Axe Victims - Another Victim (1984)

Another mini-classic from the dusty vaults. the wonderfully named Axe Victims are a German quintet who once made their living out of poker faced metal, straight down the line, nothing fancy but always blazing. Vocalist Frank Fanfare (great name dude!) is the archetype '80s metal frontman, and he rattles more than adequately on gems such as 'Shoot From The Stars,' 'Heartbreaker' and 'Man of the Dark.' The album boasts some pretty devilish guitars, just check out the simmering chug of 'Heartbreaker,' a mid-paced stomper, but five tracks in you know what's coming next, but I guess that's the charm of these sort of straight forward metal albums - there's no shortage of fiery anthems on offer. Sure, it sounds a little dated now, but the '80s was where it was at for us denim-clad guys and these are the albums that made it.
7/10