Tyrant - Too Late To Pray (1987)

I searched high and low for this record years after it was released and eventually, and thankfully managed to track it down. This is how true heavy metal should be. From the cover alone you can tell Tyrant are pure metal, leather, studs, satanic imagery and a power metal groove to match. As a young metal fan the only thing you wanted from a slab of vinyl was a sinister edge, hopefully created by the musicianship, and Tyrant won't let you down.
There's something about the lp sleeve that your mother wouldn't have liked at all, it's pretty inoffensive when looking back but it wants you to believe this is a record worth buying.
The introductory atmosphere is a good sign and then it's all Hell breaking loose, pretty heavy riffs, warrior-like vocals growls and a feeling of being in a dungeon, candle-lit and damp, and that's what '80s metal should have been all about.
Tyrant are one of those forgotten bands, and as other acts such as W.A.S.P., Twisted Sister, and Kiss sold millions, I'm pretty sure these guys would have faded into obscurity.
'Too Late To Pray' is a genuine rock record that attempts to give the listener a high dose of quality metal, and with track titles such as, Beyond The Grave', 'Bells Of Hades', ' Into The Flames' and 'Beginning Of The End' you pretty much find there's a dark theme here.
Give it a spin, because in 1987 this kind of record may well have changed some young kids life.
7.5/10