SCRAP
METAL – Vol 1 (LIM.500 BLACK V.*US 80’s METAL SAMPLER*REAL STEEL*RAPID
TEARS*AIR RAID*THE BEAST)
Riding Easy Records 2021 – Brandnew US Metal Sampler – US Direct Import
– Lim. 500 BLACK VINYL – Obscure US 80’s Metal
Scrap Metal: Volume 1 collects some of the greatest unknown and lost
Heavy Metal tracks, long buried beneath the avalanche of the era’s classic
output.
Many of these singles are self-released and were thus limited to a small
run of copies. Those that remain are hoarded by collectors and sold for
exorbitant amounts. We’ve collected the best of the best for you here. As with
Brown Acid, all of these tracks are licensed legitimately and the artists all
get paid. Because it’s the right thing to do.
1 Rapid Tears - Headbang2:16
2 Air Raid - 69 in a 554:12
3 Hades - Girls Will Be Girls2:26
4 Resless - The Power2:29
5 Don Cappa - Steel City Metal3:35
6 The Beast - Enemy Ace3:37
7 Dead Silence - Can't Stop3:39
8 Hazardous Waste - Danger Zone2:14
9 Czar - Iron Curtain4:40
10 Real Steel - Viking Queen4:06
About Scrap Metal: Vol. 1:
Rapid Tears launch this series with the perfect christening. The Toronto,
ON quintet’s 1981 single “Headbang” is such the pinnacle of heavy metal madness
that it almost sounds like a spoof. There’s also enough of the rapid-fire
sputum that inspired Metallica to bang the head that doesn’t, as such, engage
in said practice, to be found on the band’s sole full length Honestly. But
“Headbang” is a straightforward glammy anthem for the ages.
Air Raid’s “69 In A 55” may be lyrically so sophomoric that it’s
actually pretty clever, but this 1983 Bay Area power metal single is loaded with
sleek Judas Priest riffs and interwoven melodies that are downright sublime.
The band’s sole release, the 2-song Rock Force 7” features a curious band photo
in which 3 band members — dolled up in Crüe makeup and leather — are sexually
menacing the lead singer/guitarist tied to a bed. Another low budget highlight
is when singer/guitarist Tommy “Thrasher” Merry imitates a delay effect on his
vocals as he sings, “tonight!…tonight…night.”
Hades’ “Girls Will Be Girls” has a real demo cassette feel to its vastly
uneven mix, but the energy to the performance makes this an undeniable keeper.
The long running Paramus, NJ quintet’s 1982 2-song debut 7” titled Deliver Us
From Evil features this blistering thrasher dominated by shimmering leads and
confident vocals that show why the band went on to near-fame on Metal Blade
Records.
Resless don’t need no T to prove that they’ve got “The Power” with this
1984 driving mid-tempo rocker in the vein of Mötley Crüe and Ratt. The River
Vale, NJ quartet’s tight crunch wails all over Bon Jovi posers but it’s the
band’s unique and subtle deployment of background vocals that gives this rager
its staying power.
Pittsburgh, the Steel City, is home to Don Cappa, a band that pays
tribute to the burgh, the metal, and the awesomeness of both with “Steel City
Metal.” Their lone single, issued in 1987 with only 300 copies released, sounds
like the work of some serious steel driving men, with a drummer who might’ve
forgotten to wear a hard hat one too many times on the construction site.
The Beast has more of a punk feel to their aggressive “Enemy Ace” track
from the 4-song Power Metal EP from 1983 — something like Dr. Know meets D.O.A.
But their look, artwork and lyrics all prove that Heavy Metal is where their
hearts lie. And this hook filled monster delivers repeated lines like, “I
command them all in my lofty realm,” with commendable conviction.
Dead Silence from Denver, Colorado, debuting in 1984 is not to be
confused with Dead Silence from Denver, Colorado, who also debuted in 1984. The
former a workman’s hard rock bar band, the latter a political peace punk band
and neither knowing of the other’s existence throughout their tenure. The
pre-internet days were a marvel, indeed.This Dead Silence spits out a slick,
Nugent tinged rocker called “Can’t Stop” about life on the road.
The Danger Zone is, by all accounts, not the place to be. And, Hazardous
Waste of Boston, MA saw fit to add their two cents on the matter with this 1986
single that combines Van Halen’s flashy musicianship with NWOBHM aggression
that sounds so awesome it teeters on itself entering the “Danger Zone.”
Czar’s heavy, doomy “Iron Curtain” single from 1982 hearkens to the
sleazy sounds of Saint Vitus and Pentagram with its cranked up DOD Distortion
pedal in a Peavey combo amp guitar tone and meaty, barking vocals. The upstate
NY quintet only issued this 2-song single, but its driving rhythm, nosedive
whammy-bar guitar solos and comparatively mature Cold War subject matter show
they had real potential.
Not much is known about Real Steel’s majestic “Viking Queen” from 1987,
other than it rocks hard and the 7” 45 sells for upwards of a grand on the
collectors market. The Flint, Michigan band recorded at the home studio of
local radio personality Bill Lamb, who primarily released Christian Gospel
recordings. So, perhaps the band was struck down by a bolt of lightning shortly
after this rare single’s release. Whatever the case may be, it’s a must have
for fans of classic metal mayhem.
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