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Speed Up (Heavy News)
LP 1990
Label:
Zong
#:
2770 006
Country:
Germany
Info:
Released in West Germany, though all 3 bands were from East Germany. Also available on CD.
CONTENT
bold
= exclusive track /
normal
= non-exclusive track /
italic
= non-metal
Tracklist side A:
MERLIN - Crying In The Night
Speedy & mellow, dead-on Helloween worship. Unfortunately w/ Kiske-clone on vox.
MERLIN - Der Zauberer
Heavier, more sinister Power Metal(old) here. Getting better. Previously featured on the
Rock Bilanz '89
DLP.
MERLIN - Excalibur
Back to mellowspeed. Not bad, only redundant.
MERLIN - After The War
"power" ballad.
HEADLESS - Easy Rider
Driving Metal reminding me of Pokólgep for some reason. Great, twisted chorus!
HEADLESS - Vulkane Der Erde
More honest, clenched-fist-Metal w/ another killer chorus.
Tracklist side B:
HEADLESS - Metal For YOu
J Priest's "Turbo" leftovers? Not necessarily a bad thing.
HEADLESS - Heart Of Steel
Another JP/Accept-sounding hardrocker. *shrugs*
HARDHOLZ - Mystic Dream
Slow & mean heavy/hr the Deutsche way.
HARDHOLZ - Asphalt Lady
Blitzkrieg/Diamond Head-leads and German vocals?! No complaints here.
HARDHOLZ - Wieland, Der Schmied
Meaty riffing and epic uh-ah-um's in the chorus = "win", as the kids would put it. Grrreat song!
HARDHOLZ - Tannhäuser
Double-bass-drum-attack! Simple but oh so effective. Hardholtz = BBoC (Best Band on Comp)
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