SODOM – Twins Of Evil Mike Exley Metal Forces, Issue 23 (1987) Sodom (l-r): Tom Angelripper, Frank Blackfire and Chris Witchhunter Okay, I want to be quite blatant here. There’s one thing that really grabs my vitals when I read some of our rival metal magazines, and this is the refusal to allow coverage of […]

BATHORYUnder The Sign Of The Black Mark Under One Flag (1987)Rating: 9.1/10 Yes, Quorthon’s on the march again with another outing of classic death metal. True, the last Bathory album The Return… (1985) was a little disappointing compared with the mighty 1984 self-titled debut, but Under The Sign Of The Black Mark sees Quorthon back […]

ASSASSIN – Shoot ’Em Down Mike Exley Metal Forces, Issue 23 (1987) What would the historians think of thrash metal? It’s an interesting question isn’t it? A sea of bands all trying to make it to the ladder of success, all trying to take that step that takes them from the unknown to the back […]

TESTAMENT – The Will To Survive Bernard Doe Metal Forces, Issue 23 (1987) Testament (l-r): Eric Peterson, Greg Christian, Louie Clemente, Alex Skolnick and Chuck Billy The name Testament may be unfamiliar, but this five-piece speed metal outfit from the Bay Area of San Francisco have already caused a stir on the metal underground under […]

BITCH – Girl Gone Bad Dave Reynolds Metal Forces, Issue 23 (1987) Betsy Bitch I was going to title this interview “The Devil in Miss W…”, but remembered Betsy once ticking me off for using her surname in a fanzine article some years ago and, besides, there certainly isn’t anything demonic or satanic about the […]

TIGERTAILZ Fulham Greyhound, London, England 1987 Tigertailz (l-r): Pepsi Tate, Steevi Jaimz and Jay Pepper This is the UK’s only threat to LA rock, apart from Wrathchild, as far as I’m concerned. Tigertailz may as well come from the States, as the influence of the likes as Poison, Jetboy and other such bands is so […]

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ELIXIR – Capital Gains Kelv Hellrazer Metal Forces, Issue 23 (1987) Elixir (l-r): Norman Gordon (bottom), Paul Taylor, Nigel Dobbs, Phil Denton and Kevin Dobbs Along with Desolation Angels and Chariot, who are probably London’s premiere act on the circuit at the present time, are another band who are well worthy of praise and acclaim. […]

EXUMER – Burnt Offerings Mike Exley Metal Forces, Issue 23 (1987) Exumer (l-r): Syke Bornetto, Ray Mensh, Bernie Siedler and Paul Arakaki Germany is one of the hot beds of activity for new and upcoming bands in Europe. In fact, you could say it was “possessed by fire”, which is quite an appropriate way of […]