SUDDEN DEATH Schallplatten & CDs

Review: Originally released in the spring of 1972, the one and only demo-album from Pasadena, California proto-metal outfit Sudden Death has gone on to become a work of psychedelic doom legend, with the band of relative youngsters even becoming finalists in the nationwide "America's Answer To Black Sabbath" artist search once upon a time. Sourced from the master tapes and made in collaboration with the original members (now full grown adults), the album finally sees its first wide distribution since a small reissue surfaced in the 90s courtesy of Rockadelic Records. Complete with a history-recapping eight-page booklet, this is a truly underappreciated hard rock cum metal proto gem worthy of all attention, praise and a place on the shelf.

Review: Selected as finalists in a nationwide search for "America's Answer To Black Sabbath", the Pasadena, California youths known as Sudden Death recorded one long-sought after demo album in the Spring of 1972. Resurfacing in the mid-90s as a proto-psych-doom underground gem, distributed by pioneering reissue label Rockadelic Records, the forward thinking (ahead of its time) Sudden Death project now finally receives its first worldwide broad distribution, compiled in collaboration with the original members. Sourced from the master tapes and including an insightful eight-page booklet, this compilation offers an earful of 70s hard rock morphing into modern metal in real time.