Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction (1984) (MetalCore Remastered Edition 1991)

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Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction (1984) (MetalCore Remastered Edition 1991)

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Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction (1984) (MetalCore Remastered Edition 1991)

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Year : 1984 (MetalCore Remastered Edition 1991)
Style : Heavy Metal , Power Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans + Video
Size : 155 mb


Bio:

Jag Panzer is an American power metal band from Colorado Springs, Colorado.Jag Panzer came together in late 1981, being inspired by the onslaught of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. The original line-up consisted of Harry Conklin on vocals (later nicknamed the "Tyrant"), Mark Briody (who was the sole guitarist of the group in its first incarnation), John Tetley who played the bass, and Rick Hilyard as the drummer. The band was known as Tyrant in its first incarnation. They soon had to change their name, because another such named band existed in California.They saw a poster featuring a German World War II tank, named Jagdpanzer (literally "hunting tank" in German, but actually referring to what in English would be called a tank destroyer) which they decided to name their band after. They were, however, unable to pronounce the name correctly and as a result, dropped the letter "D" from the name and simply called it Jag Panzer.The band, who were all in their late teens at the time, played at local venues in the Denver club circuit, and recorded an EP in 1983, later known as Tyrants. In early 1984, the band recruited Joey Tafolla, a native of California, and promptly recorded their first album, Ample Destruction. The album was released in August of that year by the independent record label Azra Records. The album was an underground hit in the United States, and in Europe and Japan it was available on import only.After the release of the album, the band relocated to Southern California. Tafolla quit the band in 1986, releasing a solo album, Out of the Sun, in 1987, while Conklin played with Riot for a brief period in the late 1980s, before forming his own band, Titan Force. Without the two key members of the Ample Destruction line-up, Jag Panzer, or more accurately Briody and Tetley, as Hilyard had also been replaced by Reynold 'Butch' Carlson (who also left in 1986 along with Tafolla), revamped the band by recruiting vocalist Bob Parduba, and guitarist Christian Lasegue.The Swedish born drummer, Rikard Stjernquist, was added to the line-up and the band proceeded to record the follow-up to their debut LP. The album was recorded in late 1987, but never got an official release.By 1994, the band had reunited, this time with vocalist Daniel J. Conca, with Tetley and Briody on bass and guitar. Guitarist Chris Hostka and drummer Rikard Stjernquist were employed on their first official album in almost 10 years, Dissident Alliance. It was released by the German indie label Rising Sun.The next album was on Century Media, The Fourth Judgement, which came out in late 1997, followed by Age of Mastery (1998). Jag Panzer sought to tackle more ambitious territory for their next album, with Thane to the Throne, a concept album about William Shakespeare's Macbeth.Mechanized Warfare was released in 2001, then the band released a double album in 2003 that featured previously unreleased tracks as well as songs from their first LP. Decade of the Nail Spiked Bat came out in 2003, and featured re-recorded and remixed old material. In 2004, the band released Casting the Stones. The previously unreleased Chain of Command album was remixed and was issued in 2004 as a limited edition.In 2008, Chris Broderick left the band to join Megadeth, and was replaced by Christian Lasegue, who handled lead guitar duties on Chain of Command.On December 23, 2008, Briody made a post on the band's official forum stating that the title of their next album would be The Scourge of the Light. On the official site, the band announced that SPV/Sony planned to release the album in February 2011. The album was released March 8, 2011.Two weeks after its release, The Scourge of the Light placed at No. 117 on the Billboard New Artist Chart, making the album Jag Panzer's most successful to date.On July 25, 2011, the band announced that they are to disband due to the rising costs of touring from.Jag Panzer played a special early days show tour with Joey Tafolla for the first time in Europe. They played two shows in Greece, one in Austria and they headlined the Keep It True Festival XVII on April 25, 2014, in Germany.High Roller Records releaseed a 4-LP vinyl box set entitled Historical Battles – The Early Years, on April 19, 2013, limited to 500 copies.According to the official homepage the band are working on a new album for a 2015 release, also featuring lead guitarist Joey Tafolla for the first time since 1997's The Fourth Judgement.Jag Panzer announced in August 2014 that it was looking for a new vocalist. However, it now appears that Harry Conklin has rejoined the group as of March 2015.

