Crying Steel - On The Prowl (1987)

Superb Italian metal that seems to bridge the gap between old Motley Crue and speed metal - 'On The Prowl' is a juggernaut of a record that rarely drops the pace, attacking the ears with its wild solos and rampaging riffs. This is the bands only album to emerge in the glorious metal heyday although they did return to the fray in 2007! Luca Bonzagni must be commended for his high pitched squeals and Luca Ferri's drums are equally noisy. So many cool songs from the hyper trash of 'Thundergods' and metal mayhem of 'No One's Crying' which also savages the flesh with its twin guitar attack. One of the '80s most vicious records and yet the vocals, in ther melodic wonder, somehow contradict the barrage that hits the speakers. Very much a cult classic if you ask me, but I doubt many metalheads in the '80s would've been lucky enough to have come across such a furious foray. Pretty cool cover too.
8/10