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\nSeattle metal obscurity TEACHER\u2019S PETT finally gets dragged out of the demo-tape underground with \u201cTearing Up The Night\u201d, a 12-track archival collection built from recordings made during the band\u2019s late-\u201980s and early-\u201990s run. Raw, melodic and proudly old-school, this is US heavy metal before grunge slammed the door shut.<\/p>\n
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TEACHER\u2019S PETT formed in Washington in 1983 and spent the rest of the decade carving out a place in the Northwest metal scene. They shared stages with bands such as SAVATAGE, CRIMSON GLORY, RIOT, VICIOUS RUMORS and ALICE IN CHAINS, but like many strong regional acts of the era, never managed to land the record deal their material deserved.<\/p>\n
The sound sits right between traditional US heavy metal and power metal: sharp twin guitars, high-register vocals, plenty of melody and that slightly tougher Pacific Northwest edge that kept the songs from sounding too polished.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn The Darkness\u201d and \u201cTearin\u2019 Up The Night\u201d are obvious standouts, with the latter carrying exactly the kind of late-\u201980s metallic charge the title promises. \u201cGoodnight\u201d and \u201cMemories\u201d show a more melodic side, while \u201cWalkin\u2019 With The Evil Kind\u201d and \u201cDangerous\u201d push into darker territory.<\/p>\n
\u201cMetal Soldiers\u201d sounds like the sort of song made for fists in the air, while \u201cMistress In Black\u201d carries more dramatic classic-metal weight. \u201cHalloween\u201d leans into the darker atmosphere, and \u201cOn-On-On\u201d brings the energy back toward something more direct and anthemic.<\/p>\n
What makes this collection worthwhile is the roughness. These recordings were never designed to become a polished modern album, and that gives them real character. You can hear a band still fighting for attention, pushing songs around the room and trying to break through before the musical climate changed underneath them.<\/p>\n
By 1991, Seattle had become the center of a very different revolution, and bands like TEACHER\u2019S PETT suddenly found themselves on the wrong side of history. \u201cTearing Up The Night\u201d finally gives their material the physical release it missed the first time around.<\/p>\n
Country: US
\nLabel: AOR Blvd Records
\nGenre: Heavy Metal \/ US Power Metal
\nOriginal recordings: 1988\u20131991
\nRelease: 2026
\nFormat: Limited CD
\nEdition: 500 copies<\/p>\n
Tracklist:
\n01 \u2013 In The Darkness
\n02 \u2013 Goodnight
\n03 \u2013 On-On-On
\n04 \u2013 Mistress In Black
\n05 \u2013 Tearin\u2019 Up The Night
\n06 \u2013 Memories
\n07 \u2013 Walkin\u2019 With The Evil Kind
\n08 \u2013 Dangerous
\n09 \u2013 Metal Soldiers
\n10 \u2013 Halloween
\n11 \u2013 [Archive Demo]
\n12 \u2013 [Archive Demo]<\/p>\n
Billy Young \u2013 Vocals
\nMike Powers \u2013 Guitar
\nPaul Anala \u2013 Guitar
\nTed Pickett \u2013 Bass
\nTim Chapton \u2013 Drums<\/p>\n
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\nSeattle metal obscurity TEACHER\u2019S PETT finally gets dragged out of the demo-tape underground with \u201cTearing Up The Night\u201d, a 12-track archival collection built from recordings made during the band\u2019s late-\u201980s and early-\u201990s run. Raw, melodic and proudly old-school, this is US heavy metal before grunge slammed the door shut.<\/p>\n