New Generation #6

New Generation #6
1987 (no label)
Compiled by Jeani Bond

Side 1:

1. Tempest – Upon the Wings of the Godhead [Annihilation of the Wicked, 1986]
2. Tempest – Call To Evil [Annihilation of the Wicked, 1986]
3. The Warning – Whatever Happened to the Love [A Virgin in the Midst of Whores, 1988]
4. Nobody Special – Get Off the Air [Nobody Special, 1987]
5. Association of the Cross (AOTC) – Legalized Christian (live) [Live at Vals]
6. Association of the Cross (AOTC) – Johnny (live) [Live at Vals]
7. Scottie Joel Cooper – There is Hope (poem) [Human Patrol, 1987]
8. Crazed Bunnyz – Killing of a Race (remix) [Achtung: Musik Klirrfaktor, 1986]
9. Crazed Bunnyz – UFO [Achtung: Musik Klirrfaktor, 1986]
10. Crazed Bunnyz – Physical Distortion (crunchy mix) [Achtung: Musik Klirrfaktor, 1986]
11. Point Blank – No More Blood [’86 Demo, 1986]

Side 2:

1. Johnny Quest – Somebody’s Knocking [Transition, 1986]
2. Thee Underdogz – You Drink Poison [Thee Underdogz, 1987]
3. The Faith Injectors – Being a Christian [FI (“Live” Demos)]
4. The Faith Injectors – A Christmas Song [FI (“Live” Demos)]
5. The Faith Injectors – King Jesus [FI (“Live” Demos)]
6. Jay Hall – Tonight
7. The Crucified – Refuse [Take Up Your Cross, 1986]
8. Moral Majority – Christianized Youth
9. Circle One – Survive [Patterns of Force, 1983]
10. The Lead – Through You [EP, 1985]
11. The Lead – Question What Authority (live) [Return Fire, 1986]
12. The Lead – No One’s An Atheist [Automoloch, 1986]
13. The Lead – National Pride [The Past Behind, 1987]
14. Blackhouse – Remember Who Took The Fall [Holy War, 1987]

Going backwards in time, we move on from New Generation #7 to episode #6. This episode starts off with the band that everyone wants re-issued, but the band just won’t let it happen – Tempest. The thrash tempest, not the glam metal band that got signed to Pure Metal. This episode is important because it is probably the only place you can currently find some songs from early Christian punk bands Association of the Cross (AOTC) and The Faith Injectors. There is also a song by someone named Jay Hall that has appeared on other radio shows, but I don’t know anything else about him. Also, the Moral Majority song on here is a bit of a mystery – it’s not on any of their recordings, and I can’t find any information about where it came from. Anyways, as with the other episodes, you can listen to the archives of the show or read the reviews of many of the tapes covered here.

The Warning – The Struggle Within

The Warning
The Struggle Within
1995 (no label)

Burrito
Tracey G

1. Church of the Dead
2. The Struggle Within
3. Greetings from Hell
4. Purgatory
5. You Could Have
6. Apostates on Parade
7. Hypocrite
8. Bible Belt Blues
9. Rev 3:16
10. It’s a G-Thing
11. In Spite Of

So this is the mystery bonus demo from The Warning that opens up the bonus disc with the 2-disc version of the re-issue of Eightball Cholos’ Satan’s Whore by Roxx Records. Not much information is given about this demo, but the opening track declares that it is 1995 and The Warning is back from the dead. It does sound like it was recorded with some better equipment than past demos, so 1995 seems to track. But still a good chunk of time since 1990’s Cut the Garbage! The Warning has always been Burrito and Tracey G, so I assume that is the case here. I wonder how this relates to the announced Shattered Faith album on Narrowpath Records? Probably never happened I guess. As with past demos by The Warning, this is a trippy style of thrash metal that can be traditional metal or really experimental. All with extreme turn or burn lyrics, of course. The second half of the bonus CD contains Conviction of Sin’s Live Godcore 3 tape.

The Warning – Cut the Garbage!

The Warning
Cut the Garbage!
1990 Independent
Azusa, California, USA

Burrito – Lead vocals
Tracy G – Lead guitars, bass, noise makers

Mike Beatty – Drum programming
Rochelle Ann – Additional vocals on “Human Holocaust”

Side 1:

1. Condemned to Hell
2. Human Holocaust
3. Blood Bath

Side 2:

1. Don’t Touch Me
2. Scream for Repentance (Psalm 51)
3. Out of Control
4. Cut the Crap

This is the censored version of Cut the Crap! From 1989 – meaning that they just changed one word on the cover to make it less offensive to people that found the word “crap” offensive. Weird, but such is the Christian world. It seems that sound here is a bit more metal and cleanly produced than Repent or Die! and A Virgin in the Midst of Whores. Don’t think they went anywhere near pop metal, though – it is still off the wall, chaotic, and a bit muddy sonic-wise. And of course, Tracey G is still showcasing the shred guitars he came to be known for in Dio and other bands later. Interesting that they feature a note about only reading the Bible and not getting into personal interpretations, and then release a tape full of their personal interpretations and political views. Lots of bands  did this – it probably just got confusing for music fans to determine which differing version of “just the Bible” was the real one 🙂 Also of interest is that this re-release of Cut the Crap! leaves off the bonus track “Love,” which I believe is the same song as “Whatever Happened to Love” from A Virgin in the Midst of Whores.

