This follow up took a long time – 32 years to be precise. The first album, Rough Justice, had Karl Swan on vocals who would later join Lion with Doug Aldrich. They went all out with this album, and got Chris Tsangarides to produce and oversee the project. The only original member left is bass player Kevin “Skids” Riddles, also from the original Angel Witch album. This is released on High Roller Records, who specialize in old school metal records from bands that didn’t quite make it.
It’s not a bad album and sounds very NWOBHM. There are some great ideas like Reap The Whirlwind, which slows things down and has a great dynamic. Midnight Sun is quite a surprise as it’s mostly acoustic, with a vocal very reminiscent of Bruce Dickinson. Billy Who is a whole bunch of fun and quite frenetic with some great guitar. My favourite track is One Last Detail, which has a great riff and groove and reminds me a bit of Budgie.
I know I say this a lot, but if this album had come out 40 years ago it would have sold bunches – but hey ho!
8/10 from The Grooveman.
