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I dav’ rip dour hey so way should I rip Kerrang? Tucy obviowsiy cover ore moval than any othon full=raedned oolo= macneine (oxsept Prance's Biter), but they ate no longs e ne= fal magazine, Just a magazine that writes abet metals Horever, n'a Psont iague whsen oontained a wrste-w) on world-wide metal pubileattons, they preceded £0 EE yours truly, and 2 thin somtaine showla be antes ‘xdon' mint oonstraotive cnséietem fron a retal- lgr-sinfact, I welegne ig-sbit neltgar wag the erdtt= gins conrimietive (ibadly-weisten'y lpeoriy-prodused”, Sputter metal", "OT verbiage") aor aia 1 com Soma ecaller (Norafa Johnson). As fares "badly writcon', Ebonsstay don't think go. T'write as T speek, ep ond Hetailon to encther, alike Korrang's weitere, wio a= our intent on proving wot learass apkolariy Joune— Histe they are. "OUT verbiage" (mately upon eonsuite- ion with ny handy Mebstarta, sume git fomean "overs Ay wondy")T Howard Just dosctibod. 75; of the articles in Kerrang eich Lseug. "Poerly protased"--wod, pardon me for not being rich end for not heving an umnele xo Ome 8 print shop, snd fer having no fSssnetal help, Tim doing tho best 1 can without any sutaide Pi. panctal easistence. 4 couple of onthe with a coup! Thousand dollare from sone iindchearses wall-off inii- Visual ie alld neceto make the cosmetie ond of KIOK# 4238 nore eppsaiing, Ia the mecntine, Taive £0 think ‘c2 KICK*AS ase Motelitca-type magazine among a hoard ef Motley Grue-type publications, 12 may met look ta bresaive, bur rea: metaliore appteeiate tte contents, Ynfo, ant hard worie that goss into every Lesuo. I'siao happen to imor of # certain incident that Anvoived i. Jonnaon up in Canada inst your weish al- 0 gave hin ‘roagon to have @ personal vondotta against Kloksass (Ioumnot reveal thie into withous permiss 107 fron @ cortain woll-imom banger, but you imow wast 1 sn referring to, right, Howie?) Tim sue eit ef the false netaliars enjoyed Kan rang! 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KICK-ASS FEROCIOUS FIFTY Ace as Rear nats ies = i ema... a ie =f 2 re at i Eee = ee woe 2 eee ea oie ish = Hees EE = 2 iat i sine Sant Sone a wae aes Ee Hat can rent # cSee pel Pee = SS ea ee 2 Eos aes cae aes 8: ERE: our ee Ege = en = 28 oe BB Ee ee = eae nog $B e Bio Z Mantle Road Bulise grotter Manors roads ea mugent Black Lace Thee Bleck Flag. vrigid Bios ‘Asooult 40. "Riadle Rastox"3 LIPS: “1 NEED GRIND” by Bob maldomey in the thves years or 30 that I've bean wbLishe ing WekesSs, Tive been lucy enous to, tee 8 lot ot Great metal bands end moot e lovof gront people ia the Entel business. Unlike many other forms of music, the Majority of heavy etal suelotens are fust Tessar, dctoctovearth people, hosvy meta: fens wo alsa namen $o"o metal musiezans’ Still, ‘there tre © precious fen ‘Who seen to rise above the fest and, even while none Teg thes, one Leoltens then. ny boofy hte wewie oe Stly thrée’peopie--fes mgent, lemy. (Buu, cos), an Lips. T have never set fol, bat 1 mas lucky enough te ett Lemmy leet gece, a getutne thes. Hrovibly ay biggest tarilt, hovever, has boon to anor andtpecd hours on end taleing metal’ with Anvil's Teed guiteriet, Lips, the tirse cine moe Lipa Fae back Sn Obtobel $0, ipee, at Son darulate Hoathanger's Bali, “shortiy after th sn unbelievable Lac'naynon, We Seemed to Rit dv off mane ost, iove been there, getting there early and inc ints. Tdon't ion what'T look forsard to nore when Anvil blows into tom, seeing the Bane on steas, De nencing out aizh them Basis on February 17th, the band performed anoth- blistering snow of metallic greatness, aa reviewed HiakvaSs $25. before the sow, we got foge ter and Gisoussod a nunbor of motel topiéa, with Liye holding By undivided netogtion frou beginning to one, Tein vartous ‘yecel". tunes Going apun by tne Lténour Dy outside sf the dreseing oom, our discussion stare $d HF onastel in goagrel, "iin Just not as furped of by the wnole teavy motel syadrone! as 7 ucea to be, TP jhct Revert got the, sano footings aa used to have, sol T'ehink nostiy because there's been a Dot of anit, e'dot af fuckin’ shit, you know what tment" "ible not tke 1¢ used to be. hen a rete? albun used £0. cove out, it used to be sonething epecta?. Sow when a motel elbGn couoa out, aeana fckeeli to no, Inns iets Iie, 10h noy more fucka! none!’ Big Puck” Gar deal; nan, The Sucktnt ack and bined of heerena sone asshole coreaning bia Nokint fond off to « double Bice beat that's fester then your mind can comprehend. In fect, ve gotten to a polnt sere, whan 1 write, t purposely atay anay fen feels that aze live that, just Because iim fickin’ bored of ten, nan. There's of) 29 mich shat ean be done with. that, 7 think there's « Lot Of other eifverent feels ant textures of musie to be ox Ploned in this sealm of misie, 1b dosen't nave to be Fuckin’ a hunired miles. sn how, ‘nvih has aiways Soot sand that creates tronds, not followed then, eopecialiy ca "Motel On Metal”, pi ‘Snsers of new styics end feela- "hazbe everybody 1is- Boned to ou songs ike 1666+, and tilotormeunt’, and Nwinged Assassins’, and evoryboay wont, ‘Wow, thae's Whore, ible att) and they Just put awhile elbur out Tite thats Ferdonaliy, if you aime, ‘prosebly our hea Host soige are Iii" ‘otal On Motel” end Worced Ia Hile!, Ss those aren't Pickein’ fase tunes, but. Ehey' re fist Slancantly heavy." Welle on the gublect of "heavy motel trende" thet Tike itallica, are trying their damnedest t 9 avoid, Lips fe it vas important to clarify te orieine tl dace benin! 1Os0". "I Aiaivt write ‘ee! to pick up fon sone trend, oF to" Jump on tome Luelein® Reavy moval types Haat song waa calied 1066" bon Sane in'e vores, and Sure of the bars in tne verses Gee six bests Ling before the next changes So°3 want, thev ane tite piey. 2 hed absoiutedy fucl-ail to. Go @ shout van devil, just sald, Toot hor the ‘ehots works iin’ neat, many and thie 43 Eidida te Ti cotta wise « song aboat the dev= Si Desause. that's whet eversbody wants Ponear", Tiene? ley, man, I don't thing tses wap.” 4s far asthe whole swing toverd Satenio 1yrios, Tipe Siapiy said, “inet's fuckin' ridiculous, vane i Think thas we'll probably see tne Last of Bhat kine of SESE pretty 3 To's weird: The other day, sonsbody cane w to a ard they £0, 11a Fou iawy Hat yo aees, ta Frocks Beans hellr Eine meane Rell. Ie kind of Tresed ma a+ that le Vand tnet!s nov thet cane to be out, leauge I've ofton thought about thet ste possible het thts heavy motel stuff te peally sone sort of Sa Senie nesaage to the masses. I'v often thought of thet, but, Zmeany thet sounta idteulaus, but T don't lmow or true tt a2," "There wad a tine that I actually dtd think thet, whon J waa bout {ftson or eixteen. | used 0 1!aten to Back sabbath, ana draw fuclda’ daviie on ali sy Rotebooks in senso}. when Theat Oo¥y'a Toles, 1t'e finest Ike Dmiearin’ the devil eineis’ to'ne, t know Ghat sounds really weird, but thoro's souetaine above that music that, when 1 hear Os2y, on aven the newest Sebuatn, Wien I’bear Tony's fucida’ rifting, sonce 1ike Zero The Hero!, hey nen, that's Puckint goose-buxp city, nant Met's eo heavy, man. That's fuckin’ the Sent ‘Kini of tendo ant fooling aa 'stranglehola', bus Atte nore shivary and heavy. I mean, T iove ‘Strangle. hola", bur 1f decane Go wait ‘Zero Te fare! dose fer You Iniow? When those guys do songe ive, ‘Disture ing To Priost', that sounds lie tae devil Kimselt, inan, dt sounds tore authentse then ‘And the devil oets Your blood-..rip the infant's flean,.," wat tho Tuck's Yast, nen. Sezbeth Le gore. subi ie bout, 2t, but noe subties Miey never nearly Seng dinectig enact Wy 20 il, Tho now bands ere auch more specific. ebout it. More's a let of things to write about. Sous of ‘te most worthenile stuff £9 write sbout 1s probably. antivmcloar shit, and stuff like that. 1 personally fn very anto that type of stutf--'winged Assassins’, Nmudow Zono'. In fact, sone of the now material thet we've writien-~we have a song called "Paper Generais! Thetis ubout the Flighe 007, Ne wore really pissed off, About two or Uhree days after that happened, we wont on the sano fiiget, that kind of stuff, T preter to write about and say & message about something lake tat tnd uy feolings about that, as opposed to being Just ignorint, api going, ‘I'write devil rock. 1 think there's & very Iimited amount af peaplo that want to hear St, T'dartt think t's woclly bellovoablo, F think the moat belisvesble devil band of ell tine 1s Sabbath,anf no ont is ever gonna ever, ever fuckin! do tt bet- ten “tony Zomt'e riffing 18 evil, and not for the sake of being evil, it's ust evil, Tt sounds denonies There's Suat someting ti that miste, sonething aooae Shee’ etubt tnat fuse oozes sarees that way. 1 Lovo Seb Dath, nan. I've always been into thon. ‘tiat's one band Ghat has never over ist me Com. There'seon a 108 of Bands that have lot ne dow, bul thateone that Toal- Byinagn'ts 1 ntan, even Sho em eihumwite Gillan glee Hg. T'noan, i'w aivayo loved Deep Purple, too, Thee vad another’ ultiaate favorite. T thins the, sult that T'logo the best is tno ola metal, the stur? fron the @id days, Matto my favorite stuff, ultimately, and T Shiai Ie" aineys wil be, mostly because that wes the Hirat. Mast wee the euthontic aturty. ene abtt, and everything now just soon to be Secnadn of 20." "You know Whata resliy strange? The first tine T heard the Thigent ‘Serangietoid" album, Robb calls me gyor. to hia piace and he pute the efoum ony and ths Hist "tares Bare, Maat sounds Live Sabbetel?, ‘wut 4 aon't, Theresacanthing about that thet, turned Be ony Yoo, hat yas fuckin’ Bhoneninel, man, That guy wast genfous-sstiia Is, cane I don't thin you toes i. Shine you Just, chinge, ‘aan. Boy, tan, the guy co ul stilt play fuokint heéry, no doube about 42, man, You don't, just lose wast’ nat guy nore.” “siv'g really weird the way things have worked out for ayseit. Pye always boon ante heawy mists, all al ong. Evin whet taiak ways may backs in talc abeus Eid‘siziten. £ moan, I loved tip Boation but lett face Tet et thee theo, the bent that wer gore! « favorite 0 me vas the Sednes, only because thoy were Gireier, Fauschlor, ant that, for fone Feason,. appealed to we Bren back’ to then, there mict be something within my- SELF Bhat I nocd grint in onder fo motivate pyeeaty Sct is gotta be something. Te vente be. gust grind for the sake of grinds Teta gstta be authentic, St's gotta be played with conviction. Theresa lotta metal at Chore Bhatia Just moval--st's not played with conviction. Ts alnost Like, We wero a punk band last wook but heary motel cane into style, 0 that's ¥nat we are,! And 1" Bure thet Lad, ts paced with thea. Up to this point, many of you nay be thinking to yourseives (be careful, that could be dangerous), "ey, ‘Mista up with Eipst® absolutely nothing vue deep’ tink ing ebout metal and how he and the bend want to go