All three of these bands are kinda forgotten footnotes now, but they each had an interesting approach. SANGRE AMADO was part of the early San Francisco black metal scene that spawned bands like WEAKLING and LUDICRA. Their songs sounded like they were written and recorded in the abyss itself! BRAINBLOODVOLUME was a short-lived sludge outfit with a pedigree that includes bands like AMBER ASYLUM, ARTIMUS PYLE, LAUDANUM, NO STATIK, REINA AVEJA, and WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. I always enjoyed them live and wish they had issued a proper recording. MURDER TAKES NO HOLIDAY was like the next chapter in the heavy Oakland metal/punk sound; too bad they never released any recordings either. Things would probably be much different if these bands existed now.
Only a pencil neck geek would turn down a deal on a car from Fred Blassie! They wouldn't dare!
Not surprising that over 700 people showed up for this stacked lineup! I wasn't one of them, so I stayed home and looked at the flyer instead. I'm sure the Stockton police were quite thrilled to have that many punk rockers suddenly gathered in their town.
Gino Hernandez flanked by his bodyguard Andrea the Lady Giant! Andrea went on to Mid-Atlantic Wrestling to manage Gino’s former tag team partner Tully Blanchard under the name of Baby Doll! Too bad the Handsome Half-Breed from Highland Park left us 34 years ago today, but he is still your champion nonetheless!
I just realized that this blog went live a month ago and I have not posted a single photo of Bobby Heenan bleeding. That is being rectified right now. Please accept my humble apologies and have a good day.
