My Bloody Valentine- Ecstasy and Wine

1987. Ecstasy and Wine is an early release that contains some of the first fruits of what would become a major band at least to me. this is a reissue with The Strawberry Wine single and the Ecstasy EP. there are some great standouts here. 'Safe in your sleep' and 'Claire' are my favorites but i have a lot of love for this album as a whole. its like looking at a picture of a kid and kinda seeing what they're going to look like as an adult. Bilinda Butcher was a new addition and threw in some great vocals that also helped shaped the sound of the band. have a listen and then go by some My Bloody Valentine stuff. you will not be disappointed...
song list is as follows:

My Bloody Valentine- Ecstasy and Wine (1987)
1. Strawberry Wine
2. Never Say Goodbye
3. Can I Touch You
4. She Loves You No Less
5. Things I Miss
6. I Don't Need You
7. (You're) Safe in Your Sleep (From This Girl)
8. Clair
9. You've Got Nothing
10. (Please) Lose Yourself in Me
http://rapidshare.com/files/202266451/_1987__Ecstasy___Wine.rar

Amon Amarth- Thor Arise

Amon Amarth. what a stinkin amazing band. i have heard a lot of people, including myself at one point refer to these guys as Viking Metal, but according to Johan Hegg himself, "We play Death Metal. We write about Vikings so therefor some refer us to Viking metal, but I have no idea what that is. I can't imagine the Viking’s veer into metal at all except on the swords and stuff. And musically, I guess they only played these strange lip instruments and some bongos or whatever." so there you have it. Thor Arise was the first demo released in 1993. the sound is poor, but you get a feel for where this amazing band was headed. i would encourage you to buy everything this band has released. enjoy!
song list is as follows:

Amon Amarth- Thor Arise (1993)
1 "Risen from the Sea" − 5:43
2 "Atrocious Humanity" − 5:54
3 "Army of Darkness" − 5:26
4 "Thor Arise" − 6:30
5 "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" − 4:22
http://rapidshare.com/files/202261491/Thor_Arise.rar

My Bloody Valentine- Feed Me With Your Kiss

Ahhh, like slipping into the ocean or floating in zero gravity, My Bloody Valentine is my secret dream music. i freakin love this band! i fist got into this band around the same time i got into Starflyer 59, but don't take that as a comparison, cause they really don't sound too much alike. Kevin Shields is a totally genius when it comes to music in my opinion. now, it's true that Shoegazer isn't for everyone, but i personally think that every song on here is a winner and if you give it a chance, you may have just found a whole new genre to get into...
song list is as follows:


My Bloody Valentine- Feed Me With Your Kiss (1988)

1. "Feed Me with Your Kiss" – 3:56
2. "I Believe" – 3:01
3. "Emptiness Inside" – 2:50
4. "I Need No Trust" – 3:32

http://rapidshare.com/files/202270309/Feed_Me_With_Your_Kiss_EP.rar

Paradigm Shift

An amazing piece of work that was years ahead of its time! to my knowledge, this is the only release by this group. this is a Dallas based release(hometown), and i first heard it thru a friend way back when it was released in 95. i really like this duo and believe this was the most legitimate release from this genre to the christian market. these guys are very imaginative produce some very infectious trip hop. Overall, this is a very talented and fresh group for Christian music fans or just fans of trance.
song list is as follows:


Paradigm Shift (1995)

01. Grip (6:39)
02. Requisition (6:33)
03. Momentum (5:08)
04. Burning Love(6:25)
05. Starskys Hutch (7:59)
06. Soulthirst (6:56)
07. Fractal (7:28)
08. Ascension (7:08)
09. Lullaby (4:50)
10. Shirted Canon (1:18)
http://rapidshare.com/files/196413424/Paradigm_Shift.rar

Sometime Sunday- Stone

i love this first CD. this band is dark grunge all the way. Mikee is a great singer and gets the point across in every song with more emotion that soundgarden or any of those other Seattle crap bands ever did. almost every song on this CD is a standout. the CD closes with a great little acoustic number called home. its such a cool idea for a song, the recording took place on the side of some street with cars passing by and it ends with them walking and talking to each other. classic!
song list is as follows:

Sometime Sunday- Stone (1994)
1. Lie
2. Crawl
3. Blur
4. Guilty
5. Blue
6. Self
7. Reach
8. Take
9. Rope
10. Sleep
11. Home
http://rapidshare.com/files/196460998/Stone.rar

XL and DBD- Sodom and America

XL & D.B.D.'s 1993 album Sodom and America was probably one of the first outings of rapcore in christian music. at this point, everybody was trying everything, and selling it to the CCM. the only reasons I'm posting this album is for the title track, which contains so freakin awesome vocals by Mark Solomon. XL & Death Before Dishonor we billed as, aggressive Rap/Rock/Hip-Hop/Thrash/Punk. its a very weird album to say the least, but people from my time will remember this coming out. if you find something else on this cd worth checking out, more power to you.
song list is as follows:

