Witch Hunt - Demo '84 (pre-Crom (Fin))

Avenger · Post by **Avenger** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:58 am

ION BRITTON wrote:Here it is:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IUSBOG08

Thank you.

zeuhl · Post by **zeuhl** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:54 am

This single is probably my favorite Finnish stuff along with "Envoy of death" and "Moottorilinnut"!! Now I only need to upgrade my mp3s to wax, hah.

So good...

MassOfKthulu · Post by **MassOfKthulu** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 4:12 pm

wow so good.
this beats tarot's first lp i think and goes straight to the top of sauna steel
i suppose its impossible to find any vinyl but thanks for the mp3s,they ll play for a long time
doesnt the singer remind you of dave tattum (angelwitch on scr & bl /fr assault)

nabel · Post by **nabel** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:01 am

Yes, maybe the best finnish 7", they have great own sound. Don't know is it "impossible" to find this but it demands hard work and good luck. No, I don't have it but I know it's not impossible like for example Sarcofagus 7"...

Sauna steel?!

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:13 am

Best finnish 7" = STUD's Mä Haluun Elää/Viimeinen Yö 7" coz it simply has the best finnish heavy metal song ever (Viimeinen Yö)

The Erlking · Post by **The Erlking** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:42 pm

Masterwork's Bad Power, Stud's Mä Haluun Elää/Viimeinen Yö and this are the best three Sauna Steel singles for me. Don't know in which order. I play Stud's the most but it's more "generic" metal than Masterwork. Though I don't think every band has to be like Hell, Max Planck, The Mezmerist or Black Hole for example..

Post by **DaN** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:55 pm

The Erlking wrote:Masterwork's Bad Power, Stud's Mä Haluun Elää/Viimeinen Yö and this are the best three Sauna Steel singles for me. Don't know in which order.

Let's not forget the magnificent HELLION NOISE 7"! Together with those 3 = definitely the best from Finland.

The Erlking · Post by **The Erlking** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 5:26 pm

You're right. They're top stuff too. Too bad there wasn't much good ol' HEAVY METAL in Finland in vein of early 80s metal around europe and north-america. Or at least I haven't heard.

The Erlking · Post by **The Erlking** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 5:27 pm

Oh and Tarot is boring

MassOfKthulu · Post by **MassOfKthulu** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 5:33 pm

i only like the first tarot(its b side is flawless) and i admit im uneducated in finnish metal,i only know bands like helsinki,pegasos and steel frog.educate me on poisonoise please!

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 5:33 pm

The Erlking wrote:Oh and Tarot is boring

1st TAROT is a masterpiece. Few scandinavian albums have THAT class.

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 5:41 pm

MassOfKthulu wrote:i only like the first tarot(its b side is flawless) and i admit im uneducated in finnish metal,i only know bands like helsinki,pegasos and steel frog.educate me on poisonoise please!

STUD and HELLION NOISE are the two 7'' you should check first. I had uploaded STUD a long time ago and probably the link is not active now. Dan had also uploaded HN and some other finnish 7''. Check the links and let me know if anything needs a reup.

How good are PEGASOS and STEEL FROG though?

The Erlking · Post by **The Erlking** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 5:42 pm

I've tried to get into it. It's not bad but it's still kinda boring imo. Everything seems to be in order but the songs just don't struck me that good or very memorable. Besides Marco Hietala wouldn't recognise real metal nowadays even if he stumbled over old Iron Maiden records.

OZ and Sarcofagus are so much better

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 5:52 pm

The Erlking wrote:but the songs just don't struck me that good or very memorable.

Listen to "Wings of Darkness" again. If you don't like it, then listen to it again. And then again. And again. And again...

OK, i know it depends on each one's taste, but on very few occasions i just cannot understand how someone who likes 80's heavy metal cannot like certain songs. TAROT's debut has at least two of those songs...

Post by **DaN** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:27 pm

ION BRITTON wrote:How good are PEGASOS and STEEL FROG though?

PEGASOS is Melodic Scandinavian Hard Rock, pure and simple. Not my bag but I guess they're not bad at what they do. I've got a rip of it right here but asking for an upload will mean Your Steel Is Not True.

I haven't heard STEEL FROG, but I've seen it described as Speed/Thrash. Wouldn't mind hearing it.