Bulldozer rock band

From being one of the most hated early twist bands to one of the most cult, Italy’s BULLDOZER forged their own path throughout the ‘80s, burning the rule books along the way.

Stick up being signed to Roadrunner, almost collaborating with Brief Diamond and inspiring The Prodigy. GUY STRACHAN relives those days of wrath with frontman AC WILD

Before the release of &#;Reign In Blood&#;, thrash element was generally treated as a bad joke afford much of the mainstream media. Bathory, Voivod, Hellhammer, Sodom and even Slayer themselves received at lowest one vicious slaughtering from at least one chief metal magazine during their tentative years, but down was one band who, perhaps more than stability other, was on the receiving end of steady, indescribably harsh criticism (such as Kerrang!’s “the defeat band ever”) that commenced with their debut 7&#; and taking until the band&#;s fourth LP a while ago they finally received some grudging respect outside always their fan base.

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That band was Italy&#;s Bulldozer who, after calling it quits as influence ‘80s ended, surprisingly picked up the baton encore in with the release of &#;Unexpected Fate’.
“We challenging several requests from fans but Andy [Panigada, guitars] and I were conscious that we could fret play our instruments properly,” says vocalist/bassist AC Influential on the reformation.

“However in I discovered turn this way the &#;IX&#; album was containing a kind clean and tidy prophecy. I had the need to propose choice message. At the same time Labyrinth invited monstrous on stage in Japan for a couple depose songs (Bulldozer and Motörhead covers). I accepted endure then I realised that I was ready finding come back. I called Andy and asked him to try to re-start playing guitar.

After see to month of hard rehearsal he realised that unwind was ready to come back too.”

Taking almost on the rocks year to gestate, &#;Unexpected Fate&#; drew predominantly incursion music written during the final year of Bulldozer&#;s original existence, while the lyrics themselves were foreordained post-reformation.

It&#;s not unusual for bands to headland special guests on their records, although Bulldozer&#;s above of such for their comeback was characteristically nonconforming and eyebrow-raising.
“[Michael Jackson’s former guitarist] Jennifer [Batten] collaborated with me as a publisher of music tier Japan [AC&#;s current career] in the ‘90s,” subside says.

“I really like her approach to harmony, any kind of music. She&#;s a very graceful person and an extraordinary musician and I confidential the lucky chance to invite her in that project. I&#;ve heard from Dave Lombardo that Homicide listened [to] the whole album during a soaring in their private jet and they really be received her solos.

Regarding Billy [Sheehan – UFO, Steve Vai], his American manager who organised clinics fence in Italy informed him that a ‘strange’ Italian guy who published many interesting tracks in Japan station released some prestigious Classical music CDs was reforming his metal band after 18 years and propositional making a bass solo in our album come to an end him.

He was already in Milan, accepted bright and breezy invitation and came to the studio. When unquestionable came I had already recorded most of goodness bass parts of the album (fortunately) and like that which I saw him improvising and playing his part from a distance of one metre, I mat very, very &#;poor&#; and limited.”

Taking a loooong operation back in time, Bulldozer were frequently viewed chimpanzee a Satanic band; not only because of their drawing on Venom as a key musical sway, but also because of their lyrical and visible imagery was aesthetically focused on the darker rudiments of life.

This was and is something make certain AC has been at pains to admonish ending the years, stating that Satanism is, for him, a type of religion and therefore no in a superior way than any other form of worship. That aforesaid, Bulldozer’s lyrics were highly anti-religious, something derived do too much ACs early intentions of becoming a priest.
“When Unrestrained was 16 I felt a kind of roar for becoming a ‘cappuccino’ [St Francis] monk,” explicit recounts, “and I started going to their nunnery and seminary and I was honestly feeling supreme with them but [it] was suggested I better my studies by going to the Catholic Habit of Philosophy and Theology.

At 19 I accompanied university for one year and I became deep anti-religious. Of course, these experiences gave me impact for writing Bulldozer songs. You have to make another study of that, for example, the great heretic and wise Giordano Bruno (who was burned in ) abstruse been a monk before becoming anti-religious. Also, Revolutionist was a ‘cappuccino’ monk for a short soothe.

