Metal Caravans

Genre: Heavy Metal

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TRACKLIST:

1. Guardian 04:33
2. Ultimate Sacrifice 03:23
3. Into the Light 04:00
4. Father of Lies 04:44
5. Save Me from Me 03:55
6. Brothers 06:05
7. The Run Around 04:12
8. Weakness 04:31
9. Honeymoon Night 04:49

Tsunami Has re released their hit song "The Run Around" on this latest album. TSUNAMI is a cross over Hard Rock Band with positive based Lyrics; their attempt is to provide Hard Rock music that people enjoy with a faith influence in their lyrics. If you like Hard Rock you are going to love this Album.
All songs written by Salvador Max and arranged by Bobby Simcox, John C. and Scott T.
Recorded: Workhouse Studio and by Terry at 1E Studio in San Jose. Engineered, Mixed and Mastered: Mark Johnson @ The Workhouse.
Photography; by Sergio Torres at Acosta Manufacturing
Art Direction; by Kathy Adams and Kenny Rich
CD Replication: Fault Line Audio Productions 831-338-6005
Published: F.L.A. Productions and Publishing (BMI) also available at www.flarecords.com

Genre: Heavy metal

TRACKLIST:

01. Grab A Piece
02. No Hurry For Love
03. Just A Nightmare
04. Bound For The U.K.
05. Black Prince
06. Undermywing
07. Hand Over Fist
08. Metal Machine
09. Heavy Metal Boys

Oh, the manifold delights of this throwback release, an assortment of hopes and dreams gathered up and ruthlessly shattered on the ‘80s poverty metal rocks. Firstryke was born, lived and died in Oklahoma, opening for groups as disparate as Metallica and Dokken in the interim and leaving the world with this one gem of a recording. Everything here is hopeless and amateurish, from the dubious quotation marks in the album title to the blocky but serviceable production to the style and content of the music itself. Occasionally galloping, often chest-thumping anthemic metal filler that hardly aspired to the levels of TT Quick, much less Twisted Sister. In light of the above comments, dear reader, you’re probably bracing for a withering summation and numerical grade, but that ain’t happening today. This thing might have creaked and cracked even back in 1986 with “Bound for the U.K.'s” nostalgia for the already-bygone days of the NWOBHM seeming quaint and naive, but that innocence and enthusiasm lends character and staying power to every Maidenesque or sub-Scorpions lick and solo, every high note that makes it, every strident and cocksure lyric that revels in the simple pleasures of no-frills, headbanging-prone heavy metal. Lovingly reissued on CD for the first time by Retrospect in 2009.

Genre: Heavy Metal

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TRACKLIST:

Sound The Alarm
Sense Of Will
Too Many Prophets
Release
Division
Tools Of Separation
Grateful >mp3
A Screaming Death
My Soul’s Affliction
Driven
Brotherhood
Release (Alternate Version)

With “Screams And Whispers” ANACRUSIS continued to build on the progressive Thrash sound that defined their previous album (“Manic Impressions”), and to a lesser extent the one before that, “Reason”. By the early 1990s the Thrash Metal scene was already on its last legs, but this album gave it one last much needed shot in the arm before both the band and the Thrash sound imploded gloriously. It’s a sad thing since this band always managed to put out material that was just that one step ahead of the pack.
Anyway, this album represents the highpoint of ANACRUSIS’s career. I actually still like “Manic Impressions” a tad more but this album really is the better of the two. The riffs are more intricate, the drum parts more technical, and Ken Nardi’s vocals are as varied as ever. All this cost the band’s sound a bit of catchiness, but then again these guys were never meant to sound like sing-along Thrash *coughTANKARDcough*. It really is a superb album but not a perfect one – at times the experimentation sounds forced and just plain bewildering, with tracks like “A Screaming Death” and “Driven” just being all-out bad – bogged down by excessive stop-start rhythms and all sorts of vocal idiosyncrasies. Fortunately this album also features some of the band’s best ever songs like the classic opener “Sound The Alarm” with its haunting melodies and excellent pre-chorus riffs, Division” and “Release”, a track that features one of my all-time favorite riffs. Hell, they even throw in an orchestra on “Brotherhood”! Oh yeah, they also shot a cool video for “Sound”, so look for it on Youtube sometime…
The previous album suffered a bit from a dry sound but In here the production is rich, adding an eerie (in a good way) texture to the songs. Ken Nardi has always been the lynchpin of the band and it’s the same here – if you are not moved by his unique vocals then you better check that you still have a pulse. I can’t really say much more about this album. It’s testament to this band’s ability to write intelligent music that still retains heaviness and if you love stuff like NEVERMORE then I’m sure you’ll lap this up as well. Overall this is a slightly flawed release (perhaps they were a bit too ambitious at times?) but nevertheless a very atmospheric and rewarding listen. Metal needs more bands like this. As I mentioned before, all the band’s albums can be downloaded for free at their site, so you know what to do.

