Mad Max - Mad Max (1982) (Metal Mind Productions Edition 2009)

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Mad Max - Mad Max (1982) (Metal Mind Productions Edition 2009)

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Mad Max - Mad Max (1982) (Metal Mind Productions Edition 2009)

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Year : 1982 (Metal Mind Productions Edition 2009)
Style : Hard Rock
Country : Germany
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 103 mb


Bio:

MAD MAX is a Münster melodic Hard Rock outfit debuted with a line-up of vocalist Andreas Baesler, guitarists Wilfred Schneider and Jürgen Breforth, bassist Thomas Hoffman and drummer Uwe Starck, cutting a self-financed, eponymous album for issue in 1982. This offering was subsequently re-issued via Roof Music in 1983. The band signed to Roadrunner Records and new singer Michael Voss, then just nineten years old, featured on the second album ‘Rollin’ Thunder’, released in October 1984. ‘Rollin’ Thunder’ was also granted a valuable US release on the Metal Blade label.The band then replaced Hoffmann with new bassist Jürgen Sander. MAD MAX evolved further when both Schneider and Starck vacated their positions to join fellow Münster Heavy Metal band Carrie. 1985’s ‘Stormchild’ album witnessed new recruits being drafted in the form of bassist Roland Bergmann, drummer Axel Kruse and guitarist Christopher Wegmann. The single ‘Fox On The Run’, from 1986, was a cover of the Sweet classic.MAD MAX guitarist Chris Gerhard (‘Angel’) Schliefer was eventually to join SINNER for their ‘Comin’ Out Fighting’ album in 1986 and has also enjoyed stints in the ranks of Pretty Maids, Bonfire and the rejuvenated Sabu. Drummer Axel Kruse currently plays with German Melodic Rock outfit Jaded Heart.Their final Roadrunner album release, the Dirk Steffens produced ‘Night Of Passion’, arrived in 1987.Mad Max debuted in 1982 with their self-titled album and managed to gain a lot of success in Europe and Japan in the mid-80's before fading away in 1989. Michael Voss and Jürgen Breforth reunited and put out a comeback album in 1999. Six years later the whole band has reemerged again and put out three albums in 2006 and 2007 and Here We Are in 2008.Mad Max will be supporting German heavy metal guitarist Axel Rudi Pell during the Circle Of The Oath Tour during April & May in 2012

Album:

Of the many iconic characters to rise to prominence in the 1980s and be adopted by the metal world, few could hold a candle to the cynical vagabond and driver of The Interceptor that would come to be referred to as The Road Warrior. Though technically a persona that was born in the late 70s via the original film, said piece of post-apocalyptic cinema was definitely a forward-looking story that would come to shape the approaching decade's obsession with a future dystopian wasteland from which humanity would battle to rise again to former greatness. Teutonic metallic rockers right from the city of Munster (itself a past location of a dystopian event during the height of the Protestant Reformation) might seem a less than obvious outfit to go by the name Mad Max given the more extreme bands that would come to dominate the scene in the latter half of the decade, but by the standards of 1982, this band weren't necessarily slouches at delivering up the metallic thunder, albeit tempered with a fair bit of melodic detailing that would make it less dangerous sounding than the likes of Venom and Satan.At first glance, this fold's debut LP Heavy Metal may come off as a bit schizophrenic, largely owning to a lack of commitment to a particular set of influences. On one hand, Andreas Baesler's gritty, mid-ranged snarl comes off as a fairly typical affair for a band that was taking its cues from the NWOBHM, sounding a lot like Rob Halford minus the banshee wails and plus a tad bit more rasp. Likewise, the dominant influence upon the musical foundation of this band's formula would be that of Judas Priest's early 80s material, leaning a bit more towards the rock-based and less biting character of Point Of Entry, but with occasional elements of British Steel. Then again, there are frequent deviations from this formula to a bit more of an older, 70s hard rock sound that has traces of southern blues rock such as the verse riff of "No Remedies" (a dead-ringer for 38 Special's "Hold On Loosely"), and even some off-kilter early doom metal moments (see the intro to "Shake Some Action", blatant "Black Sabbath" homage). When put together, it makes for an interesting, albeit uneven total package.That all being said, song for song, this is a solid experience that manages to cover most of the obligatory bases while also showcasing some occasional forward-looking moments. Conventional rock anthems like the galloping romp "Free Will" and the more shuffling groove machine "Can't Live Without You" exemplify most of this album's character and take about as many cues from Kiss as they do Saxon, but there is definitely a more overtly metallic character to the riff assault. Likewise, the flashy lead guitar work of Wilfried Schneider has some fairly blatant similarities to the handiwork of Diamond Head's Brian Tatler, and proves to be the most distinctive element of this album as a whole. Generally things seesaw between being AOR fodder and being moderately pummeling, but things take on a far more powerful character towards the end when the riff-happy galloping speeder "Barbarians" hits the speakers. The coup de grace, however, is the closing semi-ballad "Wheel Of Fortune", which has sort of a dreary "Beyond The Realms Of Death" character to it, but also lays down a truly wicked set of semi-thrashing riffs once the tempo kicks up just prior to the solo.Though definitely not of the same caliber as a number of consequential early 80s offerings, this album definitely has some moments that would play very well to the ears of current trustees of the present traditional heavy metal revival. In similar fashion to their similarly obscure and fellow Teutonic contemporaries Darxon, Mad Max started on a bit more of an uneven, immature footing that blends the grittier side of the NWOBHM with a more AOR-friendly rock style that has fairly mixed results. While the songwriting is largely on point, the ebb and flow of the whole LP is a tad uneven and Baesler's vocals prove to be a bit lackluster, which is likely indicative of why he didn't stick around long after this album and exited the scene entirely. Subsequent efforts would see a more refined sound that incorporates more of a melodic metal approach, all the while still maintaining the punch and pizzazz of the genre's roots. This may not a genre-defining masterpiece after the mode of British Steel or Strong Arm Of The Law, but it does a decent job of paying tribute to them while avoiding being an overt carbon copy.

Line Up:

Andreas Baesler - Vocals
Thomas Hoffmann - Bass
Wilfried Schneider - Guitars
Jürgen Breforth - Guitars, Vocals - See also: ex-Tanner
Uwe Starck - Drums

Tracklist:

01. Free Will
02. Night Train To Paris
03. Can't Live Without You
04. Hard Days Lonely Nights
05. Shake Some Action
06. Working Overtime
07. No Remedies
08. Barbarians
09. Whell Of Fortune

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