Metal School - 5 '80s Metal Bands Who Only Released One EP

Join me as I take a look at five '80s heavy metal bands who only released one EP, plus one who only released a somewhat controversial single. Put on your headphones and study up as we take a deep dive into some obscure yet awesome EPs!
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[@salommy]

Do a Y&T Metal School! Most underrated band of all time!

[@billhogue9523]

We need a video about Canadian metal in the 80's! Anvil, Killer Dwarfs, Annihalator, Exciter, Helix, Lee Aaron, Labyrinth, and Mindstorm just to name a few. There was a record store where i went to high school in Starkville, MS of all places and he would get in a lot of the lesser known bands cassetes and vinyl and some of the Canadian metal magazines. The MSU radio station would also have a metal show on Saturday nights playing many of the bands you have already talked aboot (see what i did there? haha) and Canadian metal bands.

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

Totally! I did a Kick Axe video, but definitely need to dig into more Canadian metal bands

[@billhogue9523]

@@MetalSchoolChannel The Canadian bands had such a killer vibe to them that was totally apart from what American and European bands had.

[@lbX24s]

Helix's Has some amazing material!

[@TheDood71]

I love the Killer Dwarfs

[@TheComfortInStatic_Official]

Killer Dwarfs for sure!! Insanely underrated band! Even their more recent material was amazing!! 🤘🏻

[@raycalcitrant1568]

Hey dude. 3.33 - "Guided by the sign of the eagle " maybe ? (to these ears) Not really the biggest metal fan myself but your videos are genuinely great. Your enthusiasm a joy, comments - cool and your general approach to reviewing are a lesson many should learn from.

[@mikerivera7509]

Metal School deserves a pay raise. Thanks for your incredible content. I like the obscure bands

[@michaelsmyth3935]

Alien - Frank Starr - The Four Horsemen You want to listen to a forgotten classic? The drummer is Chuck Biscuits of Danzig's brother.

[@robertstevens4891]

Thanks for adding Dark Age to this video. We had an initial release of 1000 picture disks,EP,and cassette domestically,as well as EP release on Steam Hammer records. It was re released on Keltic records in 2013,and then again in 2023 by No Remorse records. Thanks again!

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

Hey thank YOU, Robert! Love the Dark Age EP and glad to spread the word. I know you couldn’t throw a rock without hitting a heavy metal band in LA in 1984, but would really love to have heard more from you guys. Awesome sound. Thanks for checking out the video 😊🤘🏻

[@sylentstorm8422]

Once again, an unbelievable video… so well researched and you clearly care about quality. Bad ass, as always. DARK AGE did come out on picture disc, btw. Vocalist Robert Stevens sent me a signed copy of the reissue CD a while back. Great record. A few members of Alien moved to LA and hooked up with Rik Fox after leaving Steeler and they had a band called SIN for a while. Good stuff. Singer Frank Starr joined The Four Horsemen years later but has now sadly passed away. You schooled the heck out of me with this one… props, bro. A+

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

Very cool about the Dark Age CD! I was hoping so hard that the music video he mentioned existed somewhere haha. Such a shame they didn’t take off tho. Every track on that EP rips.

[@zvistrazynski6239]

Do a Dokken Metal School! They have an interesting story and beautiful music

[@ramonestrada1503]

Thank you for supplementing my Metal Education! I greatly appreciate being introduced to music I otherwise may never hear. I'm a grateful student here at Metal School!

[@Apitome1]

Be neat to see this done by state in the US . A person would have to know a thing or 2. lol

[@LordCastleHail]

Cool, have all on vinyl! CHILD SAINT have a cool compilation out with all their stuff

[@joannitaxvi3386]

MY LIST in quality order: 1, Witchkiller - Day Of The Saxons EP 1984 2. Black Knight - Master of Disaster EP 1985 3. Wikka - Wikka EP 1988 4. Breaker - In Days Of heavy Metal EP 1982 5. Ivory Tiger - Metal Mountain 1986 Glacier used to be on that list, but they have one album now and another on the way

[@Elboliman]

You are the first person that I know that if you make content for Patreons, I will pay a monthly fee just to listen to it.