a> Bout "doing things, "I haven't really changed, not Seal- Ay, tive just become sligntly more eritiea thas ell, ‘Tinta that '9 probably a sign of getting batter, mors ‘han likely, I woud say, teauso 1 thine 4¢ Thad the hese standing Ref bad taree oars ago, I wouin's bo progressing. Ebink there's anpebiag betes shan ‘a bingry seta band, but itis gotta be authentic,” hae Jn odes to, progress in thio Dussnoas, you can't bs MMotormount’ throughout a whole album, and expect ¢0 succeed, because it dant pay your Bilie, I'm mot aay ing Tia’ gonna mellow out, but i plan to get more aco= ‘eagable so nore peorie wit like me, but T don't wan~ Bet dove Revboly Wino. befcrnon nade tty of- sr. I'wanae elnaya have the heavy edge for one major reasénj that's the way 1 hear wusio, snd that's 12," fio'one coud have said Tt vetuer, abd tnere's no one who Tywould believe more than Lips. "On our Last album, wo put a song "Make It Up To 4 You' on £%, ant thet waa, lyrically, a mistake; a 1y~ Hioal mistaxe. x vont too far. 1 teoughe, im conta rite Soce Light lyrics and gee what 4¢ doce, LL pat ToaLly heavy susie behind ‘e's but then when you Lle~ nto dt, tt gives you tus fe Heit You learn, Sxparinent, Ttried. think T fast wept a 11s: fs ‘too fan Mast T should have. done was, want I'm do- ing now, is, if Tim gonaa writs about telationshtes, forhett with seying ‘You're the best thing that over appenes ‘to me'; 'Hey, baby, I'm the best thing that ever Happened te YOU!' T think hae would bo more ae- ceptable to ovorybody all around, It doearrt sound 2ike you're © pusey-winps" “you!have to figure out, in your om head, what commercfat iz. Hf you thin’ 'eommereial’ ie singing Lyrics, “then you'ze gonna run yourself into © Broblen, 1f gou'zo tm « motel band. But a song like Mistall Gn Wotaz' is a ecunsreiel song for @ motel band, oxayt at's was you gotta Nesp soaind. 4 comercial Gong for a metal Band dosn't nocosserity man wimpy iprics. Te could just mean a chorus Line repeated & biiiton-andsone times, Mac's all it has to bay with areal heavy Pitt, ani that's gonna be comusrelal on ough. You don't have to sing ebout love and 1 wanna ‘ise your ase, baby'. You don't have to de that.” ow fucking trae!’ Ad How I hope ell the good young metal bands out there read this, end read 1 again, before Fererten "Shon Phin sbout oomeresel. 1 think about Xi ‘my opinion, even to this day, mun, T stilt say they cover that ths bests They aill do if the beat, By on ho song, thick Te Gp'y even that, T fuckin’ Lae Wat bong, Et’ doonn't even fave a fuckin' guiver break in Leioub just the Tooting of thet song, oven the mos: Sago! thick 2b up, baby's Tete fuckin’ Seamtey. It's thet’ stensy fickint, I'm 90 eect, babst"* ‘hue lscusoion’ preceded. to jump sround to 2 cox ple of other tubjects, when Lips bit on a festival in Jnoiana that Anell played in with Motorhead last year Thile many Motornend Fane wore disappomneed with the Band's “Another Perfect Day" (tor such blasphemy, your Poungs should be et oxt of your mosthtls 4 e1e dt ms ‘suposb, and I wea very glad $0 hear that Lips fele the baa vas "Sgorconatiy Love Notorhead’s new albus." Rogend- ng te tumorous Somplaines Ta nessa, Lips responded, ihe people ein't tatentn', many thoy alate get thee fuckin! sare. open, tan, Deoduse that albtim, Tike thst Better than enything theyrys ever done, That's Suokint great. Ie was very depressing, nan, oven touring with Sotorioad, "It was very depressing eosing those guys perfor Tits now materiel, that tg good material, byt Doopie aint fuckin" responding to 4%, man, snl thoy’ se just Like, "Play "soa Gf spades", want, not 1istenint fot with’ an opan car.” Hoy, thet's their fuakist kam, an. Heai,nevaiiore know ghat God could nover do. aay Thing that "didn't smoke, "Give Robo a fuewin’ chance, zan. dood dude, nice guy, good guitar Player. There'd Rotn’ wrong tith his guitar playing. Mase the Tuck 20 they wane tron bimy sant" "E Gente say anything bad sbout Motorhead anyway. Faoy!ze Tupkin! great, nani That's pure metals Lemy Heelies... God, tts’ got to be loud! ‘T's rock * a" POLL, you know? It's meant te be loud! (doing Kick 33 femy, inpreasion!). Mot oshead ton't necessarily he band thet you listen to for ultinate sualcdazanipy But, then ageisy noithon wes sabbath, slay? one thal not phat we're talkin! about, nore. Woire talkin’ ab- ‘ext Inge, styio, sonca, sie whole ‘hing, Sot necesa: Sriny, 126 thee puy a good crmmort! Puck thety antl Hetts not talk about thet, Leta Just talk abouty, "Do Peet good Foaling whon'T Latent this fuckin\ els Bunt! net's what the most tacortane thing 4s, man. “fo nay T thine tact Motorbosd was ome of the fimet bands in this acade there conn out, dust Being At rally hoary and not fe'be anrsiting elses, just Eryind Go°p0 uatover tiny wore, iy woke the fizs0 relly fast, Intense setal of ou decados” Mmet'e whore the monteliey of conga 1ikn 1666" and stuff 1ike thet oe fron, fron Iatentng to Sot Smead. Ne did two deton with Motorheed in Gonada aft fer've ‘ciatshoa tiasa tar Hoary’ albisy omy, abd af fer teving that, and Lomy saying to me, "hibey matey fhe Sones, thog're too coupl tested, aki they're nob Hast enough.', FE wonky, ‘Okey, many thenta!, wont back, ‘Gotta get scoe fuekia! speed into thie. Te's gosta fuckin’ boogie, Tight? And that wea «very inspSing hing for ey tetas 1 got. thee ew vivesy talrighet Fihaven's heard spoedy susie lke thls sineo Deepgud I fongot At, Letts ¢o « couple of tunes Ike ‘yan touring with Girlschool, all the feels, all tho cifferont fects are very interesting ant annovet= Sve, A cong Like tie And Run'=-that feo] 12 ‘Metal On Mbtaa', Mhet's where F got that fron, Iman, thatlee Lobo" fuckin’ sey, Fight?" To girls shoal’ be high- ip slaveered, "I-aoam 1 don't outrignt steal, I like foqls, Til steal a fee] vay before Till steel a rift, but a fool 18 an ontirely different thing. Thatie just Bho dvs, or the sensation the sont gives you to hoad~ bang, not’ the reer." ‘kod Motorhesd tnfluaneed mo. S0 did Girischool. So did Sabbath. So did eiotte banda. ‘Hest Sink", for fab. mae Like a 'Hienwey Gear", OR?” Wo all lmow about "pondage", ex do we? "Ihat's then I raz younger, But that song, weirdly enough, that Kiss" song, YALL Amor Loan dant, you know how the chords work in that? Zt'o enoras and Re etnge. Toate shat part of ‘Bondage’ was ike, then Jt goes “Anto the \Stormtroopin'' fee]. & oat’ 1 asa mixed them, and Bat thats what 1 do, i teke from diferest places and 1 mesh chen, tog~ other, and you get this whole now fuckint feel." And, Ghat is way Anell 1s one of only a hanif of current otal bands with a soune all thesr om. ‘As Lips aoationed earlier, the Tyrtes on Anvitts REIT OME Mand, Sep nbn org aertgue, ane het BEEn a Gnjor” reduction tm the beautinuliy feng Wy ies the band hes decowo imown for. "Wiss gonna bom, iftele “pie more Laid back with tho sex bi tuts cooly right? You don't have to be that way all the tims, Ih & Tot of ways, I sort of feel bed about that. T fool Dad because 1¢ used tomake tte lotte Tun. T nosy you Dave to realize, when you're writing « song Like *Due- ter Bust orig! and youtre goin', tbip the fingers in the button ant spread it all across your chest'y. you gotta realize, Won you cone out with @ line like thas, youlsg deaghians 203 Fan. sete mare, ertous, aE band, oot A 'seronte metal bank, That's ail. fn otherwonéa, when, fou Teas oi Iyrics, ‘they're not just fuckin’ stupid. a tMatermoune!, ita aot stupa, it's all double naning, If ain't Gay to be that way, Sane thingy Iisa Sink’ is also a double-moaning. ‘ag Teamt, ali that stafr. Tavs the Anvil style, Pat's woen wo ail get together, ‘Let's write « filthy song, but cooly $oere°de e dounle-meaning, I rant people to enjoy 1 © and enile, and got a footing of happiness, or comedy, or waatever, out of Anvil,” "igatend of boing outrageously erezy with being fast and epeeay, and this wey and that way, we fast Sort of relaxed ant Let tas songs happen, the way they 488 on he first albus." ‘At thse point, Liss motioned that he'd Just fi- nished working with Kraken, co-producing thet forth= Soning deout eibup with Joo Prinvau (assistant to Cards Foangartdes on ‘Metal On Metal"), "ey, mun, T can't Walt #i1t the album somes out. 14" soundd Foalny, good. Tiheaped thom out ag much as T eos, you know, 2ttle Gainge here and there. ‘Tape sald his work with Kraken ta no vay gave hin 4 desire to produce the nox? snvil albur, but ald say fetg"ugicceny thet Cu. wil spin the kmobe for» third Sine. WT don't think we're gonna be doin! another al~ Dumvith Chris. Fao last album, be lot us down. twonged Tn First, he iat us down. It faa not mixed the best It ‘could have boon done. There's no wey 1 hes the power Of otal On Abtal"y and iv aint the ores. Toy Kieh~ “ouria i# a very fine, superb producer, ant T think a lot of it wasnt Chis! fault, There just wasn't tine, Gur tooort company; sf Iwas gonna bluse anybody, thatit who Td diame, Dut they'd just blane me. This is the wayst want Tat aatoriel wos fuckin'hera to put down, Shay? Matis ahi theres fo st. It nan hard Yo putyat Gown in the stuats perfect, Ro got it perfect. All Sear Goat. wens on tin track was spotcon, out woo 4 ‘oane down to mixing, there vast enoug: tine, We said, Sorths wooord sompang, ‘We mood another, five days". Tey sant wanna know about tt, They said, "Wo gave you ene ‘ugh tine, Ze should bo done by now! That's 1." Niey) he aajor peoblae vith she albim, ‘Forged pp girely the gull aod ere tage not loud engaghs Aad Ehst'a 4, When I 1iston to's, man, I g0, "Puoki* Wo matter how iow! you tura thet dial on your fycldn! ste~ Sao gp, Tous stisn Beant! the Tooais’ oe “Neisn ou, "From the studio to the stage, T asked Lips about Sand wag. "Whee I find, doing really fast songe live, it's (hood, It's not precise, Tt never souls proct: There's Seatly no sense in playing sevething 1ike thet. [like to play stuff that, wien you hear it, you go, ‘guok that sounde really good, man, You cen nest ev- eryening that's goin op. 