BOUND FOR HELL: ON THE SUNSET STRIP

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Take It Or Leave It" published by Synthicide (ASCAP) & Thorne In Your Side (ASCAP). Recorded at The Record Plant, March 3rd, 1985. Previously unissued. The Numero Group are also responsible for Ork Records: New York, New York –a double Grammy-nominated box set of recordings from the label responsible for early releases by the likes of Television and Richard Hell – as well as Blondie's recently announced mammoth 10LP set Against The Odds 1974-1982. AMBER WILD, Featuring PAUL STANLEY's Son EVAN STANLEY, Release New Double A-Side Single "Breakout"//"Silver"

The Sunset Strip sang an irresistible siren song to young metalheads, the stretch from Tower Records at Horn Avenue west to the Geffen Records headquarters at Doheny their club-studded stomping grounds. The Strip at large also counted the Troubadour among its cornerstone clubs, as well as the Valley’s Country Club, Perkins Palace in Pasadena, and a constellation of outlying venues. The scene as it had been in the youthful half of the 80s was on life-support. And if some of the bands that moved to the city circa 80 or ’81 felt unwelcome at first, it was nothing compared to the arrivals of ’87 and onward, in search of fame, fun and fortune, the music itself playing second fiddle. The repeat MTV Buzz Bin sea-change of Smells Like Teen Spirit was just a Nevermind nail in a Cherry Pie coffin. Two New Metal Christmas Albums, A Very Metal Christmas And A Very Metal Christmas II, Set For ReleaseBound for Hell: On the Sunset Strip” is a masterpiece on that era and not just for hardcore fans. It is so well done that it could easily be considered an art project as it is a musical one. Just the old fliers and ads for clubs are fun to look through and was where I saw “the one thing” I really wish I hadn’t missed: Seeing Slayer open for Bitch at the Roxy for SEVEN DOLLARS. DAMN! And as for the music, what can I say. I mean Armored Saint is in it, what more do you want? Up From The Depths" published by Morgan La Fey Music (BMI). Recorded at Fiddler's Studio, June 1983. Originally released on Music For Nations (MFN15), January 13, 1984. Glam metal’s savage, shredding guitar solos and thunderous Thor-like drum fills were the sound of this electrified, libidinous adolescence – the sound of headbanging and smoking weed in sliding-door vans and trying to get laid. It feels free and un-self-conscious in a way that just doesn’t seem possible in today’s world. Some of that is for the best, as it’s much harder for truly irresponsible and victimizing behavior is much more difficult when everyone’s got a smartphone. It sometimes seems like a true adolescence may’ve been lost along the way, as well, for enough reasons to fill an encyclopedia.

Liquid Lady" published by Madman Music (BMI). Recorded at Silverlake Studios. Originally released on Radioblitz (RB-RK3), 1979. The Rainbow and Gazzarri’s were ground zero, both inside and on the sidewalks out front. Dudes handing out flyers to gaggles of girls tottering on sky-high pumps was at once a conversation-starting mating dance and a sales-pitch mass ritual, lubricated by beer, bravado and blind ambition. We Came To Kill" published by Songs Of Numero Group (BMI). Recorded at Kendun Recording Studios. Originally released on Miami 1992 Records (M-20, S-11097), September 1983.On The Run" published by Fallen Angel Pub (BMI). Recorded at Kendun Recording Studios, 1985. Previously unissued. In some weird way,” he mused, “I guess it kind of created its own sound, if you will, and it became the LA sound.” AVATAR To Release Limited Edition 'Afterbirth' Liquid 'Blood-Filled' Version Of New Album Dance Devil Dance CHILDREN OF BODOM Announce Concert Album A Chapter Called Children of Bodom (Final Show In Helsinki Ice Hall 2019) SAMMY HAGAR, With MICHAEL ANTHONY, JASON BONHAM And JOE SATRIANI Announce 'The Best Of All Worlds' Tour

Numero Group, the frequently GRAMMY-nominated, Chicago-based label known for crafting expertly-researched collections featuring rarities, out-of-print and often forgotten musical sub-genres and artists, shine a spotlight on the halcyon days of early ‘80s Los Angeles glam metal with Bound For Hell: On The Sunset Strip. Blades Of Steel" published by Doug Moody Music (BMI). Recorded at Harlequin Studios. Originally released on Mystic Records (MLP33134), 1983. SPIRITBOX Release Three New Videos, "Ultraviolet", "Angel Eyes" And "Too Close/Too Late" From Latest The Fear Of Fear EP For the most part, the Sunset Strip was no less a woman’s workplace, although there was an undeniable dearth of women in bands. Locals such as (transplanted from Washington) Ann Boleyn of Hellion and Bitch’s Betsy Bitch reaped an array of rewards, feeling empowered on stage, earning the respect of fans and male co-combatants, collecting the horror stories of unpaid door takings and unscrupulous management that were common to all. The Sunset Strip sang an irresistible siren song to young metalheads, the stretch from Tower Records west to Geffen Records headquarters. The Rainbow and Gazzarri’s were ground zero, both inside and on the sidewalks out front.” – Katherine Turman from Bound For Hell: On The Sunset StripHow this all came together is kinda as unlikely as many of the origin stories of the bands in it. First there’s Adam Luksetich who produced the project. Now Adam is too young to have seen any of the bands but like me knew he was missing something special. Then there’s Kevin Estrada who saw them AND photographed them. Adam and Kevin met like a lotta people, at work. But unlike most people at work, they were working on a White Zombie project for The Numero Group. These guys wanted to create something on the under-appreciated first wave of Sunset Strip metal and then recruited Katherine to write it, making that wave becomes a storm. The Sunset Strip sang an irresistible siren song to young metalheads, the stretch from Tower Records west to Geffen Records headquarters," says Turman. "The Rainbow and Gazzarri’s were ground zero, both inside and on the sidewalks out front.” THE NUMERO GROUP TAKES DEEP DIVE INTO EARLY ‘80s LOS ANGELES GLAM METAL WITH BOUND FOR HELL: ON THE SUNSET STRIP BOX SET Beth Blade And The Beautiful Disasters - Mythos, Confession, Tragedies And Love (Beautiful Disasters) With the halcyon days now fading in the rear-view mirror, “We’re all like high-school buddies who survived graduation, so to speak”, one Sunset Strip survivor opined. “We’re all the best of friends with all those guys in that fraternity, but at the time it was very competitive.”

Cold Reception" published by Raucous Music (BMI). Recorded at Present Time Recording. Originally released on Raucous Records, 1985.

On The Sunset Strip

Was there a unified sound to that first wave of Los Angeles metal bands? One LA native suggests that while a lot of musical influences came from the UK and Europe, for some reason the LA bands didn’t sound like their inspirations.