Forgotten Metal Bands
Forgotten Metal Bands
Great Metal Bands Unfortunately Lives In The Oblivion
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S.A. Slayer
- Go For The Throat
1988 S.A.Slayer, originally known as Slayer, was an American heavy metal band formed in San Antonio, Texas in 1981 by the former Blitzkrieg (not to be confused with the UK band Blitzkrieg) guitar duo Robert "Bob Dog" Catlin and Art Villarreal, bassist Don Van Stavern, drummer Dave McClain, and vocalist Chris Cronk (Fates Warning, Jag Panzer, Karion, Talisphere, Target 7)
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Hawaii
- One Nation Underground
1983 Hawaii was an American speed metal band, formed in 1981 by former Deuce guitarist Marty Friedman, originally called Vixen.
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Warlord
- Deliver Us
1983 was an American heavy metal band, formed in 1980 and based in Los Angeles, California.
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Witchfynde
- Cloak And Dagger
1983 Witchfynde are an English heavy metal band, forerunners of the new wave of British heavy metal in the late 1970s.
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Helstar
- Burning Star
1984 Helstar began with a basic heavy metal style in 1983 with two demos, followed by their first studio album in 1984 titled Burning Star for Combat Records,making them label mates with Megadeth and Exodus.
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Grinder
- Dawn For The Living
1988 Grinder was a late 1980s/early 1990s speed metal/thrash metal band from Germany. They released three full-length albums and one EP before disbanding.
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Hobbs’ Angel Of Death
- Hobbs’ Angel Of Death
1988 Hobbs' Angel of Death were an Australian thrash metal band that began in 1987 in Melbourne, and are one of the first Australian groups to perform in that genre.
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Savage
- Loose 'N' Lethal
1983 If you know of this Mansfield band at all, chances are it’s because Metallica have covered Let It Loose, thereby making it Savage’s most renowned song. But the band’s 1983 debut album Loose ‘N’ Lethal is among the very finest examples of British metal from that era.
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Picture
- Heavy Metal Ears
1981 For a time in the early ‘80s, Picture were on the verge of leading Holland into an exciting era of metal. Formed in 1979, their first two albums Picture 1 (1980) and Heavy Metal Ears (1981) were thrusting, heavy and had a cutting edge British sound.
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Necromandus
- Orexis Of Death
1973 A band that was once managed by Mr. Tony Iommi himself, Necromandus originally worked between 1970 and 1973. Although they had a big future ahead of them, things just didn't work out. The story also goes that Ozzy Osbourne wanted to hire some of the Necromandus members for his Blizzard of Ozz project. Bob Daisley did mention unknown drummer and a guitar player in some of the early rehearsals, but it's not sure whether these were the Necromandus guys.
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Sortilège
- Larmes De Héros
1986 favorite french record; this is as good as it will ever get! It is almost insane to even begin to think how Sortilege was capable of producing such memorable tracks like the melodic chorus-oriented “Mourir Pour Une Princesse” or the epic ballad “Quand un Aveugle Rêve”.
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White Spirit
- White Spirit
1980 were an English heavy metal band from Hartlepool, England, best remembered for guitarist Janick Gers who went on to play with Ian Gillan, Bruce Dickinson, and ultimately, Iron Maiden.
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Flash Point
- No Point Of Reference
1987 Heavy Speed Metal UK Band
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Lucifer's Friend
- Lucifer's Friend
1970 Now, this is a quality name for a heavy metal band, especially knowing that Lucifer's Friend were formed back in 1970 when such a label was considered controversial. Coming from Germany, their self-titled debut album was pretty revolutionary for the times. Not to mention the uncanny cover artwork. Also, notice how some parts of the opening track resemble Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song."
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Tension US
- Breaking Point
1986 Great Thrash Metal band ^Breaking Point^ was release on Combat records alongside Exodus and Megadeth at the time.
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Mordred
- Fool's Game
1989 Mordred is an American funk metal/thrash metal band based in the San Francisco Bay Area. In their initial career, they released three studio albums and one EP from 1989 to 1994. The album Fool's Game (1989) meets the Bay Area thrash spirit, while The Next Room is more akin a Faith No More album.
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Axe
- Nemesis
1983 formed in 1979 and disbanded in 2012. The band is best known for their 1982 song "Rock 'N' Roll Party in the Streets", and had other hits such as "Now or Never", "I Think You'll Remember Tonight" and "Heat in the Street"
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Crossfire
- See You In Hell
1985 Crossfire, along with Killer and Ostrogoth of Mausoleum Records, were the most important Belgian heavy metal bands of the 1980s.
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Fist
- Turn The Hell On
1980 Fist are an English heavy metal band founded in South Shields, North East England in 1978.[1] Fist were one of the original bands that were considered to be part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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Child’s Play
- Rat Race
1990 Rat Race is the debut studio album by hard rock/heavy metal band Child'ƨ Play, released in 1990 through Chrysalis Records.It was produced by Howard Benson, who would later go on to produce for Motörhead, Sepultura, and Seether.
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Battleaxe
- Burn This Town
1983 Heavy Metal from England
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Tytan
- Rough Justice
1985 Another great NWOBHM
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Holy Moses
- Queen Of Siam
1986 Holy Moses is a German thrash metal band active from 1980 to 1994 and again since 2000. They are well noted for being fronted by Sabina Classen, who is the only constant member of Holy Moses, and for being one of the first German thrash metal bands. Holy Moses have released 12 studio albums.