[@squidzarecool720]

This channel makes me nostalgic for a decade i wasnt even born yet in. I wish I could go back in time just to witness these amazing bands first hand.

[@mbgrafix]

I was 16 years old in 1980! 😎

[@squidzarecool720]

@@mbgrafix No way. You got to listen to Venom when they were brand new!

[@mbgrafix]

@@squidzarecool720 I was never into venom. But I did see Judas Priest in March of 1984 in Worcester Mass. and Stryper in Hartford in 1986.

[@squidzarecool720]

@@mbgrafix Thats actually really cool

[@jonnyeldritch]

I reccomend checking out the New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal channel then!

[@juliereminiec4937]

Metal School : How about a One LP and list ? Here are a trio of bands for you Lady Killer kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYnSqmCVaNJ0m7M Pandemonium Heavy Metal Soldiers kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoaUiaJ8prKSsNk Madam X We Reserve The Right kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqWVXoCDaK6JZ7c

[@TheRadioAteMyTV]

Oh wow, that opening with the cassettes and records - aka physical media. What a blast from the past when people owned stuff and were happy. What a contrast.

[@johnchedsey1306]

I dunno, man. I grew up in the 80s and cassettes frankly sucked. They broke, they got eaten by tape players and their sound quality degraded over time. It was a hit or miss proposition to buy a used cassette. I get the nostalgia for vinyl and CDs at least sounded great, but cassettes? Ugh.

[@TheRadioAteMyTV]

@@johnchedsey1306 I would record a copy of them to keep the original pristine, same with vinyl, but the idea of seeing band names stacked up and to know there was art work to be seen and valued along with an actual item to touch instead of a bunch slides on a phone/ tablet or buttons on computer, was truly a special moment. along with glory of the size of the album art work on vinyl. I have no love for vinyl beyond the size of the cover. The ridicules amount of care they demand and still they hiss and pop. I don't miss that at all, and that people are buying vinyl again instead of CD's ok, boomers LOL!

[@zhangliao8175]

@@TheRadioAteMyTV As for vinyl being popular now, kind of like the saying "everything old, is new again." Now let's see if 8-tracks make a comeback, as well. LOL!

[@Metallic_Sam]

We owned stuff and were happy. I love that shot at a certain individual and his viewpoints on how he would like to future to be.

[@ChrisFerguson-zm4gt]

I have almost 5000 tapes....i held on to the very last. 1st cd i ever bought was Stephen pearcys band after ratt, VICIOUS DELITE because it was only available on cd.

[@jamesschulziii9098]

I had a buddy who had a treasure trove of lps and cassettes of bands I had never heard of. He was from socal and most of his collection was elective as hell. I'm surprised that none of these bands we're in his collection. This was in summer of 1992.

[@MetalionSOS]

This could be a series! How about Medieval Steel, Valhalla, Axatak, Future Tense, Parasite, Metal Sword, Heathens Rage, Bengal Tigers, Crucifixion.... so many classics!

[@TeaDrivenDev]

Stormtrooper! Witchkiller! It *must* be a series! (Medieval Steel have apparently put out albums more recently, so I'm not sure they'd still qualify. That EP was definitely great, though.)

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

Oh yeah, I absolutely have to cover Medieval Steel at some point. The self-titled track alone is one of my all-time favorites!

[@MetalionSOS]

@@TeaDrivenDev A band would qualify if there's a few-decade gap before a band releases an album.

[@MetalionSOS]

@@MetalSchoolChannel Medieval Steel (the song) is one of metal's all-time anthems. A rallying cry.

[@grep67]

@@TeaDrivenDev DAAAAAAAAYY OF THE SAXONS! The day when blood will flow like wine!

[@deafeningdecibels]

I really dig "Metal School"!!! It's highly informative! This gentleman knows his stuff, and knows it well!!! I find myself doing a lot of reminiscing, and getting turned on to albums or bands that I wouldn't give a chance in the 1980's. What about the awesomely classy self-titled one and only masterpiece e.p. / release by 3rd Stage Alert? This band was shamefully underrated and overlooked. I often wonder why this band broke-up, and what their sophomore offering would have sounded like if they would have stayed together. Most certainly badass nonetheless is my guess! Keep up the great work on the videos here! It's a pleasure to watch such well done videos!

