Top Rare THE DAWN OF MEGA METAL STORMCRY DEMO CASSETTE 80s HARD VENOM HEAVY
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78
$ 78
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Nov 22, 2020
Sold Date
Nov 19, 2020
Start Date
$ 10
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Description
DEMO ONLY CASSETTE = ORIGINAL = ONE OFF ! ORIGINAL 1984 FIRST PRINTING
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STÖRMCRY
STÖRMCRY
STÖRMCRY
ÖCSTRMRY ÖCSTRMRYSTÖRMCRY
ÖCSTRMRY
The Dawn of the Mega-Metal
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(UK) - (Demo, Private/HELL HOLE, 1984)
The "Fan-Man" Gets most of the review ink with this rarity and it is a rarity. being an original numbered (#37) of only 100 issued some 36 years past,
back when an original "Hell Hole" was also impossible to locate. Well, we've our first and last copy (ever) here up for grabs.
Don''t know the ages of these cats but we're gonna guess they're pretty young like early teens (we hope) , still the rest of us, well, correction, one of us (yours truly) is amused at this, in it's own way, while another (below) laughs with the band, hey, no matter.
The mighty STÖRMCRY is cool shit in its own way and the group digs on VENOM, so to call it black metal/thrash, would be right on the money - there ain't two ways about it, in all its raw glory...
The Fan Man sez:
Sometimes, I'm rendered speechless. OK, it's heartwarming to know how intense and inspiring the NWOBHM days were to many people, but it doesn't mean to say that every recording band of those days were worthy of morethat they actually managed to get - sometimes, not even that. Take Störmcry, for example. Three kids from Lewes, East Sussex England pretending to be Venom, that actually went far enough to record a couple of songs on one of their bedrooms (rebaptized as "Hellhole Studios" for great effect) and to design a hand-drawn artwork for their cassete-only "The Dawn of the Mega-Metal" single. "No overdubs whatsoever!!" and "No Bunny Rabbits!", warn us the front cover - not that anyone could have any doubt about that, you know. It even seems to me that they were trying to create a new subgenre, the Mega Metal - something that make sense when you think that Venom had Black Metal to call their own. Wonders never cease. I mean, it's not only that it is a stupendously bad release - it's hard to even take it as a release at all. "Stormcry" and "The Charge (Synth Wimpi Massacre)" were probably written at the same date of recording, being so crude and amateurish as you could expect from 15-year old kids (one of them had only 13) making some noise for the sheer hell of it. There's no production, no proficiency, they don't know what to do with their instruments - the recording is actually so poor that you can hardly understand what they meant to do, but still it's noticeable that whatever it is, they weren't doing it right. "The group hope to record a cassette album when finances allow", say the small letter sent along with the release, "and to play some local gigs at the same time". I'm almost entirely sure they didn't do either thing, and I reckon it was all for the best in that case. Furthermore, I'm pretty sure that any of the musicians have no involvement whatsoever with the music scene today - and would be bewildered, if not utterly shocked, to learn that people are actually willing to buy copies of their youthfully irresponsible release, considering it to be a NWOBHM collectable of some sort.
Still, it is not a bad release in a offensive or intolerable way - and that's why I won't give it a black dot, something that would be mandatory if I were judging this cassette on musical merits alone. It became something of an underground legend not only for being really really bad, but also from being funny enough to put a smile on people's faces. It's not like we are laughing at them - it's more like we're laughing WITH THEM, having some prepubescent fun with a bunch of kids that really like Venom and wanted to spend a sunny afternoon pretending they're in a band. I guess it didn't last much more than a few weeks, at the very latest - but now, thanks to good old Lady Luck and a bit of internet sharing, it will last forever. It's almost uplifting, in a way - like a child's dream come true. I hate it, but I really love it. Thank you, guys.David Vise (vocals, drums),
Antony Smith (Guitar),
Rupert Taylor (bass)
(Smith, Vise, Taylor)
Stormcry(Synth Wimpi Massacre)
The ChargeDEMO-ONLY CASSETTE
***** The items are guaranteed and from 33 to 36 years ago, in many cases the original store price sticker is still on outside of casing (easily removable though we advise to leave as presented for artifact authentication purposes!
...................................................................................................................... STUDIO QUALITY (or as recorded in professional or home studio)
Original Limited Edition , authentic "one off" - only 1 original demo each listing available - these are not run-off or copies, rather the original item as presented by bands for purposes of promotion or to secure a recording contract from 1984 - 1986.
This collection was obtained directly from the archives of the legendary "RECORD VAULT" in San Francisco 1981 - 1989 who were the go-to retail outlet for Heavy Metal, Punk, Thrash, Doom, Death Hard Rock and other ROCK Artifacts (Psychedelic Progressive, etc) Read more about "Record Vault" on Face Book tribute Page. This is where bands like Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and many small unsigned heavy bands hung out at the outset of the careers big and small.
We feature this collection as is, view the photos, we don't have other information as to how many tracks are available or even in some cases as to what track listings even available. The photos will show what information is available. Any additional information will be possible to look up with the internet, though doubtful as to further information on the bands that were never signed by a record label and only left their mark through means of a DEMO CASSETTE they brought into the Record Vault and sold locally.
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Cassettes will be shipped by FIRST CLASS MAIL in secure padded mailer for security
***** The items are guaranteed and from 33 to 36 years ago, in many cases the original store price sticker is still on outside of casing (easily removable though we advise to leave as ptresented for artifact authentication purposes
CONDITION: rated: "EX" (excellent) and better, guaranteed to play flawless or exactly as intended and issued by each group as presented ...from 33-36 years ago! Plays without issue!
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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