Year : 1985 (Noise International Records Edition 2013)
Style : Speed Metal , Heavy Metal
Country : Germany
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 71 mb
Bio:
Warrant was a German speed metal band that formed in 1983 in Düsseldorf.The band's members were Jörg Juraschek (vocals and bass), Thomas Klein (guitar), Oliver May (bass), and Lothar Wieners (drums).They went on tour with Warlock in 1985, after releasing an EP and an LP. The band soon split up.In 1999, the band briefly reunited and recorded two new songs. Both of Warrant's albums were reissued on a single disc in 2000, with the new tracks included.In August 2010 Pure Steel Records announced the re-release of the albums.If the name is mentioned Warrant, light when the lovers of the Teutonic Speed Metal all panic buttons! Re-released bundled with the EP "First Strike" and the only previous studio album "The Enforcer", the time appeared on Noise Records and Pure Steel in 2010, the Düsseldorf in 1985 written in their genre history for eternity. Even today drone on relevant events from the overdriven ghetto blasters countless cowl support anthems like "Satan," "The Rack," "Nuns Have No Fun" or "The Enforcer" in a deafening volume."Metal Bridge", the first album in nearly 30 years, the band still shows of her most biting page. The trio, from which the original line-up unfortunately only bassist / singer Jörg Juraschek is left to is not afraid to handle contemporary influences, but keeping the energy and hardness miss the early days. The album is generally characterized by a "happier", more positive vibe than at the beginning of times and also sporadic, now thrashy influences of brand Metallica can not deny the Rhine countries. Nevertheless, "Metal Bridge" is full of allusions to the glorious old days and also the high, intersecting Screams Jörg has of course still a firm grasp on it. The new recordings of old popular song »Ordeal Of Death" and "The Enforcer" and the final instrumental "Labyrinth Of The Lost" finish strong album that is the perfect musical bridge between past and present.Also in 2014, cementing its reputation as a Warrant of the best metal bands that ever came from from Germany!Warrant 2014 ....... Metal Bridge ..... New Wave Of All Heavy Metal.
Album:
Life is full of charming little surprises, and this band, which shares a name with a notorious glam rock act, is among the more potent examples. This German speed metal powerhouse doesn’t have any interest in cherry pies, unless of course they are filled with violence and fury of the kind normally attributed to the likes of Accept, Running Wild, Iron Angel and early Helloween. All the usual trappings of leather clad gladiators, occult references of the more comically unsubtle variety, and fast paced guitar brilliance are present and amplified to the same level of concentration as the famed Metallica debut “Kill Em’ All”, but mercifully in a shorter, less repetitious package.This little EP came as something of an appetizer for the main course which would be the 1985 LP debut “The Enforcer”, tragically the band’s lone full length offering before their implosion, and actually manages to supplant it by sticking to what works. In much the same way as the Queensryche self-titled EP did, this little collection of slayers wastes little time beating around the bush and goes straight for the speed and power factor. “Satan”, “Condemned Forever” and “Bang That Head” assault from the onset with machine-guns ablaze as palm muted tremolo riffs and relentless double bass thunder paint the background upon which a flamboyant array of lead guitar breaks, gruff shouts and banshee wails dominate the fold.On the few occasions where things seem to settle down for a brief respite, emphasis should be made upon the “brief” part of the respite. “Ready To Command” only takes the tempo down to an upper-mid tempo assault, bringing in a riff set along similar lines to a “2 Minutes To Midnight” Maiden meets “Fear No Evil” Grim Reaper approach. Likewise, the lone deviation from the electric guitar steeped mayhem that occurs at the onset of “Scavenger’s Daughter” proves to be little more than a short Spanish guitar prelude before launching into an even more vicious speed riff assault than the 3 previously mentioned pure speed metal anthems, with twice the solos and wails to go with it. This song is actually one of the more amazing songs ever produced by the German scene in the mid 80s, and stands quite tall next to the likes of Running Wild’s early offerings, among others of similar prestige.The fact that this band wasn’t able to stay in the game for little more than 2 albums is a travesty by all measures. Thankfully due to the recent resurgence in the 80s sound of both the vintage speed and Teutonic thrash styles, Warrant has actually reformed and has become active on the live circuit yet again. What better way to commemorate the resurrection of a largely underrated era of metal than to track down a copy of this nice little EP; or at least tracking it down online for further review. Anyone with even a mild familiarity with the mid 80s German sound that was just slightly lighter than Kreator, but still heavier than a crate full of sledgehammers should be familiar with this band.
Line-Up:
Jörg Juraschek - Vocals, Bass
Thomas Klein - Guitars
Lothar Wieners - Drums
Tracklist:
01. Satan
02. Ready To Command
03. Condemned Forever
04. Scavenger's Daughter
05. Bang That Head
06. Flame Of The Show (Bonus Track)
07. When The Sirens Call (Bonus Track)
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