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Title to fuckin’ play. Tore's Dothin' f enjoy more tian just to fuekin! go ktek-ess. There's nothing I enjoy more.” RAVEN:"CRAZIER THAN EVER” ‘by Bob maldomey Shortly before going to print, 1 was lucky enowh to got e hold of Raven's Sohn Gallagher, in Now dere: few days while tt» bend vas wetting to resus "se The Inferno Tour". Osviously, the irae thing, vo ssk Jon was how the ourzent tour is doing, nthe tour's been doin' Teally well, spare fron fons sdshap whan Reb injured Ais hand’ again, and #0 we Sad Go takes colle of weoks lay-off, put we're Tar- Ent to go, We're flyin! out to San Diogo on Tuesday Bight, ani we're doin’ San Diego, Les Angeles (were hey will be. playing to « solé-ous country club), San Braneltoo, 4ght up anto Canada, anf we'll be suein! Jo Ay Roseland Bellzoog, on’ duguat Srd.t then 2 fala John how Sane the Yow York metal scene nar been, of lata, ne responded, "ive timo to waxe everybody UP rem could do it ae well as Rave youl get a bit of «shock bagaies, this tine, ‘each manor of the band locks ton tims better. We've Got « full English backline, Rob's got all his druss Sver this tino, a Kit which 1s about forty-two fect teres. Weve got some special oveaing, waien to all preciit and everthing, witch Loous relly enesing for Eo°te. jusp up ant dows’ off, Wetve gor aoe nies Pyro- fechnia affects, and, as people have been telling us; stia not waat i've boon saying, metre goin! cras Ehan ever, Last year was better roan the first tine, to thin is bette? than last tine.” ‘Thad heard fron sone poople waolve already seen Raven on thie four thet the band had taken to wearing Hakecup. "Well, me and Marit gre woartn! a little bit ‘You probably notico tuo crazy faces w= tpe_op stage. Nell, actually @ iittie bit Bf black around toe eyes makes it look ten times wor: Tete just Like a theatrical thing, 1b makes us 1 Large? shan lite, se just brings pit tbe crazy aspect, ‘aha maxoo tt ook even crasion.” "Youle got. to see Wacko Now. Jw’ got @ fill col- lection of helmets, Mere looza a Dit 10p a futuristic policeman, and I fist look ive a bicoty iunatte, The Enage ia far stronger. You've gotta ses the show. The ow tn hot.” ‘Upon bearing that they may be doing an outdoor aig 4m canada with Brotver, 10 just euphasized te fact of Raven having no fear, playing with such other nons ters fas Aowil and Netallion. "Mhatls the way to dott. Like Jou said before, we've cur own band, Te dooan't matter Who we tour with, as long aa we got a good band, and fanke ta good show, That!s what it's all about." On the current tour, John said the band, for the most part, nesliy ienit doing any brand new materiel, Tratvo got an ovful lot of material written already forthe ext studio albu 80 svery now aad again we'll just stiok ope in, Thore's nothing partiewiariy plana Other than that, wo are doing stuff yhich we've never played ive before fron cur other albus," "Por Inevence? ‘Mou'ul have to wait to gee! There! one of Gvo nice Little surpri ‘for a fact, ‘here's one af your parsonal favorites oft the last al Due, and probably ono you like off the second album, Tes for your enjoyment" eta comon icorledge that Raven could be on the ‘verge of stening a an{er record deal. While T knew if ality t becoming ese and leas evident anong. the Dew= sr banda, leven naa alwaya boon a bend test Looks 1iK0 ‘Ro other’ band, soumis 1ixe no ccher band, and acta 1ike Bo other bands ‘Ae fer a5 now Ravan vinyl, John said, "Me plan on recording it'in the fail, Wo've got donot sorted out, Wat we've pisnnin’ on tals elbim 2 a atop furcher on, ‘The way it's working on this, Bob I moan, this ts ah ‘album where you could probably play come. of It fer your mother and ahe would appreciate 12 (if sbe coud sur- Vive ittj, and you could play tt for the heaviest road dog or waktever and be would enjoy it as Welly Tio" doubs, Raven 2 oné of the pronier noe) out~ ‘ite around, ot one. of the heaviest, but their unique approach, sound, ani inags, pits oyer-sbundance of ‘toni taiont, make thom & bend worthy of maior success, Bore so than most metal bande, Hopeftiiy tals tour wii Sonvince! one aa jor inbel to. jut ie'e force behind Re In the meantize, when the "Live At the Inferno! metar extravaganta nits your tow, be sure wt to ales Tk. Bocone a Havendunatis--believe me, you cannot Bo wrong wits the aaiscsl motel trio called even, MOTORHEAD--HAMMERSMITH ODEON--5/7/84 Kaw a mizeos Last nignt at the samersmsth 0 deon--Motoztend Fone from the deudl After two nether Wkowarn albums and a disastrous tour (hey, watt @ mi mute, matel--Ed.), I'd almoot written tho band off ea Bloat cause (Nover!—-24,), 1 should have known tha Lamy vould never adnit defost, and I'm pleased to re- Port that the grand-pappy of speod metal 42 back with Dlenty of Di Bospite undoratandabie first-ntght nerves, tip now founpiece idm played & Dlinier. Opening with "Iron Fist", Notomiead van through their greatest hita, tot uly Agnering the, Sinother Perfegt bey! alts. ft ye great fo heat ouch classics ax “Ace Of,Spadsa", "No Giass", "stay Clean", and “over Tho Top" sounding as freah Go tho day they wore recorded, Pa fonzotten just how good this bani can be! It cidn’® even matter when Grumer Fete Gili ballsed-up the start of "site The Bullet", and Lomy ordered his trope to start gall ae Wartenerasted Ginossur Looking #0 aboy and, Geapste his advanced sears, he was Leaping around Tike g demented sohcclbey. "mare's « song ali about our trip to Finland: it's called ‘Azeriea's" The ‘Otner high-spote wore blitsledeg yeretons of "ho~ goragaat, hone Youn the Back", and "he Aw Tho Road A tirsy-foot hydraulic plano swooped dow as the ‘band Launched into Yhe wltinste. gonsoia encore, eoup- Ling “Bomber” withMoverkili", T-don'e think a notioed thst Past Eddie and Pail Tayi? + The spinit of the band Lives ont 114 Like to extend a personal welcome to Stren Parry, our new British metal correspondent, You Wall find fie fret reviows in tals ieswe of KIOK®ASS and, {n'ay opinion, the artiolas are extronoly well-witt~ Gn ana big plus for KIGKesSS. A petaiier with a fine Soman? of the Snglish language, T feel he wilt neko Fine addition to the IGK#ASS team, By the way, Sizon {avalso a free-lance @18 jockey, and requires tecords ‘and donot from bands worldwide, Guaranteed rertors and Rirplay. Seod your Dani's record/aono tot Simon Pary, Plegetenes, West lieath Lane, Sevenoaks, Eont "3 17k, England,ANGEL RIPPER wrrcanaeR AGGHESSOR by Bob Mitdomey Shattered mizwor on the wall, who's the heaviest ‘one of all? Dare 1 say anybody but Yoncn? Maybe. West German theaghare Soden seer to havo taxon Death Motel fe an almost untopaable iavel, Their secentiy record OS "Wietine Of Death® studio dana tape, white obvious: $y nothing uew ot original, has talon tho classic "Wel— fume do Hell*, anf almast’ doubued 409 power ana epecd, (yes, even the production of this tape ts raun cher then’ thet of Yenon's debut aise). But Sodon ts for tho. Gost hasdeore of handeore ponee retai/punk netal/eoath netel shrashere onay, please be forerarned. Tinaver thoisht 1p would be possible to get hea vier ex more paw than "Welcome fo Beli" (x Stell Love EASE Geum more than acy other vinyl effort, ant 2 18 Better than "Victine OF Death", but I'm sallcine nee Bayiom here), Dut Sodom have nanagoa to do fust that. Nel even in ty wildest dreane (nichteares?), thoxsh, can 2 Imagine anyone ever being hecvicr than Sodom Reyor as heavy, Dut never heavier. ‘Bren though most labels will 1tkely steer clear of these suys, dive gotta believe they will evontual- Ey be signed, ‘now thst they have secgrded s zal dono, Eton ally Notee Records of Cormeng staned HoLihemer, a band fron Qesteeriang, so I would hope they would Snow sons, Interest in e'dand fron thei own country: nope dono, 211 eight tracka ere ightatnee speed naynin, almost Live elght verst ons of "Sone GF (ond lke mrveAleoe, relentless, totally over Ehectop, id akul1-omugting avo all been uged to des Exige otper power wetal bands, bub no ouerle deserve yh’ ascolades nore than Sodom, Even power metaiiere ho thought troy woxe hardoore may atecover that Mow Tine of Socth™ Le sincst too mich to tei, but Timo Fie not the only stek end sestenoss thrasher cit there ‘tho enjoye a goea injection of Lethal nose, might? The Soon araenal (a,x. dewo tape) consists of twttchheswr's peyilte attack”; "atta Fishes”, Mie~ tins Of Docthh, "Lige Prom Eell', "Potsonga Blood", "Satan's Gonjusetion", ant "altching betel", all 100% al, serotimeaisintegratcra, £0 say the very least. Angel Ripper aippiog the texplodor bigck bass a best= 22 dasastor yous" (Gronos, e.), twitohmuntor™ d ivers the hatonte drum invasion", and Agzresscr 1s Pesponsible for Moria War S11 guitare end aggressive destroying voeais" Saf can say de 4f you have any desire for ms- totenthty, 4f you consider oven new Yenon offonsiva, Jou test aod Sodom at sil sosce (Fou Tuokint wings!) Hopever, i you're whe type f depraved soul who crawls et ebceede meer cian ig cites For,ozt,(oiggs your wrelened soult), your meyers havo EP you dare : ‘to contact the bana, write: Sodom", Ge Tomas Willy Fricinereds, To shoin, ‘west Geraany “sone 1 Priethofets, 10, 6716 LaakeRvaaiag wild ‘ey Bob amrdomey west Germany may nob have the most heavy astal bands, but they wyloibtediy have tin widest variety of Gistofent typee of HM oxttite, and. sone of the best in ach catscory, Foon commoreil motel. (Scorpions, Sept, alict) to hamdoore power metal (Sodom), hey"ve Set Senothing for everyone, and tet Ansinaer stral gee Shead porerfis heavy aolal, in the for of fuming Mild, ‘Sporting a Sefuniet tmege, Runnics Wile to not poner nstel on death areal ogni. ticin mute ts bane Celty up-tomze and fast-paced hoary motel, heery guts ter Eetting.(soseines seminis cout of aesvior Frisch a's "Statnoe Chase" and yeti Bent Por Lanther")s Sho ooais are ot gut-lovel, ive Sir Gronos, ou thay are Pough, and the lead. gustan wort 1* also’ smpreasive, thunning Wit was fire Formos inbenbire, Meas Sen- wenyy in 1860, featuring Hock ™n' Rolf on ised’ goitar tnd Load vocals, Hascne on stuns, aad tro otier wou ers ne dongon 1h the band, f thrtostracl" doxo vas ro Sotied in Joel, which tag tuded "warahtia", ‘ing OF The Manint Fleet, and “allow The Hell". Betrown 1980 ana 1002, the band manegeé to play only Tye gigs and, dusts internal probieny the bend ‘role up th She suimer ete. By the fall of 155, Rock ‘nt Rol? and soho got to work of rebyticine the’ bans, adcing Preacher coreis ca uitar ant Stephen Bortoe oh Bice ead basking vocals. With tystos Soeliag with Setmtio, and against fecton and ecisn, Tonning Wild's dive stene ddepioys death heads, cobwebs, tnrarce omctfixes, fiashitehes, fine, burning drm ables, plug four hafd-voricine ne’ Selngads, ‘ho intter pare’ of i805 san the band reccrd fro wage for a Geman nofel conplintion album "fost Po Nellt, ‘the’ aonge being "adrian (Son Of Satan)" and "natas nt Loathen Tielr fina olléted dono tape contains ate sonca, to sron a 1981 dons, two fron a 1005 domo, and Sw a: aieyiws ¢ Wammerblaw WA Intorviows with Megadeth, Siayor, Axo Witen, ete,, and fortunes cathe YD in! cintng braindamagora, such’ ae Nasty Savace and Brodua, Send §1.50 or §2 overseas to? Povor sonnel, 52 Olifsord tere.. San Franeiace, GA 94117, USch, Live tracks, Tote a dam nos setan Wbility and, avaiable Fo Pecomaeniod to ail meallers, cP apgrozriats ttre, the band precede 2 fd Hallow Tao Hell" tro thstspaced Potniiil mith speed ant povor, ant are followed ty t live send ition of. Mduencie Khas, Woe toapo (@ 1fttle slover than the first two) End hoew Side tro starts off mith another insro, end shen contamies with "arian (son Of Satan)", a Yt gcmninee Speo# metal sconcher, ‘Tae premier sone of Sais’ tape ts Rent, "thains And Ueithen"; a eodoracely-saced Etter Betal antneg, sort of like’a