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Riff Raff - Give The Dead Man Some Water



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Release date: 1983
Style: Heavy metal


01. Give The Dead Man Some Water
02. Hangman At Dawn
03. Drug Runners
04. Shout Out N' Loud
05. Dark Side
06. Saloon Fighters
07. Baba O' Riley [The Who cover]
08. Mourning Veil


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26.03.2022 - 17:39
Rating: 8
Metal Rasputin
This was their third and last album, and boy how they evolved during those few short years. This time they added more speed metal influences and double bass drumming, back in the 1983 this stuff was very hardcore and spot on. It's still awesome, even if somewhat inconsistent. The first song is so good it completely overshadows the next one or two, but when Dark Side starts kicking ass the album is back on the right track.

A friend of mine once told me that back in the day the silly homemade album cover sparked a controversy, since it was considered very violent. Sadly, the band didn't release anything after this, but the album did help many future big names get their careers a good kickstart. TT Oksala became one of the biggest metal producers in Finland and the guest singer Kaija Koo became a huge pop idol in the 90's.
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You've got a lot of guts. Let's see what they look like!
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