Who ? I dunno! This is another of those mysterious releases from the Heavy Metal Worldwide label (see Geisha as another example of strange, obscure but cool '80s metal). I picked this up for a couple of quid a while back and quite enjoyed it. 'Metal Fetish' only offers us five tracks, making this more of an EP. It's standard metal I guess but there's always something endearing about something so obscure, in fact I think these guys hail from Australia, and it's certainly competent in what it offers, solid guitar work courtesy of a Barney Fakhouri, the only irritant being Gordon Heald's slightly wobbly vocals, but on opener 'Break And Bend' the band strut a glam-based heavy rock and elsewhere are keen to keep the heat up. It's certainly not dire for its time as side two's 'Pounding Energy' proves with its Priest-like rage. Bengal Tigers are for metal collector's everywhere and I think five tracks was enough.Wednesday 23 March 2011
Bengal Tigers - Metal Fetish (1984)
Who ? I dunno! This is another of those mysterious releases from the Heavy Metal Worldwide label (see Geisha as another example of strange, obscure but cool '80s metal). I picked this up for a couple of quid a while back and quite enjoyed it. 'Metal Fetish' only offers us five tracks, making this more of an EP. It's standard metal I guess but there's always something endearing about something so obscure, in fact I think these guys hail from Australia, and it's certainly competent in what it offers, solid guitar work courtesy of a Barney Fakhouri, the only irritant being Gordon Heald's slightly wobbly vocals, but on opener 'Break And Bend' the band strut a glam-based heavy rock and elsewhere are keen to keep the heat up. It's certainly not dire for its time as side two's 'Pounding Energy' proves with its Priest-like rage. Bengal Tigers are for metal collector's everywhere and I think five tracks was enough.
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