[@xenos_n.]

Your channel makes me so nostalgic for the 80's that I missed by a hair, born in 1984 😭 ... If only I was 10 years older, would have loved to experience that time.

[@OATMEALCMC]

Born in 75' and I still was too young to really appreciate the 80's. 10 years old in 85, but I remember 87, onwards. I was a big time Slayer, Anthrax and Metallica fan those days.

[@xenos_n.]

@@OATMEALCMC yeah the best time to experience music is probably in your teens when you're old enough to appreciate it and get exposed to more mature material. For me that was the mid-late 90's/early 2000's, which has it's great stuff, but there's a lot about the 70's and 80's I wish I'd experienced. I think 70's-90's was a golden era for all forms of media in general including music.

[@Assimilator702]

@@xenos_n.Yeah I was young enough to feel like I was experiencing the entire scene from the outside and wasn’t playing playing drums until the late 80’s. Back then the most popular guys in the scene played in a band. I got into the scene late but I still got a taste before it was over in 1991 at the snap of a finger. Everytime I think of how great it would have been to be 22 in 1985 and experiencing this great era to its fullest ......I feel a sigh of relief that I’m no where near my 60’s.

[@juliereminiec4937]

@@xenos_n. The metal of the 1970s was thread bare at the time... There weren't that many metal bands at the time...

[@mbgrafix]

I was 16 years old in 1980! 😎

[@sonsofsteel9872]

The video quality is great as always, but I really loved the format here! Probably one of my favorite videos on the channel, even considering you talked about some of my favorites bands. Keep the good work, man, you're an inspiration!

[@StuartKReilly]

Man I love this channel. You have introduced me to so many artists I never knew, and ones I did know but hadn't heard their full discography and now have new albums of theirs I like

[@Slightly_Livid_Gaming]

I was doing a bit of research on Alien on the Encyclopaedia Metallum, and I think I might've found out the reason they didn't go any farther than the EP. Their bassist was convicted of murder a few years after the EP came out. What apparently happened was that he went to a guy's house, beat him with a crowbar and shot him in the head, and the guy's teenage son was an accomplice in the killing. And as far as I can gather from the records I looked at, the motive was robbery of stereo equipment. I mean, if my bandmate got together with a child to kill his dad over a few hundred bucks worth of speakers, finding a replacement for him and recording a follow up wouldn't be the first thing on my mind.

[@chrishansen5533]

1981- 1985 were the golden years for heavy metal

[@kenfrederick6223]

Great video. My favorites EP only metal bands are Witchkiller (Canada)- "Day of The Saxons" and Parasite (Sweden)- "Parasite" both released back in 1984.

[@ChristianCasagrandeOfficial]

34:07 Alien singer Frank Starr was in a band called The Four Horsemen and man they were good! The Four Horsemen were an American hard rock band, who enjoyed a brief popularity in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. Their style was blues-influenced hard rock. For the start listen ”Rockin’ is Ma Business”. You’ll find it on KZbin. R.I.P. Frank C. Starr

[@johnchedsey1306]

The Four Horsemen were also notable for having a connection to legendary Canadian hardcore band DOA (drummer Dimwit, who also unfortunately passed away). I had no idea about Alien before!

[@ChristianCasagrandeOfficial]

@@johnchedsey1306 me neither, no idea!

[@davidconroy1060]

Their debut album "Nobody Said it was Easy" was produced by Rick Rubin.

[@jamesmoss3424]

I will get Child Saint EP. 😀👍🤘🎸

[@DevilSoldier82]

Some great choices here! I just want to point out that a limited edition picture disc of the Dark Age EP was released. The European version also included a self titled song called "Dark Age" Instead of "Rock Revelation".

