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Even though they came into existence at around the same time and place (1982, the Bay Area) as the speed metal movement, SanFranciscooriginals Brocas Helm shared only a few thrash-like tendencies with neighbors Exodus, Metallica, et al. Instead, like similarlyoverlookedcontemporaries such as Manilla Road and Warlord, Brocas Helm members Bobbie Wright (guitars/vocals), Jim Schumacher (bass),and Jack Hays(drums) blazed a less popular trail closer to traditional metal powers like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and, of course, BlackSabbath, before them. Thispurist's philosophy quickly translated into ...read more
Even though they came into existence at around the same time and place (1982, the Bay Area) as the speed metal movement, SanFranciscooriginals Brocas Helm shared only a few thrash-like tendencies with neighbors Exodus, Metallica, et al. Instead, like similarlyoverlookedcontemporaries such as Manilla Road and Warlord, Brocas Helm members Bobbie Wright (guitars/vocals), Jim Schumacher (bass),and Jack Hays(drums) blazed a less popular trail closer to traditional metal powers like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and, of course, BlackSabbath, before them. Thispurist's philosophy quickly translated into a contract with Germany's Steamhammer label, which released BrocasHelm's medieval-minded debut album,Into Battle, in 1984, but to little critical acclaim. Fact is, band and label were separated by too great adistance to work together effectively, andthe demos that would become Brocas Helm's second album, Black Death, would languish unreleasedfor nearly four years before finally coming to lightin 1989, and then via the band's own Gargoyle imprint. By then, the group (now augmentedby second guitarist Tom "T-Bone" Behney) had become atruly underground enterprise, and would issue nothing but demos (1994's "GhostStory," 1997's "Time of the Dark") until giving up their battle at lastin the late ‘90's. Brocas Helm's retirement was short-lived, however, andwhen Greek promoters invited them to tour that metal-mad country, theyeagerly re-formed and issued a single entitled "Blood Machine" tocoincide with their live dates. Perhaps even more surprisingly, 2004 finally saw therelease of a third Brocas Helm LP entitled Defender of theCrown. « hide |
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