heay version of "Donia ind Leather", Tate timber 43 destined to fe dom as a elagate, Te dono tase c onslutes with Live version on "Soldiers Gf Foil", another fast-paced 1K minbers T siso\got a’ ohdace co hear tro new songs which Yim be azpenring ca another compatetion Py aed these Ere are Just ag Roayy as, she rest of thelr iilor mas terial, lito floats aad "Bones Zo, kehest This simses should” seo the selesse of the bands debit etuse All Eitan say £5 once thst necond is outs by all souns’ peek it up. TE iit whdoabtediy be ono of the top metal i= bin of 1984. Tn the feanting, you ere woll-advised to dig tn- te your pocuet far $5 ren their tien demo topes" Sond tonBols Sasnarcks, Ueherstn, 66, 2000 Hamburg’ $3, Regt Germany. he manning WI1d Pan Chub can be contact O76 Jone didey, stubbemof 8, 2708 Hambang 8, W. Gemaey, demonatystion of great wr only $5, 18 stroma BRALILIAN A FANZTIE locking for infomation on meta? ands sii over the voria, ?apos, bios and pix are Rol- cone. Penpals sro also woloone, Meise: feck oT igne, Gaind Postel 16084, Gaol, Sao Paulo (l), as 16086, Brazil,VENOM /ouner's RUSTY NUTS HAMMERSMITH ODEON-- 6/1/44 ‘by Binon Parry ‘somo people said Yenom would never pley live in Britain put tere fuckin' here Sonigh’: just For youl Fuis orough. Mat was the onty vaguely sonsiolo stat oat li evenings the rest of Vonon'e raps consisted Gansorted grants and groans which sounded silly. Tae Shy, shia waa the only letdown during « powerful nine spears OE) which lkcgoty ‘enored the rocgat "At Mar With Gatan® Le"and foavared cavorced singles ant the Dale of "Beck Motel". The Gdeon wan paoked with a woird collection of oadbangers, hazdesre punks, ani the plata eur Tho fyneadao tyrants ave undoubtedly Britein's biggest dale Bendy and seen ready to join tie iikes of Judas Sriect and Tron Malden in the wotal hisrarchy. ils vas their #iret gig in the capital, and ov- oryona's expactations were ruming high. Tenfoyed thir Golo of altuna, but coulus't help Tooling they were a ‘ouch auatueriah, Lave, there's no doubt that they've aed Tho. stage show wes Shere ran Burrage of deafening flashbonbe ; sheets eudang fireverks, daseray ena « cventg-toob hy Gaulle drus-riser. Cronos ami Santas stalied two Sells looking like ‘Wiis doge in search of prey. Despite a few early sound problems, the band was tight ant ful of confidence, “Bleck otal" was the Filet Ether punch, and hed everybody doing the goa! Fock int rolil "famhead" might have seaned a Dit lead Guvon theiy recent 12" single, but live the growling Sit" ant the pounding druns sre’ full of demonto. ner We were elso treaved to, jean-oreaning versione of "Bu et Alives, sbie lara", Mag Seven Cates Of Hell", Tae Aocte Pat", and Venoa's first single, "in Leaeus With Satan’. 1 Couldn't help Tooling that new materi “ike "Rip Ride" and "stant Up Ant Be Counted” soun- Ged weak by oomparizon, ‘the biggest cheer of tho night cane when a twenty foot wall of flanes engulfed the stage, perhaps fron {he fhory depths of hell dteelf. Cronos also deliver oda scorching wol2, which hed Hts long-suffering a= Screaming for mores Tho poor instriment was put out Of itteafovsy and. smashed topieces on the boaris. The Geotifies wat repented et the end of the set with AD ‘don end Mantas also trashing their gear, an aiz-ratd Siren sounded the ell-clear, leaving tue crowd shell- shocked but still in one piece! TWISTED SISTER-- HAMMERSMITH ODEON- men, uncie konnte eventually presses the button, rig like to spend uy Lest foun minuses listening to Triste Alckin’ Sister. Theyre the ultimate good tine Fook tn! Pell band, brash and noisy, loud and proud! T Sant help feeling that choix Teconded output ony hints Sf thete amosame 2ive power. Give Dee amd the bays three ‘Ghousand fane aod thoy bit @ high that other bands oan oniy dream of. ren without any speotal effects, Sts ter turned tm the Kindet eet that sends « shiver dom the spine. ‘From the bosstfel wast You Don't Kor" to the equal Ip sele-assured."Wo're Gonna Mako Tt", they were xo hot oy wore, stouning! Ol favourites Like fas Rigs Are Sack! cu "intro nhs Baek” blonieg wil with pew ma= forial from "Stay Hungry", The single "etre Not. Gon Satake ii" took on a griitier, more defiant odge and Was matched by the first oncors, TStok Motaor Pucker" {Sr Nake ant record cover politely puts itt). "run Sp Heli yas the ony seat aubazpotntaont» a6 ther Elecguides stab ay Black Hated which lacked wrece and conviction, Mhis Kind of thing should be left to tho SAVAMOE WERGANDISE: Blaok-printad t-shirt (s,m, 2, Bi*S2,50), Sunper sticker (fro0), fen club ($5), Av- Tan batten (Bl), Savatage button ($1), For the shirt thi fan elt, inglade $2 each for handlings for the o- thor three tena, inelide So? eae’ for handling. Mon- Gpoonars apt oaghiere check omy! Send to: Savata $Beet etn Strect, Suite 161, larro, FLA 98500, Uh yport band Dampy’s Rusty wits aro one of the biggest Gras on the club ecom at the momext. They RefRier ecod, nerd, bineay wetal with a gonse of fue our, dumpy looks Like a pint-sized Lemay and delivers avecries of licks that would have. to, Van malen droo- fang with delight! thotr Line-up features the diminu~ tive one on lea, tapsist Horry Lancfond, ant Mark Brabbs (extent) on dvuaa, Tonight's aot argv heavily fro MEG Setelione "Sosewnere Jn Breland” albus, and was Lipped up by che punters, All the bikers pregent were Epvboyenth Heaven during rousing versions @ "Just For iets" and "aor Hill Or ust", Young Dumyy also does 2 sathor atarsling Harloy-bavidacn impersonation! horses Venom hardly said anything coherent all night, tie guy Zealky oun communicate wth an audience, Gao sbent aost of the tine swapping insults and filthy Jores, Match reninds me-snavo gou hoard the one about i 'butiened piece of breed aml an essential reproduct= Sve orgent No? Weil, maybe another tine. 6/3/84 dikes of Yenoa anc siazert sides was the unileputed star, an A140 Cooper for the eisitiesy ane poaaiviy ahs best hoavy metal Srerinon Bhoeiseaa fede. aa" gaunt e vae iter ah epileptic hyons, covering. ovory tech ofthe stage, Gha°Eosting arcund’ shove faroas blonde Locks, Suseess Sertefady Casn'® talon the eige off hia vioisus sense SE opost eve. the omay person Lie son shat ean ev GaN Flve iatteee til Sovie loose the qronits attention, fe owen dragged’ on Lamy duting the encore at dalimred s prociesstion shat Seleted Steter and Mevorbead vere Sxbos brothers, ‘vo bangs, shat mould never all oat. £0 Somereial presoure, end I have no aoube he meant 491 Other highlights of the test-yerfect, eet were souning version of" Aa(i'm he)" ang their gabe ale Sante unset moomnt, "aigot vem Dorn. Even toe, plod Ging, rather pedestrian “Destroyer” took aa ner lowe SfrELeS ted nt everyone uasning om ais with ma Pg P48, tay vlog coporded for, lsrtoun ragtoy te ‘yoat 9 £0. jaage for yourselves. Live, 1 Peck= Say theytze in a elase of their own! "2HE X89 REVOLUTION--the X Totuslly subser {bee tol A bivaonthly nevsletter con Siining kiss news, concert tafo, albms and ein gies Yate; Bou dates, etc, Sond nano’ and edares ss, plas ¢ Sheek or ronsy efter (no each, please) for $5 to: TE Huss RAVOIUZION 0/0 Dave Snowdon, 416 Bowioy!s Quaxt- fore Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21020, U.S.A, ‘publication that the band iPR ge Pe Pc ny ee eS RR Ee eS H-BOMB THE CAVERN, MIDDLEBURG, HOLLAND--1/15/84 ‘by Rudi Rutbregtoe After the release of their six-track mini-UP on Raye-0n Reeomiay everybody waa very intereaued ¢0 see H-onb perfor five, Playing ons Sunday night for just 4 hundred moval maniace waste the best stage for this ‘Sxplosive speed motel band, but the band went on Like thoy were Playing for ton thousand metal maniacs. Rasen Youlve got fo see these Franch monsters to fontoh theit wild Gnd furious stage act, goine wild and playing for/with thetr lives! of coursé, his, couldn't 0 they wont even eiicer! Aan go went the Nout of their minds! ‘H-Boub played ali gix of tho tracks on the aibur plus sone new sorgs, and, wocking the audsense to. the Ground, the band members e2l wont erery Like « bunsh of Hotel dunaties. Thee resulted in avery impressive shon with both misieal. and theatrical overidlilt! ‘Toe, highiieste of the shox wore "por", “cou ae Mota", "Le Loup", aml Montanne 0 Mart". Toe pew songs Bounded yory Smpreasive, Dut 4¢ was cifFicule co hear tho exact tities of then. That's also tno One and on ip problem for nonataetish speaicine bans. You cannot uiderstand evors of Sheir foreign language, Stil, the Conbinscion of tye oseed metal and tne very suitable enguage mae HeLonb ‘ono of the best (1? wot the best) fonch motal band. Look out fox thats forsheantne Nosuse At will be a llleri Tieiomb ened the show as fast ss thay had opaned 48: Dlaappeaning under a cloud of suoke oven the 4 Sroyed concert /pub/oall and the mrsckaga af thats ora Bik, end Lightohow, ho, sudienee was. serouring for an ‘thin encore tut after 65 mimites en twa encoves, they Gign't have any B.A, left to play through! ‘The én8 oF Set another extelient concert. Moy were even howler Ghen on ther aix-tvace win-iP and {2 will bo tntor~ ting to see their aibum coming out with snotuer ox Sellent speed metal tourt‘by Bob muldomey Generally speaking, finding «good original hea~ novel band on long Foland is almost aa difficu® as finting the porvorbisl needle in a hays tack, but Mey sth proved to be en excestion, the foupiscs Bray meter dand, Black lace, performed a two-sety twenty one sore show of pure agarinldine metal nosh ai sell, Smpriacd nostly of originel material. it hed boon a Mille since Tid last seon the band (1 san then orton last year, warming up for Talea and Warps, both Sines fat Lidnout) apa iet no tell you, es mich ge I enicped hex originally, they've tite the band now that ekey rere thon, ‘TMyeit never material, which T wan heseing for the finst tine, nas, for the fost sart, "heavier tan gore of thet» oldar stuff, and there wole yory few sanbers Eupoughout the entire night that 7 Gta’ fobeliy gee into. Undobtomty, Maryann Seandtsfic ts one of the Yop female vocalists 1n Mi (second onty to Worsy 0. ona par mith Betsy Biteh, and now deciletiy ahesd of Ise Aaron) and hex otegs Sresence 18 very. peofesston= ai, Despite her shysicel Beatty, though, srlis'the omy "rosal poise” 6 Shony Fragnite proved to bs one of the most gutstands ing showen inmseal today, is moves, mamsortone, aad honestop energy during tao ontire night proved te’ make Rin almost show Within a chow ‘Ten there's Carl Pragnito, = phenonine? gutt: Sst destined to bo one cf the tive greats, Obst ously influenced ny Baato Yen Halon. and/or Handy fioade, Cero dents fust another van Halen/thosda clone, 9 combines Dilstering speed, technique, ant grost teloiy ines to make his solos enjoyable Ter both Fook tar Zoll gates ar fans and spocd-freaua alike, Tnrouchout, the nicht, Re pulled solos that were moeily not mmenly Posie: ‘tainly not least, 18 drumer