Needs research. - Disillusion
Location: probably Sacramento, California, US, but not known for certain.
- nothing known about this band, except that they did a demo cassette entitled "Freeway Vigilante".
https://imgur.com/C1X7hxu

Needs research. - Pitch Black
Location: Spring Breeze, Illinois, US
Listed genre: Death Metal (guessing that gothic metal may be one of the subgenres)
w/ 2 members of https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Chaos/3540516884 and vocalist Mary Black.
Discography: "Sesso e Morto" demo tape (3 songs)
eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/225505350631
Backup image: https://imgur.com/a/u4lIUdO

Man, that promo video was promising, but all those live videos are hard rock and some even rap rock in there lmao.

Nice find. I've boosted the volume and it's metal. Prog, power and/or heavy. Took the liberty of adding it.

Great!

Needs research. - Azote
Location: Vallecas, Madrid, Spain
Genre: Heavy Metal
- recorded a demo in 1986. Had a song on the "Hecho en Vallecas" compilation LP (1988, Daga Records)
https://www.youtube.com/@waylandmetal/s ... uery=azote
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... chez/97045
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... 3%A9n/7914
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... rez/627757 (?)
(additional info from Baldadeath:
1) No perdonáis
2) Cruzado del heavy metal
3) Rey de la oscuridad
4) Más allá
5) Ángel caído
6) Dios vengador (later appeared on "Hecho en Vallecas" compilation LP) )

Yeah, though only 3 songs from that album are on youtube, so it might still be acceptable heavy metal/hard rock.

Was submitted / awaiting determination. - Challenge

Needs research. - Bombscare
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genre: Heavy/Groove Metal (?)
Band members: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... addell/645
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Ross_Gale/255732
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ami/193567
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... oke/193564
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... mer/135199 (was a member briefly)
Discography: "Surface Units" demo 1 (mid-'90s, produced by Devin Townsend). "Look Out... He's Got a Shiv!" demo 2 (1997 or so, much heavier than the first according to the bio). Also contributed the song "Stone 314" to this 1997 CD compilation: https://www.discogs.com/release/1262204 ... -Vancouver
- they decided to stop playing metal, and members formed the band Evenlight.
Detailed bio, sourced from the Evenlight homepage: https://www.last.fm/music/Evenlight/+wiki

Needs research. - One Less Human
Location: Washington State, US
Genre: Groove Metal (?)
Known band members: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ley/155303 (drums), Tony Frankfurth, Ryan Marchand, Brandon Furnish
- active from the late '90s until at least 2005. They released at least one demo. Other than the listed metal bands that drummer Kirk also played in, other members previously played in Lust Puppy and Unkle Betty.
Photo: https://imgur.com/9iP3E1n

(added these 2 bands to the list)

Needs research. - Recanting Hell
Location: Kallipoli (Piraeus), Attica, Greece
Genre: Heavy Metal
<b>Compilation appearances:</b>
- "Knighting Sword" on <i>Metal Renaissance</i> (Power Tapes, 1998, cassette)
- "Knighting Sword" on <i>Hammer Holocaust III</i> (Metal Hammer & Heavy Metal, 1998, CD)
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... zos/179032 (vocals), Lambros (a.k.a. Labros?) (guitars), Panayiotis (guitars), Nick (bass), Peter (drums)
Contact name: Labros Kamendis (most likely guitarist Lambros, name printed here without the 'm')
Song on YouTube: (start at 26:51) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0d3C4d_OfQ

Needs research. - George Christo / George Christo Eleftheras
Location: Greece
Genre: Heavy Metal/Shred (at least based on the 1998 song "Escape") -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGMjfBsbUhU
Another compilation song (from 1996) that he did is called "Miracle", which has vocals.
Members: Guitar, Lyrics By, Music By – George Christo
Drums – Mark Cross (1996 track)
Drum programming - Takis Darelos (1998 track)
Keyboards, Bass – Nick Freeman / Nick El Freeman
https://www.discogs.com/artist/1530760-George-Christo
- unknown if there are any demos out.

