CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER - December 20th, 1985 @ Ruthie's Inn, Berkeley, CA [SOUNDBOARD]

Well, this soundboard from CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER is not good sounding.  Everything sounds fucky, especially the bass guitar and snare drum.  The source tape is a far lower gen than what is out there on Youtube currently at least.  I also did some attempts to improve things via Izotope and some EQ'ing, and it helps, but this is still the end result.  It's a shame because this is such an early show from the band, what a potentially great document of that period.  Maybe some diehards will dig this, but yeesh, I wouldn't be surprised if they turned this off too.   - DH

CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER - December 20th, 1985 @ Ruthie's Inn, Berkeley, CA

Setlist:

[unknown]

Additional info:

 - Soundboard recording

 - Azimuth adjusted

 - Rebalanced in Izotope rx8 Advanced

 - Transferred and remastered by DH

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CONDEMNED - 1993 Demo

No idea who CONDEMNED is, except that they were from Japan.  But this demo is a ripper.  It's short, but dang, it hits the spot.  Anyone know more about these folks?   - DH

CONDEMNED - 1993 Demo

Tracklist:

01. Animal Sanctuary Is Violated

02. Depends On Bloody Human

03. Nuclear Crime

04.  Best Creature

Additional info:

 - Transferred by DH

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MELVINS - April 29th, 1988 @ 924 Gilman St, Berkeley, CA [SOUNDBOARD]

MELVINS.  'Nuff said.  

MELVINS - April 29th, 1988 @ 924 Gilman St, Berkeley, CA

Setlist:

Let God Be Your Gardner

Vile

Echohead

Don't Piece Me

Heaviness Of The Load

Dead Dressed

Your Blessened

Beth (KISS acapella cover)

Disinvite

Easy As It Was

Love Thing (KISS Love Theme cover)

Additional Info:

 - Soundboard recording

 - Azimuth adjusted

 - Transferred by DH

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LIFE SENTENCE - March 23rd, 1986 @ The Electric Banana, Pittsburgh, PA [AUDIENCE]

Here's a very early live set from LIFE SENTENCE!  It's not the best sounding, probably recorded on a Walkman by someone in the audience, but I absolutely still appreciate it's existence and dig this tape.  I'm no Life Sentence expert, it's a band that I had completely missed out on as I dove into the world of punk, thrash, metal, etc but have learned that these guys were very active and had some killer records.  These tapes, especially the ones from Dodge have turned me on to a lot of bands that flew under my radar.  If you hadn't heard them before, here's your chance.  And if you are one of those folks already hip to them, then this may be something you really dig as well.  Enjoy!    - DH

LIFE SENTENCE - March 23rd, 1986 @ The Electric Banana, Pittsburgh, PA

Setlist:

[unknown]

Additional info:

 - Audience recording

 - Azimuth adjusted

 - Transferred by DH

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SKELETAL EARTH - "It's Not Our Fault" 1989 Demo

Damn, I uploaded this demo from SKELETAL EARTH over two weeks ago, and have been so busy I never made a post for it here!  Sorry about that, summer with my kid home from school has had me far busier than expected, I haven't even uploaded anything since this one.  Yeesh, can't wait for school to start back up!

So as I wrote above, this is a demo from Skeletal Earth.  I don't know anything about them other than the tidbit of info on Discogs.  They were from Madison, Alabama in the late 80's, and they put out a handful of tapes before finally releasing an album, then they were apparently done.  SO yeah, this is one of those tapes they put out.  It's decent 80's thrashy death metal, I can dig it.  If that's something you dig, then check this out.    - DH

SKELETAL EARTH - "It's Not Our Fault" 1989 Demo

Tracklist:

01. Fat Maggot

02. Fall Of The Race

03. Generations Of The Lame

04. Contaminate Today

05. Unholy Nation

06. Screaming Stillborns

Additional Info:

 - Transferred by DH

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KARP - Demo

I love KARP, they are killer. So I was stoked to come across this tape, even though it's a bootleg and not an original.  It's better than not hearing it at all!  I actually posted this a few days ago and have been so busy I haven't been able to sit and make this post.  And it's why I probably won't have any downloads for the foreseeable future, as work and family life has just had me with very little spare time for working on these tapes and this blog.  If things change, I'll edit back in some download links.  For now, enjoy the stream to Youtube at least.   - DH 

KARP - Demo

Tracklist:

01. The Falling Under

02. Me Big Mouth

03. Handsome Traveler

04. Blu Blud

05. 30 Ton Press

06. Propane Activist

07. Rocky Mountain Rescue

08. Nine Lives

Additional info:

 - Transferred by DH

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JAWBOX - November 2nd, 1989 @ BBQ Iguana, Washington DC [AUDIENCE]

Here we go with a very early days live set from JAWBOX. I knew when I saw this tape that I was gonna have to digitize this one pretty much as quick as I can.  I liked them a lot in the early 90's, but even after all these decades, I don't think I have anything live from them at all, and that's a shame.  So I got this tape in a lot and was stoked to see it on the B side of a live Scream tape.  Heck yeah!  Thanks to whoever had the foresight to record this way back then!  - DH

 

JAWBOX - November 2nd, 1989 @ BBQ Iguana, Washington DC

Setlist:

[unknown]

Additional info:

 - Audience recording

 - Transferred by DH

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DOWNLOAD AUDIO HERE

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YOUTUBE

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OVERSOUL - February 14th, 1993 - [no location info] [SOUNDBOARD]

From Minneapolis, MN, and a time before metallic hardcore had become it's own huge scene, comes OVERSOUL.  I had posted their demo previously, so follow the tags at the bottom of the post to find that if you dig this.  It's 4 songs with killer production.  If you liked that post, and wanted to hear more, then you are in luck, as all 4 songs and a few more are on this soundboard tape.  There was no info on where the show was, just when, but I assume it's from their hometown.  If anyone can confirm, then I'll edit it into the post.  Being a soundboard means it's recording a mix that's intended for the room, not the tape, so there can be some funky issues such as overpowering vocals.  Usually vocal s are way up, guitars are way too low.  For this one I boosted the guitars a bit but they are fine enough in this mix, the vocals really had to come down a lot and they still are pretty high in the mix.  It is a lot more balanced though now, so thanks Izotope rx8 and it's handy rebalance feature!   Anyhoo, jam the tape.  It's good.  Jam that demo too, if you like 90's metallic hardcore then this will be right your alley.  - DH

OVERSOUL - February 14th, 1993 - [no location info]

Setlist:

Walkpoint

Dig

Pariah

Weight Of The Load

Unstable Ground

Comprehend

I Am Thee

Take Up Your Shovel

Additional info:

 - Soundboard recording

 - Azimuth adjusted

 - Transferred by DH

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DOWNLOAD AUDIO HERE

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YOUTUBE

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