Beyond the Valley of 1984

This 2000 disc (re-released in 2002 by Plasmatics Media) constitutes the only album of fresh material from the Plasmatics since their disbanding in 1983. Fresh but not unfamiliar, Coup de Grace is made up of the demos for the band's ...

The early '80s were cruel to the Plasmatics, who had no trouble drawing attention to their brain-battering brand of punk metal, and their eagerness to push the on-stage gross-out envelope (including demolitions of police cars, TV sets, and other large ...

Heavy metal concept albums are nothing new; however, this macabre opus ranks among the most bizarre ever recorded. More of an audio play than a music album, a Rod Serling-like narrator takes listeners through a disturbingly graphic story depicting genetically ...

Metal Priestess,Plasmatics

New Hope for the Wretched,Plasmatics

On their second album, Uriah Heep jettison the experiments that weighed down Very 'Eavy...Very 'Umble and work toward perfecting their blend of heavy metal power and prog rock complexity. Salisbury tips the band's style in the prog direction, containing one ...