Final Countdown Classics

Greetings all…Adam Bomb here with another installment of Final Countdown Classics. This time we go back to circa 1985 as we welcome Dave Mustaine and Dave ‘Junior’ Ellefson of Megadeth. Dave and Dave were in the studio to promote the just released “Killing Is My Business…” LP. Thanks for listening and leave any comments if you feel like it. Over and out…

~OG Adam Bomb; http://www.myspace.com/fantasma2000

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Greetings all…it’s been a while. I’m back after discovering some more tapes in the cobweb filled storage shed. This time around we have the Circle Jerks coming to the KXLU studios to promote the release of the ‘Golden Shower of Hits’ album. The lineup at the time consisted of Keith Morris, Greg Hetson, Earl Liberty and Chuck Biscuits. Although this version of the Jerks didn’t last long, I always thought they were the best live unit. I remember a gig at Perkin’s Palace where they totally tore it up. So sit back by the yuletide log and enjoy the antics of the Circle Jerks on another episode of Final Countdown Classics. As always, if you have any old tapes of the show and can spare them for a week or two, it would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for listening. -OG Adam Bomb

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Hello all. Back with another episode of Final Countdown Classics. This time around we have an appearance by the elusive Anarchy 6, the most hardcore of the hardcores - or so they believe. The tape was donated to the Final Countdown archives by the great Dave Markey, autuer of cinematic epics such as ‘Desperate Teenage Lovedolls’ and ‘The Year Punk Broke’, co-creator of the pioneering HC fanzine We Got Power as well as drummer for Sin 34 and Painted Wille. Try saying that 3 times fast. Still digging the crates for more tapes to play for you mugs…thanks again for listening! ~OG Adam Bomb

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Hello all…back with another installment of Final Countdown Classics. This time it’s a listener contribution from my man ML TRONIK. The date of the show was July 29, 1986 and the guests for the evening were Wasted Youth (2nd edition) with Paolo Rossi on vocals and Joey Castillo (ex-Danzig, Queens Of The Stone Age) playing drums. It was a fun night and I got some help from perrenial FC guest Jordan ‘Scambo’ Schwartz. Thanks for listening…

~OG Adam Bomb

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In addition to the Final Countdown, which aired at either 11PM or Midnight, I also had an afternoon ‘drive’ shift on KXLU. One day (April 29, 1985 to be exact), photographer Glen E Friedman called and said that he had the Beastie Boys with him and he was wondering if he could bring them by the station for an interview. I thought ‘What the hell’ and told him to swing on by. They had just released their debut 12″ for Def Jam that contained the tracks ‘Rock Hard’ and ‘Beastie Groove’. Lots of interesting moments as the Beasties basically clown around for the duration of their visit. Highlight is a ‘live’ version of Beastie Groove. Those were the days…thanks for listening. ~OG Adam Bomb

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Hangin’ with Cronos and Abbadon…Part 2. By the way, I know the sound is kind of crappy but these are 20+ year old cassettes so cut me some slack. ~OG Adam Bomb

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Greetings deaf ones. Here’s a nice bit. At the time, this was a huge score for me. An interview with the kings of black metal, Venom. It was conducted poolside on the patio of a rundown Huntington Beach motel on April 17, 1985. Abaddon and Cronos did most of the talking while Mantas did laps in the pool and shouted out occasional phrases. They were in town to play a show at the Palladium along with Slayer and Exodus. The tape recorder I used picked up every external noise including helicopters and splashing water so you might have to strain to hear some passages. But it’s worth it because Abaddon talks some pretty good smack. Well hope you all enjoy it and thanks for listening… ~OG Adam Bomb

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Part 2 of COC’s 2nd Final Countdown appearance. Circa January 1985.

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Raleigh, North Carolina’s COC drop by the studio circa January 1985 for their second visit to The Final Countdown. This is between the ‘Eye for an Eye’ and ‘Animosity’ albums and they were actually in town to work on the ‘Animosity’ record with Metal Blade’s Bill Metoyer. COC were always great guests and one of the first non-local bands to visit the show. Appearing were Reed Mullin, Woody Weatherman, Mike Dean and Simon Bob Sinister (Ugly Americans). I guess the appearance was kind of prophetic because Simon Bob would later join the band as lead vocalist. There’s a cool Johnny Valiant interview in here as well…thanks for listening.

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Part 2 of Dr. Jerry Graham’s appearance…

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