The owner of the label kindly sent me samples of the whole tape. I'll draft a submission now.

Needs research. - 12 Years
Location: Flint, Michigan, US
Listed genre: Thrash Metal
Band members: Eric Wallyn, https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ady/248649
https://www.discogs.com/release/1258231 ... -Intensity
https://www.ebay.com/itm/385475784171

Needs research. - Pest
Location: Poland
Listed genre: Death Metal, Grindcore
Discography: "Corpse" demo (1992, cassette)
https://www.discogs.com/release/26417021--PEST-Corpse

Added. - Mercurocromo

(removed from list)

Added. - Rezurection

(removed from list)

Beginning with 'Snake Charmer' on March 10th, the main list isn't caught up (including Brutal Infliction having audio acquired and the band submitted to queue). It would be great if someone else can take over on keeping it organized for a while. Thanks.

I asked for samples of this one.

Edit: He asked for my email, should have them shortly.

I'll be working on it:

Leaving editing notes on each band I add to the list.

Thanks! You rule.

Primarily nu-metal. - Rogue

Came here to post this.

Needs research. - Stigmata
Location: Los Angeles, California, US
Listed genre: Heavy/Power Metal
Band members: Todd (vocals), D.V.F. (guitars), Henry (bass), Rigo (Rico?) (drums), Garcia (guitars)
Discography: 3-song demo tape ('80s?)
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/2645293 ... a-Stigmata

Founded in 1987, the original lineup comprised:
Fabiano “Ciribin” Bettio – vocals
Marco "TNT" Tortato -guitars
Massimo “Max” Michieletto -bass guitar
Denis “DDT” Andolfo – keyboards
In the first two years drummer’s seat was most unstable, then Thomas “THO’” Carraro settled in.

Issued two demotapes:
“Demo ‘89 (HM Thou being the Best of Things)”: studio songs (4-track recorder) + live songs.
On this tape Tortato also served as lead vocalist as Bettio had temporarily left the band. As far as I remember, three versions of this demo circulated: first version with Michele Martini drums on all tracks; then a version with one “bonus” track, featuring Carraro on drums; last a version with some of the studio tracks re-recorded with Carraro on drums.
“Demo ‘90 (Not Withstanding the Situation)”, professional recording.
Original bassman Michieletto lost interest in the project and left the band shortly after having completed recording sessions*.

Following the release of the second tape and a positive review on the Metal Shock magazine, they signed with Musical Box Promotion (Klaus Byron), hence the CD. If memory serves me well, they also discussed a distribution agreement with Fireball Management (Ferro brothers, of Fireball magazine).

The song on the R.A.U.S. project, She Comes, was recorded specifically for the compilation.
By the time they entered the recording studio, Ivano Nasilli (ex-Stay Clean, later went pro) had replaced Michieletto.
The song was recorded in the same facility as the 2nd demotape: owned by engineer Paolo Cavallin, it was a small studio where also Black Jester and Signals had had their demo produced.
A professionally edited video of this song also exists.

Concerts were few and far in between.

Disbanded approx. one year after the CD was distributed.



*Homonymous with Massimo Michieletto of Asgard ( https://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=30) but definitely not the same person.

Thank you for the very detailed information. Do you happen to have audio samples of their demos, or know where they could be found? Hoping to hear them to possibly add to the site and for interest of my own.

Gave away both tapes in the late 90's.
Anyway I am almost certain there are audio files around. If I find them I'll drop you a line

Thanks again. With the information that you provided, they will be much easier to search for.

Needs research. - Rubber Whips
Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Genre: Heavy Metal/Punk
Band member: Topper
Discography: "Die Suckers" demo ('80s, 5 songs, cassette)
- band formed no later than 1984, and lasted until at least 1991.
Review: http://metalmark.blogspot.com/2018/02/f ... ckers.html
Tape cover: http://www.betterontape.com/search.php?item=88795
Very short live clip '91: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI3lKVc0Fto
1984 flyer: https://www.facebook.com/criminaljustic ... s4NS1PURPl
- want to get in a full listen to their demo, to see if they are playing primarily punk, or metal.

