In the Detmold area, there wasn't much going on for metal fans in the first half of the eighties. Fortunately, the members of two bands met in 1982 in a chip shop and recognized their common preference for hard music by their long hair, leather jackets and moustaches, which were good manners at that time. In this moment SACRAFICE were born, who subsequently became local heroes - of course influenced by the NWOBHM that was just spilling over into Germany, but also by the usual suspects like Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Rainbow or Kiss, as well as Judas Priest and the early Accept. Two unusual choices were made at once: In the spirit of Def Leppard or Led Zeppelin, the band name was deliberately changed - i.e. NOT Sacrifice, but Sacrafice. And they decided not to make the typical demo tape, but a 12" EP on their own. This one is called "The First Experience WIth The Unknown" and can be bought here and now on Discogs for 120 Euro and more used.... But already the book "Heavy Metal Made In Germany", which was published in the nineties via Iron Pages, lists the record as "Top German Metal Rarity". No wonder, because the quite aggressive heavy rock and metal knows how to please even today - or maybe especially today - and reminds us of the upbeat mood of the German metal scene in the first half of the eighties. This also applies to the three live tracks, which have been elaborately restored in days of work. Another house number are the six tracks of the follow-up band TranQuilL (exactly, that's the correct spelling). The mostly overlong songs can be classified as heavy prog. Due to various circumstances these pearls remained (as good as) unreleased. Again, a lot of time and work was invested to restore and master these private studio recordings. As always, the booklet (later on the vinyl then the inlay) contains liner notes (actual interview with a former band member). Photos and other illustrations.
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April 6, 2023
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