H-BOMBCoup De Metal Rave-On (1983)Rating: 9/10 H-Bomb are the second French band this year (the first was Sortilège) to be snapped up by the Dutch label Rave-On Records, and a killer debut they’ve come up with too… six tracks of pure metallic rifferama. The “Atomic” side opens with ‘H-Bomb’, a fast and furious number that […]

WASTED Wasted (1983) Wasted you may remember were featured in our “Metal Danes” article in Metal Forces issue #1. Well, the Danish five-piece band from Copenhagen – consisting of Mick Sonne (vocals), Allen Sorensen and Thomas Olsen (guitars), Thomas Kromann (bass) and Morten Barth (drums) – have just completed a new demo, which shows a […]

DEATHSLAYER Deathslayer (1983) A young Brooklyn, New York-based band to watch out for is Deathslayer. They’ve just surfaced on the local club circuit and feature a hot guitarist in Johnny Hearts. Hearts claims his main influence as Randy Rhoads, and provides some impressive licks on the band’s four-track demo. The tracks are; ‘Journey For Life’, […]

TORCHTorch Tandan (1983)Rating: 7/10 This is the second release from Sweden’s Torch, the first being last year’s Fireraiser mini-LP. While I’m bored of this type of Iron Maiden, blow your ears off metal, a nice production makes it easy on the ears. I find it hard to slag this band off; they are very good […]

THE BEASTPower Metal Mutha Records (1983)Rating: 7/10 This Beast are located in central New Jersey, USA and this five-piece should not be confused with the Swiss band who had an album out on CBS last year. A four-track 7” EP, Power Metal demonstrates the thin line that can lie between heavy metal and punk. As […]

SATANCourt In The Act Roadrunner (1983)Rating: 9/10 I always thought this album was going to be something special, and indeed it’s certainly lived up to my expectations. Much of the material here was previously included on Satan’s demo cassette release of last year, Into The Fire, but each of those numbers show a vast improvement […]

S.A. SLAYERPrepare To Die Rainforest (1983)Rating: 7/10 The Lone State, that’s Texas to you lot, has offered us many things like cowboys, oil and a soap opera. Now add S.A. Slayer to the list. This five-piece from San Antonio has produced a steaming slice of vinyl. Side one opens up with ‘The Door’, 52 seconds […]