Traditional Doom Metal

Asylum to Release 3-3-88 Sept. 28 on Shadow Kingdom.
A little bit of tried and true Maryland doom history brought to light by Shadow Kingdom Records...3-3-88 isn’t the last recording Asylum made before the one band became the other, but it’s never been officially issued before
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From SKR:
On September 28th, Shadow Kingdom Records is proud to present a special lost recording from cult Maryland doom band Asylum entitled 3-3-88. Circulated amongst diehard collectors for years via MP3 but now finally finding an official physical release on CD format, Asylum’s 3-3-88 is a crucial piece of doom metal history.

Doom aficionados are well familiar with the name Asylum by now. Begun in 1981 and crafting a handful of super-cult demos during the lean years of the 1980s, Asylum eventually became Unorthodox in 1992 and released their classic debut album, fittingly titled Asylum, that year on the pivotal Hellhound label. As such, Asylum had a big hand in shaping the Maryland doom metal scene that would come to fruition in the ’90s and sow its influence worldwide.

But, with the long-lost 3-3-88 recording now unearthed, we begin to see the full depth of Asylum’s eventual transformation into UNORTHODOX. This recording was indeed recorded on March 3rd of 1988, and was the last-known recording under the Asylum moniker. Across its 10 tracks, the listener can feel the full force of the band’s ever-expanding biker rock base, which would later become a hallmark of Maryland doom. Whereas so much doom to come would take heavy cues from Black Sabbath, Asylum instead had more of a Steppenwolf-gone-metal feel, and as displayed by 3-3-88, a penchant for jamming out into spacier realms, including touches of otherworldly synth. And yet, for all this increased ambition – four full instrumentals mark this recording, including the portentous “Unorthodox” – the band’s sound remained remarkably focused, with a clear vision and even clearer execution. You can drift off into far-away lands as easily as you can headbang to this.

Pulled from the original tapes and remastered, Asylum’s 3-3-88 possesses an enduring power which has made it such a highly-sought-after recording all these years. And whether they transformed into Unorthodox or not, this crucial document deserves its rightful place in the doom pantheon.
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