METAL IMPRESSIONS PRESENT: JULY 1983 $1.00 NO.7e RecoRD “Vault: 1920 Polk St ie Nooyar neisco California, 4101s Mis i4ul- 1386 fRANEISCO CEN en o AY RECORDS NEW RELEASE * COMING NEXT> TANK - QUIET RIOT WITCHFINDER GENERAL SAVAGE » EARTHSHAKER: BROCAS HELM=—ST. RED! ....sWwwaaarrrggghhh!!! So my children, last molested my way to the front of this I have at bloody rag, oohps, mag! I'll be taghting an' amazing an' twisting that metal mind of yours with the juici- est rumours and facts from the world of Mayhem... ++eeeHey, Listen! guitarist in the world, ding to be? Well, under the table, of joining up with singer Phil Mogg (UFO). tape and bio to Mike Varney, Novato, Calif.94948. ++,Shrapnel Records are releasing new albums soon: besides CULPRIT's, look out for STEELER's debut, RANDY HANSEN has one called Astral Projection live. Then there 1s HAWAII's One Nation Underground and LeMANS' On The Street, s+-LA rockers BLACK & BLUE have been rumoured to have signed a contract with Geffen Records. We'll keep your nosy nosec informed on this one! .+.Wargh, TANK's new album ts killer! This Meane War are the meanest twelve inches of the year! (Sorry girls, not that kind of twelve inches!) TANK are a four piece now with the addition of, guitarist Micky Tucker. Too bad those idiots at Kamaflage let go of these boys. They'll be huge soon! -+A newly. reformed LEGS DIAMOND are hoping to soon ret underway to record a new LP at Triumph's studios up 4 Canada! Their recent shows in Texas were all sell-outs. Welcome back Doys! -..LA's little wildsters OBSESSION have finally relised that insest 1s a no-no! To avoid confusion with their brotherly counterparts in Connecticut, the girls changed their name to LEATHER ANGEL, Everything 1s cool now, 80 look out for them giging soon. +++Wi1l anyone please let me know how Tecan find the AMERICADE album? Seems to me, those guys Just don't wanna have that sucker heard! Can't be that bad now, can it? Please get in touch with the Rendez-Vous, and maybe they will let me do a story on you! (Oohhh, nooo!=Ed.) .+.San Francisco's faves STEELE have anew bass player. Replacing, Dan Levitan is Joe Amon. The band hope to hit the clubs very scon once azain. Dan,meanwhile, has Joined TKO and is touring Japan! +..MSG, JUDAS PRIEST (in Spain), and HEAVEN are ir, the studio with new LPs. guts, you may still end up on US METAL Iv! Are you really the shit-hottest the one you're so preten- if you can play Mikey Schenker then maybe you stand the chance © Send a PO Box P, that is in If Phil ends up hating your Rumour has tt that Bobbie Rondinelli £ the group new drummer! Stay tuned! ++sQRAHAM BONNET has put together his new troop, Hestdes Ynrxte Malmsteen on guitar, he has ex-members of NEW ENG ++The SCORPIONS new album 1s all i. LAND oh bans and keyboards plus the oud Alice Cooper drummer. , HELIN, meanwhile, have replaced Yngwie with twenty-one year old fitch Perry (ex=Paul Raymond group). Also 41 the fold 1# new bass player Ron Murray formaly of burning Rome. Dili Graham! Why are you closing ¢! Old Waldorf? The deathest venue in Sa Franoisoo! Oh, I've had such a greet time in that place. ressen, the foxy ladies, aah, I cannot stand thiol (Gome great shows, too-id.) Well, let's bee what you can do with a new place, I am sure that Metal Monday: will live forever! ++sYM? have completed their new recordy called Nean Jereak. Produced by the mad Chris Toangarides, 1t will be available next month, The froup has introduced a” couple of the new Lunes at their recent ein at Marrtot's, Sounds almost as roo ag Men At Work!,,Quch, nooo, don't ki me! Won't do it again, aaaahhhett ++ HIGHWAY CHILE, Who are also lurking | elsewhere in these pares, have just put out a brand new EP, Called Fever, this Jewel features thre new sonrs plus th reemix of Headbanger, nag your head to this one, indeed, bit watch your wallsl other won't like them broken! ...Howa this for tour of the year! IRON MAIDEN, SAXON and PASTWAY playing with each other! (On the same concert bill that 1s, you perverts!) Yes, this ts a nation-wide tour to delight rn stal head all over! Don't miss 1t or 1'1] grab a piece of your mind! Also check out PAs’ WAYS latest single We Become One with a couple of newles on the flip! pose juicy wait- || ...What's this? Hey, 1t's 1979 once again! A rebirth Of the NWOBHM? Well, actually, it looks like that GIRLSCHOOL will once more support MOTORHEAD, right here on Mars! What? We're in the US? Oh, okay, right here in the USI! Who knows, maybe they'll do another Heavy Metal Mayhem Barn Dance! w iGet ready for the NWOFHM! Yes, folks, Florida is nthe movel I guess, the alligators got smart and started to pig out on everyone not playing metal! Well, AVATAR, Who recently made it big (?) with the City Beneath The Surface Single, have now changed to SAVOTAGE. The group is now in the studio recording a debut platter that you'll be able to eat up in early ARGUS, another Pla. band, have also recently Check ‘em out! re \Mausoleum Records are a new company in Belgium totally dedicated to crush your bones with the metal wave of Europe. Their first release is the debut EP by OSTROGOTH. Soon, Masoleum will be responsible for unleashing new albums by WITCHPYNDE, KILLER and WILD PIRE (Including ex-members of Nore and Weapon. Look out for this one to be called BRUTE FORCE AND July. released a good four song mini-Lp. IGHORANCE. “ARMORED SAINT have completed their first single. Peaturing the three tracks Lesson Well Learned, On The Way and Falee Alarm, It 1s released through LA's Metal Blade Records and will be available the third Now can you handle twelve inches of week of Jul; Armored Steal? «..So Why did Dave Mustaine get fired from METALLICA? las it because he picked up one eleven-year-old girl too many? (Wargh!) Was it because he lost that nude mudwrestling match with Lee Aaron? (Waaaarrgh!!) No, it was because he just couldn't handle life on the road. The group's trip to NY wasn't the pleasure the guys expected. Now armed with new guitar hero Kirk Hammet, METALLICA have completed their debut album ‘EM ALL, Produced by Chris Bubacz (Rods) dt will be available in late July. Meanwhile, METALLICA will embark on their first nation wide tour with England's RAVEN, They'll be hitting San called’ KILL Francisco in September. ...Finally, it's time to tease you with some new iéases. So’don't spend all your money on sex-toys!!I New LPs due soon by VIRGIN STEEL, BULLET, JESS COX, RIOT (Vigalante Killers) and WITCHFINDER GENERAL on Heavy Metal Records called Frienda Of Hell... — ——METALLICA: Dave's last stand—— cy {i METAL CREDIT: Publisher @ Preaiden TIM KOROT Senior Editcr & Marketing Director: JOHN STREDNANSKY Editor: BRIAN FORD Productions Manager & Chie! Piotographer: BILi. HALE (pbbh) chief Staff Write: DenBYL BULLOCK Staff Writer: GiL TAPIC BOB GAMBER MIKE VERGANE DEBRA BROWN WAYNE ARCHIBALD Correcpondenta: HENK. NTEUWENHOVEN WARREN FOOTZ DAVE DRUTZ JoKS HOLDROP THE RUFFLAN NICO WOEBEN DAVE WRIGHT CAROL RADEL JOHN TUCKER DIANNE BERARDI ANDY MeDOUGHALL DARRYL JOUNSTON Published by: METAL IMPRESS 1ONS 1501 HOFFMAN AVE. MONTEREY, CA 93940 