Needs research. - Viewy Sixx
Location: Tokyo
Listed Genre: Heavy Metal/Hard Rock
Band Members: Marsha (Bass); Sheena (Drums); Sin (Guitars) Randy (Vocals)
Discography: ‘其之一’(Demo tape,1985, 3 songs)
Pictures: https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/g1085283075

Needs research. - Seed
Location: Los Angeles (?), California, US
Genre: ?
Band member: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... nfeld/5965
Discography: at least 2 demo tapes (early '90s) - https://imgur.com/mtgnIUo

Added. - Distant Fear


Needs research. - Isle of Sleep
Location: California, US
Described genre: Metal
Discography: 4-song demo (1993)
https://imgur.com/18mLMfi

Needs research. - FearlessVampireKillers / FVK
Location: California, US - not the more well-known UK band
Described genre: Metal
Discography: 9-song demo (1995. Only the first 5 titles - side A - can be seen in the photo)
https://imgur.com/lgyDDA8

(added these 4 bands to the list)

Although I find this to be acceptable musically, it's not really clear whether this was released or not.

10 USD: https://www.discogs.com/sell/item/1945759598

Done.

Not a band, but a compilation release. - Gothica


Needs research. - Corpse
Location: the town of Miechów in Małopolskie (Kraków), Lesser Poland, Poland
Listed genre: Death/Doom Metal/Grindcore
Discography: "Addictions Crimes" demo (1993, cassette - allegedly 4 untitled songs)
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/2650791 ... ons-Crimes

(added to the list)

Needs research. - Nepride
Location: Hungary
https://nepride.bandcamp.com/releases
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzHn2NSUBpE
https://www.facebook.com/nepride.music
http://metalmuzeum.hu/index.php?title=Nepride_zenekar (band members, etc.)
(translated excerpts from the above link) -
(in reference to the late '90s, when their tape was released): "At that time, the old-timers of rock music received the Sepultura sound rather strangely.."
"'Népirtás' (their demo) was launched in 1998, but it was soon noticeable that thrash metal was really dying and Korn's sound was taking over. The number of concerts has also decreased significantly, not even in 2001 did they think it would be enough."
Members went on to a band called Son of a Beat, and eventually reformed Nepride.
Image (front and back) of their 1998 demo tape: https://www.vatera.hu/nepride-nepirtas- ... 08271.html
https://sharknroll.hu/NEPRIDE-NEPIRTAS- ... os-kazetta

(added to the list)

Needs research. - Darkness
Location: Greece?
Listed genre: Heavy Metal/Rock
Band members: Thomas Gelias (guitars, organ, bass), Johny K (vocals).
Discography: "Burn the Sun" demo (1997) - Produced by Darkness and Angelos Korahays. https://imgur.com/usHYj2a
https://imgur.com/voLfKD0
eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/225494180944
Releases that came out prior to "Burn the Sun": "Live in the Dark", and "Lucifer"

Needs research. - A.A.D. (Armed and Dangerous)
Location: Sweden
Discography: 3-song rehearsal demo 1986/'87
All known info is here: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Bo_Florin/86702
(edit) - 'zine article found, in Norway's "Morbid Metal #1" (1987): https://imgur.com/a/iqFre1H
(added to the list)

Needs research. - Ragnarok
Location: Greece
Genre: Metal (?)
- from a Greek metal compilation called "Of the Flames Released" (1997), they're the only band not yet on the site. Their song on this tape is called "Glory of Camelot".
https://imgur.com/GP6epw8 (band photo)
- maybe the name that this band was going by between 1987-1996? https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Airged_L'amh/3167 . Other songs on the comp are from '96 - could have been released in the midst of their name change.