Needs research. - Trip Wire
Location: Laholm/Halmstad, Sweden
Genre: Heavy Metal
- recorded a 4-song demo. Bass player is Håkan Ljungberg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEdUZncVz2w
https://www.fwoshm.com/index/T/1141-trip-wire-swe
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2700185 ... ment_reply

Needs research. - The Creeps
Location: Portland, Oregon, US
Genre: Speed Metal (?) Punk (?)
Band members (only partially visible): Jeff (vocals), Dave (?) (guitars), V___ (lead guitars), Tom (bass), Mar__ (drums)
Discography: "The Creeps" demo (1993, cassette, Cool Ghoul Music. Track listing: Terrorist/Slit Your Throat, (Waco) Texas Style BBQ, Zombie, Dead Head, Sleepwalk. Same songs on both sides.)
https://imgur.com/pNt4c0q (cover)
Brief 'zine reference: https://imgur.com/Am2HlgW
eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/354696884194
- description of their music from eBay seller: "Heavy Metal Fast Paced Punk"
Not listed in the 'Rusted Metal' book.
<b>Not to be confused with:</b>
- The Creeps (from New York, New York, w/ members of {artist 96853})
- The Creeps (Punk Rock from Spokane, Washington)
- The Creeps (from San Diego, California)
- The Creeps (Hardcore/Punk from Texas)



(all 4 added to the list)

Needs research. - Emetic
Location: Aledo, Texas
'Zine review of "Necrotic Phonism" on Anal Thrust Records ('91?) - https://imgur.com/P4POkkL

Needs research. - Testament (টেস্টামেন্ট)
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Listed genre: Unknown
Discography: আর্তনাদ (Tape, late 90's / early 00's)
https://imgur.com/W17G0RL
https://imgur.com/aucRrza
https://imgur.com/rFbCGii
https://imgur.com/7DoZfwC

Just came across this tape with very original artwork (congratulation to the artist who released it). No information at all. The only known info is that there is the guitar player of Warfaze, Balam, and the drummer of Ground Force (as well as the well known - in Bangladesh at least - hard rock band Miles), Turjo.

Despite having such famous musicians in it, there is absolutely no mention at all anywhere. Both music sytle and recording year are unknown, quite likely very late 90's

Needs research. - Black Moon
Location: Albania
Listed genre: Heavy Metal / Hard Rock (?)
Discography: 100 Vjet Vetmi (Tape, 1998 ?)

https://imgur.com/8rKMGO7
https://www.facebook.com/people/Black-M ... 125651797/
https://www.teksteshqip.com/black-moon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWiIVcuIUMs

The only song available sounds decent hard rock/metal despite in the biography above listed they are defined "boring pop-rock". Need to listen to more songs.
They may have released some other songs for compilation or Tv appearances

Needs research. - Necrofobia
Location: Oaxaca, Mexico
Listed genre: Thrash Metal
Discography: Exhumado (Demo Tape, 1999)

https://imgur.com/WRcG1i8
https://imgur.com/zuToDnz

Of the countless bands still unknown outside the very closed circles of mexican metal collectors (I have something like 140 bands or unlisted demos with no info), this is just a random one.
It's only known that they played thrash metal. As usual, no info shared by the owners of such rarities

Needs research. - Philantrophy
Location: Sunward Park, Boksburg, South Africa
Listed genre: Thrash Metal (?)
Discography: Demo Tape 1994

https://imgur.com/iV4tFKK
https://imgur.com/F7fMw2S

I guess this was posted already. Anyway.... no info at all. Quite likely a christian band as it was sold years ago on a christian metal website. Could be thrash, metal, crossover, hardcore.... no idea.

Massacre (Finland) -
- the first link here is a metal cassette that has songs included from 'unreleased LP'. The second might or might not be the same band, but is earlier and a more hardcore sound. If they had a valid metal release they could be added.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CD1e8QPkiI
(same band?) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdn_0JDwM1U[/quote]

For King Spooky: This is the band Massacre which started as a punk band, then became hardcore and in the final - unreleased - album they played crossover/thrash.

