1) Today I just found there was another heavy metal band in Bangladesh which released a tape album. It was even before the mighty Rockstrata, Warfaze and In Dhaka:
the name is কীতিনাশা (Kirtinasha) and the album is self titled.
I guess it was released around 1988/1989, with a 3-piece line up. It's the only album made by this band:
The guys at the Ashik Music facebook page promised me to send more information and mp3...I hope to get a full tracklist and check how it is...so I can share and add it on Metal-Archives and Discogs (oops...no, not on discogs, those bastards banned me)
2) Researches about heavy metal in India.
Finally I found a picture of the Millennium's debut Ep "Born to reign", recorded in 1993 (and not in 1989 as stated on M-A: that is the year of foundation of the band). Here it is:
good and surprising thrash, as you can see from their "Only be one" track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj4MeQngs2c
3) About Post Mark and their album "Stamp On You": I got this message from the guys at the Rock Music Manipur facebook:
"we have been on the lookout for the same for years but havent got it (the cassette tape). post mark band themselves had put on local newspaper even asking people/ fans to give them a copy of the cassette if anybody has, but they got no positive response"
4) I made a list of early metal bands active in India in the 80's....almost all of them came from Manipur state (close to the border with Myanmar/Burma) and were mainly cover bands with very few original songs. Very few other bands were active in other Indian states or big towns like Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbay. Here's a possibly complete list of all metal bands of those times:
13AD (Kerala): Ground zero Tape 1989 HARD ROCK/AOR
13AD (Kerala): Tough on the streets Tape 1992 HARD ROCK/AOR
5 Zenith (pre-Eastern Dark, Imphal, Manipur, 1994):
Agni: Wind dance with fire Tape 1993 HARD ROCK/AOR
Angel Dust (Manipur, 1987):
Angellica (Manipur):
Arkaitor (Shillong, 1993):
Astounder (Manipur, with Momocha Laishram and Paul Marudai Gangmei, 1984):
Avalanche (Bangalore 1990/1992):
Black Sultan (Manipur, with Paul Marudai Gangmei, 1985)
Born Free (Manipur)
Brain Damage (Manipur, 1987):
Cannibals (Manipur, with Momocha Laishram and Paul Marudai Gangmei, 1987-1996): In the middle of the night, Sweet reggae, Dirty boy blues, Confused, Goodbye dead boy, Devil devil, Burden of dream, Inner feeling, ….
Chaos/Vedic Chant:
Cranium (Kolkata): No mercy Demo 1995 (10 tx)
Dark Domain (with Guru Jiangam Kamei, 198x):
Dark Krusaders/Drixian Empire (Churchandpur/Manipur, 1986-1993):
Dark Of Ages (Manipur, 1993):
Death's Guitar (pre-Post Mark, Manipur, 1988):
Devil Worshiper (with Guru Jiangam Kamei, 198x):
Dorian Platonic (Guwahati):
Eastern Dark (Imphal, Manipur, 1996): The monkey lies Tape 1997 (8 tx)
Eastern Dark (Imphal, Manipur, 1996): Kangdroom - The monkey truth Tape 2001
Eastern Dark (Imphal, Manipur, 1996): Kangjei Tape 2009
Easy Meat (Pune):
Greek (Adam Avil): played at Range Ground, Imphal
Heavenly Fingers (Manipur, with Momocha Laishram, Sarat Thounaojam, 1989)
Hell's Angels (Manipur, 1985):
Hellions (Manipur, 1987):
Holocaust (Guwahati):
Holy Rider (Manipur, 199x):
M.A.I.D.S./Metal Aliens in Devil's Soul (Madras, 199x):
Machine Head (pre-Cannibals, Manipur, with Jean Giansing Panmei, Paul Gangmei, Len Gangte, Momocha Laishram, 1985)
Mayhem:
Metal Teens (Manipur, 1992):
Millennium (Bangalore): Born to reign Tape Ep 1993
Millennium (Bangalore): Millennium Tape 1994
Misanthrope: Demo 1993
Morgue (Guwahati, with Mrinal Das, Neeraj Kakoty, Ambar Das, Raju Seal, Manas Chowdhury)
Nexus (Manipur, with Imocha Kabrabam, 1997):
NH-39 (Manipur, 199x):
Pentagram (Mumbai): We are not listening Tape 1994 (Plus Music)
Phoenix/Phynyx (Manipur, with Len Gangte, 1980): Demo Tape 199x
Post Mark (Manipur): Stamp on you Tape 1989
Power Pak (Manipur, with Imocha Kabrabam, 1989):
Power Slave (Manipur, 1989):
Psychopayhs (pre-Eastern Dark, Imphal, Manipur, 1991):
Ravage/Ravages (Pune, with Uday Iyer): Dream slayer Tape 1992
Red Devils (Manipur, 1992):
Rex (Manipur, 1988):
Rock Machine (Indus Creed, Bombay): Rock'n'roll renegade Tape HARD ROCK
Rock Machine (Indus Creed, Bombay): The second coming Tape HARD ROCK
Rosenkrutz:
Sabre Tooth (Mumbai, 1985-1996)
Shiva (Kolkata, with Amyt Datta): Classics Tape 199x (HMV Records) HARD ROCK
Sykopath (pre-Eastern Dark, Manipur, 1989):
The Great Society (Shillong)
The Lapps (Manipur, 1992):
TNT (Manipur):
Ultra Vires (Manipur, 1987):
5) I am still searching for the WARHEAD "Meltdown" (1985) tape album, the first heavy metal album ever recorded in the Philippines. The 2 contacts I found a few years ago obviously vanished in the air. People in local facebook pages and music forum dedicated to heavy metal never replied.... we will see, eh
6) I found another early record from the Philippines:
City Limits: Pesteng bisyo / Para sa iyo 7" (year unknown, maybe around 1988)
while the A side (Para sa iyo) sucks, the B Side (Pesteng Bisyo) is good heavy metal/hard rock/street rock, I mean not too bad. I saw it was sold for a few dollars not a long time ago. Of course no information and no knowlegde on philipinos metal forums. I heard one comment which enlight a lot about the presevation and memories of local metal overthere: "sorry bro but at that time there was no mp3 or itunes, that's why this music disappeared"....well....I am speechless
in any case, here you can listen to "Para sa iyo" which is good. The other song sucks, so I don't put the link, you can find it on youtube, anyway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tyCBnVKX0M
7) Mongolia: Ayasiin Salkhi demos + information on other metal bands from Mongolia in the 80's and 90's: nothing as usual. I am sick of these idiots. It seems they don't want to share their information with foreigners. Only Hurd count. "Why listen to other unsuccessful bands? They deserve to be forgotten because they had no success". That's the only information I got.
Trying to get in touch with Ayasiin Salkhi....zero, nothing, silence. Fans, rockers, people involved in music: zero, nothing, silence. Ok, Mongolia is a closed chapter. They want to be by themselves. Ok, please, help yourselves and good luck.