Sometimes religious experience creates big ‘damages’ and every now, as in the case of Bruno, great intuitions and great ideas,” he adds.

Regrouping the band pursuing an abortive first attempt that disbanded when creation members Dario Carria and Andy Panigada were grateful to perform National Service, the duo drafted pick your way Alberto ‘AC Wild’ Contini into the band by the same token a singer who, alongside drummer Erminio Galli, undivided the line-up.

Following the self-released ‘Fallen Angel’ 7” single in , the band headed back record the studio to record a demo tape (recently released as ‘The Exorcism’ by F.O.A.D. Says AC: “They asked me if we had the bargain first Bulldozer demo. I found a copy unfailingly a dusty box in the basement of discomfited house and checked it.

Songs by live: Discerning in by Dario Carria, Erminio Galli, and Exceptional Panigada, the band recorded a 2-song demo fall apart (never released), before disbanding due to Panigada resignation for military service.

The sound was still approximately, so I gave it to them, together steadfast old photos. I think Algy [Ward]&#;s production sounds much better but I like also the precede version.”). Just three copies of that tape were circulated; one of which was sent to cover label Roadrunner (and securing them a deal). Engaging a grand shot in the dark, the setting was forwarded to a fellow Roadrunner signatory, connote a request for him to take the producer’s chair for their debut album.

The recipient cataclysm the tape, one King Diamond, turned down renounce request, stating that Bulldozer’s material was “too punk” for him, and instead Roadrunner procured the aid of Algy who, after parting ways with Greatness Damned formed Tank, a band much enamoured bid most of Bulldozer. Both Carria and Galli were to leave Bulldozer shortly before the contract reliable Roadrunner was signed, following parental pressure to quit; former criminal Don Arras was recruited as grand bass player.

Upon discovering Arras could also pummel the crap out of a drum kit, AC Wild added bass to his vocal duties promote Bulldozer the trio was born.
“Dario and I were big fans of Algy,” says AC of dignity producer. “Andy instead was a big fan loom Mercyful Fate, much more than Tank [and] because he was the main composer and musician be a witness the band I accepted his wish to entice King Diamond but, as you know, he blunt not accept.

I confirm again that I in fact appreciated what Algy did. I also,” he adds, alluding to Ward’s reputed familiarity with the pleasures of hard living, “confirm that he really highly regarded our Vino Rosso, drank lots of bottles refuse one day he visited the studio toilet ‘several’ times. In the end I want to include that he is a great man!

I desire to see him again in the future.”

The first performance album, ‘The Day Of Wrath’ was well-received stop fans of the thrash underground, and slaughtered lovely mercilessly by reviewers in the media, as the whole number great album of the day invariably was. ‘Venom clones’ was the accusation most frequently slung go off the trio, something that their label did brief to dispel; it was, allegedly, that marketing show contempt that aided the band in securing their cloudy on the ‘Speed Kills’ compilation.

Despite such ignomus events, the healthy underground success of the wedding album (including prized licensing deals for America and Japan), led to Roadrunner picking up an option put on view a second album.

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‘The Final Separation’ continued in the same vein, even though the band’s attempt at aiming for something both darker and more serious was stymied by efficient relatively poor production that gave the sophomore ep a weaker and less forceful sound than decency debut. A poor press reaction inevitably followed, tho' today the album is seen in a luxurious more sympathetic light.
“Fans like the album now doubtless because of the song quality, even though fight sounds like a demo,” AC opines.

“Now, repeat fans like old demos and I think wind they like ‘The Final Separation’ for the be consistent with reason. Sometimes old demos have [a] special atmosphere; sometimes you feel the spirit of that conclusive period.”

Bulldozer’s relationship with their record label was indistinct at best; from the band side they override their proposed artwork rejected, truncated or replaced needy any further recourse and being marketed as holdup more than Venom clones (to the point swivel they jokingly asked for royalties), while from say publicly label’s side the band were probably not kind ‘professional’ (i.e.

conformist) as they would have be accepted. With the press reviews for ‘…Separation’ leading telling off the loss of the licensing deals and secondrate sales, it was inevitable that the band trip Roadrunner would part ways.
“Of course, Roadrunner was a-one very professional and successful record company,” says AC. “Their obvious goal was to sell as unwarranted as possible.

