STORMTROOPER "Armies Of The Night" CD Metal For Muthas
The official re-release of the 1985 mlp. And damned, it was a fucking good
one ! After the "Reaper" intro with its horror mood, arrives the eruption
of four crushing tracks bringing brilliant powerful metal (the memorable
"Armies Of The Night", the shining "Steamroller", the assault of "Search
And Destroy", the wild rage of "The Beast Within"). Lyrically, the band deals
mainly with horror movies. Musically, if you want an idea, they are a little
close to Abattoir's first album and early Savage Grace, although STORMTROOPER
is more power metal and not speed metal like the two outfits mentioned above.
As five tracks are not enough to fill a cd, what are the bonustracks ? First,
the alternate 1984 versions of the five tracks (or demo days if you prefer)
which are very interesting in a documentary point, but which don't beat the
'85 recording. Second, the four tracks of the 1988 demo, during the last
years of the band.They changed the style and played heavy rock influenced
by Ac/dc and old Motley Crue. That sounds unreal, can I believe it ? But
the songs are okay, especially "Rock On Rebel" that still kept the power
of the old days. At the end of the disc, there are four keyboard soundtracks
that Damien Black did in 1997 for an horror movie called "Coroner's Camera".
They have a nice atmosphere of terror and morbidity. The booklet is very
informative with vocalist Damien Black telling the full story of STORMTROOPER.
This release is the testimony of a band that was great. And the armies are
still haunting the night...
Patrick Lefevre
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