Archeology has always fascinated me as a kid. Nothing in those days seemed remotely as important as digging through cool ruins and finding mummies and all sorts of creepy shits as only an archaeologist could do. The same naïve fascination seemed to have lingered with extreme underground music. I just love people who gave the effort to collect, preserve and share all manners of obscure and rare snail-mail day underground releases. They are part of the minuscule of reasons why life can still be enjoyable sometimes.
Suomi Relics
I suppose it’s pretty obvious for most people that Finland has a great Death and Black Metal scene. But, how obvious is it when we talk about Finnish Hardcore or Punk or Heavy Metal? Thank shit we have such blog as this to inform us of the highly important facts regarding the multi-faceted Finnish underground scene (well, at least before Death & Black Metal become the hype, I suppose?).
Metallic Artifacts
I think the idea that demonic/satanic imagery always fits metal music is quite true, and yet also overrated. The sight of a steroid-drenched muscular barbarian/medieval warrior has also hold a pretty impressive and fitting imagery for the music. It almost makes the music feels fit only for warriors, and that if you’re not one then listening to the music makes you (feel like) one. Of course, it doesn’t hurt when you have a collection of great, rare and kick-ass metal music to top it off.
Dusty Metal Ruins
Heavy/Speed/Thrash Metal, NWOBHM, spikes, hair sprays, eyeliners, one off singles, EPs that drowned in oblivion. If these sound unfamiliar for you then the word ‘metal’, in any type of combination referring to any specific musical styles, is a voluminous lesson that needs to be surmounted before you can ever profess to like the genre. There is no better place to start such a lesson, if you dare, than through the meticulous archives of this great blog. Be dusted in the depths of Metal ruins.
Ruins of Psychedelia
What would drive anyone to decide in pursuing a vast and detailed collection of everything created in the 60s and 70s psychedelic Rock saga? Is it the fuzzy, methamphetamine induced groove of the era? The corny and colorful attires, album covers, freezer magnet and stupid VW vans? Whatever it is/was, I am surely glad that some people do pursue this highly amusing and trivial form of collecting.
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