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Cyclone
- Brutal Destruction
1986 Belgian Thrash influenced by the likes of Anthrax and Exodus. They released their debut, Brutal Destruction, in 1986, and opened for Anthrax, Overkill and Agent Steel that same year. In 1990
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Pestilence
- Malleus Maleficarum
1988 progressive death-metal masters Pestilence aren't forgotten by any stretch of the imagination, but few remember that they started out as a thrash band. You can hear the influence of Metallica, Slayer and Exodus all over the band's 1988 .
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Cyclone Temple
- My Friend Lonely
2009 Cyclone Temple was an American thrash metal band formed from the remnants of Znöwhite, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Great addition from one of the suggestions never hear it before Technical Thrash Groove Progressive Metal
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Enola Gay
- F.O.T.H
1995 Great Power Metal band from Germany really surprised to see in the suggestions.
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I know a few. Also I wouldn't call Helstar and Mordred forgotten or unknown.
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Maybe but those are known by a few
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Definitely wouldn't call Sortilège forgotten, they're still having a good amount of success here in their home country
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Posts: 610 Written by Roman Doez on 06.02.2022 at 12:27 Yes maybe but outside of France unfortunately are almost unknown
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Posts: 5639 Written by Blackcrowe on 06.02.2022 at 13:13 Well, in the age of the internet, we are lucky to know bands from all over the world so a band like Sortilege is not unknown anymore. Also Chuck Schuldiner was seen wearing a Sortilège T-shirt so a lot of people got curious about that and tried to listen to the band. He even borrowed one of their riffs in a song, I forgot which though.
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Posts: 610 Quote: Yes Sortilege was a great band and one of my alltime favorite I hope with this post most people will know more bands. not just traditional band old new bands as well
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Posts: 5639 Written by Blackcrowe on 06.02.2022 at 14:01
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Posts: 610 Written by John_Doe on 06.02.2022 at 15:44 Great picture of Chuck He always looked for new music and great bands thank you for the picture
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I've only heard of Pestilence and Messiah. Well done! Got to go explore some of these...
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Cyclone Temple is really good https://tribunalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/i-hate-therefore-i-am
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Posts: 610 Written by F3ynman on 07.02.2022 at 14:14 Its good to hear the list interested you and always is good hearing new stuff
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Posts: 610 Written by John_Doe on 07.02.2022 at 14:18 Yeah necer hear it until you reply, I will add pretty good kind of groove metal
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Posts: 610 Written by John_Doe on 07.02.2022 at 17:24 Thank You that, the idea of the list is share and discover new bands recently I felt a little stagnant with the bands that I like and the last year was very poor on new bands harvest
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Posts: 5639 Written by Blackcrowe on 07.02.2022 at 19:16 I edited that post, how did you get that sentence I deleted?  I'll post a couple of bands later if not tomorrow.
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I would say that pestilence is pretty known in the death metal circle..
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Enola Gay - F.O.T.H (1995) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6v8fDqc4Bk&t=382s
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Posts: 610 Written by antvre on 08.02.2022 at 12:14 I been in the Death metal a long time and Pestilence is one of the great forgotten metal bands
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Posts: 610 Written by John_Doe on 08.02.2022 at 14:50 Yes great suggestion I’ve totally forgot that band I was met those guys at the end of the nineties great memories
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Maybe a bit forgotten, not unknown, rather overlooked Veni Domine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k_Y713i4Fc
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There's some bands in your list that I need to check out, some I've never heard of and some are already in my overlong "gonna-give-a-listen"-list. I don't want to be that guy but I wouldn't classify Axe as a metal band. Great band with some of my favourite melodic rock songs but not metal and i'm not sure how forgotten they are. In melodic rock/AOR circles they are often mentioned.
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Posts: 610 Written by majormalfunction on 09.02.2022 at 09:10 Yes you are right it’s like Blue Oyster Cult, Journey and Molly Hatchet some hard rock melodic, but in nemesis you can find a heavy melodic version of the band. I think Axe with this artwork lyrics and songs can classify in the way hard melodic.
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Posts: 610 Written by John_Doe on 09.02.2022 at 07:43 I will check thank you
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Great list, but can be endless. I have few recommendation for you, a true, more or less, forgotten gem. You are probably young person, but for some of them, i am sure, you know. Angel Dust - To Dust You Will Decay 1988 Thrash legend from Germany Aria - Герой Асфальта 1987 Iron Maiden from Russia Crimson Glory - Transcendence 1988 One and only Midnight, impressive singer Fifth Angel - Fifth Angel 1986 One of my favorite US power metal album Gravestone - Victim Of Chains 1984 When progressive rock band progress in true heavy metal on a German way Grim Reaper - See You In Hell 1984 One of the best NWOBHM album Obsession - Methods Of Madness 1987 Mike Vescera, singer, true legend, at his best Reactor - Rather Dead Than Dishonoured 1991 Where Angel Dust stop, Reactor continue Scanner - Hypertrace 1988 True power metal from Germany before flower power metal Shok Paris - Steel And Starlight 1987 For me the best US power metal band. They had everything to be stars, great singer, great songs, exist in right time, and do nothing Sinner - Danger Zone 1984 You know Mat Sinner, legendary bassist from Primal Fear? 15 years before Primal Fear he do one of the best heavy metal album from Germany
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Posts: 610 Written by Mrtvozornik on 10.02.2022 at 15:45 Great I have to do a part 2 thank you
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