USA (ce) JUNE 1983 by Metal Impressions ns Special thanks t CULPRIT LAAZ ROCKIT VICIOUS RUMOURS BROXAS HELM STEVE BROWNLEE GREAT WHITE xsPB MIKE VARNEY HOWLE ROBBIN NAGATOSHI BILL BURKARD BUKO LORRAINE GARCIA THERESA NUTLEY STEFAN ROOYACKERS BOB GANS: and everyone el involved ia M K-V. —_no7WE BUY, SELL petit NEW AND USED AND TRADE ES. RECORDS & TAPES 604 LIGHTHOUSE AVE. MICHAEL LUNT MONTEREY, CA 93940 OWNER baie Cds THE RECORD EXCHANGE ORD EXCHANGE CORD EXCHANGE MAIL ORDER (415) 930-7878 HEAVY METAL HOTLINE (415) 930-6565 (ACM Oak LCR UME. NFO eter Lane e (415) 930-8000 PALMA BROTHERS INC. AM/PM MINI MARKET 400 Fremont St. Monterey, CA Phone 372-0288 Open 24 Hours ROBERT PALMA, Pres. 1983 is a very important year for HIGHWAY CHILE as their debut album STORYBOOK HEROES was released in January. The group has been on the road for se- veral years now and they started to smell success in 1981 when they did a club tour of Holland with over 100 gigs. HIGHWAY CHILE got their contract with Lark when they had done several support gigs for Y&T, Raven, Jaguar and Motorhead and got promising reviews in pepers like Aardshok. From January 21, 83, HIGHWAY CHILE have been on the road in the Benelux to pro~ mote the album, The LP is a damn good debut for a young band like HIGHWAY CHILE, although some Saxon and Priest influences can be heard. Carol,the bal- lad Endless Trail, and Headbangers are the stand- out tracks, but that does not mean that the others are not worth listening to, no way mate! Go to the nearest record shop and check out the album, SYORYBOOK HEROES and remember: the name of the band is HIGHWAY CHILE, they'll be huge!!! P.O. HIGHWAY CHILE: Box 495,2700 Al Zoetermeer, Hol.= ALBUMS DIC "Holy diver" * Warner brothers) John Strednansky * The mid-to late seventies are generally concidered the ‘hungry’ years of heavy metal. I rementer dDving the lone hunter on the prowl,constantly lurking and seeking for that next Scorpions or Ufo album. Yet it was during these few years that some of the greatest metal classics were recorded by some of that time's finest musicians around. Do you remeber Ufo's Lights Out, Sad Winge Of Destiny by Judas Priest, Rainbow's Rising and virgin Killer by the Scorpions? Do you remember the debuts of Starz or Armageddon? Of course you do! Then came the big reviva.! Hundreds of new bands were suddenly releasing records, many bad and many very good indeed. Yet no cne could ever come uj with that distingished masterpiece to Join the ranks of the above. Many cam close, like Iron Maider cr Diamond Head, but it wasn't until I heard the new Hcly Diver LP that 1 was convinced. Yes! Today it is still possible to find that instant classic for all time. Ronnte James Dio ts back and Holy Diver t® the album of the year! | Ronnie has put together a killer line-up and certainly puts then throw the paces, while bringing out the best from every one of them. Drummer Vinnit Appice and Jimmy Bain on bass are the best rhythm section I've heard in many years and ex-Sweet Savage guitarist Vivian Campbell is, simply, a star! Nex! to John Sykes, he must be the next super hero of the metal axe! Featuring nine songs, Hoty Diver kicks of with "Stand up and Shout", the! all-out rocker that sets the pace ani fee! for the entire album. "Rainbow 1 the Lark", "Shame on the Night", "Gypsy" and the incredible title track have, all that brilliantly tingling epic touch to them, while "Don't Talk to Stri gers” must be the greatest metal song since "Stargazer"! Opening with a ver! haunting guitar intro that sends shivers down your spine, it suddenly explo-~ des into a metal tour de force power-riffing, leaving you spelled for itfel ll All these are the kind of master pieces that other groups can hope for only once in their carreers. The sound is rich and full-bodied, Ronnie Dio handling the production with style and amazing ease. Clearly influenced by the master, Martin Sire! he makes Holy Diver sound heavier than hell itself. The album creates that unique feel of striking a rare, yet perfect balance between the blisterinr force of the NWOBHM and the classic songwriting abilities of the seventies super groups. Long live rock'n'roll, long live DIO,....forever!..... . neanenmenen, IRON MAIDEN "Pigce Of Mind" (Capitol) by John Strecnansky *#*# All of us have been waiting a long time for this new cffering by what ts — today one of the world's biggest groups, but has 1! been worth tt? I'd say yes. While 1t stills falls short of reaching the high standaré of the Maiden/D?Ani material, I do like it better than last year's Number Of The Beast. ‘This time around, the writing has been distributed throughout the band, ip stead of lying heavily on Steve Harris' shoulders. iience, Piece Of Mind displ a greater depth than its predecessor and by far more feeling, but do leave | up to Harris to write the albums strongest compositions. "Where the Eagies Du is a straight forward riff-rocker in the old tradition, while "To Tane a Lan is an epic that could almost rank alongside "Phantom cf the Opera". Sruce Di Anson contributed four songs to this album, drasticaly altering Maiden's lyr teal imagery. While early Maiden classics describes the dark medieval tines. The new songs drift even further back to the myths of long ago. ("Quest for Pire", or "Plirht of Icarus"). Musically, the band is as close to perfection as humanly possible. ™ Birche's flawless production sets new standards, dut doesn't this take away thy fire and excitement that filled every single groove on that now historic first) Maiden album? Piece Of Mind will for sure be accused of being the most commercial fatden| LP to date, but the group is by far not selling out. Harris and Co. are defin~ dtely producing some of the finest metal in the world and this more accessible) new sound will open new doors, and win over even more loyal followers. eeneeeener URIAM HEEP "dead Firat” (Mercury) by Tim Korot «#*# This 16th Uriah Heep album offers probably the best line-up and select: of songs 5 @ classic David Byron days. True, the sound 1s definitly al- mec at the US audience, The songs are FM radio oriented, but there isn't any- thing wrong with that; it's the music that counts the most. ‘The line-up of Peter Goalby (vocais); Mick Box (guitars); John Sinclair, (keyboards); Bob Daisley (bass) and Lee herslake (drums) puts on a solid per- formance, Box shines on lead guitarand vocalist Goalby still hasn't ;ost his touch since his Trapeze days. The rhythm section ts superb, most notably the incredible bass sound from Bob Laisley The best cuts on the album are"Love Is Blind"(which 1s getting a lot of airplay), “Lonely Nights" (written by irian Adams!) and "Strairht through the heart" (no relat‘on to the Dio song). if you 1lke rock'n'ro?1 and don't mind the commercial touch, then do hesitate, pick up é ct ad Firet, one of the best pop metal releases this year. seeneoenees KROKUS. "Bead Hunter” (Arista Records) by Debbye Bullock #### Wow! Wow! Wow! This ts it! Hang on to your neck! Because coming to grab you by the throat 1s the new album by metal maniacs Krokus, savagely titled Head