Description
In the summer of 1985, Long Beach, NY local guitar hero S.A. Adams decided to make a stylistic change. Leaving a band who’s music was directly influenced by early Judas Priest and Dianno-era Iron Maiden, Adams forayed into a punk-influenced metal hybrid-part GBH and The Stooges, part Motorhead, Raven and Venom. Financed by vocalist/lyricist Bob Muldowney of Kick-Ass Monthly magazine (the mysterious fan who pushed Metallica’s demo onto Megaforce’s John Zazula), their 9 song “DeSade Was A Feminist” album generated so much underground shock, horror and attention that Combat Record’s Bootcamp series offered the unit a 7 year / 7 album recording contract. In tow on these summer recordings was Mike Portnoy, an up and coming neighborhood drummer. Seeing Portnoy’s work first with Intruder and Rising Power, Adams felt that Mike’s newfound fanaticism for underground metal would be a perfect fit for the sonic damage to be unleashed that summer. Upon hearing word from Muldowney they were receiving a contract in a few weeks, Adams contacted Portnoy and agreed to record a backlog of material to start fulfilling the contract’s obligation. From December 28th, 1985 to January 11th, 1986, the two banged out three album’s worth of material with a slew of one or two-take recordings. However upon receiving the contracts from Muldowney, it was clear Combat intended to take over and own everything- from the recordings,the songs, publishing to even owning of the members names and images. I remember Mike being pretty pissed at my refusal to sign this thing-however with hindsight being 20/20 it turned out to be the best decision for everyone involved. One has to wonder if Combat Records would have even allowed Mike to record the legendary Majesty 1986 demo if they had their legal claws sunk into the 18-year-old skinsman. As Mike committed to his bandmates that he met at Berkely, Dream Theater, Adams continued this Punk/Metal mayhem, first with a band called The Fury and then with his S.A. Adams solo project.. The 2010 album Unearthed finally get these 1985-1986 recordings that S.A. Adams did with Mike Portnoy to the public. Hear you have the material that was intended to be an album as well as 4 bonus demo tracks.
Track list:
1. Paste The Glass
2. Kiss Of Death
3. Love Dies
4. Too Far Gone
5. Sex
6. War
7. 2 Steps
8. Moths
9. High Plains Drifter
10. 1986
11. Chapter Closed
12. You Smell Like
13. Degeneration
14. The Stage Door