[@AngusRocker22]

Dude, I discovered so much awesome music from this channel. Keep 'em comin'

[@Jaymze13]

Hammerwitch & Darrin K I went to the same high school with Darrin. He was THE guitarist in our school at the time. The guy was beyond talented while still in school. According to an unconfirmed urban legend, he was at one of the guitar shows in the DFW area one year and tearing up some guitar while a well-known touring pro was standing there watching him with a bit of green in his eyes. Again, unconfirmed urban legend, but Darrin was and probably still is that good. I casually knew him thru a few people and was happy to hear he got the HW gig. Unless something has changed Darrin now plays a fingerpicking new-age style of guitar. He can still tear up an electric, but his passion now is acoustic. I think he intimidated a lot of people in school and beyond. However, I knew I was far from his level, so instead of looking at him as local competition, I just admired the guy and enjoyed listening to him play when I could. I saw one of Hammerwitch's first DFW appearances when they opened for Pantera at a big theater show in Dallas (not The Basement or some other local club, a good-sized theater). I think Cowboys From Hell was just released, and Pantera was about to change the world. HM was one of two bands that opened, and they tore it up. I remember the song "Brainchild." Darrin was a great fit when he joined them sometime later.

[@RyanSeek]

When I first saw the title of this video, I said to myself, "He better have the Alien EP on there for credibility's sake" and after 4 bands I was starting to lose hope. Then... POW! There it was! Cosmic Fantasy featured in the headliner's position. Not only did you not lose credibility you have risen to a whole new level! Joking with you on the losing credibility thing of course, (and even if you were to lose a little cred you have plenty to spare as far as I'm concerned). So, on a serious note, I thank you once again for giving me a welcome taste of the days of my youth as I was in my prime in the 80s (age 15 to 25) and many of the bands you feature bring back memories I haven't thought of in over 30 years. Your time and efforts in researching and making these videos are very much appreciated in these hallowed halls. KUDOS once again on a job well done.

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

😄🤘🏻

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Here's some bands to dive into...Wargasm, Dead On, Jacob's Dream, Pretty Maids, Cydonia and Heavy Bones.

[@dennisdennis1646]

Heavy Bones !

[@JoeyArmstrong2800]

Canada's Witchkiller 'Day Of The Saxons" E.P is worth a listen as well.

[@mistresssylvia]

Hell yeah! It’s great!

[@juliereminiec4937]

How can I find the Witch killer EP ?

[@RyanSeek]

Definitely Witchkiller! I forgot about those guys. Really great EP they put out and then disappeared.

[@JoeyArmstrong2800]

@@RyanSeek I distinctly recall waiting for a full length album that never materialized. Too bad, they were a great band.

[@JoeyArmstrong2800]

@@juliereminiec4937 It's out there. It was released on Metal Blade so comparatively speaking it's relatively easy to find. Vynl should run you about $100.

[@jamesmoss3424]

I will get Avalon the third move. 😀👍🤘🎸

[@TheoneStanband]

I definitely like the sound that Avalon has, I will have to add that to my vinyl collection!

[@Assimilator702]

Some of those lyrics are very cheesy though. Almost like a first draft with no refinement. Good music.

[@Assimilator702]

@alexandercapanov1117 Yes I can see that. In many languages there are ways of saying certain things that sound basic and cheesy in English.

[@nicetomato7573]

Love this channel!!! Thank you for sharing these obscure bands to us. Please do more of these alongside your documentary style videos. Also, you would definitely enjoy the label Heaven and Hell Records (PA) they have been reissuing a bunch of great obscure 80s and 90s recordings. Consider checking out Draxxis and a thrash band from Pittsburgh called Black Ritual who eventually went by B and R. Lastly, there's a band from LA called Siege that plays in the style of 80s heavy metal/speed metal they have an ep called "Magicks" coming out soon.

[@martinsalduna]

I was missing these videos! Great top five + ! BTW, Kudos for the Alien EP's cover.

[@ErikStone1]

E.P.s were pretty important back in the '80s. The first Metallica album that I ever bought was "Garage Days Rerevisited E.P.". In the early 90s, I had signed a very small record contract and we only had the funds to release an E.P., but with a twist. It was a split E.P. with another band to help with the costs. We were a prog-hard rock band, but we took inspiration from the punk/hardcore scene in regards to releasing a split E.P. Our 4 tracks were on side A, and the other band had 4 tracks on side B.