Hunter, an LP that 1s only for the strong at heart and true ‘eadbangers. Ripping through songs like "Eat The Rich", "Night Wolf" and the incredi- ble title track “Head Hunter", Krokus are as raw and roudy as ever. At first L was a bit hesitant about the loss of Freddy Steady, but new drunmer Steve Pace (ex-Whitford/[Link]) hits those skins just a8 fast and furious as Mr. Steady hinself could. . Remember the remake of Guess Who's “American woman" on the One Vice At A Time UP? Well, the lads did it again! This time, the blokes tortured the BTO hit “Stayed Awake All Night" to aew and greater hights. Other hirhiights on the album include "Ready To Burn" with Rob Halford on backing vocals and the closing track, "fussian Winter", an all out manic song that kinda hits you like dynamite would. And let's not forget "Stand And Be Counted"and the most sful commercial song “Screaming In The Night". If ycu hear any Krokus the radio, it {s to be this one, Mare Storace can still sing his heart out and till his blood boils, with all the rterce power and energy of a true rock'n'roller. Krokus have never let me down, and they never will, not !f they keep putting out records like Head Hunter 1s a definite albun to have. If you don't have this kick= ass LP, steal it froma friend - or an enemy. Just get it! sesevennee seen seneenens sneeeenes Other recent releases that should noes from *=forget it to # mentioned. Our Rendez-Vous rating sdon't you ever leave it! JAGUAR "Power Games" (Neat Records) #### VARIOUS "Metal Warriors” (Ebony) OLOCAUST “#ot Curry And Wine" (Phoenix) ### DNA “Party Tested" (Boardwalk) ** HANOL ROCKS "Back To Mystery City" (Lick Records) ### FASTYAY "Faetway" (CBS) ##88 TRASH "“Warek Out" ‘Elektra) ##*y QUARTZ "ALL Againet The Odde™ (Heavy Metal) eee MOTORHEAD ". ACE LANE cRYSYs ELOY noth ir Perfect Day" "See You In Heaven" "Hard As Rock" "Performance" (Bronze) s#eee (Expulsion) #* (MetalWorks) ##ere (Heavy Metal) "eee2 __—____——__ i DEBBYE BULLOCK 18, 19. 20. 2. DIO Don't talk from “HOLY DIVER’ 2, TORCH Aetribution from "FIRE RAISER" 3. QUEENSRYCHE Wightrider from "QUEENSRYCHE” ind LP 4, IRON MAIDEN Fevelatione from "PIECE OF MIND” 5. BROCAS HELM Ravervreck from deo tape 6, TANK Thie Heane war from “THIS MEANS WAR" 7. SINNER Destiny from "METAL WARSTORS" 8, DIO doly Diver from "HOLY DIVER" 9. ACCEPT Son Of A Bitch from "BREAKER" (Gersan Ed) 10, EXCITER Iron Doge from “NEAYY METAL “axtacs” MOXY Fantasy from "MOXY" SCORPIONS Animal Magnetior from “ANIMAL MAGNETIS‘" EXCITER The Pounder from video tape performance QUIET RIOT Let's Get Crazy from "METAL HEALTH GODDO So Walk On from "AN ACT OF GoDDO" MOTLEY CRUE Piece Of Your Action from "TOO FAST FOR Love" SWEET Set Me Free from "DESOLATION BOULEVARD” WILD DOGS I teed A Love from "WILD Docs" HEAVEN Tuesday Morning from "TWILIGHT OF MISCHICE” DIO Holy Diver from "HOLY DIVER" entire LP! IRON MAIDEN Revelations from "PIECE OF MIND" VIOLATION Balle Out from U.S.45 HEAVEN Suck City from “HEAVEN BENT" TANK 1.W.D.A.M. 0. from "FILTH HOUNDS OF HADES" MOTORHEAD I Got Mine from “ANOTHER PERFECT DAY" QUEENSRYCHE Lady Wore Black from "QUEENSRYCHE" ROBIN TROWER Hold Me from "LONG MISTY DAYS" TAKASHI Playboy Girls from "KAMIKAZE KILLE! WEAPON It'e A Nad Mod vorid from U.K.45 HEAVY PETTIN' Love froma K.45 Lp LY EE: JOHN STREDNANSKY Strangere Winged Avsace ORGED IN FIRE US QUU Big Fat Nama ILEDRIVER" Death Angele RAY FOR ETAL" mind LP Kiso Cf becth from U.K.45 avy Metal R INFUSION" from 13. AXE WITCH from "Pow 26. JAGUAP war Deale from "POWER GAMES" eee 17. Y Toast of The Toun from Leathur 45 18. Shi iroom Blita from LATION BOULEVARD" 19. TA! Like Something Fron Hell frog "THIS “BANS WAR" Parte By 2 fron "FULL MOOK'S F TIM KORO I feet att cadnese ght Zone "Bout Lev "Pariaian alke RIDORS OF POWER Tap AIN Wet You Baoy g aan 8. TRAN encation from "POWER IBFUSTON" AH HEEP Love Ia Blind from “HEAD FIRST 10. EARTHSHARE® Children's Dream from "EARTHSHAKER” 11, KROXUS Screaming In The frou TER” 12. vat b 3 from "EARTHSNAKER" 13. DIO don't Talk To Strangere from "HOLY DIVER" 14, THIN LIZZY When The Sun Toes Dou! from live tape 15, IRON MAIDEN Seill Life from "PIECE OF MIND" 16. DEF LEPPARD Too Late “PYRONANIA" Fantasy {rom demo tape } Love For Tae Lay Captured live by Bill Lute= COVER SIOWS>== by dchn Strednansky CULPRIT on the looses A mysterious force has erupted in recent years in the North-West of the United States.A force so powerfull, it is capable of conquering this whole world! - No, I am not talking about Mt. [Link], I am refering to a force even more awesome, mere threatening, but much more pleasureable! It isa Heavy Metal Force!!! Many bands have recently emerged in this crim- inaly ignored area of the States, bands like TKO, Pirate, Wild Dogs, Queensryche, Black&Blue and o- thers. But 1983 is the year for the newest metal heroes from Seattle, CULPRIT!!! CULPRIT's roots go back a couple of years ago, to two Seattle bands Amethyst and Orpheus, mostly school bands, earning smail change at dances, pa- rties and picknics. One day, at an outdoor party, the two bands decided to join forces. A new group was formed consisting of Jeff LeHeureux (vocals), Kjartan Kristofferson (guitar), John DeBolt (also guitar), mad-man Scott Earl (bass) and drum - wiz Bud Burrill. The idea for naming the band CULPRIT came from Jeff, as he explains. "Do you remember the South- hill rapist? It was the biggest ever trial here! Scott, Jeff, Kjartan, John on top of Bud!!! !DTYdTNI uqad oTd It was totaly crazy! I was there on, yes,jury duty, sitting through the whole thing! He ended up doing three consecutive life sentences plus 150 years. He was the guilty one, a Culprit, guilty as charged. I thought, 'Culprit', hot name for a band, and we all agreed to it." The first original they wrote together wasGuilty As Charged which is now a highlight of their perfo- rmance, CULPRIT's first gig was opening up for favorites TKO and received plenty of hype from papers as The Rocket, Aardschok and Metal Rendez-Vous. (#3!) ~~ From October 61 to February 82, the band decided to record their first demo which included such hits as Guilty As Charged, Ambush and Players. The later impressed Mike Varney so much that he chose it for the great US METAL II compilation. By now CULPRIT had a large enough following that they were chosen to play alongside Rail and exHeart Roger Fisher. "We blew 'em away!", Scott remembers that night. Soon, Mike Varney invited them to play in San Francisco, "That was our first ever gig outside of our home town", Scott continues. "We played with Cinema and Wild Dogs. At that time we did a couple of re-makes like Wrathchild and Gamma's Action. The only cover we still do today is Radar Love. The band returned to San Francisco in spring '83 to full fill another dream. They began to record an album for Shrapnel Records! The record is due July 1st and will be called GUILTY AS CHARGED. In addit- ion to the title track, it includes eight more cuts like Iee In The Back, Fight Back, I Am, Ambush, and of course Players. Talking about the album, I quite easily noticed the lack of devil lyrics. "Yeah, that's right!" explains Jeff. "We are not into exploiting Satan, because he is strong enough to do this himself. But, we do believe he [Link] you believe in God, you also must believe in Satan! What we like to sing about is the positive side of life. We have these 'go for it!'