I made the 3xCD complete discography on Metal Warning Records ("From punk to the grave") a few years ago (I still have a few copies left at home)

This tape cover I don't know where it does come from: in the material that the singer sent to me, there was no trace of it. The album was unreleased: it may have been released for friends only or it could be a later bootleg edition made by the band

(edit: just talked with Pete right now: this is just one of the many tapes/compilation he made for selling at gigs or thru mail.... he can't remember the year of release)

The tracklist of the demo is:

1) No perdonáis
2) Cruzado del heavy metal
3) Rey de la oscuridad
4) Más allá
5) Ángel caído
6) Dios vengador (later appeared on "Hecho en Vallecas" compilation Lp)

But I see each song is already uploaded on youtube

Needs research. - Dead Troith
Location: Pemalang, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia
Listed genre: Death Metal
Discography: Demo 2000

https://imgur.com/xPFg8f7

No info at all, except that they play death metal and it seems they do not have other releases (except, maybe, for usual compilation appearances)

Needs research. - Disharmony
Location: Indonesia
Listed genre: Death Metal
Discography: Creation of Hate Demo 2002 (Prapatan Rebel Records); Demensia (year unknown)

https://imgur.com/zAUdmCu
https://imgur.com/tJwmc7P


As usual, no info

Already listed in research - have added additional info here to the original post. - Vindictive Saviour

Baldadeath, thanks for the info about Massacre (Fin). So, you released a 3-CD set, including the last period when they were playing metal (that went unreleased for a long time)? It could be worth submitting if there is a note that they're submitted based on that material specifically.
Thanks also for the track listing on Azote. That is great stuff. If it's been released, it could also be submitted. That is the only thing I wasn't sure of. Musically, there's no question at all.

Needs research. - Perfect Steel
Location: Mitterteich, Bayern, Germany
Listed genre: Heavy Metal
Band members: Helmut Schreier (drums, vocals), Armin Dick (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Ulrich Föhst (bass) - none appear to be listed on the site.
Discography: "Hunting for Glory" 14-song CD (Rockwerk Records)
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/2668244 ... -For-Glory
RateYourMusic: https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/perfect-steel

Added. - Splendor


A couple of metal songs, but mostly rock. - Rotace


Needs research. - Pennance
Location: Unknown
Genre: Melodic Heavy Metal
- 1 demo track, "Dreams of Fortune" was recently uploaded to YouTube without detailed information.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqceKSI9yDE

Needs research. - Mantura
Location: Greece
Genre: Heavy Metal
- Newer band. Haven't checked their sites out much, but one to check back on later if nothing has been released yet.
https://www.instagram.com/mantura_/
https://www.facebook.com/ManturaOfficial
https://www.youtube.com/@mantura5779

List caught up to this point / all bands added. ---------------------------------------------------------------

About Massacre: yes, I got the original master of the unreleased album from the band and restored by the guys of F.O.A.D. Records, then moved to Helsinki to work on this project and stay with my best italian friend overthere. In 3 months I did everything: artwork, booklet, audio restoring of all other material and I contacted Metal Warning Records to release it as they were interested in this project.

For long time I was uncertain whether they could sound "metal enough" + it was all about an unreleased material.... but then, today, listening to it again, I thought that yes, actually is metal enough and, anyway, there is a physical proof even if it's an anthology. Ok, I will create the page to submit

