proto-metal
Primitive Origins: Blue Cheer’s “Vincebus Eruptum”
September 26, 2019 Greg Pratt
Is Blue Cheer‘s Vincebus Eruptum the first metal record? We dive deep to figure it out.
Primitive Origins: Randy Holden’s “Population II”
August 8, 2019 Greg Pratt
Re-examining how Randy Holden foreshadowed Eyehategod’s down and dirty sludge in 1969 on Population II.
Primitive Origins: New Trolls’ “UT”
July 18, 2019 Greg Pratt
Re-examining New Trolls’ 1972 prog-rock odyssey UT.
Full Album Stream: Mirror – “Pyramid of Terror”
June 25, 2019 Vince Bellino
Enter Mirror‘s Pyramid of Terror.
Primitive Origins: Epitaph’s “Epitaph”
June 20, 2019 Greg Pratt
Does Epitaph’s debut album, from 1971, live up to its ’91-DM cover art? We dig deep to find out.
Primitive Origins: Toe Fat’s “Toe Fat”
May 9, 2019 Greg Pratt
Revisiting Toe Fat‘s self-titled debut from 1970 as we continue our proto-metal minings in Primitive Origins.
Primitive Origins: Bull Angus’ “Bull Angus”
April 18, 2019 Greg Pratt
Underground Soviet metal from the early ’80s? Sure. Bring it on. Bring it all on!
Primitive Origins: Hairy Chapter’s “Can’t Get Through”
March 28, 2019 Greg Pratt
Looking back on Hairy Chapter‘s very weird 1971 album Can’t Get Through.
Primitive Origins: Granicus’ “Granicus”
August 9, 2018 Greg Pratt
Revisiting Granicus‘ self-titled 1973 album, an underrated proto-metal rager.
Album Review: Lucifer – “Lucifer II”
July 3, 2018 Adrien Begrand
Lucifer pay tribute to the heavy rock and proto-metal of decades past on their aptly-titled second album, Lucifer II.
Primitive Origins: The Shiver’s “Walpurgis”
April 12, 2018 Greg Pratt
Revisiting The Shiver‘s one and only album, 1969’s Walpurgis.
Full Album Stream: Oblivious – “När Isarna Sjunge”
February 8, 2018 Vince Bellino
Stream the new album from Oblivious now.
Track Premiere: Demon Eye – ‘Dying For It’
August 2, 2017 Vince Bellino
Stream a new song from occult group Demon Eye now!
Primitive Origins: Leaf Hound’s Growers of Mushroom
June 8, 2017 Greg Pratt
Re-examining Leaf Hound’s 1971 proto-stoner album Growers of Mushroom.
Primitive Origins: Socrates Drank the Conium – ‘Socrates Drank the Conium’
May 11, 2017 Greg Pratt
In which we go back and examine Greece proto-metal band Socrates Drank the Conium’s self-titled debut from 1972.
Primitive Origins: Dust – ‘Dust’
April 13, 2017 Greg Pratt
You know the cover, now find out more about Dust’s 1971 debut in our most recent Primitive Origins.
Full Album Stream: Death Alley – ‘Live At Roadburn’
March 14, 2017 Vince Bellino
Death Alley have immortalized their 2016 performance at Roadburn Festival in a live album. Hear it now.
Primitive Origins: Sudden Death – ‘Suddenly’
January 5, 2017 Greg Pratt
Our latest Primitive Origins looks at the 1972 proto-metal of California’s Sudden Death.