Maineeaxe - Shout It Out

Rather awkard name for a band don't ya think? I'm bemused even further by those vocals - sounds like a woman, but it isn't - but the confusion aside, 'Shout It Out Loud' is a hot, rockin' debut album - the first of three, that showed a lot of metal maniac fury and promise. Mick Adamson is a vocal queen, high on the delivery and accompanied by those blazing and often racy guitars which are courtesy of one Zeff Stewart. I love this straight down the line, ballsy metal, churned out in short sharp shocks to the system, from the raging 'Bad Boys' and the leather clad 'Run To The Angels' with its sultry vocal sleaze and buzzing riff. Hot bloodied NWOBHM that so many bands of today could learn from. 7/10