[@srh361]

Split EPs were quite common back then

[@Ulgarth]

Dude, not sure what is going on but I'm subscribed and scanning YT every day. This only showed up 8 days after. Love your stuff and not sure why this is happening to you. Keep it going.

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

That’s interesting. My views have definitely been down lately but not sure why. Maybe I’m just out of the YT algorithm at the moment. But thanks for letting me know! 🤘🏻

[@Ulgarth]

@@MetalSchoolChannel 🤘🤘keep on metaling in the free world.

[@michaelgonzales92mg]

Another great band that had 1 EP is WitchKiller. Every song on there is memorable and will have you singing it for days

[@joeylamuel5828]

I have that EP. It is indeed memorable.

[@TheGuitologist]

Some amazing stuff here. Thanks!

[@wimvanderstraeten6521]

Mercyful Fate fans should check out the Denner/Shermann EP Satan's Tomb.

[@MetalTheologian]

So Mustaine "gave" Child Saint a riff, but then when he heard it in a song, they had to "smooth things over"? I can believe it.

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

Haha, yeah I’m a fairly big Dave/Megadeth fan and everything but you never what will set the guy off. Definitely tracks.

[@allenellsworth5799]

The idea that you could own a string of notes just gets more insane the more I think about it.

[@rickdarris6152]

The knowledge I didn't know I needed to learn.

[@Assimilator702]

Hammer Witch is great and Dark Age. I’ll look for those today.

[@HouseOfLyftindor]

I was wondering if you could do a video on German heavy metal band: Railway.

[@billhogue9523]

Hammerwitch is still revered by the NOLA and southern metal community. Many look to them as the forefathers of the heavy C# tuned metal that eventually came out of the southern states. Bands like COC, Eyehategod, Texas Hippie Coalition, and Crowbar know who Hammerwitch are.

[@madman666alive4]

Man i wish these bands put out more stuff, they all sound great and stuff I would listen to.

[@eldesgraciado6690]

Obscure AF. I love it!

[@TheoneStanband]

Cool! I've heard of a couple of these bands. Here's a couple more... snatch - if the party's in your mouth were comin, glass - handle with care, and silent listener - veterans of the fight, esp - the future is now.

[@plslakewood]

Back in the 80’s I used to sift through albums and cassettes at my local store in Rochester, NY along with trips to House of Guitars. They had a great collection of obscure metal and a mountain of tshirts on the floor. Those were great times.

[@gtaylor1812]

Very informative and well done. Takashi, Kamikaze killers is one I remember. Not sure which member, but one of the members of Alien went to prison for murder quite a few years back.

[@12SkippyRay]

Why the fuck do you only have 49k subs??? Should be 4.9million. great work. Many emulators but only one Metal School

[@carlosjtorotorres5451]

Another Amazing video highlighting some more undiscovered Metal bands whose contributions seemed to be overshadowed by more mainstream bands at the time, and their respective music is twice as epic as the more recognizable stuff, especially in this case the surprisingly GREAT E.P.s by 1. Avalon 2. Dark Age 3. Hammer Witch (who frankly should’ve been more successful than fellow Texas based Groove Thrash monsters Pantera) 4. Child Saint 👧 👦 🧒 🧙‍♀️ 🧙 🔨 🎵🤘 🤩 😻 🥲

[@sjeii9454]

Fantastic job on this!!

[@keiochar2129]

So glad to hear such great obscure metal bands worth checking out, Thanks

[@RazorRex]

A great change of pace. Thanks for alerting me about this awesome stuff!

[@raffaele.eleonorafrazzi6387]

Outstanding work for sure 👍🏻 Thanks for sharing. I count 6 bands at the end, not 5.. Anyway, you did great research 👋🏻

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

Thanks! Yep, 5 plus 1 equals 6!

[@ElsbethMurdelizer]

This is the special interest course. Thanks for the effort!

[@elc1960]

Avalon's vocalist on "Dancer in the Eye if the Storm" and "Perfect Illusions" sounds more than slightly like Bruce Dickinson, and that's likely on purpose. Not a knock; I'd probably have bought that EP back in the day. Nytemare's demo recording sounds like it was played back at the wrong speed. Wasn't there also an American pop metal band named Rail that released an EP on EMI Records but nothing else?

