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DESOLATION ANGELS - While the flames still burn (Demo from 1991)    DESOLATION ANGELS - Fury (Demo from 1989)   LETHAL - The arrival (Demo from 1986)   RIVAL - Rival (Demo from 1990)  


SLENDER THREAD, England single from 1980, reprint Da immer wieder Fragen darüber auftauchen will ich hier mal einen kleinen Überblick über die wilde brasilianische Bootleg Szene geben (ich versuche hier keine Komplettaufstellung)! Dort werden ja alle CD und DVD Release schon Stunden nach dem ersten Erscheinen auf der Strasse und in Geschäften als Raubkopie angeboten! Es gibt aber auch eine grosse schwarze Vinyl Szene, da sich der Staat dort nicht dafür interessiert! Viele LP Veröffentlichungen in den 80er jahren sollen auch nie bei den Labels in den USA und Europas bezahlt worden sein! Dies soll vor allem für die ganzen vielen LPs des "Woodstock" Labels gelten! Es gab aber auch einige wenige totale Bootlegs, wie z.B. eine Split LP mit den beiden ersten Mini LPs von SODOM und DESRUCTION, die damals kurz nach dem Erscheinen der Originale herauskam! Von alten IRON MAIDEN LPs existieren auch Raubkopien mit seltsamen einfarbigen Covern!
Aber so richtig ging es erst Ende der 90er Jahre los und es begann eine wilde Vinyl Bootleg Szene! Diese kommen von verschiedenen Kreisen in Sao Paulo und Rio. In Sao Paulo sind vor allem 2 Parteien. Die einen werfen Unmengen von Black Metal Zeux heraus (in immer neuen Vinyl Farben, und immer wieder neu "limitiert"), und zu astronomischen Preisen bis 35 $ pro Stück!! Meist benutzen sie dabei bekannte Namen wie MAYHEM; EMPEROR; PSOSSESSED; BATHORY; VENOM, aber auch die völlig unbekannten deutschen MOONBLOOD! Die anderen machen sogenannte "Kult" Release, wie SATAN mit Brian Ross (Doppel LP) und SOLDIER (beides sehr bescheidene Sound Qualität), und SHELYAK / ACERO Split LP (totales spanisches Looser Zeug, das damals schon keinen als Original interessiert hat)! Es scheint noch einen anderen in Sao Paulo zu geben, der bisher wohl nur die MERCYFUL FATE "Live USA 1995" Do LP herausbrachte, und eine Raubpressung der IRON MAIDEN "Live Japan" Maxi Single mit dem raren Venezuela Cover, die er versuchte als Originale zu verkaufen!!


KRYST THE CONQUEROR (made from rare CD, 1990)   DRAGONNE (made from very rare LP, 1988)   SINDROME - Into the hall of extermination (Demo from 1987)   TYRANTS REIGN (made from very rare LP, 1987  


In Rio gibt es eine Fülle von Bootleggern! Von "Dust Records", die nur Picture LPs machen kamen etliche rare Sachen heraus! Die 2 verschiedenen DESOLATION ANGELS Pic LPs enthalten Material, das bisher kaum einer kannte (genau wie das Material von KRYST THE CONQUEROR)! Die im Original extrem raren LPs von TYRANTS REIGN; DRAGONNE und SLAYER (San Antonio) sind auch begehrt! Es gibt aber noch recht sinnlose Release, wie RIVAL; LETHAL und 2 x SINDROME! "Phoenix Records" bietet wiederum eien Serie von super seltenen NWOBHM Singles als farbige Nachpressungen an! Die meisten haben das original Artwork, aber SCARAB und SLENDER THREAD haben ein besonderes Artwork, da die Originale nie mit Cover erschienen sind! Dann gibt es da noch einen ganz wilden Bootlegger, der etliche MAIDEN Live Sachen anbietet, und dazu super Exoten, wie CRYPTIC FATE (Bangladesh) und CRISIS (Nepal), und seltene alte Brasilien Sachen in grausamer Qualität, wie NECROPHAGO; INQUISICAO (siehe Band Chapter); FLAMMEA/VOLCANA und die CD von MOSH auf LP (siehe in den beide Band Chaptern)! Auch gab es eine Scheibe der holländischen Doom Deather MYSTIC CHARM. Der selbe Typ macht aber auch noch total schreckliche Aufnahmen kannter Bands mit super ekligen Sex / Porno Covern, wie z.B. das erste RUNNING WILD Demo, THE GATHERING / WITHIN TEMPTAION Demos, VIPER, ARCANIA XXII (von Namibia) u.s.w.!




