Review: Mayhem marks their 40th anniversary with a special Record Store Day vinyl release capturing their cult April 1985 performance in Ski, Norway. This raw, early live set sees the black metal pioneers tearing through covers of Venom and Celtic Frost, which are both bands that shaped their now-legendary sound. Long before becoming icons of extremity and infamy, this recording reveals Mayhem in their formative chaos when they were laying the groundwork for the genre they helped define. Featuring the original lineup in its earliest form, this limited edition pressing is a wonderful bit of black metal history
Too Young To Die, Too Drunk To Live (No Parole From Rock 'N' Roll) (4:24)
Hiroshima Mon Amour (4:03)
Jet To Jet (4:55)
General Hospital (4:57)
Starcarr Lane (4:00)
Island In The Sun (4:08)
Kree Nakoorie (6:12)
Big Foot (5:00)
Suffer Me (5:22)
Review: Originally formed in 1983 in Los Angeles, Alcatrazz are one of the pioneering metallic-tinged hard rock acts of the decade of change and cheese. Often noted for once being the musical home of an at-the-time unknown Yngwie Malmsteen who served as lead guitarist for a year, before being replaced by Steve Vai, in the later years, the band have become somewhat comically known for their splitting off into separate factions of the same group, both performing under identical monikers since the release of 2020's Born Innocent with lead vocalist Graham Bonnet embarking on his own version of the band complete with Nevermore mastermind Jeff Loomis, while guitarist Joe Stump, Jimmy Waldo on keys, Gary Shea on bass, and Mark Benquechea on drums have remained united. Released as part of Record Store Day 2025, All Night Long In Japan 2019 originally arrived a year prior to all of this internal conflict, showcasing a series of shows unlike the band had ever done before, featuring two sold out nights at TSUTAYA O-EAST in Tokyo on 28th & 31st May 2019, with night one including their classic debut album No Parole From Rock 'N' Roll performed in its entirety in the intended track sequence the band originally wanted to be released back in 1983, while night two would include Graham Bonnet's Rainbow era 1979 album Down To Earth performed in full by Alcatrazz.
Basking In The White Of The Midnight Sun: a) Warning Comin' On/b) Basking In The White Of The Midnight Sun/c) Brother Ego/d) Basking In The White Of The Midnight Sun (reprise) (11:27)
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