SAMURAI - Die Or Deliver Metallic NWOBHM at it's most fresh. Not to be confused w/ the Ebony Records-act.
HOLLOW GROUND - Rock On 70's Hard Rock w/ a slight Led Zep-vibe.
SARACEN - Speed Of Sound Sounds like a faster Bitches Sin w/ added high-pitched vocals from Lou Taylor, later in Blind Fury. Outstanding song w/ some fantastic twin leads. Perhaps the best band on the album and in no way related to the "Heroes, Saints & Fools" guys.
HOLLOW GROUND - Fight With The Devil Here they start to show their more Metallic side. Great pounding stuff in the Sweet Savage/Saxon vein.
SAMURAI - Temptress High-energy Metal w/ some great rhythms like J Priest anno 1976.
SARACEN - Fast Livin More 70's Priest-vibes, now with their very own Rob Halford on vox! Very tasty rocker chock-full of hooks.
Tracklist side B:
HOLLOW GROUND - Flying High An underground classic. Brave, swordwaving, into-battle-riding Heavy Metal of the absolute highest order.
SARACEN - Feel Just The Same More basic, boogie Hard Rock here.
SAMURAI - Knights In Painted Castles Very genre-typical NWOBHM in a Diamond Head-meets-TOPT sort of way.
HOLLOW GROUND - The Holy One Showing a heavier, more menacing side here, like a mix of Holocaust and early Witchfynde.
SAMURAI - Spirits Of The Lost Slightly more upbeat & mellow than their previous songs, yet still w/ some raw R'n'R moments.
SARACEN - Setting The World Ablaze Solid Diamond Head/Raven/Savage-like fast NWOBHM.