Blind Assassin

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Anyone know much about these guys? I've never heard of 'em, but their demo from 1986 got posted on several blogs this week. Really good stuff; sounds like War Cry, Enforcer (Chicago), Witchslayer, and other bands with that 'Metal Massacre 4' sound. The MA page is pretty basic.
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nightsblood wrote:...that 'Metal Massacre 4' sound
Wohoo! My fave nongenre! :D
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Don't you just love google:

http://lockjaw-yappy.blogspot.com/2010/ ... 86-us.html

And while waiting for the download: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjIhPkVec6c

Indeed fitting of the MMIV sound.
And awesome music! Information seems very limited indeed. I'll keep on it.
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WoW !!! This band is Awesome !!! Pure TALENT!!!
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Sorry I forgot to post the link :oops: It's available on both Lockjaw and Strappado's blog

Yeah, the youtube link was about the only other thing I found with a quick google search

Gotta love that MM4 style- great 'nongenre' indeed! :)
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Quite heavy and ultra-killer vocals, cool discovery. They remind me on the dutch band VALKYRIE, lyric- and musicwise.
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Valkyrie !!! That brings back memories. I used to hang out with these guys.Their singer Eric Smits live 2 doors down from me and they used to practice in his father's garage.Used to have loads of copies of their Deeds Of Prowess demo and gave them all away :( Nowadays he is the bass player in a prog band called Casual Silence (and also my son's teacher, small world indeed)
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borrel wrote:Valkyrie !!! That brings back memories. I used to hang out with these guys.Their singer Eric Smits live 2 doors down from me and they used to practice in his father's garage.Used to have loads of copies of their Deeds Of Prowess demo and gave them all away :( Nowadays he is the bass player in a prog band called Casual Silence (and also my son's teacher, small world indeed)
Deeds of Prowess is a masterpiece. Do you still have contact with the singer? It would be great to re-release that demo.
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The Sentinel wrote:
borrel wrote:Valkyrie !!! That brings back memories. I used to hang out with these guys.Their singer Eric Smits live 2 doors down from me and they used to practice in his father's garage.Used to have loads of copies of their Deeds Of Prowess demo and gave them all away :( Nowadays he is the bass player in a prog band called Casual Silence (and also my son's teacher, small world indeed)
Deeds of Prowess is a masterpiece. Do you still have contact with the singer? It would be great to re-release that demo.
If not, Ed Warby is very easy to track down. :lol:

Must say, Valkyrie wasn't the first thing to come to mind when I heard the songs.
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nightsblood wrote:Gotta love that MM4 style- great 'nongenre' indeed! :)
Actually I'd say this has more of an 'Iron Tyrants vol 1' sound, but why be nitpicky? :P

This is seriously excellent shit though! I get the VALKYRIE-comparison (and yes, they too MUST get properly released soon..) but mainly coz both bands have a hefty Manowar-influence. "Put to the sword" even reminded me of Candlemass, but that's probably more a case of shared influences than a direct link.
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Dan- I get a Nemesis-early Candlemass vibe from that track too.
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Fucking amazing! I downloaded it on the very first day it was up since it was a demo from my wantlist for quite a long time and...BLAM it fucking blew me away. The track 'Assassin' destroys without mercy. Needless to say that I've started working on the lyrics
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Post by MEXDefenderOfSteel »

discovery of the weekend...these guys have all kinds of heavy riffing, when they slow down between songs its a headbanging fest right there...and the vocals! loving the sometimes out of tune screams that fit perfectly into the music
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Mighty. Thanks, Blaxe.
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"Assassin" is a legendary track!

I'd like also to note that the u-n-b-e-l-i-e-v-a-b-l-e music at the 03:50 and forward is among the most epic moments in metal history. Check also the following track from the Greek epic metallers, especially between 05:45-07:15..

Battleroar "The Wrathforge"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHMK-wS1CEg
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