Goblin - Live 1979

If you've been following this blog for a while, you should know about my love for Italian prog legends Goblin. Simply put, I think they're one of the single most amazing bands ever. Here is a live recording that I know next to nothing about, other than that it was recorded in Italy in 1979, probably features the line-up on the "Suspiria" soundtrack, and contains songs from Profondo Rosso, Suspiria, Roller, and the under-appreciated Il Fantastico Viaggio Del Bagarozza Mark. The recording is good, and I think it's just awesome to hear Goblin at their peak, playing these songs live.

Goblin - Live 1979

Mother Of Tears OST - Claudio Simonetti

Well, my friends, it's still a few weeks away from Halloween, but here at Scummified, we aim to make Halloween an all month thing, so I'm starting the festivities a little early. Here is Claudio Simonetti's (he of Goblin fame) score to Dario Argento's final part of his "Three Mothers" trilogy, The Mother Of Tears (or "La Terza Madre" as it's known in Italy). The score is classic Simonetti, full of keys, chants, and more scary stuff going on. The movie is good, but not as good as the first parts, the classic "Suspiria" and "Inferno". Yeah, it's gory and fast paced, and better than a lot of other horror movies being released these days, but it just doesn't compare to his other works. Anyways, the score is great, so check it out!

"Who wants to eat the girl?"

Impact - Solo Odio

Here is Impact's 1984 "full length", "Solo Odio". Impact were one of the first wave of Italian hardcore bands, up there with Wretched, Indigesti, Raw Power, and Negazione, to name a few, that formed the basis of what hardcore punk rock in Italy would be like for years to come. Now, i know this has been blogged elsewhere, so you might have already heard it. if you have, then you know what's up. if somehow, you've just stumbled across this blog and you see this and think, "hmm, i bet this is alright" let me tell you....this album destroys. it is 10 tracks of politically charged, furiously energetic hardcore with great sound and great vocals that should reaffirm all your faith in punk rock. i know it did for me the first time I heard it. they also released a split with EU's Arse, 2 more EP's, and another full length, according to the great Kill From The Heart. They are all great releases, but to me, nothing tops the violent explosion of hardcore energy that Impact captured on this LP. do yourself a favor and get this now!

Impact - "Solo Odio"

Tenebrae In Perpetuum - "Onori Funebri Rituali"

Here is the debut full length from Italy's now defunct Tenebrae In Perpetuum. my italian is very rusty, but I'm guessing their name translates roughly to "darkness for eternity" or something similar, which is a great name for this band, who offer up eight tracks of trebly-guitar-tremolo picked hyper speed black metal that is cold and grim as anything from scandinavia.

Tenebrae In Perpetuum - "Onori Funebri Rituali"