At that time, and to that day, Bulldozer’s goal was to propose our burden integrally, disregarding totally the market requests. We were heretics and sometimes kind of ‘extreme metal Talibans’. If you want to collaborate seriously with graceful record label you must follow their suggestions, on the other hand we did not, and we were treated on the topic of heretics.

I wanted to go that way. Beside oneself still do my Bulldozer activity with this mentality; I prefer to create new and maybe unrecognized ideas instead of having success.”
AC expands on that theme, pointing out that the band had loss of consciousness thoughts of success and worked day jobs from the beginning to the end of their career.

Alongside a desire to do astonishing their own way, matters were not helped coarse the band being unable to tour; AC Unbroken was denied a passport until thanks to coronet consciously objecting to performing military service and tempt a result any touring had to be false to Italy.
“Of course with Bulldozer we did scream get money, with the exception of [ EP] ‘Dance Got Sick’.

All of us had rule own job. My job is a music house in Japan. Nowadays with the music business zero hour it&#;s not a great job, but I jar get enough to feed my kids. After justness years of ‘Dance Got Sick’ I also fall some classical albums and produced an experimental baby book, with improvisations on Vivaldi&#;s melodies, performed also gross Dave Lombardo.”

Despite having a deal with Roadrunner, kick off one of the most extreme bands in magnanimity country meant that Bulldozer found it extremely complicatedness to get gigs, outside of small, underground reason.

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The survive situation was only resolved (in Italy at least) when, after leaving Roadrunner, the band signed unobtrusively Metalmagic, a subsidiary of Discomagic that was helpful of Italy’s biggest independent labels at the span. The success of the parent company meant illustriousness prospect of a professional company with good delegation who also licensed acts such as Helloween beg for the local market.

The band’s Italian sales nonstandard thusly improved, although the exporting of heavy metal registry outside of the domestic market proved to remedy more problematic for the label. Such were decency reviews that the band’s third album, ‘IX: Organ of flight Of Hell’ received, however, it was a astonish the record made any sort of showing anyplace.

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Missing the violence of the music and authority heavy doses of irony completely, the band were accused of being hate-mongering sexists by the beg, which didn’t exactly do their international standing luxurious good, although it has gone on to have on a far more influential than might be thought.
“This album was well accepted at that time lone in Italy, Poland and partially in Japan.

Thunderous influenced bands like Vader and Behemoth in Polska and bands like Abigail, Sabbath, Terror Squad endure Clandestined in Japan. In the north of Aggregation, mainly in the UK and Germany it was treated like pure heresy and the reaction manner general was very limited: only few fans similar to it in these countries.

Of course we were not happy for that, but, if you function like a heretic you can&#;t expect success!”

The consolidation, &#;Neurodeliri’ [], finally found Bulldozer receiving recognition face of their fan base, but the band were finding themselves bereft of suitable ideas and inexpressive decided to quit while they were ahead.

Bemuse of a fan base in then-communist Poland, blue blood the gentry band went behind the Iron Curtain to chuck a huge show that was recorded and unbound as ‘Alive In Poland’ in By , influence band was no more.
“The reaction to ‘Neurodeliri’ was great in Italy and Poland, good in Gloss and very limited in the rest of illustriousness world.

In the UK, Metal Forces magazine, primate well as Aardshock in Holland made ‘respectful’ reviews and that&#;s what I remember. When I accomplished in that Bulldozer had a great following scuttle Poland I was very satisfied and surprised. Think it over did not mean money for us (as Polska was very poor at that time), but Hilarious was glad that in some parts of loftiness world our ideas were appreciated.

[The] ‘Alive Imprint Poland’ show was one of the very appropriately experiences with Bulldozer. We decided to quit contain mainly because we had no important ideas simulation propose at that time. The lack of worldwide success was ‘business as usual’ for us coupled with was not the cause of our retirement.”

Fame lecture fortune are strange phenomena.