XL & DBD - Sodom & America (Brainstorm) 1993

1. "Brother to the Saboteur" (3:02)
2. "Sodom & America" (3:11)
3. "Kiss of Chaos" (3:16)
4. "Death Before Dishonor" (3:11)
5. "Don't Fool Yourself" (3:14)
6. "My So Called Friend Death" (2:47)
7. "Die (That Settles It)" (3:34)
8. "Woman" (3:59)
9. "Fatal Blow" (3:59)
10. Sifting With the Sickle" (3:01)
11. "Brink of Insanity" (3:38)
12. "Afroka" (3:48)
http://rapidshare.com/files/198953919/Sodom_and_America.rar

Believer- Extraction from Mortality

i was blown away when i heard Extraction. this is a freakin heavy album. the crunch on these guitars are amazing! this to me is a very agressive, technical thrash/speed album. these guys are fast and very good at riffs. there are only a few songs on here that get a little tiresome, but the rest kick ass! amazing album art too! listen to the song "Torment" the crunch as the song start will knock your teeth out! the vocals are very unique here too. the guys name is Kurt Bachman and he has an amazing voice. prefect for metal in my opinion. give it a listen, you will not be dissapointed!
song list is as follows:

Believer - Extraction from Mortality (R.E.X.) 1989

1. "Unity" (6:39)
2. "Vile Hypocrisy" (5:35)
3. "D.O.S. (Desolation of Sodom)" (4:19)
4. "Tormented" (3:50)
5. "Shadow of Death" (4:17)
6. "Blemished Sacrifices" (3:54)
7. "Not Even One" (3:33)
8. "Extraction from Mortality" (6:01)
9. "Stress" (3:01)
http://rapidshare.com/files/198918594/Extraction_from_Morality.rar

Scaterd Few- Sin Disease

this is another great crossover punk band. i love this cd it's got its heavy sides to it and its totally uncontrollable. this album was produced by Terry Taylor of Danial Amos fame. this is a really well thought out album in my opinion. there are tons of great moments here and fast, fast songs. Allan Aguirre is the lead vocalist and has a very imaginative voice. i saw him on TV years later on this show called Wife Swap. i don't know if you're ever heard of that show, but i was knocked out of my chair when i saw him on it. anyway, give this cd a listen, its got great lyrics, great vocals, fretless bass(which is freakin awesome) and some great guitar work. enjoy!
song list is as follows:

Scaterd Few- Sin Disease (1990)
1. "Kill the Sarx"
2. "While Reprobate"
3. "Beggar"
4. "Lights Out"
5. "Later (L.A. 1989)"
6. "Groovy"
7. "Glass God"
8. "As the Story Grows"
9. "U"
10. "A Freedom Cry"
11. "Scapegoat"
12. "Wonder Why"
13. "DITC"
14. "Self"
15. "Look Into My Side"
16. "Kill the Sarx II"
http://rapidshare.com/files/196257772/Sin_Disease.rar

Paramaecium- Exhumed Of The Earth

This is the band Jason from Mortification was in after mortification went lame. sorry, changed direction. this is straight up doom metal. its slow, its heavy and its dark. the inclusion of the soprano in the mix is excellent.the rest of the albums pretty much follow the same vein, they're all pretty sweet. after this Jason went on the the black metal tour de force called Horde. anyway enjoy this album, you're going to need a little patience to get thru the whole thing. enjoy!
song list is as follows:

Paramaecium - Exhumed of the Earth by Paramaecium (R.E.X.) 1994

1. The Unnatural Conception" in two parts (17:00)
...a. The Birth
...b. The Massacre of the Innocents
2. "Injudicial" (4:35)
3. "The Killing" (6:27)
4. "The Voyage of the Severed" (9:21)
5. "Untombed" (10:30)
6. "Haemorrhage of Hatred" (7:17)
7. "Removed of the Grave" (10:35)
http://rapidshare.com/files/196179738/Exhumed_Of_The_Earth.rar

SFC- A Saved Man In The Jungle

ok so this isn't metal, like at all. whatever, i didn't say i was only going to post metal on here! so anyway, this is SFC, run by Chris Cooper or Super C as he was called back then. this is straight out of the 80's rap, and it was the first release to actually sound good to anyone other than no nothin Christians. now this is a great CD. Chris was basically the visionary here beyond the sample and scratch king, DJ Dove. this has a lot of great tracks, lots of funny moments, and a showcasing of amazing talent. this is the only release by them i was interested in but this did clue me in to several other artists that road the coattails of SFC. this CD will always have a special place in history to me. enjoy!
song list is as follows:

