Northwest Metalfest

Northwest Metalfest

Compilation album by various artists
Released	1984
Recorded	1983–1984
Genre	Hard rock Heavy metal Thrash metal
Length	40:28
Label	Ground Zero Records (US), Steamhammer (Germany)

Northwest Metalfest is a compilation album of songs by ten different Seattle-area metal bands, first released in 1984 by Ground Zero Records in the U.S. and Steamhammer Records in Germany.^[1]^[2]

Track listing

The length listed is taken from the CD edition.^[3]

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist	Length
1.	"Daily Grind"	Pasarelli	Lipstick	4:12
2.	"Cry For The Nations"	Open Fire	Open Fire	3:50
3.	"Fantasy & Science Fiction"	Koda Khan	Koda Khan	2:48
4.	"On The Edge"	Logan/Van Liew	Overlord	3:25
5.	"Intense As Hell"	Rottweiller	Rottweiller	4:56

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist	Length
1.	"The Loser"	C. Holt	Bondage Boys	4:03
2.	"Leather Warrior"	Lee, Jeffries	Sato	4:24
3.	"Deadline"	G. Stock	Strike	3:34
4.	"Marching Saprophytes"	Mace	Mace	4:04
5.	"Death Wish"	Metal Church	Metal Church	4:48

Personnel

Bands

Lipstick

Paul Passarelli – vocals
Brock Graue – guitar
Brett Miller – bass
Jeff Cardelli – drums

Open Fire

Greg Costa – vocals
Phil See – guitar, keyboard
Bob Fisher – guitar
Mark Stella – bass
Kevin Merriam – drums

Koda Khan

Bill Ackron – vocals
Doug Roberts – guitar
Cory Sandahl – bass
Jay Roberts – drums

Overlord

Steve Van Liew – vocals
Glen Logan – guitar
Kurt Lofstrom – guitar
Doug Blake – bass
Kenny Kubsen – drums

Rottweiller

Paul Crisman – vocals
Michael Winston – guitar
Tim Wolfe – bass
Doug Marrapodi – drums

Bondage Boys

Vaun Hammer – vocals
Geode V. Winson – guitar
Rexx D’Le’Roxx – bass
Father Onray – drums

Sato

Dean Jeffries – vocals
Terry Lee – guitar
Ken Kramer – guitar
Mike Starr – bass
Dave Jensen – drums

Strike

Joe Milner – vocals
Gregg Stock – guitar
Scott Piteo – bass
Ken Mary – drums

Mace

Vence Larose – vocals, drums
Dave Hillis – guitar
Kirk Verhay – bass

Metal Church

David Wayne – vocals
Kurdt Vanderhoof – guitar
Craig Wells – guitar
Duke Erickson – bass
Kirk Arrington – drums

Production

Individual tracks/bands

Produced and engineered by Tom Hall (A1); Open Fire, David Thompson, and Brad Spur (A2); Koda Khan and Gordy Kjellberg (A3); Overlord and Tom Bertoldi (A4); Bondage Boys and Don Dodge (B1); Sato and Tom Hall (B2); Mace and Tom Bertoldi (B4); Metal Church and Richard Rogers (B5)
Produced by Goldy McJohn, Gordy Kjellberg, Rottweiler (A5); Gregg Stock (B3)
Engineered by Terry Date (B3)
Remixing by Jack Barr (B5)
Band photos by Patricia Ridenour (Lipstick); Lynn DeBon (Open Fire); Greg Cass (Koda Khan); Julianne Anderson (Overlord); Mike Crisman (Rottweiler); Craig Holt (Bondage Boys); Ashly Bexten (Sato, Mace); Saulis Pempe (Strike); Randy Butler (Metal Church)
Stage Managing by John Stocks (Open Fire)

Album

Executive produced by Jeff Gilbert and Willie Mackay
Sequencing and equalization by Tom Hall
Mastered by Ron Luder
Cover art by Vern White
Logo design – Stacy Sidener
Liner notes by Glen Boyd
Album title by Brett Miller
Inspiration by Diane Harris and Kim Harris

Band releases

Koda Khan

Tales from the Darkside 83–88 (compilation album) (2016)

Overlord

Broken Toys (extended play) (1982)
Broken Toys: Expanded Deluxe Edition (2017)

Rottweiller

Screams of the Innocent (1985)
Rage of War (2004)

Sato

Leather Warriors - Sato Anthology 82/86 (CD+DVD) (2017)

Strike

Strike (extended play) (1984)

Mace

Process of Elimination (1985)
The Evil in Good (1987)

Metal Church

Metal Church discography

References

^ Northwest Metalfest at Discogs
^ "Rare Northwest Metalfest Footage Surfaces Featuring METAL CHURCH, Late Bassist Mike Starr's SATO, And More". Brave Words. 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
^ Northwest Metalfest (liner notes). Various. Steamhammer Records. 1984. 60-7580.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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