phodg wrote:

blacktears wrote:Tracklisting: "Born for War" & "Hellbound" (both from Radio 1 Rock Show session 8/1/88) "If Thine Eye Offends Thee" & "Fight or Fall" (live @ Bradford Queen's Hall - 19/12/88)

Any chance you could bang that up on the web somewhere ? I'd like to hear it, especially the live tracks. Cheers !

I would be happy to but, sad to say, I don't have the facility here to transfer the vinyl to my PC.

Who were the other Slammer?

thrash metal maniac wrote:Who were the other Slammer?

Probably these guys from the US, who signed to Steamhammer...


http://www.metal-archives.com/index.php

Sledgehammer?

I don't get it though, how would you accidently sign a UK band instead of the US band?

There was another English band knocking round at the same time with the same name. Legend has it the label wanted to sign them, but whoever did the signings got the wrong band. The band used to have a web page up about it but I can't find the damn thing now.

Here's an old Slammer video, by the way ... from a Bradford TV show in 1988 ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rqEixjp6rs

thrash metal maniac wrote:Sledgehammer?

I don't get it though, how would you accidently sign a UK band instead of the US band?

Well, it nearly happened at last year's Wacken Festival. The organisers wanted Cynic to play, and were in negotiations with the reformed NWOBHM Cynic, instead of the Floridan Death Metal band. Now, that is pretty dumb!

phodg wrote:There was another English band knocking round at the same time with the same name. Legend has it the label wanted to sign them, but whoever did the signings got the wrong band. The band used to have a web page up about it but I can't find the damn thing now.

It does sound like a legend, proliforated by this other Slammer. I can't say I had ever heard of them, and the one that got signed had been around a couple of years and had two demos out. It would make more sense to sign the better known Slammer. Then again, since when have major labels had any sense

blacktears wrote:

thrash metal maniac wrote:Sledgehammer?

I don't get it though, how would you accidently sign a UK band instead of the US band?

Well, it nearly happened at last year's Wacken Festival. The organisers wanted Cynic to play, and were in negotiations with the reformed NWOBHM Cynic, instead of the Floridan Death Metal band. Now, that is pretty dumb!

Ah yeah, we saw the entire story unfold on here, one of the blokes from the NWOBHM Cynic posted and.. then it all got weird.

Some interesting information here though from your good self, nice one..

What about some horns up for Defiance. Heard rumours they're putting out a new one soon.

Big Paul wrote:What about some horns up for Defiance. Heard rumours they're putting out a new one soon.

heard about that long time ago
but still nothing come out right?

I like this band
Void Terra Firma could be a VERY great album if have better production

Beyond Recognition is my favorite from them, love that album!

planning to get the Product Of Society metal mind reissue someday!

Product of society was in my walkman for ages when I first heard it.
Defiance are well over looked.

Didn't Defiance come around kind of late?

1989- jeff water produced there first (and only good) album.

ill second hydra vein, both there albums are great.alos check out inside out by d.a.m and atomkraft.

I really want to hear some Atomkraft!

Atomkraft are findable on myspace if you've heard nothing. Been wanting to get the Hydravein albums for yonks but not sure if the re-issue ever came about.

I'm pretty sure it's Defiance that Propaghandi have a song about on their latest album. I might well be wrong.

Infernal Majesty are another band that I've been meaning to check out ever since I was moving beyond the obvious of thrash. Any good?