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