-songs. Fight back for what you believe in and for what you want to do and can do. We like to show both sides of a story." The sound of the album is very powerful, highli- -_ghted by the tremendous drumming of Bud Burrill. i have raved plenty about this great musician in all my past reviews, so let's hope that this record'11 thrust him into the spotlight. The whole band is a unique breed of people, all classy musicians deli- vering metal powerful enough to burst your head to pieces, yet melodic enough to truly move your emo- tions. I believe that this debut album willclearly prove this point. - Next, I asked about their in- fluences, expecting the typical Van Halen/Led Zeps in their answers, but was quite surprised as Jeff explained hastily. “we're all influenced by each other! Everybody has his own ideas and talents and it rubbs off. We all tend to critisise each other, to get better as a band, All our songs are five-men efforts!" On a more personal basis, Scott lists Kiss and Motley Crue as two of his faves. "I didn't touch a bass until I heard KISS ALIVE!", Jeff's influences are also quite different like the Beatles, Robert Fripp, Guess Who, Three Dog Night! CULPRIT are indeed an impressive band as musi- cians and as people. If these five don't make it then there is something wrong, with the music bu- siness! The album should be out soon, so go check it out. You will forsure remember this record for a long time. GUILTY AS CHARGED - truly a_ heavy metal sentence for life! CULPRIT LP "GUILTY AS CHARGED" xnaaneyaT JJal S,IY¥dTNI from yaad SHRAPNEL RECORDS THRUST THRUST means "to pierce with a sudden forward motion" and this five-piece from Illinois did it when the band was formed in 1979 and quickly be- came the favorites in the Chicago area. The band consists of guitarists CB Sebastian and Ron Cook, frontman John Bonata, bassist Price Sowers and a drummer by the name of Ross Cristao. by Tim Korot When the band was formed, John Bonata played drums, but when original singer Roger LaFever de- cided to leave, John took on the vocals himself. Now, the band needed a drummer! Three weeks till a gig with Judas Priest, Ron Cristao was chosen and the concert went very well indeed! On vinyl, THRUST released the ROCK FOR POLAND LP on Erect Records but the group wasn't pleased with the album. John Bonata: "We had no say what so ever in the album. We didn't pick the chosen songs, we didn't hear the tapes, we did not have any say on the mix! Erect Records is a joke of a record company. We hate the record!" Things have been bright for the group. since. The band is now equipped’ with a new demo featur- ing songs like Heavier than Hell, Overdrive and Torture Chamber. With titles like these, you can be sure of some intense heavy metal! If they can keep writing stuff like that, there is no doubt in my mind that THRUST will go all the way..... For more crushing info write to John Bonata, 1l Westmere, Des Plaines, Illinois, 60016, USofA. Heavier than Hell: THRUSTeas) a) EVIL by Tim Korot This New Jersey quintet released a single back in December 82 called Girls will be Girls; unfor- tunately it got a bad review in Kerrang #34. Dave Dickson must have forgotten that his job is revi- ewing music and not a band's appearance. To make a long story short, don't hesitate and go get the single! It's killer! HADES opened for Twisted Sister last fall, and Dee Snyder was very supportive about the [Link] full line up is: Dan Lorenzo and Joe Casilli,lead guitars; Paul Smith, co-founder, on vocals; Daryl Sgroi on bass (wild man, but always late for pra- etice!) and Tom Coombs on drums. The band conci- der him the best HM drummer! The single, featuring Social Desease on the B- side, as well as more info on HADES, are availabl by writing to Dan Lorenzo 255 Buttonwood Dr. Paramus, NJ 07652 or call: (201) 261-4685 HADES deliver us from Mercyful Fate The recent one week excursion that MERCYFUL FATE made to the U.K. was initially to record the mucho- talked-about recording session for the BBC. But as this would take less than a day, MERCYFUL FATE sla- ted in two gigs as well, one at the Moonlight club, the second at the Clarendon in Hammersmith. The band also made a couple of appearance's at a record store in London and this is where I had the opportunity to speak with the group. At first, FATE were to record an album with Rave-On Records, while in fact they pulled out of the contract at the last minute. Although the company say they havent a clue as to why the band decided to do this, the FATE ar- gue that they haven't had any control in what their producer did! Right now, the group is looking for a small ind- ependent label in Europe to do their record as soon as possible. As they do this, MERCYFUL FATE will be able to show some of their latest product to major record companies in hope of getting a good contract for the future. So do we at Metal Rendez-Vous! When the album does get released, it will be en- titled INTO THE COVEN, so watch for it! For more info write to: Ken Anthony, Kirkebjerg Alle 113, DK-2600, Glostrup, Denmark by The Ruffian L/R: [Link]/Mybenner/[Link]/K. Diamond/frRuge Arh cane \ jc-(werEBONY RECORDS 18 Mayfield Street Spring Bank HULL - HUS 1NS by John Strednansk The Indie Label scene for Heavy Metal has long ~ been dominated by Neat and Heavy Metal Records in the UK. Recently however, a new company has begun to make its mark; EBONY Records! Equipped with an own, lavish 24-Track studio, the label has by now released three compilations and numerous 45s from the best British and European groups. It was more than a year ago that EBONY apeared on the battlefront with the release of METAL FAT- IGUE, a various artist collection of bands. inclu- ding the monsterous Headhunter and one of the top bands signed to the label, Savage. Two more discs followed, namely METALLIC STORM (with Wells Fargo $ and Mercyful Fate!), and METAL MANIAXE (including the incredible sounds of Chateaux). It is now the _ HANDOM BLACK (pic courtecy Ebony Records) summer of 1983 and EBONY are ready for more! immediately warns you that you're in for a heavy Fresh on its way is yet another compilation to treat! Included here are such great bands as Vor- be called METAL WARRIORS. From the advance listen tex, Random Black, Sinner, as well as Flyte, Wish I got, this one should break EBONY world [Link] and from France, Sortilege. I believe that with a classy cover, depicting a beastial metal warrior song like Destiny, Sinner will soon challange the crown of Savage as EBONY's best! METAL WARRIORS is once again produced by Daryl Johnston, the in-house genius at EBONY. Darryl is also in charge of recording the debut LP's by the label's two finest groups, Savage & Chateaux. The Savage album is called Loose'n Lethal, while Cha- teaux's is entitled Chained and [Link] of these will be