Steve Mem er, in aninel on the sitne, who oonbings skil! ent pes mer. his ts, beyond the shadow of a douse, an cutlse hit seltos'on he contributions of each rember squel= Ay. A pecstvely-talented I outfit mith moweale opotsy Blick Lace 1s suze to go far; ant thelr way 10th gis only vent to re-infores. rat’ peinte Te band starved aff set one with a short "motel, Vdnstrumentel, "March or The Black Witen", then Micked sight into highegear vith tho fast-paced "Call Of The Wid", Following ‘Wunner in The Mahe, one of Se few original mumbora 1 cian't totally ensey, cane g nore instramental where anthony and Gari 24 sone Sauel-nemmering', then the band contanied with "Devil In Disgutee" (wrlob, live, baa an tnetvumontel part ono, before the voeul# cone In)+ Az T mont toned earlier, cover material wes 1in- ited to a precious fon, threa of whten cans consecuts Avely 4p the middie of the first set, Altnoue Motiey: Grusts “piece OP Your action" (tne thirdef tke threc) res not exactly a thrill, Blac lacs perfomed it fer Reavies and much potter than tha ovigiaals The fires bro covers, However, wore both hea abenging Aeitsnts, hin Lizayla "cola Swat" (anazingly suse Ey anticny, Alnest in Gronos-styie) and Yerts "Open $tro"s Gari took center stage Tor an unbelieveable dis- PLAL of master axenenshtp, then the band retuned for Wuightnares" (good), "Dann Gheater" (rest); ané tL Like 70 Rock" (one of their beat ever, « toss heads Dansing asa-ktovor). See tio started off Just as sot one ended, with one of ino Dani's hottest butt-bashore Corebe Diy the best), "Cn Tho attacy", followed Sy tro nove fron SEE 1985 ton The Attack" tape, "I sant Out" and "Hote For You", a 24¢tie nore controlled then sone of their othe er stuft, but otiil petal, asd two songs during wich Maryenn Gan roally shovoate hex outstanding vosel abe qmy, om to Raise Heli" (sint lar to "Ween strost", at least in terns of the heavy Pisfing unterncnth the ‘erase, and the emprasts on the dowsbeate) end Mine (= fine tnetrunental) proceeded the besttal soko delivered by Steve Nernsn then, after "Let te", cane "say Wat You Will" (the alow-nay gong) and these fee Bel origintls, "Look Te Other War", "Het It Gov and Mrtehout Fou" Despite done technics! dtfticulttes early in the first set, Black Lacs perfomod a highly-srofesst ones shor of hoadbanging heavy Netal sock tnt soll, sive Bodine, Bullet, anttho Eller Dwarfs, Black Lace same Sines tne ostchiness necessary for comercial success (not to mention extronely great. showmanship on stase) With miste heavy enoulh Yo please many neceaicrs asa) Gospite e fuelod-up muste aarket in which no-teles, false metal shit groups Ike Wotley Crus, Ratiy quiet Riot, snd Def Tepvart manage to hit high ‘tn the’ charts While Menly-talented, real meta? vands 1ihe Riot, Ane YE, ged the Rode canit soon to ges a brea, 1 Sti] Hoel thst Black Lece 42 a band that just een'e missy ANGEL WITCH--DINGWALLS, LONDON-- 4/11/84 by Sion Parry I yes ike dog vith two tatle when Z heard that Angel Witch hind reformed fos the unpteenth tino. The latest Line-up features Kovin Heyboume cn ewiter ant Yoouls, ex-Blind Mivy bassist Peover Gonelier, and oF Heimat’ armor Davo Hogg. Avporentiy,.aigy're beak 1a setion after growing interest fron fans 1% Barose and Aserioa, ‘Tas Witches more ono of my favorite bands dur- Ang Britain's big Heavy Mots Fevivel in the Late venties. They wore 6: missed by the prose as third-rate Black sabbath duper Sonaters. Based in Lond ony they took the capt tol by gtorm, end built up a largo following. I remeber one fanoub oceasion when they helped pack’ tho Hamereni ey GAeon ant blew hosdiiners April Wine off the stan es obvious who the enavd west Ty Li to date ds "Angel Witch", rele, on Bronze Ein Sntthis hanriaved yoral tracics, anyway, ‘back to 1204, ceustl tila Eine arounty 12 baci An 2879 TE ould hiave been a teal elassie bub are Production took tha edge off se= If they wanna be more sue- ‘they're Going to have to nueing lot of hard work, Tho trouble 43, this zo-tnem nation of tho band te too ordinary. On-stage, thes! ve becons dull and Itfeess. 1 cane help feeling they're Boing to miss original basalet Kev #adies, 25 "acy Sho lad" Sonae ef anowr and good-uetured inttos wore Yory much part of their Live show, Peter Cordelice nay bok nice bloke, But he's Zot. zero atage preaenoe, Ho: neatly, i've had mote fun watenicg pels dey, ‘The other big problon is the nov anterdal—tt'e Just not Strong enough. Show opener "Evil Ganca” end Dead Sea" wore both feiriy par for the course, eno: able bub never stunning. The only fresh sonz thet ge CROSSFIRE bby Bob shutdomey Ip 1s almost tro yours ago that Dutch meta band Onogafine made their vingl debut, enoreing aa the best af tou promising young bands onthe lepeniary "watal Glows” compilation, Stace that tine, very ttle hi Been heard about this bend, et least on thts sito of She pod, but the Pelease of thede dabst LP, “See. You En asi", shows thet tha band has not beon aiteing a= ound stignating nom selling out. she band naa bscona factor ent heavier, sniths future looks very good for Grossfise. Crossfire was fomied baci: sn 3081 when guitarist Mars Ven Cuolonbergon ani ewiterist/vocal! Pinig left a plnk group called the. Onton Dolas, want ing to perform hogry metal. Bassist Patrick Yan Lond ersele ans arammor/roceiist Foto? deWine comple tee the cristom Crosarire aine-ap,, out a your ister, She band placed four nee. "on the’ Aurdshoe i Meee Ciees™ album, "crass * oreyelos", and "Bo Crazy”. Tho uccass of their vinyl debut lead to support gige with wany top-neno heavy motel bands, fnetustne Accept, Bodine, Jetuer, Mercyful Fate, and’ Vanaaber. Nero Naerinisr deft the ‘band dn lens, heplacad by fey porated real exottenent was "Witching Hour", fast ané Perootousy with n galloping bass Lino tnd Gono tasty Hiffa, It'd pare’ a great copsbuc single! On the pos- Lie aig) Bie ole! Fuvousites Stsin solndod poveest ani snowed off Havin Heyooumne's dynanie guitar work, Smite Mitch", "Sorcerers", ent “Angel of Death" elt Get the front wows leaping froune Like « herd of wile Slopnante, Tey wight have been out of action for Four Goats, but thay haven'® neon forgotton, Mey, encore é ith A sousing version of *angen witen and the whole Flace went mite, So, there's Life is tho old dog yet, Gut they need €o go’ avey and re-think their approach Ven deSype, ant dranmer Poter de Wint waa then fora! fo handle 411 lead vocals, Shortly thereatter, WMeuro- ious Hecords offered the Sand an Albin denl shay mor ing deilint to the Seantuan position, and Deore seme dramr Garis de Brauner, they nit the studios 20 re- cont their debut albus. "Soe you In Hell") while shoying « sl4znt chance 4n sound fron theis mitoriel en "Weval Gloge", seit) ahors Orossfize to be s fine Iii rock ‘a’ Tell guesit, no Dana's. overall sound nas gotten heatsee, taey nee Have that "big drum sound, ana Fever deWantva vocals have cone to sound «lot Like Krokus! Ware Storsce (3 eix-teaoe Lp searta off wich "Moval Sains! a fast and powentad MK trgole with sone potent. double Bass work. "Killing 4 Cop", « very controversial song Gyeteaity), copectsliy for a bend whose music really isn't over-toe-ton, te fust a good up-toupo heavy mo" tat roover, “agatfisent wignt" 42 a twovtempo mmb- of, starting off fast and povertul, sloring don, fn Fopoating thet, pattorn. ‘rly Sigh avarts off oa slower-paoed 10 s0n6, with short spurts of speed betnesn vooata tion, helt Yay throgy, de breave out incon fast metal mmber. "Stomchiid" fp qnothor sons that starts off av a no- Gerate, upstenpo pace, then Ligue into nigh gear md way through. seo Yeu In Holl” brings the album to ® Ghose in fine setallie style. ‘mig 18.2 winner of an album and £2 hishly reeam- nnended. The future Locks vary Bright fon Grosafine, 75 Sentact, the bendy aria toy tngcatire 0/9 Pim Borers, Eluizenaarstreat’S7, 5641 HG resto Gol tat BATTLEAXE by Bob Muldomney It dosn't take 2 gentous to seo thet the farmer ay vottonloss woli ot greet Britick motel bands 49 now eying ‘sb. Te glut of moval eoomee to Aaverdely aft~ Sct Ragland, the recor’ companies, te fans, andy con Sequentiyy the bands. Still in ali, there are a fem joo eval, bands onczgine from Brgland, and coreaimy Bettioaxe 12 m9 of thom, heir 1963 "burn ‘aie Town" earned then orttios! acclaim tanary actal publications and, while far from molten, St ia seraisht-ahesa heary mtal, showing po" for ehat cose b exe 15.4 fourcpicee outfie that first gat cosetaer Sound’ uinsh, 16s aod Sae gons Umnouch ely one perccm Fel charge tn that tine (acumen ten Wedoreter te the Chip noncavdginel mentor of the band) « after a year of Little gleging tut hard work on their misic, early 1085 saw Battlouse. perform a mint er of succebsful eign in the north of ingiand, ao moll 5 ako’ eosearances on tuo iivieh 2 peoaeane! Gn May 18, 1985, Bevetenxo had thelr faret "a ston brosdsast! on Radio binangland, ane he8 goners fed « grost doe! of mich-nooded intarert. There wore fo nany positive weaponses ‘and requests fon nore Bat Hleare on that radio thes, oagnt weeks later, the = apacion wan Pepetted onthe Delmomed Tony Wants Reo! 1083 alao sev Battioax appear oo © support bend gn the aby’ 28th’ Eneds Queen Eati Peatival, which f fined the Likes of Ait, ‘Twisted sister, Gizischo tea Saxon, ‘The opond Tosfonve te thesn pentomanse re 0 cverwisining thos an extra Srelve winston wr ely fon to tho band on top of the sohoduled tine allotment, Sins om. sooemplishuent for a Toistively samora owerie supporting many bie pane metal aces, "par thls ow", the band's debut album, mas re Aeezod in Biope on Roadrunner Hevowds ani th Bngland gu Musie for Sations, trot the world’s top heavy se San labers,13 Load aingor Dayo King, hailing from Sosrborough » Yorkshine, ists A0/Dc, didat Priests aaa Ae tiOOe ab early influences, its eusment favorite groups Inclute Twisted Sister, Judas Priset, AC/DC, anf Relebows and his favorite vocalists inelude Ronnie Dio, Bon seotl, Fob Halford, Bonnlo Tyler, and Barbara Streisand, And you Ion this mun has taster under the heading, teers Grite books/nage", he says, "Cartainly no Kerreagt® Stove Hardy, a progust of Duntiat, J# a fine gute tenist, playing sings the Aco of trelvoy and intleone coc by the Likes of idle Van salon and Angus Yours, gerteiniy tro astforent atylea, Bassist Bri Sclthy Int Hitenced by Clift willtand and Glenn tenes, menttona 40/00, Mrokus, Judas Prigst aiid Twisted Sister ae his current fevarite bands, and Status Quo ani Dee Purple as fils curly dnfluences. Tin MeCommic, influenced by ‘he Likes of Cozy Fowl ond Yat Poart, is « fine drm Ben, whose favorite contomorary motel bands inelvse Bio, judas Priest, ascopt, and Keoms, fand really no bad songs, Dave Kinga vocals cellent, mid-remte with a light tinge of resp, Tails Store Hendy delivers both hoary rhythm and hot Tease. top cure ec? the album includ, "Ready Zo Deli ss", "Bara Thia Town", "Overdrive", "Baceioaxe", and Mthof-—fhunder Angol", he aibun t3’hignly recomend ‘So all motaiters. to contact pateleane Zor band An fo, info on cbtaintng thelr "Axe!" publication, end/e into an that line of merchandise, write to: Battiee sxe Productions, gW14 Grey Road, Sundesiand, ‘poe © Weer, SMe 508, Rngland. HADES by Bob deldowney Madea 12 a five-ptece heavy metal group fron Yow snd ono of four outeite that will be fectured| on the rortheantng Megaterco ecords conpttstion alt "Born To dotalize® conle well te «major metal force in the not-too-distent fa Hare. Tein iaizture of porerful metal music, dtvere!