Bulldozer
Rude, crude, and just plain noxious, Italy's incomparably primitive Bulldozer were immediately tagged as their country's answer to black metal founding fathers Venom. But like the often reviled Venom, Bulldozer have, in retrospect, gained some measure of belated respect for helping to see the fledgling black metal movement through its early growing pains.
Formed in Milan in 1980 by guitarist Andy Panigada and bassist Dario Carria, Bulldozer were temporarily forced to disband when mandatory military service came calling the following year, but they re-formed in 1983, and by the following year had recorded their "Fallen Angel" demo with the help of drummer Erminio Galli. This soon got them noticed by Dutch independent label Roadrunner and, after reshuffling their lineup with the arrival of vocalist/bassist Alberto Contini and drummer Don Andras, Bulldozer embarked on the path to heavy metal infamy via 1985's The Day of Wrath album, produced by Algy Ward of Tank.
Boasting endearingly rudimentary songwriting and arrangements and slathered in barely adequate "production," this and ensuing albums like 1986's The Final Separation, 1987's IX, and 1988's Neurodeliri were so rough-hewn as to make Venom look refined by comparison. The latter pair also featured new drummer Rob Cabrini, and the last was named after the post-Bulldozer project of original bassist Carria, who had committed suicide earlier that year.
Sadly, Bulldozer's days were also coming to an end, and following a farewell hometown show in December 1990, the band would wind down its activities. Since Bulldozer's split, bands like Darkthrone and the Meads of Asphodel have paid tribute to the group's basic but still important contributions to black metal and, as well as working with Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo on a classical music project in 1999, Alberto Contini has allegedly also taken to producing dance music albums since Bulldozer's demise.
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The Day of Wrath
Rock - Released by Bulldozer Official on 13 Mar 1985
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Neurodeliri
Rock - Released by Bulldozer Official on 18 Oct 1988
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The Final Separation
Rock - Released by Bulldozer Official on 17 Feb 1986
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Unexpected Fate
Rock - Released by Bulldozer Official on 1 Oct 2009
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The 1st Paragraph
Miscellaneous - Released by Bulldozer on 22 Dec 2010
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Gallows Hill
Rock - Released by Ancient Grease Records on 2 Dec 2022
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The Exorcism
Rock - Released by Bulldozer Official on 22 Jun 1984
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Demoliciones Bélicas
Rock - Released by Autoeditado on 12 Dec 2014
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Can you feel the vibe
Dance - Released by Zooland Records on 24 Jul 2008
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Alive... in Poland 2011
Metal - Released by BADMUSIC.PL on 1 Jan 2012
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Alive in Poland 1989 (Live)
Rock - Released by Bulldozer Official on 17 Nov 1989
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Men of Mayhem
Miscellaneous - Released by Bulldozer on 1 Nov 2018
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Dance Got Sick
Rock - Released by Bulldozer Official on 2 Dec 1992
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Jaws of Politics
Miscellaneous - Released by Bulldozer on 1 Nov 2021
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The Neurospirit (Live at Rock Hard Festival 2012)
Rock - Released by Bulldozer Official on 19 Sep 2013
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Fallen Angel / Another Beer (Is What I Need)
Rock - Released by Bulldozer Official on 26 Mar 1984
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