Year : 1988 (Dark Symphonies Records Edition 2018)
Style : Heavy Metal , Power Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 208 mb
Bio:
Hades is an American power metal band from New Jersey.Hades was founded back in 1978 with a constantly changing line-up. It was not until 1982 that a permanent line-up was formed with Paul Smith (vocals), Joe Casilli, Dan Lorenzo (both guitar), Anthony Vitti (bass) and Tom Coombs (drums). This line-up produced several demos and the first self-produced single Deliver Us from Evil. They also took part in the two compilations Born to Metalize (1984) and Metal Massacre VI (1985), which were still very much orientated towards the original heavy metal of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.After various reorganisations, with only Dan Lorenzo and Tom Coombs remaining from the old line-up, the arrival of Alan Tecchio marked Hades' actual breakthrough. After another self-produced single called The Cross, the group, who were now playing speed and power metal, managed to secure a record deal with Torrid Records, a sub-label of Combat Records. The debut album Resisting Success was released there in 1987 and achieved cult status in the heavy metal scene. The European market was only served by Roadrunner Records six months later.An EP that was to follow was cancelled by the record company. The second album followed in 1988 with the programmatic title If at First You Don't Succeed..This album is also considered a heavy metal classic today. A European tour finally led to the dissolution of Hades. A headlining tour, which was amateurishly organised and hardly drew an audience, caused conflict within the band. After Hades returned to the States, they disbanded.Alan Tecchio and Dan Lorenzo then tried their hand at the metal band Non-Fiction, which released three albums between 1990 and 1996. Tecchio also sang on the album Control and Resistance for Watchtower. Tom Coombs went on tour with Doro Pesch, among others.In 1991, there was a one-off reunion show with the old line-up, which was also released on CD under the title Live on Location and contained two previously unreleased tracks. After the band members had returned to their own bands, there was another reunion in 1995. Only Jim Schulman did not take part and was replaced by former Mucky Pup bassist Scott LePage. The album Exist to Resist was largely based on old song material from 1988/89 that had never been used before. From then on, the band remained loosely together, but only rarely played live.In 1999, the fourth album $avior$elf was released, which had clear thrash influences. Metal Blade could be won as a record company. Jimmy Schulman returned to the band and a new drummer, Dave Lescinsky, was hired. The group performed at the Wacken Open Air 2000. The album The Downside was released in the same year.For the 2001 album DamNation, Billy Milano from M.O.D. was recruited as a backing vocalist, with D. D. Verni from Overkill played guest bass. Ron Lipnicki joined hades as the new drummer. It is the group's last album to date. A new song was recorded for a retrospective in 2002.Dan Lorenzo hit the headlines when he claimed to have used an unreleased vocal part by Bon Scott for his 2004 solo album Cassius King. In reality, it was merely a sample from the AC/DC cover band Overdose.
Album:
DARK SYMPHONIES is proud to announce our cooperation with New Jersey Based, cult thrash metal act HADES, to reissue their amazing 1988 sophomore release from 1988 "If at First You Don't Succeed..." presented as deluxe double CD set, complete a plethora of rare demo and unreleased tracks from the band's personal archives. Hades first released their now classic speed metal debut "Resisting Success" in 1987. The band broke up after completing a European tour in 1989, a year after releasing their sophomore effort "If At First You Don't Succeed". After the breakup, vocalist Alan Tecchio moved to Austin, Texas to join prog rockers Watchtower for a year. In 1990 he reunited with guitarist Dan Lorenzo in his new band Non-Fiction. Non-Fiction recorded 3 full lengths and toured the U.S. and Europe extensively before their breakup in 1995. Interestingly, Hades released a reunion CD called " Exist To Resist" on Black Pumpkin Records in 1994 while Non-Fiction was still active.In 1999 Hades signed to Metal Blade Records and released their comeback cd "Saviorself". Originally a demo, this release showed the band focusing on a new, more mature heavy sound. " The Downside" followed in 2000. Possessing a much better production and more cohesive songwriting this release saw Hadespushing themselves to another level as a unified band. Hades finest moment came in support of "The Downside" during an appearance at Germany's infamous Wacken 2000 outdoor festival.Carefully mastered from the original analog sources for the best possible sound, and will be designed after the original releases, featuring original cover artwork, taking elements from the original layouts with attention to detail, even down to the logo and typeface for a touch of nostalgia. Also included are tons of unpublished classic band photos, flyers and brand new liner notes from original founding members.Limited to 1000 copies each worldwide! Stay away from BOOTLEGS! Support the band and buy official releases!!
Line-Up:
Alan Tecchio - Vocals (1985-2002, 2010-present) - See also: Autumn Hour, Level Fields, Mike LePond's Silent Assassins, Mind's Mirrors, Heathen's Rage, ex-All Time Low, ex-Non-Fiction, ex-Seven Witches, ex-Watchtower, ex-Power
Dan Lorenzo - Guitars (1978-2002, 2010-present) - See also: Cassius King, Dan Lorenzo, Patriarchs in Black, Vessel of Light, ex-Non-Fiction, ex-The Cursed, Dukes / Lorenzo
Ed Fuhrman - Guitars (1988-2002, 2011-present) - See also: ex-System Addict
Jimmy Schulman - Bass (1985-1993, 2000-2002, 2010-present) - See also: Cassius King, Vessel of Light, ex-Attacker, ex-Dan Lorenzo
Tom Coombs - Drums (1982-1998, 2010-present) - See also: ex-Trixter
Tracklist:
CD1:
01. Opinionate! 05:10
02. In the Mean Time 03:25
03. Rebel Without a Brain 04:38
04. King in Exile 03:57
05. Face the Fat Reality 03:01
06. Outro 00:43 instrumental
07. I Too Eye 03:35
08. Diplomatic Immunity 02:55
09. Process of Assimilation 04:25
10. Tears of Orpheus 01:20 instrumental
11. Aftermath of Betrayal (The Tragedy of Hamlet) 09:00
12. Finale 00:18 instrumental
13. M.E.S. (Technical Difficulties) 02:55
CD2:
01. Sweet Revenge (1983) 03:52
02. On to Iliad (1983) 02:58
03. Damned for the Grave (1983)
04. Nightrider (1982)
05. Demilich (1983)
06. Wrathchild (1983)
07. Rudimentary Psychosis (1983)
08. Sledgehammer Press (1985) 02:56
09. Widow's Mite (1985) 03:08
10. The Cross (1985) 03:45
11. Abode of the Dead (1982) 03:44
12. Rogues March (1982) 04:12
13. Easy Way Out (1982) 05:02
14. Gloomy Sunday (1982) 05:34
15. The Leaders? (live at Foxes, 1983) 04:54
16. The Cross (1984 version) 04:21
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