Thursday, September 13, 2012

Iscariot

Iscariot were a gaggle of Heavy Metal hopefuls from Portland, Oregon. A bullshit town known mostly for  craft beer and rain. In 1985 the band cranked out one cassette demo and it's not bad, not bad at all. Traditional Heavy Metal is served here with tinges of classic Doom. Dragons, kings, and demons provide lyrical inspiration and keep the proceedings fairly orthodox in the approach. I have asked a few Portlanders I know if they have any info on Iscariot, what became of them?  But, alas, the info is as scarce as the eye teeth of a unicorn.

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7 comments:

  1. Darryl WhalenSeptember 13, 2012 at 7:26 AM

    1985, huh? - i like it

    welcome back. if i told you i clicked on your site every day for the last 3 month, would you think i was crazy?
    i don't care. i never gave up, dammitttttt!!!!!

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  2. Silky BravadoSeptember 13, 2012 at 6:26 PM

    I live next to that bullshit town and love this gem of an opportunity.

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  3. Dennis DreadSeptember 13, 2012 at 6:59 PM

    You never asked your pal Mr. Dread. Iscariot were old friends with another great Portland band called Xinr. They used to party together and this demo was recorded at Underground Sound by Dean Cole who also recorded the Xinr songs that I just released on vinyl for the first time ever (shameless plug). Xinr and Iscariot played at least one gig together at Pine Street in 1984. Guitarist Mark Laskowski is also a former member of another solid Portland band from the early 80's called Crysys (see last year's Halloween mix tape...another shameless plug!) and recorded the song My Desire with them on an obscure Portland radio station sampler called The KGON Album. He has tenuous connections to the US Metal scene here and played with Dr. Mastermind but to my knowledge never recorded with them. Later he formed a not-so-great band called The Hell Candidates. That's a start...

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  4. AesopSeptember 13, 2012 at 11:55 PM

    Thanks, Double D. Hope that Halloween mix is underway.

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  5. rose city bovver boiSeptember 17, 2012 at 4:03 PM

    A Cosmic Hearse spoof:
    "...bullshit town San Francisco, where every metal band after the 90s sounds like Ved Buens Ende by way of the Champs (tequila)..."
    88
    Timbers Barmy Army
    RCID
    RHCP
    etc
    etc

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  6. dustinswansonSeptember 28, 2012 at 1:21 PM

    I love how every town is a bullshit town. Keep that up. HILARIOUS

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  7. CarmDecember 6, 2012 at 12:59 PM

    I'm still patiently waiting for bullshit town descriptions for:

    Chicago
    Baltimore
    Toronto
    Edmonton
    Berlin
    Brussels
    Moscow

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