BATTLEAXE: Burn this Town LP Music For Nations 1983

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BATTLEAXE: Burn this Town LP Music For Nations 1983

BATTLEAXE: Burn this Town LP

Battleaxe: Burn This Town
Some truly amazing New wave of heavy metal from Newcastle England. What first attracted me to this melodic, yet heavy record was the amazing cover art. If you dig the likes of Holocaust, and maybe early Manowar or Anthrax(fistful era)you'll be blown away by this obscure gem. The production is great, the music is catchy in that Holocaust metal way and the vocals do what they need to do. Not many high pitched screaming here. Check out the last song, "hands off". Total Tygers Of Pan Tang meets Ted Nugent!

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Label: Music For Nations - MFN 8
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album.
Media: Near Mint (NM or M-) visual inspection
Sleeve: Check the pictures
Nice clean vinyl. Both sides play with a big clear bright sound, excellent definition and a superb dynamic range. A top copy all round.
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Heavy Metal
Tracklist
A1 Ready To Deliver https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsjwuHtkM44
A2 Her Mama Told Her
A3 Burn This Town
A4 Dirty Rocker
A5 Overdrive
B1 Runnin' Outa' Time
B2 Battleaxe
B3 Starmaker
B4 Thor Thunder Angel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgHnPHc3gPE
B5 Hands Off

Dave King - Vocals
Steve Hardy - Guitar
Bri Smith - Bass
Ian Thompson - Drums
All songs written and composed by BATTLEAXE

Published by Roadster Music
Produced by Terry Gavagham
(P) 1983 MUSIC FOR NATIONS LTD

Just to look at the front cover you'll find out that this record is something special. Battleaxe has their own unique sound and deliver high quality songs in best class.
Burn This Town is raw and powerful. Burn This Town is heavy and full of energy. The singer in battleaxe has a great voice which fits in. There is nothing more to say, this record is absolute flawless.

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These guys had a very clear idea about the kind of music they wanted to play, and they certainly stuck to their guns. Or rather, their battle axe.

Battleaxe are one of those bands whose songs just scream "80's" at every note. This shows clearly on their début album, Burn This Town, which sports a good number of fast, catchy riffs, reminiscent of the early Saxon albums, rasping hard rock vocals and some truly excellent drum lines, all evenly distributed over ten tracks. One of the strongest points of this album is probably the fact that it never ceases to be interesting throughout its length, in spite of there being very little variation between each song: the relatively short average track length (roughly 3:30) and a finely balanced mix of heaviness and upbeat atmosphere more than make up for the lack of change in mood, tempo and attitude. The production is remarkable considering the year of release: every instrument is easily identifiable, and the guitar somehow manages to never overpower the vocals.
Much like Rock/Metal monsters as AC/DC and Motorhead they never allowed themselves to get sidetracked a little, simply plunging straight down their set path into a steaming cauldron of red hot Heavy Metal.
In conclusion, Burn This Town did not add anything new to the already flourishing 80's metal scene, but it definitely succeeded at offering an excellent specimen of pure, untamed Heavy Metal, that is sure to delight the ears of any fan of the 80's British Metal scene.

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