SFC (Solidiers for Christ)- A Saved Man (in the Jungle...)(1990)
01 Whatever
02 A Saved Man
03 Suplex 2 Mind
04 K-ACR 1
05 Idiot Box
06 Long way
07 Rominos
08 Peculiar
09 The verdict
10 In your speaker
11 The bomb
12 Honesty
13 K-ACR II
14 Can't wait
15 Success
16 2 much chemistry
17 A word from our pastor
18 Jungle message 2 man
19 Prime time mix
http://rapidshare.com/files/196223179/A_Saved_Man_In_The_Jungle.rar

Living Sacrifice- Inhabit

This is the third release from Living Sacrifice. they peaked as musicians with this album, in my opinion. where Nonexistant was the uncontrollable brutal extreme release, Inhabit is the Goliath about to kick your ass. i had a hard time believing at first that lance the drummer could play that fast. i mean, he sounded like a machine! it was supersonic destroyer drums. this is a very heavy, dark, and brutal album. after this they started going with whatever the popular metal sound was that day. enjoy this, folks, it'll re-arrange your insides...
song list is as follows:

Living Sacrifice - Inhabit (R.E.X.) 1994

1.In the Shadow (2:58)
2.Not Beneath (6:32)
3.Sorrow Banished (2:57)
4.Unseen (3:42)
5.Inhabit (3:46)
6.Breathing Murder (4:26)
7.Mind Distant (5:41)
8.Darkened (3:54)
9.Indwelling (3:13)
10.Departure (7:08)
http://rapidshare.com/files/194492015/3Inhabit.rar

Wish For Eden- Pet The Fish

this was one of the first releases for the new christian music label Tooth & Nail. i got this when it came out. this is about the same time i started getting way into Starflyer 59. now, tooth & nail released a ton of junk cause Christians for the most part don't know good music when it punches them in the mouth. but there were a few good releases, those of which i will display here in the future. i liked Wish for Eden. obviously we are not dealing with a musically complexed CD here, but for all its simplicities, they had a cool sound. i also really liked dudes voice. the standout track here is "Oceans".
track list is as follows:

Wish For Eden- Pet The Fish (1994)

01 Questions (4:09)
02 Ocean (3:15)
03 Don't Know (3:08)
04 U Could (2:30)
05 Green (2:58)
06 Fly (4:31)
07 Me (3:37)
08 Fade (2:44)
09 Blood (4:22)
10 Pet the Fish (2:31)
http://rapidshare.com/files/231806018/Pet_the_Fish.rar

Training For Utopia- Throwing a Wrench into the American Music Machine

this is the last real cd these guys put out. i like it but not as much as Plastic Soul. this out of the three they released, this one is probably the best produced. the guitars are heavy and clear, drums stand out and there's good energy on here. one of the best freakin tracks is New York City is so Overrated. this song was hell ya from beginning to end. some of the cd is a little hard to listen to, but overall, its a great listen. Burt Reynolds and Tennessee Midget are great tracks too. give it a listen, you will not be disappointed. song list is as follows:

Training For Utopia- Throwing a Wrench into the American Music Machine (1999)
1. 50,000 Screaming Tfu Fans Can't Be Wrong
2. White Boy's Burden
3. The State Of Wyoming Is Worthless
4. Burt Reynolds Vs
5. Tennessee Midget
6. Everything, Including The Stars, Is Falling (Baby)
7. New York City Is Overrated
8. Dead Signal 2000
9. The Art Of Killing A Copy Machine
10. Seeing-Eye Fruit Bat
http://rapidshare.com/files/194479808/Throwing_a_Wrench_into_the_American_Music_Machine.rar

Training for Utopia- Plastic Soul Impailment

i first got into this band in 99' i heard about them from a friend of mine at the height of my interest in hardcore. this and about 2 other bands are all i came out with. this band is so stinkin awesome. i love the raw energy, the total openness of the lyrics and the conviction in maven's singing. my favorite song on here is Brother Hezekiah. who am i kidding. i love every stinkin song on this album. enjoy these tracks, they're ment to be played loud.
song list is as follows:

Training for Utopia- Plastic Soul Impalement (1998)

01. Plastic Soul Impalement
02. A Good Feeling
03. Brother Hezekiah
04. Two Hands
05. Pretty Picture Of Lies
06. Black Forest
07. One Zero One
08. Burning (Match In Hand)
09. Human Shield
10. Single Handed Attempt At Revolution
11. A Gift To A Dying Friend
http://rapidshare.com/files/194309509/plastic_soul_impalement.rar