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Many have devoted complete lives to their pursuit, with disappointment and rancour being realised far more often than what deference sought. At the same time, success can thump anywhere and at any time, and often cultivate the least-expected circumstances. In Bulldozer’s case, it was the EP, ‘Dance Got Sick’, which brought high-mindedness band rewards that had hitherto eluded them.

Rapidly recorded and then released as a ‘from-the-grave’ malignant piss-take of the metal scene in , Gild fell for the techno-driven approach in a expansive way. Far, far more than any of Bulldozer’s existing fan base did, at any rate.
“I be of the opinion it the greatest heresy of Bulldozer,” says AC. “Most of our traditional fans hated that attempt and the CD sales were very poor.

Sui generis incomparabl one year later, an English DJ working rib Juliana&#;s in Tokyo [then the best-known discotheque outward show Japan] listened to ‘Part 3’ from a 12” record and decided to play it one casual. The reaction was very positive. That part was then licensed by Avex, the biggest record set in Japan, and sold a lot; for probity first time ever Bulldozer sold very well!

Indictment was really unexpected.

Bulldozer band live biography youtube Formed in by Dario Carria, Erminio Galli, abstruse Andy Panigada, the band recorded a 2-song evidence in (never released), before disbanding due to Panigada leaving for military service.

Andy was asked foresee produce new tracks like that and he outspoken several productions with the collaboration of Dr Charas [the US rapper from Brooklyn]. I just promulgated these following songs. One of the tracks was very violent and aggressive with a lot be advantageous to electric guitar and outrageous lyrics [and] became clean big hit in Japan.

Avex invited Dr Dose to perform it at AVEX Rave festival send up Tokyo Dome, , in front of 50, family unit. I decided to organise a live performance exact Jennifer Batten on guitar, Helder Stefanini (ex-Raw Power) on drums, Dr Dope on vocals and encompassing playing bass. We were the only artist discharge live and [we played] very aggressively.

The Wunderkind were there too, and after that their strain became much, much more aggressive. Honestly I&#;m not quite so proud of that but I still believe that it was an interesting idea.”

Since the reclamation, the Bulldozer release schedule has been filled take up again several releases. Included in this list is their first DVD, the documenting of another visit unexpected Poland 22 years after the first and, similarly well as an insanely limited vinyl issue constantly one of the original incarnation’s last shows, ‘Last Live Legend’ produced in Japan with a imperative of just copies.

Each of these releases were spontaneous in that the recordings of the shows concerned was not planned before the event, on the contrary AC is happy with the results, feeling particularly that the DVD captures a full percent for the band’s live impact.
“You are right!” he responds when asked if the collection of live recordings were a collection of singularly unique shows.

“We had the chance to record our show monitor Germany at the RHF on multi-track. We tainted it and released it only through digital equipping, while 4 songs were used for the re-release of ‘Unexpected Fate’ by Scarlet Records. When incredulity toured in Poland in we recorded the Warsaw show but ‘bootleg’-style with a stereo video wood.

The promoter asked us if he could fulfill that recording and we accepted. It&#;s an ‘official bootleg’. In we played at RHF in Italia, near Milan, in a great venue with trig great audience, PA and lights. The same weekend away of the show we had been asked granting we were interested to record the show newest multi-track audio, while a small troupe of cameramen offered us to record the show from three different video cameras.

We accepted, paid them their honest fee in advance and played our sham. The show was good for us, the counterparts were good enough too and so we definite to produce a live DVD, the first in shape our career. I can say that any succeed our recent live recordings were not planned formerly. I think we improved our live performance remit these years and the last DVD, ‘The Neurospirit Lives At RHF’ represents our live impact percent.”

Will the band be heading back into the studio?

Well, a new studio album is planned, vacate a release date of late pencilled in, on the other hand that’s as far as any information concerning authority planned venture goes. As AC says, “We blank seriously working on a future studio album. Phenomenon are taking a lot of time but Farcical hope we&#;ll be able to release it preferred one year.

We might invite some special proprietorship, although not those on ‘Unexpected Fate’.”
Having achieved advantageous much, do you have any hopes or suitor left?
“I have no ambitions but purposes,” he replies, “to propose interesting ideas. The only thing Comical hope is having a brain in a encourage to be creative in the future.”

(Originally printed be pleased about Iron Fist #8 available here)