ok, so it happened again.. hotfile has been taken down. after re-uploading 58 or so tapes yet another roadbump, so now.. to continue or not is the question.. i initially started this simply to motivate myself to digitize my cassette collection but it seems we just can't catch a break. i have received a few emails of encouragement to continue and i probably will but finding a file host that is as free for members than it is for downloaders is quite the task.. i do not want to pay for an account and i do not want a host that limits downloading for anyone who is not a paid member.. so.. looking for that next great file host now, any suggestions are welcome.

Death_Angel-The_Ultra-Violence-TAPE-1987-a2D_n0gRP 002w
Exodus-Bonded_By_Blood-TAPE-1985-a2D_n0gRP 002x
Exodus-Fabulous_Disaster-TAPE-1989-a2D_n0gRP 002y
Exodus-Force_Of_Habit-TAPE-1992-a2D_n0gRP 002z
Exodus-Impact_Is_Imminent-TAPE-1990-a2D_n0gRP 003a
Exodus-Pleasures_Of_The_Flesh-TAPE-1987-a2D_n0gRP 003b
Minor_Threat-Minor_Threat-TAPE-1987-a2D_n0gRP 003c
Minor_Threat-Out_Of_Step-TAPE-1986-a2D_n0gRP 003d

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7_Seconds-Soulforce_Revolution-(Tape)-1989-a2D_n0gRP 001a
Agent_Orange-This_Is_The_Voice-(Tape)-1986-a2D_n0gRP 001b
CIA-In_The_Red-TAPE-1990-a2D_n0gRP 001c
Dark_Angel-Darkness_Descends-TAPE-1986-a2D_n0gRP 001d
Dark_Angel-Leave_Scars-TAPE-1989-a2D_n0gRP 001e
Death_Angel-Act_III-TAPE-1990-a2D_n0gRP 001f
Death_Angel-Frolic_Through_The_Park-TAPE-1988-a2D_n0gRP 001g
Faster_Pussycat-Faster_Pussycat-Tape-1987-a2D_n0gRP 001h
Faster_Pussycat-Wake_Me_When_Its_Over-Tape-1989-a2D_n0gRP 001i
Heathen-Breaking_The_Silence-Tape-1987-a2D_n0gRP 001j
Heathen-Victims_Of_Deception-Tape-1991-a2D_n0gRP 001k
Malevolent_Creation-The_Ten_Commandments-(Tape)-1991-a2D_n0gRP 001l
Morbid_Angel-Altars_Of_Madness-(Tape)-1989-a2D_n0gRP 001m
Napalm_Death-Fear_Emptiness_Despair-(Tape)-1994-a2D_n0gRP 001n
Nuclear_Assault-Fight_To_Be_Free-TAPE-1988-a2D_n0gRP 001o
Nuclear_Assault-Game_Over-TAPE-1986-a2D_n0gRP 001p
Nuclear_Assault-Handle_With_Care-TAPE-1989-a2D_n0gRP 001q
Nuclear_Assault-Live_At_The_Hammersmith_Odeon-TAPE-1992-a2D_n0gRP 001r
Nuclear_Assault-Out_Of_Order-TAPE-1991-a2D_n0gRP 001s
Nuclear_Assault-Something_Wicked-TAPE-1993-a2D_n0gRP 001t
Nuclear_Assault-Survive-TAPE-1988-a2D_n0gRP 001u
Nuclear_Assault-The_Plague-TAPE-1987-a2D_n0gRP 001v
Onslaught-Power_From_Hell-TAPE-1985-a2D_n0gRP 001w
Onslaught-The_Force-TAPE-1986-a2D_n0gRP 001x
Pestilence-Malevs_Maleficarum-(Tape)-1988-a2D_n0gRP 001y
Powermad-Absolute_Power-(Tape)-1989-a2D_n0gRP 001z
Powermad-The_Madness_Begins-(Tape)-1988-a2D_n0gRP 002a
Prong-Beg_To_Differ-TAPE-1990-a2D_n0gRP 002b
Prong-Cleansing-TAPE-1994-a2D_n0gRP 002c
Prong-Force_Fed-TAPE-1989-a2D_n0gRP 002d
Prong-Primitive_Origins-TAPE_CSS-1987-a2D_n0gRP 002e
Prong-Prove_You_Wrong-TAPE-1991-a2D_n0gRP 002f
Prong-Rude_Awakening-TAPE-1996-a2D_n0gRP 002g
Prong-The_Peel_Session-TAPE_CSS-1989-a2D_n0gRP 002h
Prong-Whose_Fist_Is_This_Anyway-TAPE-1992-a2D_n0gRP 002i
Reverend-World_Wont_Miss_You-(Tape)-1990-a2D_n0gRP 002j
Testament-Live_At_Eindhoven-(Tape)-1987-a2D_n0gRP 002k
Testament-Practice_What_You_Preach-(Tape)-1989-a2D_n0gRP 002l
Testament-Souls_Of_Black-(Tape)-1990-a2D_n0gRP 002m
Testament-The_Legacy-(Tape)-1986-a2D_n0gRP 002n
Testament-The_New_Order-(Tape)-1988-a2D_n0gRP 002o
Testament-The_Ritual-(Tape)-1992-a2D_n0gRP 002p
Toranaga-Gods_Gift-(Tape)-1990-a2D_n0gRP 002q
Venom-At_War_With_Satan-TAPE-1984-a2D_n0gRP 002r
Venom-Black_Metal-TAPE-1982-a2D_n0gRP 002s
Venom-Eine_Kleine_Nachtmusik-TAPE-1986-a2D_n0gRP 002t
Venom-Possessed-TAPE-1985-a2D_n0gRP 002u
Venom-Welcome_To_Hell-TAPE-1981-a2D_n0gRP 002v

