Wherein Eric rings in the holiday season in the best way possible: By exploring the esoteric underworld of 1980s American independent heavy metal bands with author Alexandros Anesiadis.
Alex is the author of the fantastic new book Heroes of the Metal Underground: The Definitive Guide to 1980s American Independent Metal Bands. Purchase copies for yourself and 10 of your closest friends at: https://www.amazon.com/Heroes-Metal-Underground-Definitive-Independent/dp/1627311408
Assigned Listening #1: Street Child- "Street Child" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5P_Yuio2pc
Assigned Listening #2 : Ruffians- "Fight For Your Life" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVaocBQeu0s
Assigned Listening #3 : Decoy Paris- "Secrets of the Heart" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSVqXmgoPcw
If you are interested in hearing more from these bands as well as others in Alex's book, the following is a fabulous resource for audio: https://metal-samples.com/
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