[@thinkforyourself2109]

I also heard the King Diamond / Maiden sound in Dark Age even before you mentioned it. The singer has KD vocals and the guitars are very Maiden-like. They were very promising and would have been big if they kept at it; too bad they didn't do anything else.

[@johnmichaeldrahuca8432]

Please keep the Metal coming,love the content. I had the alien EP . I like finding out about band that are obscure and not will known but are good 🎸🎸🥁🤟

[@Skelosk]

Great video as always. Can't help but feel kinda sad though, as I imagine what could have been if they thrived more. Hammer Witch sounded amazing and I wish there was more.

[@briansammons5908]

Have you ever thought of covering Cyclone Temple? They were a thrash band from the early 90s and releases an EP and 2 albums. I've always liked them but I never hear them talked about anywhere. Just a thought...

[@HudsonValleyVHS]

Cyclone Temple was essentially a continuation of Znöwhite, I had both their albums growing up.

[@chrisjohnson5997]

Excellent as always.One comment though.You missed the best one ep band of all,in my opinion.Witchkiller-Day of the Saxons from 1984.

[@fotisbozikas507]

Man how much great information about all those bands in your videos. Great job and your commentary is freaking awesome as well

[@Scottocaster6668]

HAMMER WITCH'S Legacy of Pain to me sounds better than the earlier stuff. Great job on this 👍.

[@greenalishi222]

Wow, thanks. Don t know any of these. Really like Dark Age and Hammer Witch. Off to Discogs

[@wheelsofmercury]

Awesome video! I'm pretty sure I saw Dark Age recommended to me via algorithm before on my home feed here on YT. That Hammer Witch band sounds incredible--I'm gonna have to check them out!

[@slayerstenis]

Time again to look up and listen to a bunch of "new" Metal

[@hellion6873]

I actually attended that Mike Scaccia tribute show in 2013. Goatwhore headlined and it was a great show!

[@rvk8991]

Hey man if you haven't already could you do a video on Vinnie Vincent since he's recently resurfaced.

[@SchizoMelody]

The other thing about metal EPs from this era is that they were often pressedv as a 12" at 45 RPM, which is the best sounding vinyl format.

[@DamonMurphy1]

Great video! Nice job. Allow me to nominate Kratos from Cleveland and their one EP 'Iron Beast' for the next video of one EP bands. Awesome record from an awesome indy, self-financed band and EP. \m/ \m/

[@yaalakaab7289]

Interesantes datos... Recomiendo una banda de México 🇲🇽 llamada R. I. P. Saludos *

[@realmchat6665]

Wow, I didn't know James Mgearty was in a metal band, wild, his bass on the first Christian Death album is epic.

[@TheNoNonsenseNinja]

Love Roxann's voice on Don't Say Goodbye. The verses have always had a '50s vibe to me. Such a jam.

[@mikerivera7509]

I thought so too. Too bad the band couldn't have done more. She has a great voice

[@franciskocher200]

Awesome video.😄👍

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Excellent video as always. Superb bands all the way through. Was just about to tell the story about when Child Saint ripped off Dave Mustaine but you got to it in the video. always a step ahead. hehe Cheers!

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

Lol 🤘🏻Thank you, sir!

[@ChildSaint]

Child Saint did not rip off Dave. The story in this review is correct.

[@juliereminiec4937]

Rail ( rail EP) the hardest song on this EP was 1,2,3,4 Rock ' n' Roll I'd buy the Dark Age & Hammer Witch EPs,if I knew where to find it

[@RyanSeek]

Rail is awesome, with their debut album Arrival sitting on a pedestal in my hallowed halls. Unfortunately the fact they released two full length albums in addition to their EP would have disqualified them for this particular video, but they still deserve to be featured possibly as a band retrospective.

[@kimberlilee4273]

Damn, some great footage --- Long live Hammer Witch!!!!!!!

[@tran-zam]

I look forward to listening to these bands!

