Steel Vengeance - Call Off The Dogs |
Published January 01 2012
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Night Turns To Day* |
| Genre | Heavy Metal |
Scott Carlson
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Vocals
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| Tracks | 10 |
Michael Wickstrom
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Guitar
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| Running time | 40 Min. |
Bob Lindstrom
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Guitar
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| Label | Black Dragon Records |
Steve Cavalier
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Bass
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| Release | Late 1985 |
Andy Andersson
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Drums
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| Country | USA |
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Keyboard
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| Producer | Michael Wickstrom | ||
| Similar artists | --- | ||
Steel Vengeance. Most readers probably ask themselves who the hell they are. Short version: An eighties heavy metal band from Muskegon, Michigan. They released a couple of records on a French underground label called Black Dragon Records. This was before CDs were in every man's possession and from what I know it was never released on compact disc either. I search for it occasionally, but without any luck, so therefore my good old LP will have to do.
Imagine my surprise when I had decided to do a review of this semi-unknown classic heavy metal album and start to do some research and finds out that they have an official webside, as Mr. Wickstrom has made a comeback and started the band again with new members. According to the website they were in the studio a couple of months ago and I guess we will have to look forward for a new album to see the light of day in 2012, 27 years past their debut Call Off The Dogs.
This is a great album starting off with the thrashy Night Turns To Day, which has a killer riff, bad drum sound and great verses. This was in a time when choruses wasn't the most important part of the song and verses still rocked. Next up is Dreams Come True, a wonderful ballad with verses that bring out some tears. I will not go through every song, but most of the remaining songs is straight heavy metal based on riffs and to be quite frank, side B is no where near as good as side A is, speaking LP-wise, even though there are some good tunes there as well.
It has a classic mid-eighties sound and a low quality production, but in those days there was hardly no technology for bands without funds, the sound quality wasn't as important as it is nowadays and therefore I ignore that fact when I'm spreading my chalices. I highly recommend you to check out the YouTube-link below and at least listen to the first two songs on this record.
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Summary
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8 chalices of 10 - Tobbe |
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Related links: www.steelvengeance.com |
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