Druid - Vampire Cult (1989)

Another obscurity from the dusty vault. This has a strong, old fashioned Sabbath feel, especially in the riffs of songs like 'Claws'. This very much a New Wave Of British Heavy Metal album I guess, boasting many flavours, striding into epic metal before slipping into something more stuffy. The vocals are clear, witha slight high wobble but on tracks such as the monolithic 'Word Of The Lord' you'll be thinking this band are from the same graveyard as Witchfinder General and Pentagram. Druid (col name) really are a good find, and there's something distinctly unusual about the hole affair, particularly on tracks such as 'Crossover' and the bizarre 'The Joker (Take The Thrasher's Surfing)' but these blips aside, this is a real doomy yet upbeat rocker. 7/10