By the time I bought this album, it got to be one of my favorite Heavy Metal albums. Night of the Blade is a NWOBHM album that represents its genre so accurately, giving a great example of what NWOBHM is. Power and passion!
With songs that speak about love, adventures of warriors and beasts, this album is going to allure you with its really nice lyrics and its pretty tuneful compositions. The solos are great, of course and Vic's vocals are so full of passion and power, making the lyrics take life.
What's odd about Night of the Blade, is that it was previously recorded with the former vocalist Alan Marsh, but after he left, the album was re-recorded with Vic Wright on vocals. Alan's backing vocals were present in the re-recording, just like the first version of the album. The first version can still be found and a lot of people insist that it's better than the one with Vic. Giving my opinion, I believe Vic's vocals suit best with the style and the lyrics of the album, even though, I consider impossible Alan's songs to be sung by Vic with the same passion and style.
In conclusion, I'm completely sure to say that the songs are going to get stuck in your head one after the other, as that's just what happened to me. What you just need is to be a lover of NWOBHM, or generally a Heavy Metal fan and keep your ears clear and focused on what you will hear, because believe me, people, it sure is hell of an album!
Make sure to listen to it and better in vinyl, keeping the good old ways alive!
Album info: Metallum Page
With songs that speak about love, adventures of warriors and beasts, this album is going to allure you with its really nice lyrics and its pretty tuneful compositions. The solos are great, of course and Vic's vocals are so full of passion and power, making the lyrics take life.
What's odd about Night of the Blade, is that it was previously recorded with the former vocalist Alan Marsh, but after he left, the album was re-recorded with Vic Wright on vocals. Alan's backing vocals were present in the re-recording, just like the first version of the album. The first version can still be found and a lot of people insist that it's better than the one with Vic. Giving my opinion, I believe Vic's vocals suit best with the style and the lyrics of the album, even though, I consider impossible Alan's songs to be sung by Vic with the same passion and style.
In conclusion, I'm completely sure to say that the songs are going to get stuck in your head one after the other, as that's just what happened to me. What you just need is to be a lover of NWOBHM, or generally a Heavy Metal fan and keep your ears clear and focused on what you will hear, because believe me, people, it sure is hell of an album!
Make sure to listen to it and better in vinyl, keeping the good old ways alive!
Album info: Metallum Page
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