Update: a lost demo of The Warning from 1995 called The Struggle Within was recently discovered and released.

The Warning – A Virgin in the Midst of Whores

The Warning
A Virgin in the Midst of Whores
1988 (no label)
Victorville, California, USA

Burrito – Vocals
Tracy G – All music and production

1. Burn in Hell
2. Simple Simon
3. Instrumental
4. Let’s Go to Church
5. Instrumental
6. A Virgin in the Midst of Whores
7. What Will You Do
8. Whatever Happened to Love
9. Solid Rock
10. The Rapture

For those not familiar with The Warning, they were a controversial metal band led by Burrito, and featuring Tracey G (Dio, etc) on guitars. The music on this follow-up demo to Repent or Die! is still chaotic, heavy, and random. It was kind of the pre-cursor for 8-Ball Cholos, but more thrash and metal oriented. They were kind of the main band for the Radicals for Christ group, which Burrito also led. The main controversy came from their lyrics and cover art (see above – Pride is Jerry Falwell, Ego is Jimmy Swaggart, Phony is Tammy Faye Bakker, 666 is Pope John Paul II, Lust$ is Jim Bakker, Virgin is Jesus Christ). They basically like to tell people all they are doing wrong and how evil they are for not living up to the band’s religious standards. Lots of finger pointing and then telling others they are wrong for being… well… finger pointers. The music is pretty cool, and the lyrics are tolerable if you take it as a warning of the dangers of fundamentalist evangelicalism (a group that generally rejects this kind of music as “Satanic,” ironically). So, the original cover was controversial (even though I think it is awesome), so they also released a censored version of the cover below. The weird thing is that the sonics are a bit cleaner on the censored cover version (even though still muffled). This demo was followed by Cut the Crap/Garbage! in 1989/1990.

The Warning – Repent or Die!

The Warning
Repent or Die!
1986 Radicals for Christ
Azusa, California, USA

Burrito – Vocals
Tracy G – All music and production

1. The Warning
2. Can Your Heart Still Cry
3. The Truth
4. Jesus is the Only Way
5. Armageddon (an Instrumental)
6. Abortion is Murder
7. No Mercy
8. The Rapture

If I am remembering correctly, this is the first demo tape by The Warning after they formed in 1985. Apparently Dave “Burrito” Villalpando was at a show that Tracy G’s band Swift Kick was playing at. He told Tracy G that he liked how Tracy G approached being a Christian in non-Christian bands, and a musical partnership and friendship was started. I think The Warning started after Burrito’s other band Moral Majority broke up, but I am not sure. Anyways, The Warning was basically a studio project that never played live, because they thought the frantic nature of their music would be impossible to recreate live. This recording is a bit rough, but I still like the trippy different style of music. To me, it sounds like this band was a big influence on Lust Control later. Burrito and Tracy G went on to form 8-Ball Cholos, and Tracy G also became known as a shredder guitarist for several Dio albums. This demo was followed by A Virgin in the Midst of Whores in 1988. The cover above is the original cover, but there was a redesigned cover in about 1989 by Chris Yambar so this demo would look like the other The Warning demos. It looked like this:

Godcore Records

Before jumping into tapes I am working on, I wanted to highlight some other stuff that will also be featured on this website. The first is Godcore Records. It is basically Burrito of Moral Majority / 8 Ball Cholos fame putting out older music he was involved in. There have been some delays, but check out the line up of rare tapes seeing the light of day:

[​GCR001] Moral Majority – Live
[​GCR002] The Warning – A Virgin in the Midst of Whores
[GCR003] Conviction of Sin – Live
[GCR004] The Warning – Repent or Die
[GCR005] Conviction of Sin – US Decay
[GCR006] The Warning – Cut the Crap

As you can see, this is pretty in your face punk kind of stuff, coming to digital download stores all over the nets. Some of these are still on my want list, so I hope they get released soon. I also hope he can dig up other obscure underground punk releases by Association of the Cross, GVA, and maybe even The Bumpus Hounds.