Where could The Dogmatics have hoped to fit in during the mid-1980s? New wave had given way to pop and hair metal was still in the rising portion of its Icarus trajectory. Minneapolis was pumping out indie hits under the radar and a nascent grunge scene was bubbling under in Seattle, a revolution in the […]
Tag: 1986
From The Vault – N.M.E. – “Unholy Death” (1986)
The below was posted on the original version of Life in the Vinyl Lane back on July 28, 2018. I made a few small edits and added a bit of content, specifically from an interview with N.M.E. vocalist Brian Llapitan that appeared in the 2020 book Rusted Metal: A Guide to Heavy Metal and Hard […]
Strebers – “Ur Led Är…” (1986)
I’m always intrigued by the odd random record appearing in the midst of a “New Arrivals” bin. How did this mid-80s Swedish hardcore rarity (only 1,000 copies pressed) end up nestled between the Carpenters and Neil Young over at Easy Street Records in West Seattle? It’s a fairly valuable record (and was priced accordingly), so […]
From The Vault – Green Ice – “Green Ice” (1986)
Here’s another post in the From The Vault series. It originally appeared on Life in the Vinyl Lane on September 8, 2018, and I’m re-posting because it includes an interview with former Green Ice bassist Pat Nipert. Mrs. Life in the Vinyl Lane took a Saturday class a few weeks ago, so I thought I’d […]