War Rock II MC 1988 |
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| Label: | Mutiara | #: | MU-116 | Country: | Malaysia |
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The second volume of 3 cassette-only releases, which unlike most other Malaysian HR/HM albums at the time were NOT also made as very limited promo-only LPs. Only 2-and-a-half ballads this time, so that's nice... All volumes were reissued on CD 2016. |
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CONTENT
bold = exclusive track / normal = non-exclusive track / = non-metal
Tracklist side A:
- STROYER – Malaya
A rare occation as far as olde Malay Steel goes, where the vocalist isn't quite top-notch, but a solid Heavy Metal facepuncher in the style of local heroes like Rusty Blade or Handy Black. - DEWANGA - Diperhentian Cinta
An epic and fairly metallic power ballad with plenty of heavy guitars. - KEJORA - Seruan Damai
Neat noisy guitars but a bit too crude & mid of a HM standard to be remembered. The re-recorded version on their 1989 "Dalila" LP was a vast improvement in both tempo and vibe (see our Malaysia/Singapore Metal vinyl guide). - BC ROCKERS - Mercu Jaya
..a.k.a. Black City Rockers. The doomy/epic bridges are the secret sauce here and overall it's a killer, Mystic Metal tune worthy of mix-tape inclusion. I could swear I've heard this song somewhere before, but so far I haven't come across any info on this band changing their name after this unique appearance... - DEWANGA - Sehingga Ujudnya Kekasih
Cool, laid-back melodic metalrock with good vocal harmonies of the very trademark Malaysian brand.
Tracklist side B:
- KEJORA - Mencari Mimpi
Definitely the better of their 2 offerings with a few more tasteful tempo-changes present but still plain-as-planks demo-Metal of the olde West-European tradition.
Ballad with grating vocals.
Super-melancholic ballad with more annoying vox.- STROYER - Pemusnah
Continued vocal flaws and demo-level performance but the pounding, Manowar'ian pace is nice. - DEWANGA - Palestine
Cool'n'cocky MetalRock with a neat trot, ending the album on an upside note by also not being a ballad.
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Submitted by DaN
