High Roller Records\/Playground<\/p>\n
Ljungby\u00b4s finest SCREAMER has been around since 2009, and here is their second outing on vinyl and CD. The concept is retro, and according to the info sheet heavily based on IRON MAIDEN, ACCEPT and JUDAS PRIEST. 2011 saw their debut \u201cAdrenaline Distractions\u201d and 2012 was a year of touring with fellow retro maniacs BULLET. 2013 is the year of this album, and apparently more touring and festival gigs. Can anything stop the Swedes now?<\/p>\n
Who hoo, not since 82\u00b4have I heard the kind of early days IRON MAIDEN-ish riffs that fills my speakers as \u201cDemon Rider\u201d takes off. The Britishness is here, the right sounding vocals courtesy of Christoffer Svensson, who also handles the bass. Guitarists Anton and Dejan have surely done their homework on Adrian Smith and Dave Murray and their Swedishness may only be detected in the slight edge on the vocals. \u201cNo Regrets\u201d is almost pure NWOBHM that could fool any aficionado, as long as the slight modern twist on the riff doesn\u00b4t count. I must say that they enjoy a kind of heedlessness that has been long gone in metal, and the MOTORHEAD pun in \u201cNo Sleep till Hamilton\u201d can\u00b4t g unnoticed. It\u00b4s a great and gritty little piece too, together with the typical working class hero semi-epic \u201cMr. Noman\u201d the best on offer actually. But I quite like them all, and they are not mere Steve Harris & Co copycats. The only slight exception to the rule is the vaguely early VIRGIN STEELE reminiscent closing track \u201cLady of the River\u201d. The progressive effort, complete with a rather audible theft of \u201cChild in Time\u201d in the opening doesn\u00b4t really feel like the band\u00b4s home turf. Everything else does. This one comes highly recommended. Due to that petty excursion they\u00b4re falling just short of the 5\/5 mark. Keep calm and carry on boys, success is in the stars\u2026<\/p>\n
Track List
\nDemon Rider
\nNo Regrets
\nSlavegrinder
\nFar Away from Home
\nNo Sleep till Hamilton
\nPhoenix
\nMr. Noman
\nRed Moon Rising
\nLady of the River <\/p>\n
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