Almost 30 years ago, I ended up talking with a German and a Greek collector, and, being Colombian, they asked me what I knew about Kraken. That was weird, that they even knew the band. Later I realised Kraken was known by a very few European underground collectors, and that they had discovered the band when there was no Internet. These German and Greek collectors, I started sending them CDs from the band, until one day, in a flea market in Bogotá, I found that vinyl album you’re holding, in a very poor condition. Still, I decided to send it to him as a surprise, since it was so hard to find. He was the happiest Greek on earth, he really loved the band. And something odd was that they said they loved the vocals in Spanish, even though they couldn’t understand anything… They said there was something to it that they really appreciated. Just a story you made me think about. This was a really cool video to watch 🤘🏼🔥🇨🇴
The only band I really have listened to is Rata Blanca, but that is because you shared a link with me a year ago or so. Great topic, I love learning about great bands that nobody is really talking about. Great show Thomas!
Fascinating video, Thomas. These bands have some absolutely amazing histories. I thank you for featuring them, as you are correct, I'd never heard of the bands, and therefore would likely never have heard their stories. I have some listening to do, as usual! 😂 Cheers! 🤘
It really is a shame, there are tons of awesome stories out there about bands most people don't know about! I like history and love heavy metal, so for me that's a golden combination! Cheers man 🤘
Hi Thomas!!! Well done and cool to see this more "obscure" bands...... and yes Rata Blanca is the biggest "hard rock", "heavy metal" in this area of the world. "Magos, Espadas y Rozas" and the two big songs from that release are amazing "hits", Walter Giardino is a cross between Yngwie and Blackmore, imo and yes they had one album sang in English, (Forgotten Kingdom) they "hired" Doogie White just for that release...... I watched the episode Metal School did on them and it was a nice surprise to see them feature there. Never heard about Kraken i will check them out. cheers and be well
Kraken is really worth checking out, their whole discography is fun. To me the debut is the best! Giardino really is a fantastic guitar play, love the Malmsteen/Blackmore style!
Nice video and topic. The first 3 Rata Blanca records are must listen for any hard rock/heavy metal fan I remember i discovered them because Mago de Oz covered Mujer Amante and Walter Gardino played in a live DVD they did in 2004-5 Mago de Oz is also another band nobody talks about and people should check out
Hello there, first time in your channel. Rata Blanca is big in southamerica, i will say that the song Mujer amante is even listen by people that is not into Hard rock or heavy metal. and i gonna check out the korean band. a few Albums you should check from south america Riff- VII (1985 Argentina) V8 - Luchando por el metal (1983 Argentina) Anthares - No Limite da Força (Brasil 1987) Torturer - Opressed by the force (Chile 1993) Sadism - Tribulated Bells (Chile 1991) mostly of the records in south america were demos or eps, Brasil were like an exception in the region they have a lot of thrash metal albums from the 80s and early 90s and few heavy metal bands. Greatings from Chile.
Mujer Amante is like the Nothing Else Matters for the west, haha! Riff and V8 are legends too! Argentina has a lot of fantastic stuff, Hellion, Thor, Retro Satan, many more! I will check out the Chilean stuff. Cheers 🤘
You know I found of most of my Korean records, including the Sinawe, in real life on record fairs! They're not neccesarily expensive, just very rare and illusive over here.
Tublatanka is classic hard rock - heavy metal band + Czechia heavy metal band Citron . Those are two big bands from the former Czechoslovakia. Harder band's like Arakain , Törr, Titanic, Kern, Master's Hammer...🤘
I have heard of some of the bands but I don´t own a single one of them. Great you found copies of those "obscure" albums! Funny, I had the Baphomet album playing in the car just yesterday, that came out before the Banished album. Same band, different name.
@@mercyfulmetal7324 damn I had the green yellow colored one back in 2000! I think there was 200 pressed on diff colors but deemed as a boot now impossible to score! I know where it is , maybe I'll get it back it's in Blair Wisconsin..
