You'd think that with titles such as 'I Love The Night' and 'Wont Stop Rocking' this would be encrusted with cheese. Well, in a way it is, from its fantasy yet amateurish cover art to the screaming vocal attack, this is pure metal Armageddon attempting the serious, and often falling short. However, like so many of these obscure gems, Gravestone succeed in providing a great metal atmosphere amongst the chiming bells, and cardboard tension, especially on 'The Tiger' which sounds like a crustier version of King Diamond. Gravestone weren't new to the game however, the German metallers already having released a brace of obscurities. The more I listen to 'Back To...' I'm worryingly liking the stuffiness of it all. It's not exactly molten metal, somewhere between Fastway's 'Trick Or Treat' soundtrack, and the misleading 'You Are The Sun' which really goes for the throat with its hot musicianship. Fast-forward twenty years for Young Heart Attack to hear a similar searing attack of high energy rock 'n' roll...
7/10
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