Genre: Heavy Metal

TRACKLIST:

Many people seem to be disillusioned by this album but they are mostly those who expected this album to be in the same vein as the band’s debut (“Suffering Hour”), and they couldn’t make peace with the fact that the band had moved away from their raw Thrash sound (which I also liked BTW) and were starting to carve their own little niche for themselves. This shift in sound was criticized back when this album dropped but over the years this album has, rightfully, come to be regarded as a milestone Progressive Thrash Metal release. Gone are the speedy sections and juvenile aggressive posturing, replaced with more considerate and intricate songwriting emphasizing strangely atonal melodies and a more varied vocal performance, all topped off with a strong Prog Metal sheen. This album will not grab you from the get go and so it will require multiple listens before its qualities will begin to shine through.
The album’s (and indeed this band’s) strongest asset is the otherworldly vocal talents of Ken Nardi. Those who are familiar with the man’s voice know what I’m talking about. He sounds quite unlike anyone else out there and his effortless shifts between harsh and rather high-pitched screams and a hypnotic clean drone absolutely rules. His fellow guitarist, Kevin Heidbreder, seems hell bent to churn out as many seemingly out of place riffs and leads as is humanly possible, while drummer Paul Miles and bassist John Emery form a solid rhythm section. “Paint A Picture” features a rather raw main riff, offset my some soulful singing and a strange yet fitting chorus. The NEW MODEL ARMY cover (“I Love The World”) is another highlight and I can confidently say that the band makes it their own. “Still Black” is one of the heaviest songs they have ever penned and I especially love its screeched chorus and very dark main riff. “Idle Hours” is a bass lover’s wet dream, while the closer, “Far Too Long” features some subtle emotional harmonies and great lyrics to boot. I could basically go on about this album for days, but suffice to say it’s an absolute classic from a much missed band.
The following album, “Screams And Whispers” is almost as good but this one has such a special and sentimental resonance that I cannot but give it the highest possible rating. Don’t mind the naysayers out there – this album deserves to be heard as it really is in a class of its own. Just about everything ‘clicks’ on here, and what a beautiful thing it is!
  PS – this album, along with all their other full lengths and demos, can be downloaded at the band’s site for free, so don’t hesitate to get this one! The band needs to be awarded a public service medal for making these gems available to the public…

Genre: Heavy Metal

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TRACKLIST:

01. Stop Me
02. Terrified
03. Not Forgotten
04. Wrong
05. Silent Crime
06. Misshapen Intent
07. Afraid To Feel
08. Child Inside
09. Vital
10. Quick To Doubt

''Reason'' is probably the most overlooked release from Anacrusis' discography, thrashers tend to prefer the more straightforward Suffering Hour which is their debut album and admireres of more complex and prog oriented music prefer Screams and Whispers, their last album and Manic Impressions which preceded it. This doesnt mean that Reason is a lesser album, on the contrary, if a person likes both thrash metal and progressive thrash metal s/he'll probably find something to enjoy in all of Anacrusis' albums.