My phone did it, I'll make sure to fire it for this mistake! I secretly like it when I can show something new to the big dogs, hahaha. RELEASE THE KRAKEN!
Both on my wish list! The second Ramses is great, and that Megaton record is a Mexican grail for me! Unfortunately stuff like that doesn't really show up here.
Seems like there was an error during editing and the audio does not align with the visuals. You just have to live with it, bye.
That's not a problem but a video without your cat is not a good video...
@@franciskocher200 oh boy! Gotta get him back next time.
@@mercyfulmetal7324 😄👍🤘🤘
Almost 30 years ago, I ended up talking with a German and a Greek collector, and, being Colombian, they asked me what I knew about Kraken. That was weird, that they even knew the band. Later I realised Kraken was known by a very few European underground collectors, and that they had discovered the band when there was no Internet. These German and Greek collectors, I started sending them CDs from the band, until one day, in a flea market in Bogotá, I found that vinyl album you’re holding, in a very poor condition. Still, I decided to send it to him as a surprise, since it was so hard to find. He was the happiest Greek on earth, he really loved the band. And something odd was that they said they loved the vocals in Spanish, even though they couldn’t understand anything… They said there was something to it that they really appreciated. Just a story you made me think about. This was a really cool video to watch 🤘🏼🔥🇨🇴
Fantastic story man! Sorry for the late response.
@@mercyfulmetal7324 don’t worry. I recommend their third album (KRAKEN TRES), it has also been reissued on vinyl. 🤘🏼
@@leoneitor I have an original of III and IV (Piel de Corba)! Still looking for the second album and perhaps an original of the first!
Great video Thomas. Very educational. All vey good bands from what I've heard, giving them a listen as I watched the video.
The only band I really have listened to is Rata Blanca, but that is because you shared a link with me a year ago or so. Great topic, I love learning about great bands that nobody is really talking about. Great show Thomas!
I think you'll really like the second Arkangel! Rough heavy metal from 1982, very early stuff. Always appreciate it, my friend!
Fascinating video, Thomas. These bands have some absolutely amazing histories. I thank you for featuring them, as you are correct, I'd never heard of the bands, and therefore would likely never have heard their stories.
I have some listening to do, as usual! 😂
Cheers! 🤘
It really is a shame, there are tons of awesome stories out there about bands most people don't know about! I like history and love heavy metal, so for me that's a golden combination! Cheers man 🤘
Great obscure finds mate 🤘I have only heard of Rata Blanca but don’t know anything from them. Love the Kraken artwork
These are not finds 😅. Anyway, if you don't mind the Spanish stuff, you'll like Rata Blanca!
@@mercyfulmetal7324 you found them at some point 😝
Kraken’s cover was painted by the vocalist.
I hadn't listened to Rata Blanca in years and looked up Mujer Amante, wow that was like Can't let you go by Rainbow with spanish lyrics. Cool list!
The rest is also worth checking out! I'm especially fond about the Spanish stuff.
Hi Thomas!!! Well done and cool to see this more "obscure" bands...... and yes Rata Blanca is the biggest "hard rock", "heavy metal" in this area of the world. "Magos, Espadas y Rozas" and the two big songs from that release are amazing "hits", Walter Giardino is a cross between Yngwie and Blackmore, imo and yes they had one album sang in English, (Forgotten Kingdom) they "hired" Doogie White just for that release...... I watched the episode Metal School did on them and it was a nice surprise to see them feature there. Never heard about Kraken i will check them out. cheers and be well
Kraken is really worth checking out, their whole discography is fun. To me the debut is the best! Giardino really is a fantastic guitar play, love the Malmsteen/Blackmore style!
Nice video and topic. The first 3 Rata Blanca records are must listen for any hard rock/heavy metal fan
I remember i discovered them because Mago de Oz covered Mujer Amante and Walter Gardino played in a live DVD they did in 2004-5
Mago de Oz is also another band nobody talks about and people should check out
De eerste drie RB platen zijn een van mn meest geliefde stukken uit de collectie! Ik heb veel geluk gehad met het vinden ervan.
