Always remember their albums in the magazines and never got round to fully appreciating the power metal splendour, but the self-titled opus really does reek of Metal Church via 'Blessing In...' so that's fine by me, Carl Albert's vocals crystal clear, the riffs chugging along mid-tempo, the album harbouring alot of beef. I love the thrashy 'Dont Wait For Me', the chanted chorus, a genuine attempt at real heavy metal and some mighty fine guitar work courtesy of Thorpe and McGee. 'World Church' is a little predictable, let's face it, how many metal tracks in the world have an, "All for one...", chorus ? Too many. However, 'On The Edge' really tramples and 'Down To The Temple' is a wicked brew of metallic heaviness and polished musicianship. This is a gem of a record from a band who I imagined at the time were massive when the reality was, they simply weren't, probably cos' they were too damn sincere and no holds barred to follow trends.
7.5/10
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