale

Needs research. - Bloodred
Location: Belgium
Listed genre: Metalcore, Death/Experimental/Progressive Metal
Band members: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... hem/589630 (bass), https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ert/769714 (drums), https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ere/769713 (guitars), Michael "Wost" Billiet (guitars), Koen van Iseghem (vocals), Michael "Billy" Billiet (vocals).
Discography: "A Thousand Faces" demo tape (1998)
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/5343732-Bloodred

Needs research. - Kromlek
Location: France
Listed genre: Death Metal
Discography: Self-titled demo tape (1998, 8 songs)
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/1561349 ... ek-Kromlek (no artwork of the tape provided)

Needs research. - Scarified Vein
Genre: Death Metal
Location: Greece
Band members: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... dis/417885
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... anos/20932
Discography: "Truth After Truth" CD (2001?), "Promo" (format unknown), and compilation appearance
- from Facebook post: "Thessaloniki almost 17 years ago ...... We were 17 years old when we went in and recorded 9 tracks on a CD entitled "TRUTH BESIDE TRUTH". The name of the band SCARIFIED VEIN. The recording of DRUMS was done at JAM STUDIOS and the rest of the GUITARS, VOCALS, BASS at the house of Chrysafis by CRYSTAL TEARS.
Uploading it to the internet is the least we can do for the hours we ate then in the studios of the city, for the many rehearsals that took place, for those first years of daily practice for the porosity to bring out something of our own and the joy of playing your music. At a time when the internet existed through modems with incredibly slow connections and you can not even imagine having it in your home. When there was no advertising from the internet and other situations took place during the transitional stage of the old times to the present. Situations such as hand in hand our music, word of mouth live to friends. The rest until today is history ...DEDICATED TO ALL OUR FRIENDS.ENJOY PURE DEATH METAL FROM SALONICA BA.."
- compilation track "Suicide Society" - band name misspelled at Discogs:
https://www.discogs.com/release/1108389 ... Warrior-IV
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SCARIFIED-VEIN-118020958697073
- "Fake Terrorism" appears to be one of their songs: https://www.facebook.com/11802095869707 ... 2/?__xts__

Needs research. - Black Diamond
Genre: Rock (?), Metal (?)
Location: Detroit, Michigan, US
Band members: https://web.archive.org/web/20121011212 ... ond_1.html
Discography: While their first EP from 1988 contains exclusively 10th-rate rock n' roll with no bite, a report came in suggesting that we add this recently-deleted band to research and see if the 1990 demo can be found for samples (confirmed that it's the same band - some members had gone by nicknames on their first EP). Posting this here just in case, but hopes are very low that they'll ever get back onto the site. Song titles sound really on the glam side, and can't imagine this being worth pursuing much.
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/1498461 ... Guaranteed

Thanks KingSpooky!
Ok, i will try to contact him.

Probably "God of Sadness" are "Gods of Sadness"
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Go ... ness/40057
the song on the other compilation
https://www.discogs.com/it/artist/24625 ... Of-Sadness is taken from the demo https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/G ... ness/82239 (released by the Whiplash Productions).

Nice find, G One. They're definitely the same band - they made that slight change to their name after a couple of compilation appearances. I updated their page. Here was their original logo, when the name was 'singular' - https://imgur.com/a/ixPKTAG
Hopefully Mariano can offer you audio, or further information about some of those other bands.

Added. - Swallow It

Needs research. - Leprosy
Location: Kŭrdzhali, Bulgaria
Genre: Death Metal
Recorded a demo or two - could use some more proof of release.
https://www.discogs.com/artist/6545800-Leprosy-9
Compilation appearance: https://www.discogs.com/release/1096260 ... ate-Vol-3-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgyRVE3p9oc

Needs research. - Преодоление / Preodoleniye
Genre: Heavy Metal
Location: Zapolyarny, Russia
Band members: Aleksandr Shashkov - vocals, Viktor Shashkov - guitar, Oleg Galetin - bass, Aleksey Orlov - drums
Discography: "Изгой" ("Izgoy") (1992), "Легенда об орлах" ("Legenda ob orlakh") (1993)
- seeking proof of release for both
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZD-C7 ... eodoleniye

A few items from the research list arrived today, but have more of a rock sound (some are pretty good, though) - Taurus (uk), Urban Clearway, Trilogy (US), Sympathy. Ashes to Ashes (MI, US) also got here, and it is fairly borderline between rock and metal. I've asked Azmodes for an additional opinion now that all 4 songs can be heard.

Witcher - Ashes to Ashes (Michigan) can be added: Heavy Metal/Hard Rock.

Thanks a lot, but Ashes To Ashes are unfortunately blblcklisted, probably because of the other American band with the same name.