Hello there, first time in your channel. Rata Blanca is big in southamerica, i will say that the song Mujer amante is even listen by people that is not into Hard rock or heavy metal. and i gonna check out the korean band.
a few Albums you should check from south america
Riff- VII (1985 Argentina)
V8 - Luchando por el metal (1983 Argentina)
Anthares - No Limite da Força (Brasil 1987)
Torturer - Opressed by the force (Chile 1993)
Sadism - Tribulated Bells (Chile 1991)
mostly of the records in south america were demos or eps, Brasil were like an exception in the region they have a lot of thrash metal albums from the 80s and early 90s and few heavy metal bands.
Greatings from Chile.
Mujer Amante is like the Nothing Else Matters for the west, haha! Riff and V8 are legends too! Argentina has a lot of fantastic stuff, Hellion, Thor, Retro Satan, many more! I will check out the Chilean stuff. Cheers 🤘
I know Sinawe. In fact I was this close to pocking that album up on Discogs a couple of years ago, but someone snatched it up right under my nose.
You know I found of most of my Korean records, including the Sinawe, in real life on record fairs! They're not neccesarily expensive, just very rare and illusive over here.
@@mercyfulmetal7324 Same thing here.
Leuk man.
Ik ga ze checken.🎉
Het zijn vergeten klassiekers! Hopelijk zit er wat tussen voor je.
You're right I don't know any of them!
Time to change that!
Tublatanka is classic hard rock - heavy metal band + Czechia heavy metal band Citron . Those are two big bands from the former Czechoslovakia. Harder band's like Arakain , Törr, Titanic, Kern, Master's Hammer...🤘
All eastern classics, great bands! They have some great thrash bands.
I have heard of some of the bands but I don´t own a single one of them. Great you found copies of those "obscure" albums!
Funny, I had the Baphomet album playing in the car just yesterday, that came out before the Banished album. Same band, different name.
Here I'm talking about obscure shit, but I did not know that about Banished, hahaha. Now I have to listen to the Baphomet album too again.
@@mercyfulmetal7324 I still have my first edition of the kraken album..How did you meet the band? I think it's interesting to know.
@@jonathanlafey4988 I have not met the band.
@@mercyfulmetal7324 How did you know about the band I mean.... English is not my native language...
Please let kitty on turntable during your most valuable canadian kraken lp😂
Canadian Kraken? Oh man, I wish I had that!
@@mercyfulmetal7324 damn I had the green yellow colored one back in 2000! I think there was 200 pressed on diff colors but deemed as a boot now impossible to score! I know where it is , maybe I'll get it back it's in Blair Wisconsin..
Whoever dubbed this video did a pretty good job! 😂
You know they're rare when Jürgen doesn't own them 😆
Any excuse to release the Kraken 😅
My phone did it, I'll make sure to fire it for this mistake! I secretly like it when I can show something new to the big dogs, hahaha. RELEASE THE KRAKEN!
Salut Thomas. Where is the cat?
In the mosh pit!
@@mercyfulmetal7324 🤣🤣👍. Cat scratch fever...
If you like kraken, you should listen megaton or ramses, bouth a mexican heavy metal bands from the 80’s
Both on my wish list! The second Ramses is great, and that Megaton record is a Mexican grail for me! Unfortunately stuff like that doesn't really show up here.
@@mercyfulmetal7324 your right, but its great to see videos like this to make know bands from the underground
Спасибо за обзор Томас! Куда пропал кот? Слушает SOUND BARRIER?😂🤘🤘🤘🤘
What do you think of Bloodgood, Geisha, Krank, Atomkraft?
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Post Mortem Superstar -Which Witch Wroughts!
I am going to listen Rata Blanca.
mr. Finglish (Bäd English Recs)
Hope you'll enjoy it!
@@mercyfulmetal7324 Same here. I still haven't listened them. I always forget to when I go to work. :D