RADIUM (UK) - Through The Smoke 7''

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:24 pm

Anybody who likes this single? I'm listening to it right now and I think it's a great piece of early NWOBHM. There's some sinister heavy riffing on "Angel Of Fear" and "Making Changes" while the truly mesmerising "Dusty Road" is simply fantastic and my favourite one out of the three. UK singles from that period are usually not my cup of tea, but this one's certainly an exception. Have they recorded anything else except from these three tracks?

Khnud · Post by **Khnud** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:35 pm

Cue Dirty Rocker.

On topic - I've heard a few rumours about a demo, but nothing substantial.

Dirty Rocker · Post by **Dirty Rocker** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:39 pm

Hehehe.. This is one of my favourite NWOBHM singles and totally agree with you of course. Killer EP!!
They were from Nottingham, imagine Radium and Hell live the same evening... !!!

Edit:I can't recognize if I have heard about any demo with Radium.. But It would be amazing if one were found!!

omen of hate · Post by **omen of hate** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:40 pm

Great single ! "Angel of Fear" is my NWOBHM top ten, imo one of the heavier song to come out from that scene.

Don't know if there's extra-material.

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:45 pm

I'd love to hear more of this band.

Buried By Time and Dust · Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:16 pm

Great single! Worth defending.The artwork is ancient looking

pzman · Post by **pzman** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:23 pm

Excellent! Certainly among the heavier NWOBHM bands. None of the pub rock/boogie/prog/poppy stuff that many other bands had, just pure NWOBHM!

Post by **DaN** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:23 pm

"Angel Of Fear" is such a flawless anthem of the genre it gives me goosebumps just thinking of it. One of those (few?) NWOBHM rarities whose cult status is 100% justified if you ask me. I almost shitshocked myself when those Roxxalibur-guys played it at HOA in '08

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:32 pm

Now that I'm thinking of it there mustn't be more than a handful of bands that had much heavier songs than "Angel of Fear" in 1981.

Dirty Rocker · Post by **Dirty Rocker** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:04 pm

I was thinking about making a rip of this single, since the mp3s isn't in top quality as the vinyl. Would that be interesting?

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:09 pm

Yup, it'd be great. Please proceed with the rip

omen of hate · Post by **omen of hate** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:11 pm

It would be great, thanks

Dirty Rocker · Post by **Dirty Rocker** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:39 pm

Edit: Alright, let's do that! Now uploaded in poisonoise!

Black Axe · Post by **Black Axe** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:57 pm

You should post this in Poisonoise instead before the thiefs grab it.

metaljunkie · Post by **metaljunkie** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 7:48 pm

just listened to this while reading the posts - I agree - this much better than a lot of other average and overrated NWoBHM rarities, where it is sometimes hard to hear the metal

This IS metal - a really solid and strong release