Dub Me A Tape

ok so not much goin on lately thanks to the deletion of all my transfers that led to a huge lack of motivation for what i wanted to accomplish. so now what, you may be asking yourself.? ok here's what i wanna do... lets say you have a tape and you want it digitized but either you lack the hardware or the absolutely astounding, utterly astonishing, simply wonderful, incredibly marvelous computer savvy i just happen to possess.. here's all you need to do.. first, dup your tape, so you don't have to send the original and i don't have to send it back (this will lesson the quality slightly so just make sure you use a new blank tape or one that's never been recorded on) then email me for my address and i will reply with my address, you send me the tape, if you have mediamail in your area use that because it's pretty cheap shipping.

my equipment isn't exactly stuff you'd find in the hands of an audiophile but it's decent enough to produce really good quality (SOUND CARD: Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS TAPE DECK: Sony TC-WE475) and for format.. for mp3 i use LAME 3.98 (specify bitrate you desire, if you're not sure i suggest V0 VBR) or i can do FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) so specify your desired format in your email.

i will upload it so a filehost and email you the link. i will not post it here unless you want it posted here otherwise you can post it on your blog or do whatever you want to do with it. i don't want any money for doing this and is why i suggest you making a copy and sending that and you can do your own scans but i do have one request and it is.. if you do have access to a scanner i would like it if you'd compress the image files (winrar or winzip or whatever you use) and send me copies, please send the image files unedited and not optimized.

so yeah that's about the long and short of it. it'd be really cool to maybe check out a band that i maybe missed and have never heard before OH that reminds me.. i prefer doing genres i've previously posted here but i will do just about anything you send.

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Classic Layouts: Zao Demo Tapes

originally from parkersburg west virginia then later greensburg pennsylvania zao was one of the few bands around at the time responsible for Christ-centered hardcore, Spirit filled hardcore, Christcore.. etc.. these 2 demos feature the original, Original line up, Eric Reeder, Roy Goudy, Mic Cox and Jesse Smith and if you're aware of this band you'll know there has been many line up changes over the years and they took a lot of crap for it to BUT in their defense.. every single evolution of the band was amazing, right now they have a solid line up, if i remember right, since 2006 i have been into the band forever it seems and right now they're soon to release a new studio album, i hope, before the end of the year.! anyway.. on to the content...

Band: Zao
Releases: "Author" 1994 "Sustained" 1995
Unofficial Forum: Bleed Zao
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Classic Layouts: Converge "Caring And Killing"

this cd was originally supposed to be to be an eu. only release. the the label who released it kinda got greedy, among being totally shady in other aspects and started distributing it here in the u.s. at a crazy high price, way more than just an "import" price would regularly be, so Converge being the totally awesome band and dudes that they are took it upon themselves to have it re-released here in the u.s. and am so glad they did because to this day as amazing as their catalog is.. this release remains my favorite. it's a compilation cd and i'd love it if 2 things would happen.. 1. it would get remastered and 2. all songs re-recorded. we need to do a mass email/facebook/twitter/smoke signals/morse code campaign to Hydra Head Records and/or Converge themselves facebook / twitter for at least a remastered release. not sure they'd go for it being that it's a compilation release though and another thing that'd be awesome is another compilation cd with all their splits, 7" releases and singles.!! yes indeed sweet for us non record nerds. at least for me it's to late in the game to try to track down all the vinyl releases.. i don't have the energy nor the loot needed for such a herculean task because it seems like dudes who have all the sweet oldies and for whatever reason want to sell them it's kinda like they're planning their retirement off of the sell of the record and i don't mind seeing someone make a buck or two but some of these cats are lookin to make a house payment from a sell but whatever, i'm definitely psyched for their new release and dvd.!! anyway.. on to the content...

Band: Converge
Release: Caring And Killing 1997
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by the way.. blogger resizes the images for ease of bandwidth for viewing but if you "save as" the images off of the site they will save in the resolution i uploaded and they are.. covers and inlay img's 1600x800, cds 800x800 and tray card img's 1000x800. these are edited and resized by myself from the original scans because of img size and img file sizes so if for any reason you want the original scans let me know and i'll upload them somewhere for you.

Classic Layouts: 3D House Of Beef

ok so while i'm trying to find a new home for all my cassette transfers i'm going to do something new, new to my blog but an idea i like from another blog i follow.. xSTUCK IN THE PASTx and if you're into mid to late 90's hardcore it's defiantly right up your alley, anyway they have a feature called "Classic Layouts" which i like a lot insomuch that i wanna add the concept to my blog although i will not adhere to any specific era or genre i will post, what i think are, fairly rare releases and the bands and genres i like.. one thing you will hear a lot tho, actually a sentence.. "i discovered this band on the old mp3.com website" and that is true and is true in the case of 3D House Of Beef it was such a good site back when it started i found so many sub genres and bands i had no idea existed it was one of those epiphany moments because at the time i was pretty much into whatever was mainstream and from lack of information i only knew those bands and finding more bands like them you looked at the liner notes inside the covers.. bands they thanked, toured with, label mates.. ect.. anyway i was slow to catch on to the personal computer but soon as i did it was like the dam broke.. so many awesome bands discovered, new sub genres and there was 2 websites pivotal to my discoveries.. the lesser of the 2 was listen.com and the more important was mp3.com MAN i loved mp3.com.!! ok onto the content...

The Band: 3D House Of Beef
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"3D House Of Beef" 1996

"Similar Attack Pattern" 1998

"Low Cycle" 2001