I've just uploaded this rare video clip recorded by Sabotage in 1983 in a local italian tv station...in memory of Andy Fois who passed away yesterday...Rest In Power!!!

Tarkus Rock Band was formed in Forlì (Italy) in 1977 and disbanded in 1983,they officially recorded only a 7" in 1981 (check out my channel to hear it), in 1982 they played a concert in their hometown and recently the former drummer shared this video footage from that gig,audio is bad in the fi...

Well....you will like their 1986 demo too!!!

Dik Dik was a beat/pop band formed in Milano(north Italy) in 1965 and still active although they had a lot of line up changes,they were on the the melodic italian cheesy pop side but in 1977 keyboard player Joe Vescovi (former The Trip,a great hard/prog band and later with the metallers Knife Edge) ...

Good News... In agreement with the family of the deceased owner of AUA Records we are working on next cds releases/reissues of the series Italian Metal Heroes as well as the fourth issue of our fanzine... I can't specify the releases timing yet but I will provide more news as soon as possible,stay t...

Thanks for sharing those Italian examples Nonseinormale65, aside from Forum Livii they were all new to me and right up my street musically. :D Maybe your label should archive these hidden Proto-Metal gems in compilation album form a la the US 'Brown Acid' or Spanish 'Andergraun Vibrations' series, ...

La Strana Società (from Torino,north Italy) was a cheesy pop/beat band formed in 1971,the only good song (for my taste) was this one:

From Vercelli (north Italy), band was called Segno dello Zodiaco,their album released in 1974 was a concentrate of mushy and sugary pop, only this track stood out:

Forum Livii from Forlì (Italy) , the italian answer to Black Sabbath? well...no ,just only a song in their first 7" was good while the rest of their discography was easy listening and weak...here is a rare live video on italian national tv in 1972...but what a song... https://youtu.be/4lbpkZyav...

Don't know if some of the followings fit here but... Babylonia was a band formed by some former members of Panna Fredda and Era di Acquario (well known italian prog bands), they released just a couple of mediocre poppy 7" in the middle 70's trying a commercial approach but the flip side of one ...

Exclusively for The Corroseum!!! Lay Out was an italian metal band from Milano (Italy),formed in the first half of the 80's recorded two great demo tapes musically different from each other; first one was traditional heavy/power metal with vocals a la Warrell Dane/King Diamond, one of the best itali...

Band: Flight Charm Country: Italy (Venezia) Genre: Heavy Metal Release: Soundboard live bootleg Date: 06-06-1987 (6th of june,1987) Venue: Parco Prandina - City Park City: Padova (Italy) Bitrate: mp3 320 kbps Artwork assembled by nonseinormale65 Info: Flight Charm recorded live during the Italian Mo...

Black Swan full demo (five tracks) on the former bass player channel https://www.youtube.com/@iziowho63





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In the second half of July in Cremona (north Italy) there is a three days festival called Luppolo In Rock with Running Wild,Candlemass,Coroner,Grave Digger and more tba,also a bunch of good old italian bands as Necrodeath (farewell tour),Wyvern,Love Machine etc. : https://www.facebook.com/luppoloinr...

Gianluca Sinicco R.I.P.... my old good friend Gianluca suddenly passed away yesterday...for those who did not know him he was a metalhead from the very beginning,a metal radio dj, a producer and also owner of the label AUA Records... he was the man behind the project Italian Metal Heroes series.......