DAMIEN "Every Dog Has Its Day" CD Power Play
That's cool that Power Play also re-released their '87 album. Here you
will find your dose of pleasant traditional US metal. That can be heavy
and pounding ("Serpent's Rising", "Wolf Dreams"), galloping through the
storm ("World Affair"), or fast and kicking your ass ("Every Dog Has Its
Day", "Possession"). Another cool thing is that the video for the track "Every
Dog Has Its Day" is added as a bonus. Yes, I know there is again nothing
original, but whatever it is today or tomorrow, I prefer to listen to an
album like this one (where you can feel the passion and the dedication the
musicians had) than trendy albums (that sound awful). However, the following
album "Stop This War" is superior to "Every Dog Has Its Day".
Patrick Lefevre
DAMIEN “Stop This War” CD Power Play
DAMIEN appeared in the late eighties, at a time when thrash metal was already
overshadowed by early death metal, so it was too late for their heavy metal.
“Stop This War” is their album recorded in ’89. The only thing that I remembered
of this band was the video for the thundering “Break Out” which I saw on
french tv in the defunct “Boulev’hard des clips”. A good surprise is that
the video of this track is included as the bonus in this cd. What does this
disc reserve apart the awesome “Break Out” ? Catchy tunes that are powerful
(“Rising Dawn”, “Stormwind”), heavy as hell (“Matilda”, “Warlord”), or attacking
fast (“Stop This War”, “The Priests Are Coming”). All this delivered with
a really heavy rhythmic section, great guitar solis. I am very pleased with
the rough vocals of Randy Mikelson, and when he goes in the high singing,
he doesn’t sound like having the balls getting jammed in the zipper of the
blue jean, but like he is fighting in the battlefield. The only low point
is the ugly art of the album cover. Well, there is nothing original, but
it is traditional heavy metal played with passion and fire by enthusiastic
musicians. As a result, “Stop This War” is really a fantastic album !
Patrick Lefevre
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