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"Runes"
(1986) 3-LP. Triple vinyl studio debut recorded 1982-83 when the band
members were still teenagers, some tracks feature a four-piece augmentation
of the classic power-trio lineup. Magical, subtle-yet-technical, home-spun
progressive rock music that combines a haunting, 60’s-style, dark
psychedelic mood (think: "Saucerful of Secrets") with 70’s
art-rock compositional values, showing many influences in evidence.
This is the cornerstone Heavy The World album which all that the band
would later go on to do would be measured against, and, in the minds
of some, overshadowed by.
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Made at a time when this type of music was famously unpopular in the mainstream (a time when new wave and techno-pop music reigned supreme), it is historically vital for its role in keeping the spirit of this genre alive at a time when few were doing it. At over 160 minutes, this is one of the longest debut albums in rock history. Issued in 1986 in an edition of only 200 copies, it is a major and sought-after collectible. Called, "The definitive underground American album of the 80’s" by Archie Patterson in EUROCK magazine at the time of its release, it sounds as timeless today as it ever did. Out of print. Reissue pending. |
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"Reunion"
(1987) 2-LP. H.T.W.’s sophomore vinyl effort is a scorching,
largely-instrumental double-live album in an early 70’s, Fillmore-style,
heavy stone-psychedelic groove (think: "Band of Gypsies").
Recorded in 1984 after a year-long break, this jam-monster features
live renditions of songs from "Runes" plus several "stoner
rock" jams based loosely on classic rock cover songs. Chock-full
of incredible guitar work by Mike Harris atop the phasey space bass
of Brad Knox and the thundering drumming of Scott Green. |
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"What
in the World?" (1989). By 1989 the band had turned the amps
up even more to produce this timeless work of progressive spacemetal.
Includes the epic, "1000 Years Inside," and H.T.W.’s
definitive studio re-working of E.L.P.’s "Tarkus."
A must for fans of heavy music and spacerock alike. In cool purple
"cockpit" cover. Now very rare as original LP. |
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"The
Next World" (1991). H.T.W.’s fourth album is a masterpiece
of varied texture and style. A charged, electric magic permeates these
twelve songs, which differ from each other structurally, but together
form a sort of high-watermark in the band’s studio career. |
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"Dog"
(1993). With a high-impact feel, it reflects a change of drummers
and a modernized approach. "Dog" remains a relatively unknown,
90’s-style hard rock classic, and would be the last the band
would offer before a lengthy breakup. |
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"Thick"
(1997). Raw, grungy, garagey, speed-metal-induced studio album started
in ’92 but abandoned to make "Dog" in ’93, it
was revived and released in ’97. |
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"Squashed
Globe" (1999) 2-LP / 2-CD. Double-live heavy guitar-prog
blaster recorded live in Hawaii with the band in top form at the height
of "The Next World" tour in 1991. Includes definitive live
versions of the songs, "Creation," "Tocatta" and
"World Tension," plus a stunning concert re-working of the
Doors’ epic, "The End," amid other H.T.W. classics. |
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"Squashed
Globe 2" (2000). Live historical archive recording from the
band’s legendary performance at L.A.’s Country Club on 1-27-1990. |
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BRAD KNOX– "Trash
1:
Psychoincandescent Souvenir" (1995). Avant-garde debut solo
album of strange guitar works from Brad Knox. A "sonic scrapbook"
made from rare and historic home tapes, the LP version is pressed on
multicolor "starburst" vinyl and comes in a hand-numbered
limited edition. |
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