BOW WOW - "The Live Empire" [YouTube]

Watch the entire Bow Wow "Live Empire" DVD over at my YouTube site. Rare Japanese DVD featuring live performances from the classic Hard Dog/Asian Volcano/Warning From Stardust era of 1981-1982.

1. Intro/You're Mine
2. Abnormal Weather/Interview
3. Clean Machine
4. Bow Wow Theme
5. Searching
6. X- Bomber
7. Rock 'n' Roll Tonight
8. Rollin' Free
9. Devil Woman

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CULPRIT - "Guilty As Charged" (1983) [MP3 320k]

Independently released heavy metal from Washington state. This really is one of my favorite home-grown metal albums of all time. Right up there with Griffin and Metal Church. From the short-lived American metal scene between Europe's NWOBHM and San Francisco's thrash explosion of the mid-eighties. I transferred this from my original vinyl. There was a reissue some years back from Hellion Records, but it sounded like a third generation cassette, so I sold it and made this instead.

1. Guilty As Charged
2. Ice In The Back
3. Steel To Blood
4. I Am
5. Ambush
6. Tears Of Repentance
7. Same To You
8. Fight Back
9. Players

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AMERICADE - "American Metal" (1982) [MP3 320k]

Independently released hard rock/heavy metal from New York. Sounds a bit like Van Halen and the hard rock tracks on the first Virgin Steele album. Features Dan Spitz's (ANTHRAX) brother Dave Spitz on bass.

1. On The Prowl
2. Temptress
3. Love Ain't No Reason
4. California Rhythm
5. One Step Too Far
6. We're An American Band
7. Go For Your Guns
8. Rapid Fire
9. Hold On You
10. Led To The Rock
11. Showdown
12. Little Lady Love
13. Climax (Guitar Solo)

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CORONER - "Death Cult" demo (1985) [MP3 320k]

The first demo from the thrashers who released many classic albums. Featuring Tom Warrior of Hellhammer/Celtic Frost on vocals. Transferred from the original cassette.

1. Spectators Of Sin
2. Spiral Dream
3. Aerial Combat
4. The Invincible

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OZ - "Heavy Metal Heroes" (1982) [MP3 320k]

The first album from these Scandinavian metallers. They hadn't quite found their sound, this one is hard rock. Strangely, at times some of the riffs sound a bit Kiss-like.

1. Hey You
2. Call From Your Eyes
3. Runnin' The Line
4. Rather Knight
5. Saturday Night
6. Second-Hand Lady
7. In the Chains
8. Capricorn Man

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OZ - "Fire In The Brain" (1983) [MP3 320k]

The classic second album from these Scandinavian metallers. This is excellent NWOBHM style metal. Standout tracks include "Search Lights", "Fortune" and "Black Candles". If you don't like this one, hang up your denim and leather.

1. Search Lights
2. Fortune
3. Megalomaniac
4. Black Candles
5. Gambler
6. Stop Believin'
7. Free Me, Leave Me
8. Fire in the Brain

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OZ - "III Warning" (1984) [MP3 320k]

The third album from these Scandinavian metallers. While not quite up there with "Fire In The Brain", it still has plenty to offer. Classic metal in the NWOBHM style. I've also included in the file the bonus track "Turn The Cross Upside Down" from their 12" of the same name.

1. Third Warning
2. Crucified
3. Runner
4. Rock 'n' Roll Widow
5. Samurai
6. Born Out of Time
7. Too Bad to Be True
8. Total Metal
bonus track: Turn The Cross Upside Down

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Oz at the Metal Archives