MANIMALS

.. width="425" height="350" ..BRINGING IT SINCE 1982.....that's right:198FUCKIN'2......CALL IT MONSTER-METAL, CALL IT HORRORCORE CALL THEM...... MANIMALS1982 - 1983: Emerging from the Detroit / Toledo hardcore scene of the early 1980's, this unholy three-piece punished punk crowds along side such acts as NEGATIVE APPROACH, The danzig-era MISFITS, GOVERNMENT ISSUE and THE NECROS. This included the band's first vinyl appearance on the classic Mystic Records Hardcore sampler "WE GOT POWER - party or go home!" (1982).1984 - 1988: For five years, the MANIMALS reigned as the most notorious band on the Cleveland, Ohio Metal scene. Delivering occassional, but legendary live shows, this period saw a number of national acts refusing to allow these punk / metal monsters on the bill. A few notable exceptions were shows with SAMHAIN and NUCLEAR ASSAULT. They even found time to scare MEGADETH shitless in a 1986 co-headline show. With little opportunity to play with touring acts, the MANIMALS took a weekend to record a demo which would ultimatley become the classic "Blood is the Harvest" EP (1986). This rare vinyl 12" became a cult collector's item across the USA as well as Europe and South America.Then, after a brutal January 1988 show, almost as suddenly as they had appeared, they vanished .....not to be seen again for nearly a decade....1999 - PRESENT: On April 17, 1999 months of rumors were confirmed as LARRY the WOLF, DARK and new guitar-punisher ORLOCK made their first live appearance, unleashing an assault of new horror anthems. In late '99 they released their very first full-length CD: MANIMALS "HORRORCORE". The disc received enthusiastic critical acclaim (includeing the Free Times Metal Act of the Year for 2000) and is regarded by many as the one of the greatest horror-rock/punk CDs ever released. (TO BE CONTINUED)