Album:

This release of Ample Destruction features a remaster and is considered by the band to be a separate reissue, not a copy of the original. This album was the band’s first domestic release in the UK.Ample Destruction is the first studio album released by American power metal band Jag Panzer, released in 1984. Originally released on Azra Records, a small independent label, it received poor marketing from the label, and thus became only an underground hit amongst the metal community, and was bootlegged repeatedly.Once you start listening to this, it's almost impossible to turn it off. This is a shining example of classic American metal in the vein of Helstar. The vocals are diverse and executed perfectly as are the lyrics of war and destruction. The range is up to par with Halford and Kind Diamond with the catchiness of Ozzy. In other words, this is very excellent vocally.In most fans of traditional 80s heavy metal, or power metal, or thrash metal, there exists some sort of primal instinct to love something that just flat out mauls your ass with simplistic yet catchy guitar work, drum beats, and powerful vocal lines. While not all of these bands are the most technically proficient, and while they may not play a very flashy style of metal, there's just a certain spark about these stripped down 80s bands that has a special place in our hearts. Maybe it's the unbridled, raw energy in these bands; that energy that modern bands have a harder time of capturing. It's a youthful rebellious streak in these bands that is long gone in most modern bands due to the glossed up production, the downtuned guitars, or the overuse of keyboards, and generally the loss of the huge amounts of attitude contained in the bands that founded the heavy metal genre. No, no modern metal can ever compare to stuff like Jag Panzer's debut, no matter how good it is. This is a treat.Get ready to be assaulted by about ten thousand volts of raw fucking power after putting this one on. Jag Panzer's debut is widely acknowledged as a metal classic, and rightfully so! I have to say I agree with every inch of the praise given to this one. While 100% may be a hard score to give something, and originally I was going to give this album a few points lower, but it does deserve this perfect score. It just has that extra spark that elevates it to a level far beyond any other. Few albums are as energetic, powerful, and just completely fucking METAL the way this one is. For the uninitiated, Jag Panzer play old school US power metal with catchy, jumpy riffs, solos that soar to the clouds, courtesy of guitar virtuoso Mark Briody, and the powerful, ready vocals of Harry 'The Tyrant' Conklin, and it's a combination that works so damn well that you can't help but keep pressing the repeat button on this one. I've been listening to it for 5 months, and it just gets better every time!There's something about this album that makes it unique, even though the style of music being played isn't abnormal or anything. On their 'Tyrants' EP, they played a very NWOBHM-slanted style of heavy metal, but here things have changed a bit. The music here is much more polished then on the debut, with cleaner solos and much better vocal work from the Tyrant. I guess the best way to describe this is an 'American' sound. It's polished and not stylistically different from the classic British heavy metal bands, yet the attitude is a lot more in your face and muscular, not as party metal oriented or laid back as some of the NWOBHM movement was. Jag Panzer go for the throat here, and they'll tear your tender skin to shreds without so much as a second thought. There are no songs glorifying sex, beer, or the night life on this album; just ass-kicking, straightforward power metal of the highest caliber. These lyrics rule, they're just completely metallic, triumphant and bad ass in every way. Harry Conklin's voice is what seals the deal for this whole 'American' sound, I'd say. He has this deep, charismatic bellow that ensures he's not called a clone of anyone out there, and it gives Jag Panzer an unmistakable attitude and energy that few other bands could manage.This is some damn catchy stuff. This isn't really metal that grows on you; this stuff is good from the start. The catchiness really does