available in late June and judging from past material recorded by these bands, those two records will definately deliver high calibre metal pleasures! And coming later this year, the debut album from Shy..... SORTILEGE (pic courtecy Ebony Records) EBONY's Singles Discography..... MOBY DICK "Can't have my body tonight" Ebon 5 STRATEGY "Technical overflow" Ebon 7 CHATEAUX "The China run" Ebon 9 SAVAGE "Young blood" Ebon 10 Watch this space for more info on EBONY Records...Pat Goebel 2306 [Link] Portland, Oregon by Dave Wright The gig was supposed to be a party for a close friend, but turned into a night of metal mayhem! GLACIER, a new band from Portland, was playing to a crowd that knew what it wanted and the group delivered. GLACIER is made up of Pat Goebel, Sam Easley (both guitar), Loren Bates (drums), Scott Prinzing (bass, vocals). The crowd was small, but GLACIER played as if it was The Garden! With such songs as Hell Bent For Leather, Run To The Hills, and Ready To Rock, they played with a fury that'd make K.K., Michael or Dave look on with [Link] followed Sam's instrumental, Atilla The Hun, that definitely lets you know GLACIER means business!! Pat used to play drums, but always liked gui- tars. After a while he picked one up and decided The band is influenced by Judas Iron Maiden and the Scorpions, but still have style of their own. I got a chance to talk to the band and they said that they refuse to play any commercial gar- bage like Van Halen and from the sounds I heard, there isno doubt about that. Watch out for to stay with it. Priest, GLACIER's Pat Goebel THEY ARE TO STAY , So here you go. TARE ROCKS LAAZ ROCKIT is a band that you should be hearing from in the future, The group hails from San Franc- isco, actually, the East Bay. LAAZ ROCKIT is a hard driving metal machine that will eat all other metal bands for lunch!?! This five-piece demolition squad plays all their Marshalls set on ten. Loud, but clear is the band's outlook towards the sound quality. They feel anyone can and will lose their sound to anything less than a first class sound system, The ROCKIT has a dual axe attack in Aron Jellum, and Phill Kettner. They both make use of the Flying V. To watch these two axe warriors live on stage is shear feast for your eyes! Holding down the bass of this metallic tour-de-force is Dave Starr. He's the driver of the stage show. Michael Coons is the sin- ger of the group, and I must admit that he is oneof the top vocalists on the scene today. ROCKIT have a new drummer and his name is Vic Angello. I have yet to see Vic, but the reports we have received at the office claim that Vic is totally rad-ic-al! And he can play, too..... LAAZ ROCKIT have the most outrageous stage show around. They all make use of cordless systems which enables them to roam and stalk the stage like true metal knights. ROCKIT also boost a $25,000 light e- xtravaganza! Experiencing this in a small nite club is out of sight. The band turns the show into small battle fields. Flash bombs, a lighted drum riser to blind everyone and enough dry ice to fog up all San Francisco. Even with all these effects, it doesn't matterat all if the songs don't cut it. Well, the songs this band performs, rip through your eardrums like a ca- non shell through an armored truck! Heavy, fast, in the Judas Priest school of Heavy Metal. The songs: Prelude To Death, heavy, HEAVY, H.E.A.V.¥! Asassins fast and tons of raw force, Clash Of Steel, ripping leads, furious bass, dive-bombing drums! LAAZ ROCKIT are here to stay and to demolish your ears for good! Another kickass and killer band from the City By The Bay.....Photos by: . [Link] (group) Mik Metarcea bees \ PBBH (live shots). ar 3Surgical Steel Ahh, Arizona. Home of the cactus, stucco and a scorching sun. - Aaarrrggghhh, Arizona, home of a Heavy Metal band called SURGICAL STEEL. SURGICAL STEEL was formed in 1979 by guitarist John Aquilano and bassist Greg Chaisson who since has left the band to join a reformed Legs Diamond, Later, guitaris Jim Keeler and drummer Bob Millan joined S.S. The group was aiming at a Priest/Leppard sound and needed a vocalist. Now you know that a singer like Rob Baby aren't a dime a dozen. After months of searching and no luck, S.S. split up. and evary one went his own way into other bands. With time and some shuffling, a new band emer- ged consisting of Jim, Greg, Bob and new members Paul Kosanovich (guitar) & Harvey Van Kirk on vo- cals. They went from the name KNIGHTWING back to SURGICAL STEEL. Soon after, the song Rivit Head was written to be heard on the METAL MASSACRE II LP. Turn up the knob to volume 10! Being Arizona's biggest metal band, S.S. were asked to open shows for the likes of Krokus, Fist, Uriah Heep and LA rockers Sarge & Stormer, Rob Halford took a liking to this band and de- Debbye Bullock [Link]/[Link]/J,Martin/[Link]/B,Milan cided to [Link] them on several occasions. Can you imagine, how new vocalist Jeff Martin must've felt having his idol on stage? "A bit nervous" he would say, and to top it off, the first time that Halford jammed with S.S. was the first time Jeff sang on stage with $.S.! Things change again and they lose Greg to Legs Diamond. Soon they find bassist Marc Laymen. SURGICAL STEEL have just finished recording an album. There are lots and lots of surprises here, but I promised not to say a word about them. I am positive that this debut LP is going to shatter glass and ear drums at the same time! Keep your ears open and your eyes peeled 'cause the SURGICAL STEEL LP is due out soon. To contact SURGICAL STEEL, write to them at SURGICAL STEEL 3636 [Link] Beach Blvd. #D Torrance, California 90504 Surgical Steel Top: [Link], Feld senovi chs, [Link] Bottom: J. BR. lan= SINGLES THIN LIZZY "Thunder and Lightning" *#*4** Another outstanding track from the newest and un- fortunately last Lizzy LP. This one is for total headbanging pleasure! Lizzy haven't sounded so o- ver the top in years. Just listen to the mindblo- wing axe attac of Gorham and Sykes, or the maniac keyboard passage by Darren Wharton! Single of the month, once again by Thin Lizzy! IRON MAIDEN "Flight of Icarus" ***% I hoped to make this one the single of the month, but it seems like, Maiden are suffering from the fourth album syndrome (!?), What Im trying to say is that the group has come up with their most co- mmercial song ever, The heavy riff is still there but I prefer Prowler to this anytime. AVATAR "City beneath the surface" **** Have you noticed how more and more American bands try to sound like their UK counterparts? Well, A- vatar is the newest of this kind and they do very well indeed. The early Sabbath influence is defi- natly there, while the Devil lyrics will make the Fate proud of these boys! Two songs on the B-side make this a very good deal. Go grab it! MOTORHEAD "I got mine" ***% It will take some time to get used to this record by Motorhead. Like the Maiden single, this one is very commercial, no, more accessible is the right word, The addition of Brian Robertson has opened new doors for Lemmy and he uses this to full cap- acity. The guitar work is truly