Back in the day I remember reading a lot about Odin, and how they were going to be the next big thing for metal. Other than their appearance in the car crash documentary “The Decline Of Western Civilization Part 2 The Metal Years,” this EP is all that’s to show for their brief appearance in the spotlight. (Forgot to mention also that guitarist Jeff Duncan would join Armoured Saint after Odin folded.)
Anyway this album is rather good if you love that mid-eighties US metal sound; the six songs on here really float my boat. Opener The Writer is pure kick-ass metal, plenty of riffage and Jeff Duncan can really rip. Randy O can reach notes that no other man can and sometimes it’s a bit much. One Day To Live is my favourite track, great riff and groove with some killer guitar. Shining Love follows and is a metal ballad with a monster solo.
Solar Eye kicks off Side 2 and the riff and groove are killer. This album is definitely a Jeff Duncan showcase, man can he wail. Don’t Take No For Answer is up next, another killer tune with a main riff that reminds me of Testament. So all too briefly we come to the final track Judgement Day, a track Anthrax would have been proud of. Killer guitar in every available space. Jeff Duncan rules!
9/10 from The Grooveman.