Аверс (a.k.a. Avers)
https://heavymetalrarities.com/forum/vi ... 1%80%D1%81
http://metalrus.ru/forum/index.php?topic=4523.0
4 things that basically "left the studio".
We were not even told what, where and why. and this is unmixed material.
we would not even know if by chance, while on tour in Jurmala (joint concerts with Kelmi and his "rock studio") and passing by a local recording studio, we saw our posters in the window (the posters were really impressive, colorful, format and on good paper), going there, we sarcastically asked if there were any records of the “guys from the window” ... and to our surprise they showed us and turned on our material ... the funny thing is that we didn’t even have it yet ... we record it and flew to Riga .... such a funny story.
almost immediately after these studio sessions, the composition of the musicians was changed (some took up solo songwriting, some went to accompany Antonov).
Фауст (a.k.a. Faust)
https://gruppasssr.ru/F/fausts.html
https://heavymetalrarities.com/forum/vi ... ilit=faust
https://heavymetalrarities.com/forum/vi ... ilit=faust
Кондор (a.k.a. Kondor)
https://vk.com/wall-105001236_19386
https://gruppasssr.ru/K/kondordisk.html
CD-R, probably
Металлаккорд (Metallakkord)
https://heavymetalrarities.com/forum/vi ... 1%80%D0%B4
Pаунд (a.k.a. Raund)
https://gruppasssr.ru/R/raundisk.html
Режим (a.k.a. Rezhim)
https://heavymetalrarities.com/forum/vi ... lit=rezhim
https://heavymetalrarities.com/forum/vi ... lit=rezhim

Thanks, Slon, for the additional info.

Being added. - Defile


Predominantly hardcore punk. - Brainless

Added. - Crisis


(all 3 added to the list)

Needs research. - Mutant
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
Listed genre: Speed Metal (?)
Discography: No Friends, Just Enemies Demo 1991

https://imgur.com/Mng5yKR

A band related with Mournblade and Bernie Tormè. In the Mournblade Facebook they said it was a sort of Motorhead-style, but audio samplers are shared just privately

Tracklist:

1) Dirty Magazine
2) (You're) Wasting My Time
3) No Friends

(added to the list)

Needs research. - Transparent
Location: Los Angeles, California, US
Listed genre: Heavy Metal
Band members: Ray Lawrence (vocals), John Arloro (guitars), Ruben Luchesi (bass), Jason Nickolaisen (drums) - none are present on M.A.
Discography: 4-song demo tape (1995) - engineered by https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... llet/17063
https://www.discogs.com/release/2671795 ... ransparent

(added to the list)

Needs research. - Desform
Location: Niigata City, Japan
Listed genre: Thrash/Death Metal
Discography: "Desform" demo (1992, cassette)
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/2672140 ... rm-Desform
(vocalist had previously been in Sick Bones, who released a 1990 demo titled "Grind Brigade" - listed on Discogs by the same contributor as being hardcore/punk/thrash metal)

(added to the list)

Needs research. - Trial by Fire
Location: Mamaroneck (Westchester County), New York, US
Listed genre: Heavy Metal
Band members: Kenny Hallman - Vocals
Jeffery Hayat - Guitar / Backing Vocals
Alan Mark - Bass / Keys / Backing Vocals
Joe Sampino - Drums / Backing Vocals
Discography: Demo 1992 (cassette)
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/2672978 ... al-By-Fire

(added to the list)

Canadian band on site - have added release to their discography. - Jesus Christ

That seems to be an unlisted demo from the Canadian band Jesus Christ. The 416 area code is for Toronto, and The Sonic Group Ltd. existed in Canada during the mid-'90s ( https://www.discogs.com/label/906933-Th ... -Group-Ltd ). There's a separate number listed for American inquiries. In my opinion that can be added to the listed Canadian band's discography.
(April 14th update: went ahead and added that tape to their discography. Good find - that is a very rare release).

Added. - Wicked Saints

In case anyone is interested in researching older bay area, California metal bands for potential addition to the site, there is a long list of bands here in need of further research:
viewtopic.php?p=3032958#p3032958

That's an ongoing list, where some occasionally get crossed off and new ones are frequently added.

Раунд is definitely worth adding, they had official releases on compilations. I even started creating a page for it, but I'm a lazy ass to complete.

https://www.discogs.com/es/artist/48442 ... 0%BD%D0%B4 (more than 6 bands on both of these ones, unfortunately).