superb, yet I can find a dozen Thin Lizzy songs using quite similar riffing. But don't worry, they still headbang! RAPID TEARS "Headbang" *** This Canadian five piece has created a lot of at- tention in recent months, but I just can't imagi- ne what the fuzz is all about. The single is very bland, the weak production covers up power, style or whatever else the group might display live on stage. Maybe the LP will turn out better, because the B-side shows some potential. CHRONICLES OF ROCK!!! by John Strednansky —$S— ——— As with the NWOBHM, the so-called glam-rock re- vival is not really a revival at all. It has been with us throughout the years since its roots back in the early seventies. One of the longest lasting glam bands was also the movement's most important, and most influential, and most successful. SWEET's carreer lasted fifteen glorious years before they disbanded in late 1982. Mostly known for their many million-selling hit singles, SWEET have also build up a very loyal fan following dedicated to the group's quite distinged album music. Over all those years, SWEET have pro- duced a wide variaty of rock, ranging from the Top Of The Pops teen hits to the menacing metal force of such greats as Into The Night. SWEET first formed in 1968 by vocalist and lea- der Brian Connolly and drummer Mick Tucker from a group called the Wainwright's Gentlemen(which also included Ian Gillan at that time!). They were soon joined by bassist Steve Priest and guitarist Andy Seott. Here is the full SWEET story: Andy Seott;Steve Priest;Brian Connolly ;Mick Tuckersts juozsoy o78em qey3 Jo duos 105 queay AW uy aoRTd e aq céenTE. 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Let me introduce you to SATAN, a young and very powerful band, one of the names to look out for in 1983, In 1981, a group was formed by guitarists Steve Ramsey and Russ Tippins in their home town of New- castle. In November 1981, the band with Russ,Steve and bassist Graeme English recorded for the first time at Guardian Studios. Two of the tracks ended up on the compilation album ROXCALIBUR,the two be- ing Opression and The Executioner, The other were released on the self financed single,Kiss of Death and Heads Will Roll, in June 1982. The 1000 copies pressed were sold out by February 1983. Later, the line-up became unstable with drummer Andy Reed and singer Trev Robinson [Link] SATAN soon incorporated new members and in Nov.'82 decided to record new material with their new sin- ger, Ian Swift. A cassette album called appropriat Into the Fire emerged and made available to public demand. The band have a lot planned for 83 and the new tape clearly shows that SATAN have all the mu- sical potential of becoming a big name soon..... the SATAN talks! What are your influences behind the band, both mustealy and religiously? SWIFT: The band is influenced by sniffin girl's bicycle seats. STEVE: Tchiakovsky and Beethoven! Why don't these show in the music? SWIFT: Have you ever tried playing a bicycle seat? I don't think so! What do you think of your demo tape? BEAN: Straight up and hellish! Why have you come to Holland? SWIFT: Because they ride more bikes here. Is the next album having anything to do with bieyecles? BEAN: Yes, it's called "Pedal to Hell". Why ie Russ ealed 'Tornado'? STEVE: Because he passes wind on stage! Does this make him play better? STEVE: Only if he is miked up. what do you think of Holland and the audience last night at the Dynamo (Eindhoven)? STEVE: Holland is as flat as a witche's tit and the audience were a right bunch of Honkin' Hektors. Is it true, you have been sponsored by Raleigh? STEVE: Dogafrognoshen!!! What are your plans for the future? BEAN: To build a perfect world and help old people!..... by Andre Verhyusen IAN SWIFT - vocals STEVE RAMSEY - lead guitar RUSS 'Tornado't TIPPINS - lead guitar SEAN TAYLOR - drums GRAEME 'Bean' ENGLISH - bass guitar 20 S. Santa Cruz Ave. Los Gatos, CA 95030 (WE 408 ~395~6833 gy MD 408~625~5238 In Lyndon Plaza ©x0) . 3700 Barnyard Camel, CA 93923 We Ship Everguhere C ys 408~625~1229, fa The Barayu RECORDS & TAPES Carmel Plaza Ocean & Junipero Carmel, CA 93921 &OJAGUAR JAGUAR was formed in Bristol in December of 79. Garry Pepperd (guitar) and Jeff Cox (bass) included an add in the paper and drummer Chris Lovell joined them, After the group's first gigs in Holland, Paul Merril came into the band, replacing original voca- list Rob Reiss. Here now is the interview our men in Holland, on the spot, managed to get for Metal [Link] was conducted early this year, prior to the release of a brand new album from JAGUAR. What happened since we last met you? Well, we released a single called Axe Crazy that was recorded in April 82 and it came out in August or something like that. It sold very well! We then did our debut album, again with Neat [Link] was recorded in November and will be out [Link] album is going to be called POWER GAMES. How was Axe Crazy and War Machine accepted? JAGUAR's Garry Pepperd I think it went quite well, but beter sales abroad, It was putout at the wrong time,too When we released this there were all sorts of records out, Rain- bow, Gillan, MSG, so obviously we did not get into the charts. In which countries will the album be re- leased? Worldwide! What will happento JAGUAR next? Hopefully we will tour Holland, Belgium and Germany with Hel- lanbach and Raven. It will be sometimes in March. Will you put outa new single from POWER GAMES? By John Holdry ! | ° o ° | » 09 € » 4 ma “ey 3 ° ra € o os a Ey a z ° < © 5 _——— We hope so! But that has yet to be negotiated on Dave Wood's terms (Neat's manager). Hopefully there will be a single in a couple of months after the LP is released. We may even record a new song for it. Could you tell us more about the baekground from the songs on the new album? On fhe Fox, Garry came up with this riff that is really hard and agressive. We wanted to write some- thing about fox hunting, because it is such a ritu- al in England. You know, when you've got lot of mo- ney, you go fox hunting. Shit, I mean we hate that crap, there is no point in it! As the song sais, it is just snobbery! Could you mention you favorite musicians? My favorite drummer is Leonard Haze of Y&T. Also 1 like Tommy Aldridge. I like a lot of singers for different reasons. A singer like Bruce Dickinson, he's got a lot of guts and power and a great range. He sings right up here and way down there, it's like a whallop right betw- een the eyes. Ian Gillan I like a lot, because he's my main influence. You know, when I was younger, I thought, Christ, how can he do that?!? Glenn Hughes sings with a lot of feeling, Paul Rodgers, too. What was it like, touring with The Rods? We supported More, the Rods and [Link] two latter were at the Marquee. They went very well for us, actually. The Rods gig was great! The place was packed, because the Rods had just finished support- ing Iron Maiden. The More gig, that was up there in Mansville, which is sort of Midlands. Not too many people turned up for that one. In the promo sheets, it's mentioned that Lovell is righthanded, but plays drums lefthanded. He is weird like that! Yes, I've always been funny. Actually, my first kit was given to me on my sixteenth birthday and it was reversed! It's not my fault! The guy who taught me how to play said I should try to play lefthanded and I did, and it was really great! Thank you very much, till next time...ROCK ON... If anyone is interested, write to JAGUAR at: 31 Batch Hill, Keynsham, Avon B5 18IHQ, England. ALL reactions to this interview, write to: Kerkraderweg 100, 6416 CL Heerlen, Nolland.