Travelling back in time to Los Angeles in 1980, you could witness the start of Warlord, a band inspired by British heavy metal and the load of bands coming out on top of the so-called New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. At a time when glam metal had big hair in Los Angeles, this band tried desperately to get a mainstream deal. Their song Lucifer's Hammer was included on the legendary Metal Massacre volume II compilation. However, the band never made the desired breakthrough and thus dissolved in time. In 2000 the band rose from its ashes and this album is the outcome. Expect power epic metal. You can hear long songs with tale-like lyrics that especially display the talent of guitarist William Tsamis. He's rather fond of pivots in his solo playing but he does them as tight as possible. Sometimes I get overdosed with high notes. High are also some of the notes of the singer Warlord has nowadays: Joacim Cans (from Hammerfall). The album contains a rendition of Lucifer's Hammer as well. The playing is superb!
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