- Hied'1yefes, fine vocals, api tot guitar work gives the ‘and the type of Sound thet chowla have gone aass ap peel, and should satiety soot setaliers. ‘Tre band members’ ages Tange from 17-20 so, odds sre, their best work may still Iie ahead, singe? Paul Suith and guitarist Dan Lovonto are the band's prise Ey sonsvrtters, and they are aupsorted most oapabiy by Hop GesEIE (pistes), 13k Glasto’ (bass), and Bow Goose "The cen begine with "Gloomy Sundey", en extresien ty wellowritton beavy motel sonporition, a sone Like 3y to stay with the band as s elussic for mang youre £0 come. Folloving a moderate beginning sactisny, the munber picks wp the pace with an up-tempo double "bass part witch fs procedea by e mellow, “aapresging’ ceo Hise, "contatntna fine ana Toad,” fhen returns tothe Tenpo Ite wrap, things up. The sone 18 about euics de andy aya Dan, More was'a totally dicteront “Glocay Sunday" written during the daprosston, Tt was outlend Because Tt yaa wompansibie fer many suioldes, as. that was the subject matter. the allthor of the song killed the sheet muste in bis hand." of pe Dead", a song about, Greek mytholo~ gy (cron wich the mane "ades" wan taken), 1a" en op ape il musber, heavy during the versea nit a gon! moiedsehorun,” "Hoguan Maney an antanabig oongy Troolerately-paced Reavy novel song wity a Belioy ane xe, oonsilisien, while *Eacy May Out®, “am antt-ab- ortion song, weeps’ the tape up in Fine metallic styie fn uprtonpe ‘oval song with aoaawnat ot a sabbatny feel ce ‘oLoomy gunsey" and *Hogues Yaron! nero recontiy so-reoorded’ at the For Studion in mitherforé, few Jem Soy, and,aizes nthe Wiste Anetien studios, for Zel- 080 on "born 0 heteltae"s the Dandy wMiGh opened Up fon Beisved sueter on August Aouhy 1609, plane vo mer fara to the Hew Sevsay oe cirewt felling the Pe- Intae of "Born To Meta ize". ‘Beaides oe Tour conse on, tke dono, other ontei- nate include "roe! Revenge", "Bedian'y" "iigatriaee", apa Mine eroast Twowsise’ Hades toahivte ase avatiae Ele sor" eG. Send an SASH for move dnfo tos Hedas, 208 Buttorwosd Drive, Feramis, low Jersey 07652, WrS.a, minsele with ae MARTYR Martyr is 2 Dutch metal outfit but, Listening to ‘Eheim flos four-track domo tape, ons would naver uses thet they wore ratsed and bred (ans still seeide in) Holland, Delivering poworfil, straighe-anead hetry ne: fel 1a tho U.K. MNOBEM style, they are centainly one Dutch metal band that cannot’ be Iumped ia with sil oho yest am, with thotr dlstingulsnabie sound, this 1s 2 Band much gould go fare Martyr was first formed in Cetobor of 1982 "with the main goal to escape the typiecl Duteh sound lots of metal bants over hore, create", according to lead. gul- farist Rok Bosman, Mo got Sioser to British end d= sriosn metal.” ‘Arter six months of hard ork at oneating ani por: focting tintr own miterial, Shylock Tecontes thet fines eno tape, Tif It's Too Loud; You've foo Old", during whten tino thoy changed lond’singwra, "Re waien't one Ought eatisfied, somo stopped selling 42", anys Bote14 tuan, of their initial recorded compilation, "However, Se avila amazes me how far this como nas Deon apread?” Courtesy of the untorground setal tape exchange! ‘A few months Later, toe band, atronger and more asgured of thoit nower tutorial, decided to rocgrd ff pew deno tape, the four-track adventure known as “Mo= J Torture"; Out almost « year now, Tenings haw boon fing really vell, since then", scoording to Atel, "Tho Sales are anazingly high, it fas been exported to Yeral countries (ike Usk and England), and ono tree Hise speared on « Dutch moval compilation cassette, Siien fie Hamer Cones Down", and reosived great Te" etsona." ‘aasingly, tho average age of the band i just a round eighteen yeurs, so. the future Looks very Bright Zor Martyr, Ae 2 now, the Martyr line-up consaste of Rick Bouin a load guitar, sarien Quint on load Yoo als, Marcel Heestkiers on guiter, Antoine Van de Lin- den’on bass, and Eiions Papadopoulos en Gruns. Only Yory Fecentiy did Quint repisoe Robert Yan laren, who Ltt Indatecgprtt "due to religious problens. Anjwey, a'Tittie éifferent reason then the siveys sane old Story of the msieai differ ences, don't you sgreo?™ You I do, Rick! ‘Avobuple of gige had to be cancelled in april and May whon tals change took place, but the 17-year-old Quint ‘quickly learned about 70% of the band's sons after only four Pehearsats, “and they sound Like never Before”, Anew dono with ddrian {8 also in tho works, ‘as the Band hag Pecently degun contacting som Tecord Companion, Getting « second deal really shvuld be no problem for these guye- SHYLOCK by Bob maldowney Snylook, a five-pioee metal outfit from Domai, 4s on of only about Four such outfits mown to be in ‘Qxistanoe in Yast country, clone with Moreyful Fate, Pretty Mesds, and Witehoroas, Up until reeutly, tho ‘ant vas comprised of Mersin Rhason (lead vocals), Mk Hanson (load gutter), Benri Peterson (rhythm guiter), ‘Allen DoLong (basa), and Derek Pury en Gruss. Tate 46 he line-tp Which [Link] Uarsectrack domo tape, Fecorded at Bloondal Stusios in Deamari, im Fobruary of 1904, & demo that demonstrates sone seal hears me- tan rock tn! roll potential. May of 1954 sew DeLong and Hansen Leave the outfit to Join the Fretty Masa Protty miids bassist Jonn Darnow has joined Shylock, hi a pew Leed guitarist will soon be ‘ennouneed, oping to Land soms port of @ Peoore domly and personal sanager, shylock's thres-traek demo is oom Prised of these Solid metal, rockers, featuring B1EsEA Bring aze-work fom Hanson, "Sent Pron Hell", the deat Of the thros, te a Fest motal mmber, while "Sra Ave ‘us? and "Disa Young" axe both relstively heavy, mos eretely-up-tompo metal songs. ‘Shylock has already sent out f4rty copies of the demo to various record ubels throughout the world, 2° Istre hope their wingl debut 1s not too far aft tn’ ths Puture. fhe band hao soso fins mor chandige available now, Ahelising badges (50¢), posters ($1), and dence GB pags seutvalicesced svodoze). tard Sheol c= ME EE esta tohay onder paykbie tot Ler Laursen, Vsb0r 835, 8561 Mindeletrapy Denmark. oe Rat Attack by Bob Muldowney A couple of monthe ago, in the Ketel Update asc- ‘tion of EIOKea8S, "you were introduced to the Hawaiian metal group lmows as Ret Attack, Taoix debut cassette ‘Situs Has beon cut for quite awitle nor ad, while far fron decepitating, 1: dia how the band to have some scent heavy motel potential, and it 10 a HY cassette Gate outer of aiddle-of-the-iine metal fans would find fo bea worthwatin. inveroment. Rat Attack was founded back ip '81 by singer end ead guivarisl Tom Azevedo, the man also tesponsinis for mich of the band's matersal. At 20 yours of age, of talent tn ail three an pecially a= a fine and promising axe-wielaer, Se! Sauent as beta a vocalist and guitarist, Tom, include Ane Frohiey, ‘Uli Roth, Joo Perry, and Nandy Rhoads Guitar infiuances (with such waried influences, Bis Style resexbies nono in particular) and Paul Ditimo, Steve Tyler, Ronnie Janse Dio, Paul Stanley, Reb Hel Ford, and Davia Lee Roth a9 vocal 4nfinences.. ‘Tho second naif of Rat Attack's guiter at ie the 28eyeunnole Hawaiian native, Leslie Ripe Save it or/not, that's his real nazo!), His oniy mus Seal training was ag 0 drumer in high school, but ‘You years ago Rizp decided he was wore suited for mer— iy ripping avey at a atring= evr appod axe, ard So Tespansibis for tho impressive cover ef the Rat Att Sex album cassette. "fue Rat Attack bacltone te forzed by érumer Paul Schofield and Mare Ghambers (basa). sora in Honolua, Bawail, Paul Joined tho band in 1062, mol, at 18, bas beon playing drums since he wes fourteen: influsnoes Por paul dnelude Homey Aidzidga, Heal Peart, ana Ale Von Hsien, aaong other, Chaabera, the lart member to Join the Het Attack ralks, 1sa2cyear-old native of ong Beach, Califomia, and has boon with tho band & Bout a your-and-a-halt, Starting out as e guitarist, he gvitched over to bass olght years ego, and despite ne forms) training, has boon inproving e¥ery year. Hat Attack bac’ performed a maivor of g2ge) tarcuch out Havatt and, im August 183, the band cupieted work en their debut album casaotte. "at Attack I", recor~ Sedat Rendezvous Studios, O¥er the past your or 80, an- ‘then album's worth of material hee beon written, work for their second LP, "Ourlosity Killed The Gat", Till begin shortly, Song titles include te title track pius Hinignt Galtary’ ant "12" Ovoook is terdon Squa saat Attack i", and would Like to 40 80 (you ¥ill also receive «solo? photo, & dio, ani a newaletten), seat $6 Sohal abtaok, 419 Siena Se:, Kailua, Hawat! 97754. 7 Bocinn sdottey Grub, aoe Peewee ie dookine = to reviers Keniaiie= fant auch more. $2 2p Tot bands $0 write about and recorts/tonos fsery otal Masenore, /o Lannart Lareson, Yagvs 24, 660-10 Dale-Langea, Holland.BRAT by Bob taldomney Chalk up ancther possible winner for Florida. Wile Lacking the bone-erunchine poter of Savatage andthe Sheer inoanity af Nasty sevage, ‘Brat dope show, an those Pourctwack deno tape, sons wild heavy nutal potential, in the old-Pricst, old-Maiden voin, but they are not Siaply,@ sount-alixe, ‘Te powerful vooais of Rae Kos: Selo, thelm heavy guitar cound, end the oversil strane product ion cf tha’ teps Promise good things for the Ate Eire from Brat. Beat was formed a couple of years ago by gutter Agt peuce Ratton and dmumor fuss Hammock, Vartous ea: Alotana have come and gon, but 2ruce and Russ fool, Gonfident with the current Tine-us, whieh inoludes Rae Rosarte (lead vooais), John Urben (bass), end Ghris Aj har (guitar). Watle not desining to enter the elsb of~ exit, the band nag perfomod various sige in the Tass pa My arog, Don Johnson, dost imows for his discovery @savateze, slzned Bret tos one-year convract tn 1852, shin sesulted in a eangios Bret's musto oan bect be Goverived as heavy and odie, motel through and through, The bess playing fe obviously in the stove arse etyle, and the vory hoevy guitar gound ie a great gomplanont’ vo tne power” ful, clean, midarege vocels. Wieck Widow’ fe an up= Tonpo metal munber, wish smeopsted sayzum unter ths Yerses, snd song hot guitar doses efter the first and ‘cont’ chars, “taro Away he Key" 12 « sioner=pased Sauber, Featustng more melste yooals, plate nclosio Butter hamory end e melodic guitar eal, "he tant Stalin! and "Bom