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Number one...or number two? Perhaps only god (once he's calmed down) can choose.

Ah, Lordian Guard.

Such wasted potential...

N.W.O.O.F.G.M. wrote:Ah, Lordian Guard.

Such wasted potential...

Ah, Bisto! But which one has the highest ratio of potential to waste-thereof?

Yep, both CRAP.

Zherneboh wrote:

N.W.O.O.F.G.M. wrote:Ah, Lordian Guard.

Such wasted potential...

Ah, Bisto! But which one has the highest ratio of potential to waste-thereof?

The first probably. I had high expectations when it was initially released. For a while I had convinced my self that it actually was good. Nay, it was excellent! Youth and foolishness walk hand in hand.

Still, I do consider these releases "noble failures", not to mention interesting. Also, great lead guitar work and solid songwriting.

Unfortunately, the drum machine and the singer ruins pretty much everything.

"noble failure" is a neat phrasing!

I'm presently in the view that the programmed drums and crazy wife voice are as it should be somehow...maybe a good vocalist would have spilt the vile and broken the chemistry!

i voted for the 1st.

One of the best albums ever imo, Bill Tsamis is doomed to write ONLY Masterpieces and this LP is the proof. On par with the Warlord EP, everything is so perfect. Ok, no normal singer (it's more "reading" than singing), and a very thin bass and drums sound, but those melodies....

as for the songs....Not a single second wasted, brilliant arrangements, i can go on forever for this album.

The 2nd was also amazing, but the 1st was of such a high caliber that comparisons do not help...

Kostas_Kailiazis wrote:i voted for the 1st.

One of the best albums ever imo, Bill Tsamis is doomed to write ONLY Masterpieces and this LP is the proof. On par with the Warlord EP, everything is so perfect. Ok, no normal singer (it's more "reading" than singing), and a very thin bass and drums sound, but those melodies....

as for the songs....Not a single second wasted, brilliant arrangements, i can go on forever for this album.

The 2nd was also amazing, but the 1st was of such a high caliber that comparisons do not help...

Let us bring our hands together in a "high five"!

I've only heard the first one.

I definitely prefer hearing Joacim Cans on some of these songs. I like them somehow anyway. Despite unfitting vocals and ugly drum machine the writing obviously was great, but also they came out in a time when there was very little competition. I believe I got these (vinyl versions including the maxi single) from the Halmstad-based Static Age (RIP), whom also provided me with Brocas Helm & Cirith Ungol singles, as well as some early Metalucifer/Gorgon stuff... (Nostalgia got me again!)

GJ wrote: I got these (vinyl versions including the maxi single) from the Halmstad-based Static Age (RIP), whom also provided me with Brocas Helm & Cirith Ungol singles, as well as some early Metalucifer/Gorgon stuff...

I'm postiviely green with envy! Are those picture disc versions or regular?

Maxi and second album is PD, first LP is a regular one (unsure if there were other vinyl versions than this).

GJ wrote:Maxi and second album is PD, first LP is a regular one (unsure if there were other vinyl versions than this).

Gravy! There is a picture disc floating around of the first LP...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LORDIAN-GUARD-WOE ... _500wt_956

But it's a right minger! Pee-oow!

Glorious band! I voted for the second one because it's the one I have listened to the most. Tsamis is a Greek god and can do no wrong!
How come so few have voted? Shame on you!

I only heard the song "War In Heaven" (from a compilation tape Geert Baelus - brother of the notorious Wim - sent to me in 1996) and I kinda liked it because of the strange atmosphere, great melodies and guitarwork it has. But to this day I still haven't figured out if I really like those vocals, and the paper-thin sound is truly a bummer. I don't think I could stand a whole album of this. It lacks the power of Warlord.

Still, highly original stuff.