Saxon - Unleash The Beast - guest review
Saxon - Unleash The Beast - guest review
Tracklist
01. Gothic Dreams02. Unleash The Beast
03. Terminal Velocity
04. Circle Of Light
05. Thin Red Line
06. Ministry Of Fools
07. The Preacher
08. Bloodletter
09. Cut Out The Disease
10. Absent Friends
11. All Hell Breaking Loose
Guest review by
nicaZe May 29, 2012
Doug Scarrat made his debut with the band on this album, replacing original member Graham Oliver on guitar, and although it is always sad when an original member goes, Doug fit in perfectly and injected a freshness to the Saxon sound. This album presents a band in top shape, with very competent playing and a very professional and entertaining songwriting, losing the corny subject matter representation of the last few albums. The major highlights of this album are the excellent guitar melodies, extremely well done and catchy as hell. Biff Byford has never sounded better. Thumbs up for the producer Kalle Trapp, who did an amazing job here, as every instrument is easy audible and gets the opportunity to shine. It's hard to choose the best song on this album but my highest praise goes to ''Terminal Velocity'', ''Absent Friends'' and ''All Hell Breaks Loose''. You know, there aren't many bands left in the world that play to this calibre. The album has a great dark gothic picture on the cover, and mirrors it perfectly.
Unleash The Beast kept traditional metal alive. It was a wake-up call for old bands and an encouraging light for new bands to join together and pull heavy metal out of the darkness into which it fell in the early and mid '90s. So, in the end, should you get this album? That's a silly question, isn't it... Go to the CD shop, you will not be disappointed.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 9 |
| Songwriting: | 9 |
| Originality: | 8 |
| Production: | 10 |
Written by nicaZe | May 29, 2012
Guest review disclaimer:
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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I feel kinda silly to say it, but this is actually one Saxon release I've never gotten around to listening to. I've listened to their classic 80s stuff, of course, and their more recent material, but never really any of the stuff in the middle. You're review convinced me though, I'll definitely give it a peek when I get the chance 
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Posts: 206 Written by Auntie Sahar on 30.05.2012 at 05:29 My favorite albums are also from 80s but this one is so good and need to be listened, when you give this album a chance contact me and say what you think 
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I have many fond memories of this album and it will always be one of my favs and I prefer it even over Saxon's older material. Many tracks I would count among the best I've heard, especially 'Ministry of Fools.' Good review btw, its definitely an album that deserves one on here.
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Posts: 206 Written by R'Vannith on 30.05.2012 at 17:12 Thanks man 
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Posts: 64432 Written by Auntie Sahar on 30.05.2012 at 05:29 you didn't miss much , more ppl like if you like just HM and be like trOO HM, you will overate this album and any other HM album ... if you like genres you can dig true
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