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Black Sabbath
[#349]
[Note: Iconic cover art! A lot of Black Sabbath fans have mixed feelings about this release from 1983, featuring Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan on vocals. Personally, I like it. I've heard that when Ian Gillan heard the finished record he hated it and was angry and said that they made his voice sound evil in editing. Whether this is true or not I'm not sure but his voice doesn't sound that evil to me. Now the Jewish Star with the Spider Man looking guy in the middle, seen below, which is found on the back of the LP, now that is E V I L ! ! Ha!]
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[Below: There is a plethora of Born Again merchandise available. All of the items shown below are modern. From shirts, picture LPs, patches, bootlegs featuring unmixed tracks, and much more. Directly below are 'Born Again' shirts.]
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[Below: 'Born Again' picture LP.]
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[Below: 'Born Again' Japanese CD.]
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[Below: 'Born Again' patches.]
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[Below: 'Born Again' bootleg CDs. Apparently a mix-tape was stolen during the recording sessions and this rough mix is the result. There are various different CD versions of the same recording. The track 'The Fallen' is an unreleased track from the 'Born Again' sessions.]
[Below: A very ugly version.]
[Below: This version is by far the coolest looking--with the original baby used for the cover shown. The baby picture was painted over to make the cover. When the singer Ian Gillan was shown the cover he thought it was horrible. Personally I love it!]
[Below: Before the baby gave his soul to Satan and began listening to VENOM!]
[Below: The lyrics to Born Again, poetic, symbolic and brilliant...]
Black Sabbath
Born Again
As you look through my window
Deep into my room
At the tapestries all faded
Their vague and distant glories
Concealed in the gloom
The icy fingers of forgotten passions
Softly brushing my lips
At the tips of my primitive soul
As you look through my door
Deep into my room
Can you feel the mighty wall of power
It's waiting waiting in the gloom
The distant shadows of forgotten champions
Those who live in me still
And will rise when we challenge and kill
Born again
You'll be born again
Look at this prince of evil
Fighting for your mind
Fighting all priests of shame
For the thrust of my challenge is aimed
At the hearts of mutant gods
Who think we're all the same
They're controlling our minds
And they use us for fortune and fame
As you look through my window
Deep into my room
At your future and freedom
The grey and plastic retards all floating in circles
And as you taste the fruits of new sensations
Softly brushing your lips
As we rise when we challenge and kill
Born again
You'll be born again
If you want to be a king for a day
Just do what I say
Everybody's got to think like a hunter
Just search for your prey
Be alive through the night and the day
Just do it my way
[Songwriters: Harvey, Osten S / Wallace, Christopher / Walker, Jeffrey Leon / Pierre, Harve. Born Again lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC]
Black Sabbath
[#350]
[Note: Speaking of iconic covers and Black Sabbath, here is a cool one from this 1974 release. The Satanic artwork must have been something to behold in 1974!]
[Above: Back of LP]
[Above: I'm not sure what the story behind this is, but it is interesting. Did someone take off some wallpaper to reveal a mural of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath? Something done years ago by some unknown tenant? Hmm...]
While we're on the subject of Black Sabbath, did you know that the song War Pigs was originally called Walpurgis, and had much darker lyrics (there is even a recorded version of Walpurgis).
'Witches gather at black masses
Carry banners which denounce the lord
On the scene a priest appears
Cerrone
[#351]
[Note: ...and while we're on the topic of eye-catching covers, who could forget this one, from the legendary French band Cerrone! OK, just kidding, I have no clue who this guy is, but he does have a ballsy cover and, AND, his very own personalized umbrella! Beat that Black Sabbath!]
*UPDATE: After looking up Cerrone I was surprised to find out he has not only sold MILLIONS of records, but also is very popular. He is of Italian lineage, but lives in France (yes he is still alive). Here are a selection of more of his over-the-top album covers for the sheer comic value...
[Above: Apparently this cover had to be changed for the American market because of the jar of 'cocaine' on the floor. As if Americans don't love cocaine. HA!]
[Above: This is what the cover above was changed to... I wonder what idiot thought this one up -- okay sure, Americans don't love cocaine... but they love... HAWAII!!!!]