Seventh Angel- Lament for the Weary

I love Seventh Angel. this is a great, heavy prog thrash band. this album starts of with a kick ass intro, "recollections of a life once lived". i remember a buddy of mine and i would play this intro over and over and over again. this album is defiantly more darker, heavier, and almost sprinkled with a little bit of a grove. they kinda slowed down a little bit on this album, but i think it made them sound heavier. give this one a good listen, its a concept album about finding your way out of abuse. one of the best things about seventh angel is the drummer, Tank. this guy is awesome! his name fits him perfectly. anyway, enjoy!
song list is as follows:

Seventh Angel - Lament for the Weary (Edge/Pure Metal) 1991

1. "Recollections of a Life Once Lived" (2:53)
2. "Life on All It"s Emptiness" (5:13)
3. "No Longer A Child" (5:55)
4. "Full of Blackness" (6:02)
5. "Lament for the Weary" [instrumental] (2:19)
6. "Woken by Silence" (6:18)
7. "Falling Away from Reality" (4:54)
8. "Dark Shadows" (5:33)
9. "Passing of Years" [instrumental] (4:14)
10. "Secure In Eternity" (6:06)
11. "Farewell to Human Cries" (6:10)
http://rapidshare.com/files/194360374/Lament_For_the_Weary.rar

Seventh Angel- Torment

seventh angel is a early thrash band from England. to my knowledge they only put out two full length albums. this is the first one. released in 1990, this album satisfied my need for heavy christian metal. they style is thrash, but they definitely developed their own sound. for some it took a couple of listens for it to sink in. some i was immediately blown away by the opening track as well as Dr. Hatchet. a great album with lots of crunch. i wish they were still around, i believe they could have kept making great metal for years. enjoy...
the song list is as follows:

Seventh Angel - The Torment (Edge/Pure Metal) 1990

1. "Tormented Forever" (4:21)
2. "The Charmer" (7:16)
3. "Forbidden Desires" (3:43)
4. "I of the Needle" (5:38)
5. "Expletive Deleted" (3:24)
6. "Dr. Hatchet" (6:04)
7. "Locked Up in Chains" (5:09)
8. "Acoustic Interlude" [instrumental] (:39)
9. "Katie" (9:41)
10. "Epilogue" (1:48)
http://rapidshare.com/files/194329817/Torment.rar

Embodyment- 1993-1996

Embodyment is a local band from my hometown of Dallas, Texas. they kick ass. that is, they used to kick ass. they were the absolute best when they were supplication. I'm not really into the new singer and direction they have taken most of the good guys left to form The Famine, with is a kick ass band too. i getting into this band. the track Golgotha is work buying the disc. this is the way Embodyment should have continued to sound. this colletion is so feakin raw, i still haven't stopped playing it. this is a must have for fans of Embodyment. Enjoy!
song list is as follows:

Embodyment- 1993-1996 (1999)
1.Cryptic Descension
2.Dismembering Death
3.Stillborn Natality
4.Entropy
5.Shroud of Darkness
6.Legion of Damnation
7.Apocalypse of the Suffering
8.Persecute Me
9.Golgotha (demo version)
10.Religious Infamy (demo version)
http://rapidshare.com/files/361277249/Embodyment_-_1993-1996.rar

Bathory- Blood Fire Death

this is a band i got into around 1998. this was released about 10 years earlier, and the thing that got my attention originally was 1. the Album cover art 2. was the first track, "Odens Ride Over Nordland". its such a cool beginning to this album. this is a raw ablbum, to say the least. its been said that this is the beginnings of the formation of the current black metal scene as it is today. its an interesting album thats worthy of a listen. enjoy!
the song list is as follows:

Bathory- Blood Fire Death (1988)
01. Odens Ride Over Nordland
02. A Fine Day To Die
03. The Golden Walls Of Heaven
04. Pace 'Till Death
05. Holocaust
06. For All Those Who Died
07. Dies Irae
08. Blood Fire Death
09. Outro
http://rapidshare.com/files/193142733/Blood_Fire_Death.rar

Underoath- Cries of the Past

Cries of the Past was, in my opinion, the best that underoath had to offer. i did by the one right after that, and i do like it ok, but this album is my absolute favorite. its very heavy, borders on death metal at times, and is loaded with some killer guitar. after this they started going more towards the screamo cram and now, they just suck. thats almost a completely different lineup now tho. anyway, enjoy this album...
song list is as follows:

Underoath- Cries of the Past
1. "The Last" – 7:41
2. "Giving Up Hurts The Most" – 7:51
3. "Walking Away" – 7:36
4. "And I Dreamt of You" – 11:23
5. "Cries of the Past" – 8:23
http://rapidshare.com/files/182925490/Cries_of_the_Past.rar