CRYPTIC FATE (Metal from Bangla Desh!)   CRISIS (Metal from Nepal!)   SATAN - Blitzkrieg in Holland (live 1983, with Brian Ross)   SOLDIER - Infantrycide (Demo 1982 + single 1982 tracks)  


SCARAB, England single from 1980, reprint As there are always questions about this records, I will give here a short overview about the brazilian bootleg scene (I do not try to be complete)! Nobody is watching copyrights in this country, and all the new CD and DVD release are already bootlegged at the same release day and sold at the street and in some shops! But there is also a big black vinyl scene! Many releases of international bands in the 80s are suppose to be also bootlegs, as they never payed for the rights. Even the big "Woodstock" label seems to have done this! But there were also a few total bootlegs, like an split LP with the first Mini LPs of SODOM and DESRUCTION at one LP, which came out shortly after the release of the originals! Some of the old IRON MAIDEN were also illegal pressed with strange one colour covers!
But the real start for the scene was end of the 90s, and a wild bootleg scene began! Those guys come from different circles in Sao Paulo and Rio! In Sao Paulo you have 2 main groups, The first one throws a lot of Black Metal crap on the market (again and again the same stuff in different vinyl colours, and again "limited"), and all for astronomical prices up to 35 $! They use mainly big names like MAYHEM; EMPEROR; PSOSSESSED; BATHORY; VENOM, but also total insider bands like MOONBLOOD! The other group does "Cult" releases, like SATAN with Brian Ross (Double LP) and SOLDIER (both with really bad sound), and SHELYAK / ACERO Split LP (total Spanish looser stuff what was already uninteresting when it came out in the 80s)! There seems to be one other person in town who made so far one double LP of MERCYFUL FATE "Live USA 1995", and a reprint of the IRON MAIDEN "Live Japan" Maxi single with the very rare Venezuela cover, which he tried to sell as original!


RUNNING WILD - Heavy Metal like a hammerblow (Demo from 1982)   THEGATHERING / WITHIN TEMPTATION - Nederlands Queens (Demos 1996/97)   CHTHONIC (Taiwanese melodic Death band, from CD 2002)   BLINDER - Transhumanos (Cuba, Demo from 2000)  


In Rio there are many bootleggers! From "Dust Records" (which do only picture LPs) came several rare LPs with very rare and unknown material!! The 2 different DESOLATION ANGELS Pic LPs contained material, which even NWOBHM specialists did not know, and the old CD from KRYST THE CONQUEROR was also very unknown! The LPs from TYRANTS REIGN; DRAGONNE and SLAYER (San Antonio) are very rare now as original, and this guys reprinted them! They made also other Pic LPs from the US bands RIVAL; LETHAL and 2 x SINDROME! "Phoenix Records" made a series of old NWOBHM singles reprints in coloured vinyl! Most of them have the original artwork, but SCARAB and SLENDER THREAD have a spcial cover art, as the originals had never a cover! And there is the most crazy bootlegger of Brazil, who released several MAIDEN live LPs, and some super exotic bands like CRYPTIC FATE (Bangladesh) and CRISIS (Nepal), and rare old Brazilian material in bad quality, like NECROPHAGO; INQUISICAO (see band chapter), FLAMMEA/VOLCANA and the CD from MOSH on LP (see both in the band chapters)! This guy made also an LP from the dutch Doom Death band MYSTIC CHARM. He made also several LPs with totally crazy and ugly sex / porn covern, like the first demo from RUNNING WILD, demos from THE GATHERING / WITHIN TEMPTAION, VIPER live and ARCANIA XXII (from Namibia) ....and more
Above are some examples of the stupid Sex covers!