==FAN CLUBS DIO Jiji Prod. Inc. 18653 Ventura Blvd Tarzana, Calif 91356 TAKASHI [Link] 12223 Bellmore, N.Y. 11710 EXCITER Box 6810 Station J. Ottawa, Ontario Canada, K2A 374 WILD DOGS 4950 S.W. 3lst Dr. Portland, Oregon 97201 EUROPE c/o Hot Records AB Box 14, Sweden, Europe KAOS Z6l7 Mission Bay Dr. San Diego, CA 92109 MERCYFUL FATE Il Sanderstead Hill South Croydon Surrey CR 20 HB, UK TYGERS OF PAN TANG 1A Marden Rd. Off.G Whitley Bay Tyne & Wear, England TYTAN 267 Stoke Road Slough SL2 5AX, UK 16393 Stockholm Brcat White by Debbye Bullock Muller-Guttenbrunnstr.6 6724 Dudenhofen West-Germany 15251 Bel-Red Rd. Bellevue, WA 98007 TASK FORCE [Link] [Link] A. Toronto, Ontario Canada, MSW 184 TWISTED SISTER 165 W. 91 St. New York, NY.10024 QUIET RIOT SQUAD c7o Missy Whitney 3208 Cahvenga West L.A. Calif 90068 f/ I told these guys, "No graffiti on the wall!" but do they listen? Nooooo0000! But you people should listen to this: In the next issue of METAL RENDEZ-VOUS, we will have an interview with singer Jack Russell and GREAT WHITE's manager Alan Wiven!! Edited, of course... Di.cre songs, We send him one, One weck later Atlantic phoned us once == BA K aser split wu, ? ee C E d Teaser split afain and said they wanted to come to - @ other members of the band wanted by Tim Korot ¥ Holland to us perform on stage. I en Gar counds wntie I wanted. to Be eaerge gar netay oek. with band? funny - 9 biz hall with a four men Gid an announcement on the radio nce! But they really iixed us, and ¢ ine treiest vanes afteruaract| cveryenin was gevtled. The Keystone in Palo Alto, California was packed ‘oes Sick (Hesper, pags.) fren Turbo, : tin great! jayed together with Jos mer, on Atlantic in Enpl. like a sardine factory and expectations were quite sng.) tn the past in Teaser and t evi soins wien Ationtie int high. Opening band DAMMAJ had already hitthe stage ré Bert sing years ago. The last So they ended up sending, our tape over & P & y sant - years he didn't do anything. He there, In America they were also quite and were getting a pretty good reception from most + crazy when I asked hin to sing on | enthusiastic, and we had to rent yet of the crowd, but everyone was dying to see the two new album. ys fp. FANS Ener: DeAd, Chee Eine tty Hil ereues: why did you change the band'e nané? | So they could wateh us. This leaked main acts. whe music we make now has nothing to} out and there were about fifteen or so with Teaser's music. people, including some from WEA Ne Frankly, I was very disaaopointed with the other Pu take you a very long time to | briand’and Kees Baar. They all liked band, QUIET RIOT. Rudy Sarzo, Kevin DuBrow, Frankie nd a new record company? us. Shortly later we were asked to do Banali and Carlos Cavazo are all good musicians, but fact, tt widn'tl ve recorded our debut album in England. First we , o-tane in 1961 to get gigs. We were to record it at Rockwall Studios, something just wasn't there! The band lacked energy wanted to know the reactions to our | but’ then. Jéamy Rage sot. hie hands| nto music, Then, at ‘a Dutch roe the x ° and magnitude. Most of the songs were just rock and J 70is,/0"2 2"sQ2ucnoe'sGd sif'he| Sdnertltnilofbding. sveryiier son ar ngs without melodies or feelings. The onl wanted ts'to work with our band, but really fast from there. We were doing, etal song 7 F 8 ¥ Mts other four bands didn't accept this| the album before we had signed all the exceptions were Metal Health and the old Slade hit (thetr contracts said that he was not | contracts! 7 \ilowed to manage more than four croups For how long ie thie contract? Cum On Feel The Noise. \t a time).So this didn't work out. It 4s for six years with a new At 11:30 PM, the lights went out and VANDENBERG what happened than? due each year. Ay, er time, I spend a lot Don't you think that siz years to a long time? In fact, no. When you play for six took the stage by storm, playing their first number Ready For You. For the next seventy minutes,we were ; Jeno very much, so I gave him a copy. years, a record company can do so much treated to such gems from ehede debut album as Watt judolf send this tape to Cowbell Agency} more for [Link] you sign for only Burning Heart, Out On The Streets, and a couple new tn Londo : Bees he thought te xe be | tas years, a record company will build 1 ood idea to rt there. Cowbe. up a band, make 1t big and loose it to ones. The highlight of the show was the guitar solo phoned us the day they got the tape and} another company, which now gets more that Adrian did befor d that they wanted to manage us. The} while the first company made the group Wat Th 1 light peopie there thourht {t was funny that | big, So it's not very stimulating to att. e only slig we didn’t have a record deal yet. Nean-| nave a short term contract. ADRIAN at The Stone, S.F. roblen oticed was While, Lt was October already. What are your Juture plang? P girs. did Atlantic Records get in? Well, we recently finished a series that the singer Bert ne way op another, I think via | of dates as an opening band for MSG in a vwbell, the tape got the the boss of | England, then we'll be off to the US, Heerdpk: [Link] Avlants¢ Records. tle phoned ne rieht | arter that there will be a new albun, nicated with the many \way and asked 1f we could send another} expect it in July or August..... people! Other things, like Joe Zoomers solo on drums, were in big favor for the band;we will be lucky if well ever catch VANDENBERG at the club level too many more times. The following int- erview is reprinted from AARDSHOK magazine and translated for M. R.