Doppelganger - Skate Or Die (Seriously) Demo (2002)

Genre - Powerviolence/Hardcore Thrash
Origin - San Francisco, Ca.
Time - 10.9 min
File - 20.49 MB (320 kbps)

Track List:1. May Day 2002 Was Fun Until Lane Got Arrested
2. The Everlasting Look A Like Contest
3. Dust Collector
4. Driving Into A Wall
5. Hardcore As An Economic System

6. Glory Days

7. It's Time To Die You're X'd
8. Diabolical Indignation
9. When Push Comes To Shove
10. Word Of Warning
11. Hard To Swallow
12. Let's Get Drunk And Destroy The Government
13. Go Away
14. I Rode My Bike On The Hood Of Your Car
15. Player Hater
16. Lane Puked Up Taco Bell
17. Palm Reader Blah, Blah, Blah...

Here's a demo that my friend Lane gave me back in 2002, he was the bass player. Not long after this was recorded and a few compilation appearances they put out their debut ep on 625 Thrashcore and then called it quits. The singer Keith, went on to play guitar in the female fronted S.F hardcore band Punch, who are pretty badass! Check it out!

Word Of Warning!!!

Watch Me Burn - Demo (2001)

Demo 2001

Genre - Thrash/Grind
Origin - Los Angeles, Ca.
Time - 6:14 min.
File - 9.94 MB (320kbps)

Conceived by screamer SAWA, guitar player Kevin Fetus, drummer Rusty Reens and bass player Russ Herpich, as a dirty/sludgy/grind/thrash with a hint of psychedelic ambience. WATCH ME BURN set out to raise the bar of what was deemed as "extreme music".

"We wrote songs we wanted to hear, stuff that had enormous weight, coupled with a punch to the throat, and the thrill of floating in a vat of psilocybin", says guitar player Kevin.

In mid 2001 WATCH ME BURN recorded a 3 song CD that was not only praised around the world by the metal community, and brought the quartet some early label attention, but the band declined, as they felt they had some more dues to pay. The band began a lengthily campaign, passing out the 3 song CD"s to anyone who would listen, 3000 copies later the work had paid off. WATCH ME BURN was gaining attention, playing with several of underground metal's heavy weights, Pig Destroyer, Phobia, Cattle Decapitation, Exhumed, and Uphill Battle. It wasn't long until WATCH ME BURN was doing sold out shows in their home town.

In the fall of 2002 a full length had been recorded for L.A. based Vomitcore Records, WATCH ME BURN began the campaign again, sending out the self titled CD's to every zine and Radio station they could find. This brought the attention from Rhapsodeath Productions to co-release a split CD with Malaysia's Spermblast. 500 copies were pressed which quickly sold out, and were just as soon repressed. Later that year, WATCH ME BURN began demoing new material which found it's way onto a split 7" with release with nosiecore/power violence pioneers Godstomper.

In mid 2003, WATCH ME BURN set out on a West Coast Tour that took them from San Diego to Vancouver B.C. for a sold out show with gore hounds Exhumed and doom messiahs Goatsblood. The writing continued, the song structures got weirder, the intensity was building, and the fan base was growing.

In Late 2004 WATCH ME BURN was asked to perform on the infamous KXLU - L.A. radio's best station, some of these songs were then released as live split 7"with fellow Vomitcore label mates Fetus Eaters...this release furthered their onslaught in the metal underground. WMB were then asked to fill in on a few West Coast dates for the Vital Remains, Black Dahlia Murder, Cattle Decapitation tour. The band was well received, and was stoked to be playing for bigger audiences.

The band continued writing new material which they began recording in late 2005 and finished up in late 2006. The new songs are stronger, some have a completely new approach in regards to tuning, bringing out hidden melodies that help the bands already expanding universe of Vomitcore. There will be elements of doom, crust, thrash, grind and the intermittent burst of "funk", all the things that help make WATCH ME BURN a staple in the Vomitcore scene.
(from their myspace page)

Track List:
1. Lester
2. 3 2/3rds Numb
3. Roadkill + hidden track

Female fronted Thrash from the "City of Angels". This is the disc I spoke of in a previous post I did of The Index. This was handed out at a gig at 924 Gilman St. quite a few years back. This was the bands first effort to get the ball rolling. Hit their page up here, enjoy!

BURN

Psilocybinide - Across For Sympathy, Down For Death (2002)

Psilocybinide - Across For Sympathy, Down For Death

Genre: Stoner
Origin: Canada
Time: 25:54 min.
File: 53.09 MB (320 kbps)

Track Listing:

1. Face First Into The Sun/Two Black Horses
2. Cash, Grass Or Ass
3. Capsized
4. War
5. Whiskey Drinkin Blues

I could not find any information on this band but heres my story. I first heard Psilocybinide on Vol. 1 of the Stoner Rock comps of unsigned bands that you can download by going here . The song was "Capsized" and for some reason it just stuck with me and left me wanting to hear more from them. I searched and searched to try to contact the band for more tunes but was unsuccessful so I gave up on my search. Fast forward a year and my search was back on. I found a link to Pablo, the drummers myspace page and contacted him to ask if Psilocybinide ever recorded a demo. He said yes, he had a copy that he would burn and send to me, needless to say it made my day! He asked where I had heard them so I told him and he said he forgot that they contributed to the compilation and was stoked that I was interested in the demo. Pablo now drums in a progressive instrumental jam band in B.C, Canada called Trophy Wife look them up here . Psilocybinide weren't reinventing the wheel but this 5 track demo makes for a rock'n listen. They played a whiskey fueled, bluesy brand of stoner rock that maybe you'll enjoy, I know I do! Light one up and give it a listen.

Riffage

Children of a Dead God - 2007 - Baked In Hell

Well, I really don't know much about these guys except that they are from Pennsylvania and I used to talk with them on Myspace.  They have since deleted their account  BUT; I chatted with them everyday for a while and can say that they were cool dudes that loved smoking weed and jamming out.  They recorded this in 2007 and had asked if anyone wanted a copy, I figured since I was pretty much going back and forth talking about sludge and doom metal with them for a while, that I would get one from them.  Sure enough, I gave them my address and a few days later I got this demo in the mail.  It's very very lo-fi stoner improv type stuff but is still worth a listen, especially if you like obscure sludge and doom. I have no idea what ever happened to them, but hopefully they don't mind that I put this up for you all to check out.  Also, when I can, I'll scan the cover art that was hand drawn with black and green sharpie markers for this demo.

2007 - Baked In Hell

Track Listing:

1 -   Intro to Hell
2 -   On the Wings of a Demon
3 -   Pray to Your God
4 -   Same 'ol Shit
5 -   Trippin' in Hell
6 -   Helluva Idea
7 -   Wah Shit
8 -   Did You Hear That?
9 -   Relaxation
10 - Wake 'N Bake
11 - ANNIHLATED
12 - Trippin' in Hell pt. 2
13 - It's all your Fault

I know this may not appeal to everyone but, I was digging through a box of demos and stuff the other day and found this so I figured I'd share.  These guys were constantly online trying to spread this around so why not help them out, right?

GET BAKED (before listening)

Skab - Restrainer Demo 1992

Skab-Restrainer demo (1992)

This band features Mike Dares (formerly Armed Response and presently Hawg Jaw) on vocals, Alex Ducros (The Detrimentz, Runesong, Catch Velvet and presently Pitts Vs. Preps) on drums, Miguel Rincon (formerly The Detrimentz, Paralysis, Dr. LaLa, Low Drag) on bass and Jason (presently in Krackerjack) on guitar. New Orleans Hardcore.


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