NECROPHAGIA- Brutal Mutilation (Brazil, bad Death demos from 1987/88)   DARK FUNERAL -    BATHORY / VENOM split   BATHORY / VENOM split  


Como sempre há perguntas a respeito destes álbuns, darei aqui um pequeno apanhado sobre a pirataria brasileira (não pretendo ser completo)! Ninguém respeita os direitos autorais neste país e todos os novos CDs e DVDs lançados já estão pirateados e sendo vendidos nas ruas e algumas lojas no mesmo dia de lançamento. Há também uma grande cena de vinis! Muitos lançamentos de bandas internacionais dos anos 80 parecem ser piratas também já que os direitos nunca foram pagos. Até a grande gravadora "Woodstock" parece ter feito isso! No entanto, há também aqueles que são totalmente piratas como o split LP com os primeiros mini LPs do SODOM e DESTRUCTION, que apareceu logo após o lançamento dos originais! Alguns do velho IRON MAIDEN ilegalmente prensados com uma estranha capa colorida! O começo oficial da pirataria em massa foi o final dos anos 90. Os pirateiros vêm de diferentes círculos em São Paulo e Rio. Em São Paulo você encontra dois grupos principais: o primeiro joga um monte de Black Metal no mercado (o mesmo álbum com vinis em cores diferentes e "limitados") e todos com preços astronômicos, acima de $35! Eles geralmente trabalham nomes de bandas conhecidas como MAYHEM; EMPEROR; POSSESSED; BATHORY; VENOM, mas também não descartam bandas menores como MOONBLOOD, por exemplo! O outro grupo trabalha como lançamentos "culto" como SATAN com Brian Ross (LP duplo) e SOLDIER (ambos com péssimo som) e SHELYAK / ACERO split LP ( material espanhol sem graça que já era desinteressante quando foi lançado nos anos 80)! Parece haver na cidade uma outra pessoa que fez um LP duplo do MERCYFUL FATE "Live at USA 1995" e reeditou o maxi single "Live Japan" do IRON MAIDEN com uma capa raríssima da Venezuela e que ele tentou vender como original! No Rio há bastante pirateiros! Da "Dust Records" (que só faz LPs) vieram vários LPs raros com materiais bem desconhecidos! Os dois diferentes Pic LPs do DESOLATION ANGELS contem materiais que até especialistas em NWOBHM não conhecem e o antigo CD do KRYST THE CONQUEROR era também bem desconhecido! Os LPs do TYRANTS REIGN; DRAGONNE e SLAYER (San Antonio) são raros como originais e estes rapazes os reeditaram! Eles também fizeram um outro Pic LP de bandas norte-americanas: RIVAL; LETHAL e 2 x SINDROME! A "Phoenix records" fez uma série de reedições de singles da NWOBHM em vinis coloridos! Muitos deles tem capa original, mas SCARAB e SLENDER THREAD possuem uma arte especial, já que os originais nunca tiveram uma capa! E há, ainda o pirateiro mais doido do Brasil que lançou todos o LPs ao vivo do IRON MAIDEN e algumas bandas super exóticas como CRYPTIC FATE (Bangladesh) e THE CRISIS (Nepal) e materias brasileiros raros, com qualidade ruim, como NECROPHAGO, INQUISICAO (veja o capítulo de bandas), FLAMMEA / VOLKANA e o CD do MOSH em LP (veja ambas no capítulo sobre bandas)! Este cara também pirateou um LP da banda holandesa de Doom Death MYSTIC CHARM. Ele também faz diversos LPs com capas pornô/ sexuais totalmentes loucas e feias como a primeira demo do RUNNING WILD, demos do THE GATHERING / WITHIN TEMPTATION, VIPER ao vivo e ARCANIA XXII (da Namíbia)... e muito mais.


POSSESSED / MORID ANGEL split   POSSESSED / MORID ANGEL split   MAYHEM / EMPEROR split   MAYHEM / EMPEROR split