Blood Farmers
Permanent Brain Damage (Demo Tape / CD) 1991 / 2004 None / Leafhound
The sound of Blood Farmers is a mixture of old school traditional doom metal and bay area style thrash. In other words, it's a marriage of Metallica’s 'Metallica' (AKA "The Black Album") era and early Black Sabbath. The vocals of singer Eli Brown are very much in the vein of James Hetfield, the vocalist of Metallica, making him one of the few doomsters to ever use this kind of vocals. It should probably be mentioned that the music can be slightly stoner-ish at times, giving the otherwise really heavy music a laid back vibe. Some of the tracks also have sound clips from different 70s horror movies. Since the band is in particular a fan of the horror flicks by Dario Argente, I'm guessing that at least some of the clips are from there. One of the clips is on the bonus track, and it lasts nearly 10 minutes. The tracks on this demo vary between a whole 14 minutes and 5 minutes in length. This means that while there are only six tracks on the CD, it still lasts over an hour. Another notable thing is that the track 'Bullet In MY Head' is also present on the bands only album; 'Blood Farmers', but in a different version. Despite being a band that has only released two releases during it's existence, this is a classic which all fans of heavy traditional doom should own. In fact, fans of grooving traditional doom should be on the lookout for this one as well. This is definitely one of the traditional doom releases that have impressed me the most.	1. Behind the Brown Door 2. Bullet in My Head 3. Veil of Blood (Scream Bloody Scream) 4. St. Chibes 5. Deathmaster 6. Awakening of the Beast (Live In NYC 1996) (Bonus Track) Approx. 64 minutes
Reviewed by: Arnstein H. Pettersen
Blood Farmers (CD) 1995 Hellhound
This is the second and last release by Blood Farmers. However, unlike their demo, this was never re-released. Well, with one exception. The most classic of the tracks, 'Bullet in My Head', appeared on the 'Richard R. Anasky's I Am Vengeance - The Revenge Biography: The Official MeteorCity Soundtrack'. This v/a CD came out in 2001 despite the fact that the "I Am Vengeance" movie is not yet finished. It's a no-budget underground splatter movie, but with a purely doom & stoner soundtrack; it'll probably be quite good anyways. The name of the band itself is also taken from a horror movie. The movie was originally titled "Deranged", but was renamed "Invasion of the Blood Farmers". The plot consists of an ancient cult which pumps the blood out of humans to resurrect a goddess. A few things have changed since the demo 'Permanent Brain Damage'. The music has turned more towards the traditional doom metal path and has less Metallica influences. I'm not saying that they are not present, because they are; especially the vocals connect the two bands. The thrash elements are just not as prominent as in the demo, but that's actually unimportant as the quality of the tracks are just as high. Another change is that there are no 15 minute long tracks here. The longest one is 'General Urko-I Drink Your Blood', which is a little over 10 minutes long. The rest of the tracks don't come close. By the way, the character 'General Urko' comes from the movie "Planet Of The Apes" if anyone was wondering. Just like their demo, this is a classic and a must-hear for all fans within the traditional doom metal genre. Sadly, the album is out of print and since there having been no re-releases, it will be hard to find. But check around anyway. It's worth the time if you can find it.	1. Albino 2. Bullet in My Head 3. Orgy of the Rats 4. Theme 5. Y.G.B. 6. The Holy Chalice 7. General Urko-I Drink Your Blood 8. Twisted Brain (Part 1) 9. Twisted Brain (Part 2) 10. After The Harvest Approx. 58 minutes
Reviewed by: Arnstein H. Pettersen