give it a boost---"Licensed to Kill", with it's speed-metal trappings and killer chorus ("SCREEEAAAM!"), "Warfare", being the Judas Priest influenced rocker that it is, with that awesome chorus and midpaced stomping riffs, "Symphony of Terror" utilizing the old galloping Maiden riff that's so damn popular...aw, fuck, every song here rules. "Harder Than Steel" is a driving, pounding heavy metal anthem that just might be the best song here, and "Generally Hostile" is a speedy, attitude-filled rocker with enough energy to power a small city for a few weeks. "The Watching" is a semi ballad with a searing, emotional guitar solo that sends chills up my spine even now, and "Reign of the Tyrants" and "Cardiac Arrest" make for quite the duo of classic, jumpy '80s heavy metal ("I'll use my metal powers, to give you a heart attaaaaaaaaack!"). It all leads up to the epic super-ballad "The Crucifix" with awesome lyrics and what just may be Harry Conklin's best performance to date. Maybe. Even the bonus tracks on some of the bootlegs are good - "Eyes of the Night" in particular standing out as a triumphant slab of epic heavy metal glory that would fit just fine on the main album. There isn't really an explanation for how Jag Panzer managed to rule so much here. The band just had some sort of driving force in 1984 that got them to create this, one of the most consistent, catchy, and powerful metal albums ever.Production? It may not be the clearest or the most polished, but this is pretty fucking good for 1984. The guitar tone is galloping and muscular (although it could certainly be heavier...that's just a minor quip, though), the drums pound down hard enough to crack some heads, and the bass clicks and whiddles away, all while Harry Conklin's magnificent midrange belts out the lyrics. Nothing is really put in the forefront over the rest, and nothing is really neglected. Musicianship? All the instruments here are extremely well handled, not sloppy or uninteresting in the least. Mark Briody's guitar wizardry is evident in pretty much every track,especially the closer "The Crucifix" with it's acoustic passages that just randomly explode into a headbanging metallic fury, much like Iron Maiden's "Hallowed Be Thy Name" or Judas Priest's "Beyond the Realms of Death." The drumming is excellent as well, with some very nifty galloping drum intros on songs like "The Watching" and "Licensed to Kill." Musically, Jag Panzer are quite an interesting amalgamation of early Iron Maiden and Judas Priest with the more Americanized heavy metal stylings of Riot and Savatage, and they have their own sound here - not sounding like a ripoff of any band in particular, just playing old school heavy metal the way it was meant to be played.To sum things up, Jag Panzer rules, and this album is absolutely essential for fans of this genre. I can't think of a better way to be introduced to a band than an album like this, so if you haven't heard it, then find it at any cost possible. One gripe is how this album has been out of print for eons, and the only way to get it is through bootlegs or downloading. Which is sad, because this album deserves recognition as a classic. It doesn't look like we'll be getting a reprint of this any time soon, so find this if you can, and enjoy it. This is one lost treasure that's sure to rock your world on ten different levels if you actually manage to track it down. My highest recommendation.

Line Up:

Joey Tafolla - Guitars (1984-1986, 1995-1997, 2013-present) - See also: Joey Tafolla, ex-Hardline
The Tyrant - Vocals
John Tetley - Bass (1981-1988, 1993-2011, 2013-present) - See also: ex-Tyrant, ex-Karen Kenedy
Mark Briody - Guitars, Keyboards (1981-1988, 1993-2011, 2013-present) - See also: ex-Tyrant, ex-Karen Kenedy
Rick Hilyard - Drums

Tracklist:

01. Licensed to Kill 03:02
02. Warfare 05:11
03. Symphony of Terror 04:24
04. Harder Than Steel 04:54
05. Generally Hostile 03:20
06. The Watching 04:10
07. Reign of the Tyrants 03:33
08. Cardiac Arrest 03:12
09. The Crucifix 07:19
10. Instrumental 00:57 (Bonus Track)
11. Black Sunday 02:49 (Bonus Track)
12. Eyes of the Night 06:07 (Bonus Track)
13. Fallen Angel 03:17 (Bonus Track)

+ Video "Licensed to kill" (Live Wacken 2001)


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