old school bands with full albums for download?

[-J-]

I'm always excited to find old bands posting full albums or a ton of free MP3s on their websites.

So far, I have found these bands to have a lot:

DRI: many MP3s; not full albums, but you can make a killer "mix tape"
http://www.dirtyrottenimbeciles.com/music.htm

Cro-Mags: the entire Age of Quarrel is available
http://www.cromags.com/

Heathen: BOTH first two albums available.
http://www.heathenmetal.com/index2.html

You guys know of any more?

 

[tsorl]

Helstar's Remnants of War is available at their website, not a mp3 download though but an embedded flash player. Pretty good sound quality too!
http://www.helstar.com/ and pick "Media".

Anacrusis' 4 albums: http://www.whack.org/~ken/anacrusis media/anac_Albums_MP3.htm

Many of the "forgotten" 80s bands should follow these bands' suit and just give away that old stuff IMO. I'm talking about albums which are only available as bootlegs anyway so there'd be no financial loss to anyone. Of course a proper re-release on cd would be preferable but that's just not always going to happen and there's too many albums just rotting away that deserve to be heard.

 

[Powermetal Rebel]

I'm always excited to find old bands posting full albums or a ton of free MP3s on their websites.

So far, I have found these bands to have a lot:

DRI: many MP3s; not full albums, but you can make a killer "mix tape"
http://www.dirtyrottenimbeciles.com/music.htm

Cro-Mags: the entire Age of Quarrel is available
http://www.cromags.com/

Heathen: BOTH first two albums available.
http://www.heathenmetal.com/index2.html

You guys know of any more?

Excellent!!! Thanks for the info - I don't have any to share but I REALLY appreciate the Heathen info.

 

[Powermetal Rebel]

Helstar's Remnants of War is available at their website, not a mp3 download though but an embedded flash player. Pretty good sound quality too!
http://www.helstar.com/ and pick "Media".

Anacrusis' 4 albums: http://www.whack.org/~ken/anacrusis media/anac_Albums_MP3.htm

Many of the "forgotten" 80s bands should follow these bands' suit and just give away that old stuff IMO. I'm talking about albums which are only available as bootlegs anyway so there'd be no financial loss to anyone. Of course a proper re-release on cd would be preferable but that's just not always going to happen and there's too many albums just rotting away that deserve to be heard.

I do agree - would be cool to have it available for DL. Ever try to stream with dial-up?:zombie: LOL

 

[-J-]

cool! the anacrusis mp3s didn't really download, but maybe it'll work again for me down the road.

power: cool you dug those.

I should add this to the list. Voivod fan site. album demos for download. pretty cool, just go to demo area:

http://www.voivodfan.com/VoivodFrame.htm

 

[The Ozzman]

I am definitely getting the Heathen when I get home. Fucking nice!

 

[-J-]

I'll go ahead and add this one since it's pretty cool. although weird.

Apparently, you can listen to all these classic albums (saved as real audio files). They have a lot of old school stuff. I haven't tried to convert the files to MP3s for use in my player, but the list of albums is quite impressive:

http://vibrationsofdoom.com/test/index.html

 

[Wyvern]

Both Heathen albums are also available for purchase, as well as the last two Anacrusis albums. It worth nevertheless to download the first two since nobody had reissued them

 

[mdmatt4ever]

if anyone remembers the band love/hate all of their album but 1 can be downloaded from their website

 

[J.L.]

if anyone remembers the band love/hate all of their album but 1 can be downloaded from their website

Yeah man, I downloaded a stack of these ages ago. Very generous.

The bass player owns all the tunes, and gives 'em all away!

http://www.lovehate.com/

 

[-J-]

if anyone remembers the band love/hate all of their album but 1 can be downloaded from their website

cool - thanks!!

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just found out:

POSSESSED's first (1985) EP now free for download!

http://blogs.guitarworld.com/metalkult/classic-demos/demo-download-possesseds-1985-death-metal/

also, contempt (never heard of em, but looks like thrash, so I'm in) has a full album for download:

http://www.contempt.dk/index.php?page=download

several old-school demos:
http://bangbangblog.info/tag/demo-archive/

one of the links in above goes to Devastation's site, with full album downloads:
http://www.devastationmusic.net/our%20music.html

ENJOY you cheap bastards!

 

[-J-]

many thrash mp3s apparently (I have yet to dig into):

http://www.rippingthrash.com/

nice selection of some punk/HC/DIY-type metal (note deviated instinct's peaceville release!)

http://www.7inchpunk.com/

 

[-J-]

Balfor (full album downloads):

http://www.balfor.info/frame_en.htm

Nailed Skull (label) has Balfor's and a couple more full albums:
http://www.nailedskull.com/nailedskull001.htm

 

[Burkhard]

several old-school demos:
http://bangbangblog.info/tag/demo-archive/

Thanks for posting this link! Now I finally found Ice Age´s "General Alert"-demo, though I have to say that the thrashier song "Instant Justice" on their myspace-page (which I found thanks to the link in the demo-review) is even better.

 

[-J-]

Thanks for posting this link! Now I finally found Ice Age´s "General Alert"-demo, though I have to say that the thrashier song "Instant Justice" on their myspace-page (which I found thanks to the link in the demo-review) is even better.

that blog is amazing! I'm havin' a ball listening to those old demos.

 

[-J-]

Razor from Canada has 13 songs:

http://come.to/the.razor.pages

ancient has a fair amount:

http://www.ancientband.com/

 

[-J-]

I have found the motherload my friends, but it doesn't really jive with the premise of this thread (if ya know what I mean). It's thrash related. PM me for more info.

 

[-J-]

crucial unit has all theirs on their site!

http://www.crucialunit.com/home2.html