STEELWING - Lord of the Wasteland CD (Japan Import)

This Swedish retro-metal band's debut album comes adorned with Road Warrior-esque cover art . It's so perfectly early '80s, It's NWOBHM-style speed metal, slightly thrashy but mostly indebted to early Iron Maiden and other similar acts; fans of Steelwing's Swedish peers Enforcer, as well as the L.A.-based White Wizzard, will find much to love here. Vocalist Riley has a high-pitched, keening voice that's sure to drive old-school metalheads, who remember Rob Halford's high notes on classic Judas Priest albums, into paroxysms of nostalgia. The guitar riffs and harmonies are excellent, and the songs are surprisingly catchy, with a relentless rhythmic drive that recalls the hell-bent intensity of early Metallica. "The Illusion" has an Iron Maiden-esque gallop, while "The Nightwatcher" combines the rock & roll gallop of Priest's Hell Bent for Leather album with thrash's staccato assault. 

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