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    Heaven's Metal #31/Weeping Prophet
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    Weeping Prophet

    On the Verge of Tears

    (1992)

    Reviewed by Doug Van Pelt

    Discogs
    Label independentHeaven's Metal #31September 1991
    hard rockheavy metallo-fithrash metal

    Some four-track recordings of straight-ahead Rock 'n' Roll and some heavy thrash as well are what's on this tape. It's an all instrumental outing that serves as an audition tape for the vocalist position the band wants to fill. The stuff obviously sounds like the 4-track limitations it possesses, but the material is pretty rockin' and has some decent direction. Nothing too outrageous to report on here, but good musicianship.

    Other coverage for this album

    Heaven's Metal #36Reviewed by Doug Van PeltHeavy, thundering Thrash with semi-decent production sonics would be my one-sentence description of this tape. Hefty songwriting and fast riffing abounds. "The Warning" is the four-song tape's highlight, with well-crafted time and mood changes, including a real cool talk-over, which spells out the judgments God is bringing upon those who don't "heed the warning," which is complete with screams…

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