Alchemy Records (US)
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Alchemy Records was a San Francisco Bay area
independent record label
, founded by Mark Deutrom
and Victor Hayden.
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
independent record label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
, founded by Mark Deutrom
Mark Deutrom
Mark Deutrom is a musician, composer, songwriter, and producer.-Early life:Mark Deutrom's first professional engagement was at age 15 when he played guitar in an El Paso Community Theater...
and Victor Hayden.
Partial discography
- 1985 - Clown AlleyClown Alley (band)-Band members:*David Duran - vocals*Mark Deutrom - guitar*Lori Black - bass guitar*Justin Clayton - drumsDeutrom and Black eventually joined The Melvins.-Discography:...
- Circus of ChaosCircus of ChaosCircus of Chaos is an album by Clown Alley which was released in 1985 through Alchemy Records . It was re-released by Southern Lord Records in 2006.-Track listing:#"The Lie"#"Unplugged"#"In the Cartoon"#"On the Way Up"...
(VM101) - 1986 - The Grim - Face of Betrayal (VM???)
- 1986 - Sacrilege B.C. - Party With God (VM???)
- 1987 - The MelvinsThe MelvinsThe Melvins are an American band that formed in 1983. They usually perform as a trio, but in recent years have performed as a four piece with two drummers. Since 1984, singer and guitarist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover have been the band's constant members...
- Gluey Porch TreatmentsGluey Porch Treatments-Side two:-1999 CD reissue bonus tracks:-Personnel:*The Melvins:**Dale Crover - drums**Matt Lukin - bass guitar, vocals**Buzz Osborne - vocals, guitar, liner notes on 1999 Ipecac reissue*Carl Herlofsson - producer, mixing*Mark Deutrom - producer...
(VM102) - 1987 - Rich Kids on LSDRich Kids on LSDRich Kids on LSD was a Californian hardcore punk band formed in 1982 in Montecito, California, a suburb of Santa Barbara. They were associated with the "Nardcore" scene that evolved out of nearby Oxnard. Their music expanded over the years from West Coast hardcore to a mix of hardcore with rock...
- Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare (VM104) (Re-issued through Epitaph RecordsEpitaph RecordsEpitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...
) - 1987 - NeurosisNeurosis (band)Neurosis is a post-metal band, based in Oakland, California. They formed in 1985 as a hardcore punk band, and their sound progressed towards a doom metal style that also included influences from dark ambient and industrial music as well as incorporating elements of folk music...
- Pain of MindPain of MindPain of Mind is the debut studio album from the Californian band Neurosis. The album documents their early stages as a hardcore punk band in the vein of Discharge, Black Flag, Amebix, and Die Kreuzen...
(VM105) - 1987 - Poison IdeaPoison IdeaPoison Idea was an American hardcore punk band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1980. The band originally dissolved in 1993, but has been playing intermittently since 1998.-Formation, 1980's and 90's:...
- War All The TimeWar All the Time (Poison Idea album)War All the Time is the title of the fourth release and second full-length by hardcore punk band Poison Idea, released in 1987 by Alchemy Records...
(VM106) - 1988 - SpiderworksSpiderworksSpiderworks is a heavy experimental rock band from Riverside, California that has existed off and on since 1988. The band was founded by Chris Vigil and Monte Williams , two central figures in the hardcore underground art and music scene in Riverside...
- Self titled (VM???) - 1988 - Sacrilege B.C. - Too Cool to Pray (VM???)
- 1989 - ParanoiaParanoia (band)Paranoia is a thrash metal band from Spain active since 1994. The band's name comes from the Anthrax song "Time" from the album Persistence of Time ; same as favourite bands like Metallica and Sepultura the name is written equal in English and Portuguese respectively like in Spanish.Paranoia were...
- Many Faces of Paranoia (VM???) - 1989 - Virulence - If This Isn't a Dream... (ALCHEMY 003 LP)
- 1989 - GuillotineGuillotine (band)Guillotine is a progressive death metal band from Delhi. They play melodies ranging from blues, jazz to death metal. The band has released an album The Cynic in 2010. They indicate that their original tracks are basically a part of a three tier concept of a man's realization of the hollowness of...
- Bring Down the Curtain (VM???)