-V. by Nico Wobben. It was taken by Metal Mike:==RELICS By Bob Gamber BLUE CHEER Way back, in 1966, when the rock scene was strongly dominated by pop rock, the San Fran¢isco bay area was starting to jreak out! Several new tands emerged from an acid {llusion and created an amazing new rock phenomenon with totaly heavy psychadelic music. The one band that stood out from all the rest was a three-piece power trio called BLUE CiIEER. The name cane from a brand of acid, that Augustus Owsley, a San Francisco chemist/student, was distributing ercund the Bay Area. The three musicians were Leigh Stephens (guitars), Dickie Peterson (on bass) and Paul Whaley (drums), BLUE CHEER were the first of sll the heavy power trios. They started out playing the San Francisco/Marin County clut circuit. In 1967, the band's first album VINCEBUS ERUPTUM blasted onto the scene! This record 1s a must, and should be owned by anyone into heavy rock. It consists of only six songs, three on each side. Mostly blues based, the songs are very, very heavy with a lot of fuzz, feedback, and of course, volume! BLUE CHEER was officially the loudest band in the world before Deep Purple took thet throne. VINCEBUS ERUPTUM 1s one of the heaviest classic records ever lais down on vinyl! BLUE CHEER's second LP, OUPSIDEINSIDE, appeared on the scene in 1968 and was another power packed mayhem monster, On stage, vhese guys were truly incredible. faist-long hair and blown totaly out of their minds! I was lucky enouch to see them ona TV show way back in '68 when I was very ycung. They definitely left a huge impression on my mind that was to last forever! Loth, in the type of muste Iam into and the way it's staged. After CUTSIDEINS! igh Steprens the band to join a half-British, half-American hard Metre and recorded one album with the same titie, This record was some cool Stephens axe work! After Silver Metre, Leigh Stephens recorded two solo albums, but that magic heaviness from years befcre was gone. Meanwhile, BLUE CHEER recruited a new an young guitarist named Randy Holden and recorded their third LP WéW! IE&C BLUE CHEER! Randy Holden only appears on one side of this gem and it t deed kicks ass! The other side marked the end of the heavy bLVE CHEER sound the beginning of BLUE CHEER Phase Two, a hard, country type reck! Pretty damned sadlI! It was still Peterson and Whaley, but they adzed a couple of new men- bers to the fold and went down hill. After NEW! IMPROVED! BLUE CHEER!, Randy Holden recorded his alvum POPULATION two with just him on guitar and bass, plus a drummer, This album has to be heard to be believed! It has some of the heaviest guitar sounds and ol will ever get to hear! Thank you very, very much to the Record Vault for turn ing me on to thts classic, This is one of the very best albums ever recorded!!! Truly amazing. POPULATION TWO 1s quite rare, dut if you ever see one, grav it at any cost. It wil! blow your skull to bits! After that side one of NEW! IMPROVED! BLUE CHEER! finished doing heavy rock, but did record three more aloum i PLEASANT HOPE, and THE ORIGINAL HUMAN [Link] were any real stormers as they lost their heaviness with the departures of both Leigh Sterhens and Randy Hol- den. I would like to thank Leigh, Dickte, Paul and Randy, where ever they for some early lessons in the art of heavy, bone-crunching, meta? music. b CHEER definitaly blew my mind!!! basicaty now, BLUE CHEER Discography: "Yineebus Eruptum" "OQutsideinside" "New! Improved!" - All on Philips - "Blue Cheer" "Oh Pleasant Hope" "The Original Human Being" IN CONCERT DEF LEPPARD Feb 27, 1983 - Bristol, UK. It's been two years since DEF LEPPARD last toured Britain, but the capacity crowd made it clear to all that they were glad to see the band back. Rock Goddess had warmed up the crowd, although it escapes me just how they managed it. DEF LEPPARD how ever, really delivered the goods. Having made many fans with the legendary and rare Getcha Rocks Off EP and increasing the number by re- cording three fine albums, it was difficult to see, how they could go wrong. Opening with a new song and then tearing into the powerful Rock Brigade, DEF LEP howed no mercy and hammered out one good song after another. The only pause for breath came with the hit Bringing On The Heartache and even then the audience by John Tucker knew that Switeh 625 would bludgeon them into total submission yet again. DEF LEPPARD's days in America have added a touch of professionalism to their show which was lacking a bit when I saw them years ago in a sweaty, ugly club in the middle of nowhere. I expect to see them again at Reading, this time as headliners; soon I hope. Joe Elliot==IN CONCERT ARMORED SAINT April 9, 1983 - Fullerton, CA Having been told that this band is the best me- tal outfit out of Southern California, but having never seen this certain band called ARMORED SAINT, I attended this show with high expectations. Need- less to say, the SAINT passed with flying colors. Relying on the dying art of just playing their musie, and not making any concessions to the ridi- culousness of Glam-rock or Satanism, ARMORED SAINT evoke memories of Maiden and Priest at their best! But the boys go beyond just rehashing the two afor mentioned groups by lending their own styly that I cannot explain in text. It must be heard! tal John Bush is by far one of the best heavy me singers around. However, the band behind John Bush is far from being upstaged by him, as the sheer e- nergy of songs as On The Way, False Alarm, or this writer's favorite Stricken By Fate, and others lay evidence to. Admitted1 the show was not without faults, as their ballad fo Reason To Live just did not match up with the rest of the high quality displayed du- ring the entire show. However, be it live on stage or on record, ARMORED SAINT is the band that will prove to all of us that, for American metal bands, there is life after Van Halen! by Dave Drutz Dave Pichard,John Bush,Phil Sandoval, Joey Vera TA TORIC Dp ==IN CONCERT NIGHT RANGER June 3, 1983 - Santa Clara, CA. The sun was out this hot June day at Marriot's amusement park and so were the tan, blonde women, and all the to-be guitar heroes to see N.R. The opening band, Billy Satellite, was dissap- ointing. They just did not have the energy to ex- cite the crowd that was hungry for N.R. Finally, as the sun baked the audience, NIGHT RANGER took the stage and never gave it back. With Brad Gillis wearing shorts and sunglasses and Jeff Watson looking hauntingly like the late Randy Roads, the dynamic guitar duo let you know, that flash guitar is the order of the day. The stage did look a bit strange with all the drums right up front and sideways. Bassist Blades supplied most of the physical energy, constantly moving and singing. Keyboardist Fitz kept himself in the background supplying the technical fills. The group works well as a unit, yet the stage show is dominated by guitars! With two solo spots from Gillis and Watson and constant guitar flash, the show couldn't help but be stolen by the Cali- fornia guitar duo. The band played all the songs off the most re- cent album DAWN PATROL and then left the stage to the crowd's great displeasure. Why not play a new song, not just the album and leave? Something new would have made the day for me! But this was. the only complaint about the concert I had. Overall, the show was very successful and I am sure that after a few more months on the road the mroup will quickly become veterans and only will {mprove with age. I am looking forward to a brand new album, because these NIGHT RANGER guys really mot this rock'n'roll stuff wired!.... NIGHT RANGER COVER CREDIT: Pbbh Photo By Bi11 Hale CULPRI?'s Jeff LeHeureux (1.) & Scott Earl (r.) By Brian Fordso 2S TT IMeroi— BOUND FOR L.A. THE CONCORD PAVILION & JEFF WELLER PRESENT... Metal Madness LAAZROCKII THE NEW METAL WARRIORS Pus: DIAMOND ce eet in THE GUITAR GRUDGE MATCH : Gills AND SPECIAL GUEST: ay THe CONCORD PAVILION Faioay Jury 8 Tickers aT 7:00 em BASS ounets LAAZ ROCKIT § DIAMOND ARE. BOTH MANAGED BY: JEFF WELLER PRESENTS FOR INFORMATION CALL: (4115) 548-3975J eee , eehhe BRANNAN x a SEAS Sawyr :ojoyd