The band were formed in ’79, so technically they are a first wave NWOBHM band, but this album was recorded in ’83. Vocalist Steve Grimmet is the only member ever present in the band as he still leads a version of it today. He had some really bad luck in 2017 when in South America he contracted an infection in his right leg and he had to have it amputated below the knee. Thankfully he is back out their playing.
It sounds very of its time but there are still a couple classic NWOBHM tunes on this album like the title track and All Hell Let Loose (my favourite), which are both genre defining tracks. Grimmett shows he can control that monster of a voice he possesses on the slower track The Show Must Go On. Although his voice does completely take over on Dead On Arrival. If they had a better producer they would have asked him to sing in a lower register.
Listening to this takes me back to a great time where new bands were popping up every week. Fun stuff!
8/10 from The Grooveman.