(added to the list)

Needs research. - Blindfold
Location: Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia
https://www.discogs.com/release/2654661 ... -Arrogance (lists all band members)

Added. - Cemetery

Added. - Deificarum


Needs research. - Demonspawn
Genre: Death Metal(?)
Location: Most likely Netherlands, also possibly Belgium. Of the other 12 bands on the compilation, 2/3 are Dutch and 1/3 are Belgian with no location exceptions outside of these two countries.
- song "Slave 'till the Grave" is on this 1997 compilation tape: https://www.discogs.com/release/9544944 ... ed-Version (Discogs has it linked to an unrelated punk band with a CD release)
Possible that it's this band of unknown location, active around the same time: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/De ... 3540517733 (I sent a message to Ron Backus on FB, not 100% sure it's the right guy but seems likely).
They're the only band on this comp that aren't on the site, unless the band linked above is them.

(both added to the list)

Celestial Autopsy can be removed from the list.

(done)

Needs research. - Bitter Greens
Location: Ontario, Canada
Genre: Thrash Metal
Ken Wakefield - guitar [Dark Legion, Overthrow] https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... eld/131811
Colin Gerrard - bass [Dark Legion, Overthrow] https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ard/227712
Chris Diedrich - drums [Speedkill, Hell Foundation, Motorheadache] - https://www.facebook.com/chris.diedrich.186 , https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ich/313951 (?)
Demo download: https://heavymetalrarities.com/forum/vi ... 19&t=57176
Later changed their name to ZeBards (when the vocalist and drummer left).

Technical -core. - Necrotic Degradation

Needs research. - Benighted
Location: Unknown (possibly one that's already on the site, but no indication that it is based on the logo and song titles)
Band members: ? - no info given in the j-card other than song titles
Discography: "Abyss" demo (year unknown; track listing: Insane/ Deep Black Abyss/ From Death to the Abyss/ Riders of Hell/ The Storm Insade Me/ Nightmare and the Sinner. Next-to-last track seems like an obvious typo of 'The Storm Inside Me', but that's how it's printed.
eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/225498427004
Back-up image: https://imgur.com/7MCdYy2
(added to the list)

Added. - Fairy of Astral

Needs research. - Untombed
Location: Norway
Listed genre: Death/Thrash Metal (Christian band)
Members: David Ryste (vocals), Halvor Haugen (bass), Stian Eilevstijonn (guitars), Tore Johnny Myrland (drums, additional vocals (track 9)). David and Tore are the current/last-known members of https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Arvinger/8603
Discography: "Victory" CD-R (1998)
https://www.discogs.com/artist/12758399-Untombed-2

Needs research. - Mad Institution
Location: Quebec, Canada
Genre: Thrash Metal (?), Crossover (?)
Discography: Demo 1988 (cassette)
https://imgur.com/gJc82TY
Recorded and mixed at Prod. L'idee
Produced by https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... let/303009 and Mad Institution.

Needs research. - Meissiah
Location: Quebec, Canada (? - very likely, but not 100% certain)
Discography: Demo 1997
https://imgur.com/bADxjHK
Track list: Apparition/ The Messengers/ World War III/ The Last Judgement/ R.I.P./ Resurection/ Power/ The Revelation/ Meissiah/ C'mond/ Rock Rock&Roll.
- If I understand a translated note correctly, their sound is compared to the Metallica black album.

I'd say this is predominantly nu metal. For every Pantera moment, there are 1.5 jumpdafuckups.

Removed and blacklisted. Thanks for picking up the CD so that we know.

Hard rock. - Jigsaw

According to a facebook post, the album is from 2009.

several live clips and 1 music video to be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/@ELROCKOSI/videos
(newest 9 vids, the rest is "comedy" or something.

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/dirkbendfeld/

Nice find, thank you. If anyone thinks that those videos are convincing enough for Jigsaw to be added, feel free to do so.