Under The “ortorn star” are noth Spetomso straightwaiead motel songs, shart but heavy. Currently, Brat 1a recording ahd porfoming only oniginal matePial, Acconsing to Rosario, "Wolves made Ghe deoleten to go‘altorigiaat, Wolrs putting al ws'vo got into the bend, Our mein goel right now ts $0 land f reccrd doe? and) hopeftliy, tour, Wolw mob the, sano Gant that recorded that eingle tn 182} om congwetting is so mich more polished now, end our sound 16 vory berg compared to thon, Moire dofsnstoly motel, Due mo ave fooling and. melody, In my ainé, shink’ we have Geveloped a distinct sound. Metre wesdy!" Tf youtre into the more melodie metal, bub st421, want It Reavy. Srat wiin 1ikely ve your tyse of Band. Thetr sound 2s heavy enough and the youalt stron. ons Quah to ovan apron] to. sone ofthe heavier netallors- Po contact the band, write to: Rao Rosato, 9514 11705 Avenue 1, Tango, Flovida” 55543, U.S.A. STEEL KNICKERS by Bop amitdomey Tt seons as though the more records anf denos 7 got ron few banda, the nore thay sound the gone, Obvi- Sasay, Zprefer soldd heavy metel bands that may sound Sllia’ over false metal bands, but fe aire makes st ait~ Fioult sonotines to sit throuln recond-eston-record or Geno-after-dono When & noticeable anount of osiginel= Sky is not present. agbe Ehette why I Like the threo-song dos from Steen Autokans Sng fron the Gikigas dete, Juse good alt astal tock ta! soll, fast= aces, ith sane tempo changes, sous hot guiteh work ‘Ane misic thet scams to demonstrate an ettitude of "Wo Gust wanna rock your bells off{" Tae dono ts not the est professienal-scunting, apparently Feccrded on an eigntetrack board, but the music ant mustelanship do Shine through, Hailing from, of at) place: stuck Entekeze 42’ comprised ot ‘Serax voosia, Wade Atsinaon on guitar, Bill Fox om Geant, ant John Adkins on Sates Sosstner eient onthe Eon, they play only originsl materiel and have esnse= quently found playing gigs a little difficult but, IF he rest of thotr originals aro eo kdck-aas as tho! on their threo-track dong, it's only g,aatter of tine. "eave He Alone", Wi ooay Hard", and. "'Save."Tas Worlest are alt faseepiced metal rockérs, the tater tro boing little longer, with a vocals section, the Euiten las, then an inetmimental abeona hale, festre Eng tongo changes end other dtasiays of mustetanship. Efvthese guye Gan stick So their guns ena kee> up tas hard vorlt, I lock for good thinzs fron Stool Kntokers. Weiter Stoel Kimlekera, 2426 orta Hateinghan Street, ielignton, Virginia 22207, U.S.A. HORAK by Bob muldomoy Good solid banda coming out of california are no pore commodities these days (touch the Liles of Mot Loy. crag, Hatt and Rough ute tarncah thst -inege. some wut); but when another surfsosa, if can ony bonofit The heavy motel goene as a whole: She latest ontey ts @ fourspiece outrit inom as Hvac, = iM outfi? micas Soaividtal members have boon playing tn various bende ‘tree. 1920. inex; comprised of Katon Derena (voces) Savace {guites), Gary Monaro. (base), ena Sréal (Grans), entered the Serabbas Recording Studio fn Bela Hower, californta, on Mareh 9, 1994, to record thet Heat deno tape, The tape, containing four short up” ‘gap Au murters, featunes § very heey gusta souk) THe melodie end’ fairly unique vocel. Yorn in ahs Btroote" is 0 fest-pecod 7 recker, «real headbange ng number, while ‘pattie Gry’ te a'1ittle festen and feabuzes e "hot axe lead. "Send And be counted", nod= Srely up-tempo, also Gonbine & idlien guitar’ solo, wile Taelieve th the Kins", folionine «short intro Pith pelodte quite soko, bbws into ansther up-tempo itter playing tn,1on Angeles end onance country, the band puane cours tn other cities dn ho nous TuCT ure, the Blex dene {5 avaliable for Qa, and includes 8 ‘vax club curd end a sinax news leteors So contact ne band, write tot Hinax Club, C602, San Rafack Drive, Buena Paix, CA 90620, USA, op eal] (71) 821-0287. ‘TRRRECUDA bby Bob iidomey Terrecuda 1s @ four-piece metal, band from Gali?~ orale whieh, while far fee spectacular, shova e Tit Ge metal promise on their three-track domo, nly un- Life ming of Shels neighvor-bends, they've pretey mich Beta. Fonserty morn as August Redmoon, the bani was firet! fossa basi an Iate-toly wath fay’ minslow (gut 1 and klehael fonry. (vooats) {ued on Devia Young. Decosber. "el saw the band volesse Spooks Are lever Alone", a self-financed four-track BP (on zed ving}, Inter tevvelsased co a f4vs-cong SP on Motalverts Roooras, Due te nuscrous persona? problons as well as probiess with various management ail reocre Sonpanies, the band eallsé ie quite tn 100s, shortly iter recording "ear to Hvil" for "Motal Haveacre TV", With now Life and a new guproach, the four ex August Rednoon members ve-avouped (Wiehaet Henry ‘now handling gutear, in addition to lead voonis) in early "Sd, soocrded a three-sone dene, and now apsean Reacy to get back snto st. "oud Ant Prowl", adntttedly connercts?, 1s week, gna Henry's vorais Issn coward those of Vines Netl. SPignting md" iatne heavioct of the tmreo, fest sith sone heavy Thythn guitar vork, but weavens # little ‘When the Vooala enter, A ecuplé of shove tempo change: Preceded © good guitar sols, After « heavy, nodore Bjepiced Intro, "Surwival Of The Fittest” becomes an up-tempo metal minder, again a 1itsle wenlker won the ‘Yoouls enters Terracidats deno tape ts available for $4 ($1.50 oversena fi postage), heel on money order, made pay aie to Bob Hinibandtan, Wite tor Sob Nalbandian, Box S6a1, ‘Fantington Beach; Californie 92615, U.S.A, * * * METAL FORGES #3, Britsin's hottest motel masazine out Rov, Interviova with Avcopt, Metallica, Vary Seer ed Blede, sisun voviova and danoo, plus mich, much moze. dust $5 (dnciuding postage), BANDS: Wo are ooking for denos, albums to give reviaws and to give exsoswrs £0 Gan in the UK, Burope, and Anostea} evarything used. Write to: Motel Porces, 17 Livingstone Link, Chel s, Stevenage, Herte S02 O5P, dnglena.16 VINYL VIOLENCE BULLET "No Mercy" Polydor-France 617-459~ 8 Gal2 tt good planatne or good fortune, but Bul let conteiny has cow alone af just tho ricte tise, Ab ative wher the Seopions are soning off of thei? dest your, at least in the U.S., and xin hecoDt aro-a Bout Feaay to break into the Feidat-mtaen level, this four-piocs Doman outfit, whose lead vocalist sounds ifs Bite Je, and woos sound ds Iie very aoury Seer pions, have a very good shot at Breaking big is Anosi~ Sty now thet thelt second albim, "No Secoy*® hee boon Peloased on ariate Records in the state ke T seid about the Killer Onerze last non thy teja ta the kind of i that, while onthe coamercial Sido, io still more than heavy onouch So satiaty many peteliors, aang of thor sons havers Secrstane sound fo thon, gt surprising, considering tae tiny, too, hail from West Germany, and that this album was prod ged by Dioter Dierke (who also had a hand tn writing Sf of the sence). ged guiterist/voceltst Kaus Tiel, whoco-mte g31, but ons of the ten songs on thts album, definite. By nas, the Uo sqund in his vofon, “with. en’ occasions nt of Brian Johnson, He and guitariet sisgen Gra? Brovido the band with some fine rhythe and Ieee a e= wonky. tnsosparatine xose woek'p! Feil leads ante. tho Retal bese, while drummer like Elon touberg and bass’ Est Fitty felnnoia (mho also handles backine voewis), thanks in pare to mint production, provide sas ot the houylest and most riaia fountatiote itve heard tn a- Wille, The thunderous production of tris album alos oven the sent-comerctal songs enoyable. Sido’ one ideke off sn high gear mith the up-ton- po "Look out", 2 song reninigeent of Telner ous" (bus Bouvier, of course) ania nubs welch features a hot so load, "Drunken Mghte" 1s aloo one of the better iumbers Gn Gite LP, @ aunber yoton altersaten «sion, Srialing, hagre-ponersin seytin Shan the venene ith Sseni-ndlodie, up-tempo chorus. This sone dite! *T Seid’ ny Gout 8 Rocke tal Holi" ie. Saat how 2e sounds, a stralent-foreara fk rocker, sort of Like the soorp” fons doing Wagent's "Laan Wetn Rock'n? fold Meine’, Bpis one Gould make it to the alswares, but te seth ‘aio lorey" 18 probably the out-and-out heaviest song of the’ album, ‘witehing off from modertely-paced symcpsted voraod to a.fa8 ononuer Mis, tocy fase EOP guitar solo, "One May Tieiat” hae Ae/Socish sieee ing lnlerneeth dhe, gect-tolofie Ivsies, snd te anothe or song. that coula break thom, big here’ tn the states, wtle now, By The Neonitshts" 4s also on the sent Belolie #140, noderstely-peoad, an! entehy. Side tro starts off with rere You Gut Tontent, a moderafely-pacea song Witch stance off with « keaey Dont and twndapering voeals", procedes With some scor= ching axe riff, as the vocals bisid tn strossth fron ‘The melodie guitar solo is te only lore song. *All 1 Need I5 You" te another te Hooker (with the emphasis on Si), Tastercongogy again Sdn the Scorpions (but heavien). Folloming the meter fataiy ty-tomro, somi-nolosic thdcnighe Stalkers tho albus only with'a great heavy metal Called, “Baby Cox We Tank", very auch in the Scorpions AX-baliad style, Couposed’ entiveiy by Dioter Disfis 3f you like the Seexpions anf Accept, you'll de- Sinktoly tke this aibus, Bven if you've, soured a bie aq thooe tro bands boosie of their’ recent clvuns, ou stil] will get into this record, cont-sowmoreiel bat Hetal throagh ant through, with’ powes fal productions his 15 0 great sosond Le and U's debut from en ap? and-ooning, hoevy ‘otal act that shduli enjoy. greet ues esas tn coutng years. By al) means, pox Up "Go Nioroy? by Bulise, oo Arista Rloondas ‘by Bob midway MANOWAR "Heil To England" Music For Nations “MPN-19 8 If nothing ose, "ail To Exgiana” will aerinite- 2y go dow tn my book as one of the most pigacene sure pitage of 164, Pollowing the dlsappointing “into Glory Ride" slbun and thelr hidoous show at Lhdmour East or Decenber 27th, 1985, Treliy expected little fron Me- nowar's latest LP, Sven sines the outstanding “Battle Hymns" elbum, 1% scons like the nore thor about "death to false metal", fo preaching, suteide, TEE not thee Tive ever eonstdered Banowar «bed motel bands and theres no denying thee, From ine=te~ Eine, they’ cone up with sone devestating. HM oaterial, but, ‘wills they continually clain to be tho loudest ant Ghe‘hoaylest sete] bent around, they continually come SP short. Ht e121 thet pesstnton, with att those negative feorsnes, I plased the new Hanovar LP on ny Sursteble tnd not only dian't 1-dielie 4¢, but 1 put ke back on fd china, Mads” album ts great Mite songs sa tinto Glory Ride" ney be, better Shen he best gongs om till To Rnclena", tno Letoct LP ae Detter overall, much bettercprodicad, more metallic, gna the type cf'LP 7 can enjoy listening to from bee” GGuing to end, ae T cannot do with "ints Glory Riée*. In fees, suaiceliy, there are no sone T coeally ates Le, bit that's not to sey this eibunte without 18's faults, Lot's get then out of the way first. Blestor