[1] In Exclaim! [1], By 1984 they were playing all over town and supporting big name punk acts like The Vandals, Dead Kennedys, and Fang. I can't find that page anymore though and it's gonna drive me nuts if I don't know the name of the microphone! The hardest album to find on the internet? One of my favorite albums. The Ramones are little school girls next these goons. Your stereo system simply won't be able to play this loud enough. Bad Company, Bad Company, Bad Company. It's fine old punk 'n roll that sounds like early Black Flag mixed with Sex Pistols and doesn't deserve much analysis. Pretty decent though nondescript obscure 80's punk that myself and probably a lot of you checked out because our favorite native of Aberdeen, Washington gave it one or two passing mentions in diaries we were never meant to read. With Vincent Price, Maggie Pierce, Leona Gage, Peter Lorre. The Tales of Terror LP is the very definition of the greatest of punk rock recordings. That book and specifically those lists were basically my bible as a teen. Jokes are fine, but don't post tactless/inappropriate ones. Freakin' rocks man. Highly recommended. I probably searched for this on Soulseek a few times back in the day but never got around to it until now. To rate, slide your finger across the stars from left to right. Bands played faster, but so fucking. My Favorite Hardcore/Punk/Garage Rock&Roll Albums all time. Second guitarist Trip missing in action. It never got any better than back then. Likewise, don't respond to trollish comments; just report them and ignore them. However, the band's career came to an end on the night of January 5, 1986. Records that Scream to be Reissued and/ or Digitalized, NOW!!! our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Some, including Kurt Cobain and Mark Arm, cite Tales of Terror as a key inspiration for the then-burgeoning grunge scene. Had to pay an arm and a leg to obtain an original vinyl copy of this, but so worth it. By 1984 they were playing all over town and supporting big name punk acts like The Vandals, Dead Kennedys, and Fang.. Their one album, the self-titled effort Tales of Terror, was released in 1984 on the San Francisco indie label, CD Presents.Distribution was limited; it is estimated that less than 5000 copies were pressed. Some of the most ugly, abrasive, and downright crude punk to exist. If it wasn’t for the murder of Lyon Wong. The various members drifted into other groups, most notably the Pirates of Venus, the Cactus Liquors and the Whorelords. However, the band's career came to an end on the night of January 5, 1986. Described by Midtown Monthly as "One of the most influential bands Sacramento ever produced" and often cited as the foundation of the grunge movement, their blend of hardcore, psychedelia, and rock had a lasting impact on music fans around the country, including Green River and Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. This shit, is everything Id love the most in hardcore punk give these fuckers more credit seriously, Hugely influential to the development of "grunge" or, if you don't like that word, many of the famous players in the Pacific NW underground rock explosion of the late '80s and early '90s. This needs to be reissued though! The assailant received a 6-month sentence for manslaughter. Wong was 22 years old. By the looks of the major streaming services and mp3 peddlers this has actually gotten a reissue recently w/ a couple of bonus tracks, somehow credited to CD Presents. ‘TALES OF TERROR’ is a wonderful Edgar Allan Poe adaptation precisely because it captures the range that the writer often exhibited in his own literature. Don't get in arguments with people here, or start long discussions. I remember reading something a while back that really detailed the recording process for this album, and I was blown away that they only used one microphone stuck in front of the band for the entire record. From a drunken Elvis cover and another where Rats Ass sings about an Elvis tattoo down on his cock, to killer hardcore in the vein of Damaged, to eerie deathrock chords displayed in "Tales of Terror" and "Ozzy" - not a minute is wasted (except the band themselves, most likely!)