[@DarkMetalSpider]

oh hey, that Avalon is pretty good! so is that Dark Age ep, damn!! Hammer Witch, pretty damn cool, as well!! total brutality!! WOW😱, Im really lovin all these so far...Nytemare...epic, sweet melodic Metal, and an absolute killer spider image on the album cover!! some epic, solid Metal... seriously!! Alien, pretty o.k. to me, but not near as epic as the prior 4, neither is Child Saint...just o.k.... out of all 6 bands, Nytemare has to be my favorite!! I really appreciate your video on these bands, never had heard of any of em, added the first 4 band's stuff to my Discogs profile. immense thanks man, for a massively, truly epic video of Metal ✨unknown✨...

[@Metaldad87]

That last avalon track very much reminds me of an early version of children of bodom with the synth and guitar combination

[@JamesRichardsPlays]

Back in 1996, I was perusing a little store in Las Vegas, Nevada, US called Record City. They had a cassette bin that had carious tapes in different states. I found one that had a kind of DIY label with booklet. It was a compilation of sorts and it had Hammer Witch on it "Psycho" and "Judgement Day". I was looking into it and found out then that there was nothing more. Kinda sad.

[@whatizreality0124]

I personally know 2 local bands that should have " made it " , Wargasm , and Auditory Imagery . Both from SE Ma. , they had some interest with labels w / AI being offered a Australian label but having to travel across the entire planet to relocate and take a huge risk wasn't really an option unfortunately . They were a Fates Warning type band , which is also CRIMINALLY underrated , treated poorly by major labels.

[@metalurgov4943]

I was lucky enough to discover Hammer Witch 'Legacy of Pain' in early 00's and just for fun I used to tell my mates that I have unreleased Demolition Hammer demo because they sounded very similar to them on that album.🙂 I never knew Randy Burns (Death, Dark Angel, Crumbsuckers..) produced Dark Age EP.. Blacklist were also cool one EP band. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnimgXZoaturjbM

[@ChrisFerguson-zm4gt]

Got all the way to nytemare before i liked any of them. The earlier ones weren't bad just nothing that grabbed me till nytemare and i loved every song played in this video.

[@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance]

Given by the samples (excluding Dark Age's "Viper" which I know in full), these are some fantastic selections. I'm gonna be occupied on these for a bit.

[@wdkofc6989]

You do a Great job on these videos. I love your narrative style. Your vast knowledge of Metal is Amazing!! Somebody should make a video about you and your work. That would be cool.

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

Thank you! Haha, that would be an interesting video for sure 😄🤘🏻

[@mikerivera7509]

Y'all better recognize them boys out of the Netherlands.

[@linusfotograf]

WOW, Dark Age! What a sound. Great production by Randy Burns

[@jamesmoss3424]

I will get Alien Cosmic Fantasy. 😀👍🤘🎸

[@earthad666]

Awesome as always

[@dean1618]

Great episode again. Already listened to them all. 🤘 Do you think you will do one on tigertailz in the future?

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

They have been asked for more than once, so they’re definitely on my radar :) 🤘🏻

[@Brando-Lee3725]

I've been trying to find more on this band called The Reapers but Angels of Metal is all I've been able to find . But man they got some cool stuff going on at least I think so .

[@libertarianclips6370]

Was wondering if you would do one of these type vids. Love your band retrospectives too of course but doing these type vids seems like it's even harder work. I doubt there's a lot of info on who was even in some of these bands.

[@cgoodICT]

If you ever do a video of "never released" metal from the 80s/ early 90s era, check out Apostasy from Wichita Kansas. Way ahead of it's time! Soilent Green EP and Land of Hate demo. (BTW, it is soon to be released in Europe after many years)

[@ericmoreau4568]

Great job! Now I can't get Avalon's Hard Loving Man and Dark Age's Viper out of my head...😋 Oh, and there's even an awesome review at MA written just the other day for former's Entire Works Compilation - check it out! 🥳😎🎸 Off the top of my rattled head, allow me to return the favour by steering you towards another 80s obscurity I'm obsessed with...Tyson Dog! 😜

[@matthewfoster3780]

Hammer Witch sounds killer. Where do you find these bands? Great video as always!