Various – Scrap Metal: Excavated Heavy Metal from the Era of Excess LP

Description

By now youre probably familiar with our wildly popularBrown Acidseries of rare, lost and unreleased proto-metal and stoner rock singles from the 60s-70s. In the endless pursuit of those glorious gems, we often uncover equally brilliant rarities from the late-70s to late-80s Golden Age of Heavy Metal that also justmustbe heard, but they dont fit the series aesthetic.Scrap Metal: Volume 1collects some of the greatest unknown and lost Heavy Metal tracks, long buried beneath the avalanche of the eras classic output.

We all know the old adage that history is told by the winners. But sometimes the losers tell the best stories. And while none of these bands found fame and fortune, this artifact and the volumes to come are testament to the enduring power of heavy music. You can hear the blood, sweat and beers that went into each of these singles. The recordings may be low budget, but the inspiration and talent is immutable. Not only are the amps turned up to 11, the boyish sexual innuendo is cranked to 69. You can hear the convergence of influences NWOBHM, thrash, glam metal, doom, etc colliding at once as the era birthed a wellspring ofsubgenres.

Many of these singles are self-released and were thus limited to a small run of copies. Those that remain are hoarded by collectors and sold for exorbitant amounts. Weve collected the best of the best for you here. As withBrown Acid, all of these tracks are licensed legitimately and the artists all get paid. Because its the right thing to do.