HAHAHA! Man, what a god damn stud.
Grim Reaper
[#352]
[Note: 1984/1985 saw the release of these LPs. The cover of 'See You in Hell' is one of the best of eighties metal. Yet their next release had art that looks like someone drew it on their junior high school book cover. OK, it's not THAT bad. Many people don't like this band, but the title track 'See You in Hell' kicks ass.]
[Graphic from the back of 'See You in Hell' LP.
Tower/Samael
[#353]
[Note: Old Samael has always been among my top favorites in black metal. I've listened to the first three releases 'Worship Him,' 'Blood Ritual' and 'Ceremony of Opposites' thousands of times over the years it seems. So when I opened up the lyrics to the Czech band 'Tower' lo and behold what do I see? On a song called 'Silent Scream' are verbatim lines from the Samael song 'After the Sepulture.' Four of 'em! Arranged in such a way that they no longer even make sense. In case you are curious, here they are: 'We aspire to the light
Well, nothing ever stops alright, especially in the case of thieving idiots.]
Danzig
[#354]
[Note: The most evil postcard anyone has ever seen!]
Phenomena
[#355]
[Note: 49.98?! Wow, I like Argento films as much as the next person, but not for that price. The Laser Disc format was indeed for the wealthy.]
[Below: Here is a rare VHD format Phenomena from Japan.]
Hellhammer, Mortuary, Morbid Saint, Sodom, Sigh, Desaster, Darkthrone and Pestilence
[#356]
[Note: OK, to start, the Hellhammer cassette came out in 1984 on Metal Blade.
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Morbid Angel
[#357]
[Note: It's a strange concept how Morbid Angel albums are alphabetical... A) Abominations of Desolation/Altars of Madness B) Blessed are the Sick C) Covenant D) Domination E)... Oops, I don't know the 'E'? Did they skip it? Anyway... F) Formulas Fatal to the Flesh G) Gateways to Annihilation ...I'll stop here, since this is where I stopped caring about this band.]
Fires of Kuwait
[#358]
[Note: Here's a great family documentary. Sit around with the whole clan and watch oil fires rage out of control! I can imagine the conversation now... "Why are the oil fields burning mommy?" "Uhh, well, ...shut up kid and watch the damn pretty colors..."]
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[Below: Here's another one to watch with the family... imagine if Germany or Italy or Japan had used the atomic bomb on America or Britain during WWII, you would never hear the end of the unholy evil it took to do this inhuman act.
Check them out here:
Bodies burning in red ashes
On the hill the church in ruin.
Is the scene of evil doings
It's a place for all bad sinners
Watch them eating dead rats' innards.
I guess it's the same, where ever you may go
Oh lord yeah
See me rocking in my grave
See them anoint my head with dead rat's blood
See them stick the stake through me
Oh lord yeah
Don't hold me back cause I just gotta go
They've got a hold of my soul now
Lords got my brain instinct with blood obscene
Look in my eyes I'm there enough
Yeah
Sinners falling at his knees
Satan sends out funeral pyre
Casts the priest into the fire
It's the place for all bad sinners.
Watch them eating dead rats' innards
I guess it's the same, where ever you may go
Oh lord yeah'
Looks like it could have been taken off of a black metal CD of today.]
You will see the dark
From the cot to the grave
Nothing ever stops'
The Mortuary came out in 1992 on JL America. This band played some pretty good death metal, and I believe they were from Mexico.
Morbid Saint came out in 1992 on Grind Core, I don't know much of anything about them since I never really got into them.
The Sodom came out in 1989 on Steamhammer. 'Remember the Fallen' is one of my fave's on Agent Orange, which was a superb release.
The Sigh demo is from 1991, released on Wild Rags. The inside picture of the band is classic. They don't look old enough to drive they are so young!
The Desaster demo came out in 1995 I believe.
The Darkthrone release graced us in 1991 on Peaceville and lastly, Pestilence's first official release, on Roadrunner, came out in 1988.]
Instead the 'good guys' used it on two civilian cities and wiped out 200,000+ people. One of democracy's prouder moments. This list only continues to grow. Thank god for the good guys!]
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