eli, the aaaqicags yrtaia" apt "asia To Sealant ta outfit Yas full of Retred" aa Manover ia, fot too hot on the price an MBrssee Of Death"-camne- hon, ‘Manowar. just can't pull off e Satanto tere, fom- fever, in uomey do these minor faults reduce the n= Heli To Bnglandl, not better shan "Battle Hy but. undoubeedly heavten, the. slbum starts off with "ood Of My Brena", a noderately-pesed cruncher, fosturing an amazing a8” spicy of ineseeibic vocal ability by the one end only Bric Adens, plus a weve axe cio by none other than, Be, Ross Te Boss, As Af thet one tan! heavy encuch, ext in Line is tach Dawn I Dis", one of the hwerdaat Senge Ztve over heard. ‘his nosergtely-proed rantel= masher has sone of tho fusidy heavicst Pasting 7 have ever heard, snd Erie's evil voosls jast add to tue = Yeraai heaviness, Another hob axe solo by Hose Se the Teing on this metaiiie cake, SKIL Mite Fowor", the ‘fastest song that Manovar hhas ever roconted, truly aives up to {ets name, Tose ia molten teary petal, heavily syncopated on tio vere sea, incredibly heavy, vocally, on ehe chorus (ineia~ ding one heli of a niskod aeush on the thine chorus), With angther blistering axe Leads end an ancsing sont” nent ("Give the false ones ceath"). “Hall To sigtand® 48 the only lowpotnt on side ons, relatively heevy bot feo tinajeavtotesoundine, and the iyries Ik ass Pathe or than Mok ass, Side tro, ccntaintng only three songs, stants off with Vapey Of" the Innortele’, one, denpite it's sent= Stupid tyrtes in the third vocal section, this one fz still guite heavy, up-tenpo nich a sion chorus, “Black drrons" 1s the bess goa, 20 1 S8anvt hole. too much hope for this one, but wes f glad to be wrong, AFE gn acs-Ltoling apeven proclamation (altnowge tts ef foct vould have been better-felt. if spoken by someone ike Gronos or aetante Slaughter), Jory DeXalo deliv= ore the nost enacting and metallic basa sole T have or= Sribeard (yes, ever heevier then "Anostheste")« 25 mutha, perfonted on © piccolo besa, snokes fon togine “Bridge Of Desth” 4 the typtoal Manowar extend- ea metal eoxposttion, but heavisn than the ones welch Spear on their last record. Following « lone yoos! fm Yoyboand intra, the song” tims tnto'a moseeayely— toed. Grunshor with another sneredibie dfspiey ef toe paralleled vocal genious fron ir. Adans, Tho only oi Etotam of this song, besider the over-ail yooul gont~ font (wutoh, as T mentiones sariian, just dsesn't soe to £38 Nenonar), ts an "evi" (but unoffective) epol~ en part two-thitds of the vey through, ‘ai in ali, this se an inereaibie hoary metal al- bun, end one which absolucely no Peal netnilon stowa be Ftnout Tetel of ene bor, Slayer, raring pure pow ate-grinting iad: Venom, Meteliicey Bee Judas Pricct, Hollnamwer, and more,’ Send $2 for tusus Shock Power tor Alax Germands, Memmseratr. 118, 6840 tanperthetm, West Germany.7 TROUBLE "Trouble" Metel Blade Records wer-ioi0 8 One of the koys to © suceoastul career 19 origi ality, of at least not doing the sane exact thing a2 Sveryuody else is doing. In the world of peal metal, tho ante things aro OPT’ apsed. ant Raynem (thatts wast Setel is all scout, ian't st), en nell as Satante Igeise, Mrouble", the debut LP'fvon Phe Chicaro-based bund of the sano haw, come to refiact an eetitade of MMe hell with what's tn, we're gonne do st our wey." Indeed, this ts heavy netel "the way the good Lord it~ fended’ st to bent ‘Meir Sabbath sound 1s unst atakesble, both the hogy riffing (slow and moderate tempos), and the rae production (a 1a "Zorn Ageia"). put thet 42 shove, ooo Eimilerteles end. Probably the firs: mice useel band gn vinyl, their iyziea gre anti-saian, an? they eine out goed, mot evil, If one didn't mon thotr iyrtes (ucts, Tyrie sheet 12 nelucae), toe witre-neary guste and the wioved vocals of Eric Wagner Toate Troe Bebly cusses thet this must be tere muste fron tha dari eido. However, oven if. lyrics were not Anelided, they neeiace on the bak, "tho Lord vill be a rerars for the oppressed, a refuge in tines of trouble", would Atkely clarary things. “tho Toxptox" starts the eitun off én very haery fashion, A song welch appanentiy deals mith noe Lyi into Satan's temptations, tt alternates betwen slow, gPinding sections with spoken vooals, ent up-tempo see” Elons with vocals sung. Tis ane is very heavy ant Se Guite offoctive in the context of the sibun. "Arsass~ Eat with the self-explanatory title, ie an upstenno eaty metal suiner whieh sasily yes asa ant aosves 22 a fine complinont bo "Viobin Of The insano®, Tha Buber begins as an extrenely slow erinchar, ploks up Speed. aligatly tvoard the middle Suring © shore snatra Rontea, thon spesde up further ag the voosle rewien, Signe’ tacos a keyboards are strateptoainy placed for effect, and they do th Job. Side ops closes one with Sue of the bottan tracks cn ths LP, MRoveission (Lire Gr Death)", = nodorate-tenpo aatal emucien with sone ultrechoav} rifting. "Bastards Mt Poy", an onti-rar tempo netel song, siniich In speed to "Aseasrin", et cont for e shart alor roca? seation in the middle, "the Fall Of Luotfon" bostus ao an up-tempo sone, slows to a'nossrate-tenso for s shart ineimumental part, slove down oven furthar fon & shart, slower vocal section, then returns, to {Us original tomo, Polloring tho n= yolved, multivtensg tnetrayintel, “Gnatine", eae. alb- GE contiudes with szocis o", an adapration of a page= lage Dan tue Bible, with a ninber of @ifferent tempos, Hoen baginning to end, Ait in ai, ‘thie ‘Ep zeotiy maze, end, with sete shoman-tank metel style, Mvouble is the type of bane ‘het Manone clatue tw be, Evie Wagnor'e miderange To Seis, sligntiy rouch-oigod, era gonsiinentea by ine Pine dualvaxe Foun cf Blok Nantel) ni Bouce Senki iny mille ihe povorhniss cris of Jeff Olsen and bart 3° Sean Moallister conbine to deliver pure thunder. One of otal Binco's finest releases (quite pose shay the best, second only toSlayers debus, af any), rroubit in_a, ine dobut effort froma promiatng youn Gt outfit, and a alsb of vinyl which belongs in every meteller's collection. ‘by Bob waidowney T.T. QUICK "T.T, QUICK" Avalanche Records MARZ-2002 4 For the past couple or years, 7.7. Quick: has boon the wuber one Ml opp band on she fiow York/ier Jers= ey club scene. Perfomsing copies by a murber of vary- ee bande, from AG/o0, Van Helen, and datas Eoiest, to Motorhoas’ and Aocept.” as opposed. to 4 EM "eaves" Bandy which just gerforas the songs, Mark Tornfilo's flex’ Bole chose oould pull off Just’ abowt any eiager's vo™ Geis, ant so tho bandits renditions of well-imown ast ai songs weve more Like copdass Ainost oct of nomnera, don Zesuln offered than secon contract, eazectaily gurorising since the band Farsiy penforme’ originals: While 2-20 quick te unten debly metal, ux taoy are a talented band, thelr five= Goack BP shows vory Liteie originalsty ahd iy for tho most party sezungitetion of various Ascent numbers, sung in Uloratyio by the mltsmvocnled lark Boratto: "Go For The. Zaroat", tae only really good teach sterts thints off, tut the faat-aaced metal munber 18 2 nothing mors then an Accopt sound-slile, ior a Creod- Shee Cloarrater ievivel song ever mate it onte # neta a1 record 4s beyond mo, but here 1% apzears, nonoth™ Joss. Depending upon 1¢4a original performet ant t's net version, 2 cover sora on vinyl ig not always dev Pinental, but ween en eld rook sone ig Po-dons almost in the stow manner it wag originely done, and appears ga an BP containing only four origitaiey itts durinte tony not an asset. "Fortunate Son’ Ointran. "Gbi2a of sin® 1s tn thet slow-Aocept strie, with a nelodic, wirsy chorasy while *Metal Han" 19 0” gooh, Benfenpo tocker, and closing tracks Nictine’ tp relet: ively lifeless, Davia Depietre lays down gine =e cat Sar Licks throishout, while bassist walt For tune‘and @roror Glenn avans doa fine job holdine hinge: tose ether. This band nas potential, but they must develay Sone griginality, ee Shoid be lett to comonied £0 the "buy-all" meted Cana, ‘but aot te the nore hooey sotallora, ‘by Bob wadowney: SCORPIONS "Love At First Sting" Mercury 814-981-1 M-1 7 Ef there's s stiver Lining to the loud mown as fuige motaly 4e 2 that I an now bopimine to enloy a Little more’ and havo more respest for sous of the olde er, comeretaly successful @ bands. T may noe 1ise- en’ to sone. of those banda anymore, bat, efter heazing trashIe Rett, Notley Crue, guee Mot, ana Hoary Pose tint, false netal with no original tty whatsoovery 7 ean at ibast appreciate the oreinality of the older, es Exbiished WU Danda, Ent Sho youre Of hard worl whieh preceded their major sicesss, Cece in point 16 the new Scorpions alban, hendiy Bonengrunching Wi, but’ Seorplona thrown and throuchy A bend conprised é¢ voter netel raciers, they do tt thei may, and thoy manage to kiex sone. decent aes on @ nunber of Songs on the aibun, Tyoienlly awesome pro" duction and’ sone Searing: guitar ook aid to the enjoy “Love at Pires sting" is pretty much comprised of up-teapo heavy aetai roevora, sana a litvle heavier, Sone a bit nave melodie. The only definite lovpotats are "a leering You! (up~tanpo bit overly gelotie vo. Gate) and “crossrino" (nodgrately-paces, faizly dull) "Bad Boys Tunatne Wild", "Rook You Live A AisrScane", NGoming Hone! (starting off as g baliad, then isting int to high gear, fast ant hoary), "Tae Sqe='Tartll" (probe GBIF the heaviest song on the Lf), shia Olty Monee! (eelodic vooats, but extony), ant "hs Soon As, Tho Good Bizce Holl" are all tvstoal Georptons sance, the Secr= pions at their beat, "Sti11 Loving You' da @ elassie Scorpions motel betiad. if you have never cared mich far the searpions, olge are “tove At Firet. Stine” wonte do much for your but 1f youtze otokd all the false mtal trash on the market, and would like to bear a tilemed bunch of Poctgre doing st thetr vay, long before many of the few false uotallens ever bicked up & cutesy this one io"q' good chotoas ‘Ey Bob imaldowney LeGRIFFE "Breaking Strain" 5 Bullet Records BULP 2 ‘Taetr "Yourze Killing we"/"E.2.A." 22" etmcte ata not leave mich of an invreaaion oh mo, bat LeGritfe's fiyo-tract EP se comprised cf sone devent commercial, motel, a for oxy fron Bodine, Bullet, and Slack Lace, Dut dbrinivery etal, unlike’ socalled comarctal mo? Yai bands Iie Ratt, ‘Meaven, and Heavy Pettin' "Brosking strain", an sdequers up-tempo number, fa folloned by "Breathe Deeply", a number which al- Eeriutes Detwecn mellow verses’ and « modoretecpaced, heavy chorus, apd @ song that contains ahct axe load: NGilant Munine" 15 a good up-tempo munber and, fot Joins the fairly commercial "outre Killing He¥, te forint On, ansthom good we-teno metal rimber. Lncritte, comprised of Garis Hatten (waoale, gut~ tex), Paul Wood (Iead gutter), anos Senfllitee (load guitar), Kev dollier (basa), nd Martin Allon (Gruss), fea'bahd wiose EP, wWatte not aulted for the hardecrs fe a wise choice for the averaze heavy ‘by Bob Maldownoy