Mostly hard rock. - Valkyrie

It's not run by Janne. I'm the admin for FWOSHM.COM
However Janne have contributed a lot with info and material.

Just wanted to get the info correct.

Cheers \m/

It seems that they were formed in 1986 as an accompayining band for the "ВИА Надежда" ensemble group. When Antonina Zhmakova (later in the band Spurt, already listed on M-A) joined on vocals, they decided to be an "autonomous" band and started playing hard rock/metal. There's a 9-songs live set recorded at Rock-Panorama '87 which is circulating and a couple more live recordings from 1988.

Some sources say that before being called "Raund", they were called "Martin": it could be one of the many wrong information, or it's just some previous project by some band members. Anyway, if my data are correct, under the name "Martin" they have released a magnetoalbum titled "Gorodske lastochki" in 1988 and there are 3 different live recordings from 1987-1988

According to the various version of the band's history, they released a few albums:

- one album titled "Свой путь" (said to be "not officially released" which I don't know what exactly means) for the ensemble ВИА Надежда, being Raund the accompaining band.

- one album titled "Супермэн / Superman" (official sources say 1991 but it may have been recorded between 1989-1990) which is said to be hard rock / commercial rock: it seems there is also an unreleased early version with the guitarist/leader singing in absence of a proper singer. It's unknown whether the "definitive" edition supposed to be on SNC label was released or not. Some sources say it was released but it didn't get success, others say it was unreleased. One song off the album appears on the "Монстры Рока в СССР / Monsters of Rock from USSR" compilation 1990.

- another one titled "Я Возвращаюсь" (an unspecified year between 2007-2009) when the band started activities again, which some users say to have it, so it must have been released somehow

- the "Крошка Кэт" full lenght CD in 2012, the only one which there are proofs of a phyisical CD


To add more confusion - as usual when dealing with old russian bands - it seems that the album "Superman" was actually recorded under the new band name "SS-20" (even if on the "Moster of Rock USSR" they appear as "Round"), but it may be one of the many misleading information For sure, under the monicker SS-20 they recorded the album "Dancing Elephants" (year unspecified, but it may have been after the demise of Raund in 1992). Supposed to be on SNC Records, it also remained unreleased. Finally, another SS-20 album titled "Секир-Башка" (CD, 1996): sources say it's hard rock/blues rock. Under the band name SS-20 they may have released some other albums even in recent years but the music style doesn't seem metal or hard rock at all, according to the various sources.

In the end, it seems that their only "metal period" was before the recording of the first album, when Antonina Zhmakova (from Spurt) was singing between 1986-1988, when they appeared on the "Rock Panorama 87", nothing more nothing else.


anyway, here are some very confusing and most of times contradictory biographies:

https://gruppasssr.ru/R/raund.html

http://www.rock-n-roll.ru/show.php?file ... 0%9D%D0%94

http://metalrus.ru/groups/269

https://www.rt22.ru/viewtopic.php?f=2&t ... &sk=t&sd=a

and here a short biography and other infos in russian:

http://metalrus.ru/groups/269/post-view/24116

http://www.nneformat.ru/archive/?id=3639

Thanks for correcting that. I edited the former user's post so that false information isn't floating around in here.

By the way, do you know if the Dizzy (Swe) demo was released? It'd be nice to get that band onto the site if possible. Cheers.

Needs research. - Larval Mutation
Looking for info on the band Larval mutation.
Been nearly impossible finding any info.

https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/P ... cay/412990


(Spooky):
Members of the other bands that were on that split might know something, or it seems would likely have the CD. Maybe you've tried going that route already, but it comes to mind as one way to get ahold of their music and/or some further info.

https://www.facebook.com/mark.rawls.75 (former Propagating the Abomination / The Empty Tomb member)
https://www.facebook.com/gike.shitmon (active Cerebral Engorgement member)
https://fetidwater.bandcamp.com/ (active one-person project of a former Cerebral Engorgement member)
https://www.facebook.com/threenilofficial (active one-person project of a former Cerebral Engorgement member)



(added to the list)