SPARTAN WARRIOR-SPARTAN WARRIOR-

Bought on release in 1984 I Went home to listen to my new purchase with great expectation and even then I was searching for new influences unknown what to become later on in my Life. This outfit originated from England with an album under their belt from the previous year of 1983.

Many would like to label the band into the NWOBHM era and maybe some songs would fit into that description but this is also an album full with personality and some vibrant hairmetal “what´s to come” attitude.

The Producing is a the lower Point of execusion and the whole sound frame is a bit compressed, not to the albums favor. Songs are strong and catchy but the feeling of an amatuer band is shining through. Delivery is almost to hard and pushed forward. To bad but maybe it sounded better of live?? The band dissolved short after this release due to strains witin the band and no feedback from their label. Bands like this comes like dime a dozen.

Whatabout the drummer, Gordon Webster?? This is the bands most weakest link. Terrible interaction, questionable timing and a wish for better striking Dynamics. Nothing is good one this recording and it´s almost funny how you are shaking you´re head to this catastrophic playingstyle. Why wasn´t he replaced? Another future had almost certainly showed itself if he had. Horrible….

Should you get this album? No. This is only an affair for those being interested in English Hard/Heavy rock history and what didn´t fall through at the time.Strong songs but very poor executed leaves a bitter taste in your mouth and a sense of “to bad” feeling.

VINYLRATE/GRADE

3-BAD-A DISAPOINTMENT-