KATWorship Me Or Die! Roadracer (1987)Rating: 7.7/10 “Metal’s fastest guitarist, The Great Kat, the first guitar goddess and creator of ‘Hyperspeed’ metal, has blown the doors off the metal scene with the LP of the century!” The above quote is the kind of pre-release hype that Roadrunner’s New York office has been saturating the metal […]

GREAT WHITE – Putting The Colour Back Into White Dave Reynolds Metal Forces, Issue 25 (1987) Great White (l-r): Audie Desbrow, Jack Russell, Tony Montana, Michael Lardie and Mark Kendall Don’t step into that rockin’ water dudes! Great White are back’n’snap happy. Yup! Since the indie release of the excellent Shot In The Dark album […]

WHITE LION – Roaring With Pride Kelv Hellrazer Metal Forces, Issue 25 (1987) White Lion (l-r): Vito Bratta, Greg D’Angelo, James LoMenzo and Mike Tramp Pic: Ron Akiyama So White Lion finally gets an LP released In the UK. Can you believe it? Pride is finally with us and my opinion of it hasn’t changed. […]

AFTERMATH Killing The Future (1987) Not to be confused with the Arizona-based band of the same name, this Aftermath hail from Chicago and if I tell you that they will be appearing on the first Metal Forces’ Demolition… Scream Your Brains Out! compilation album, then you know they must be good! The band were formed […]

AEROSMITHPermanent Vacation Geffen (1987)Rating: 9.9/10 Here it is. The big one. The second greatest band ever to exist are back with possibly THE album of 1987. Believe me, this is shit hot stuff. While poutin’ pretenders Guns N’ Roses and Faster Pussycat can only try to emulate the dirty, wasted days of Tyler and co., […]

CANDLEMASSNightfall Axis (1987)Rating: 9.9/10 Nightfall is Candlemass’ second full-length album (discounting the Nemesis EP) and shows a huge leap forward on their debut, Epicus Doomicus Metallicus, which is in itself is an essential buy for any true metal fan. What I find exciting about this band most of all is their ability to play music […]

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SABBAT – War Games Garry Sharpe-Young Metal Forces, Issue 25 (1987) Sabbat (l-r): Andy Sneap, Simon Negus, Martin Walkyier (bottom) and Frazer Craske Anyone wandering around Nottingham on a crowded Saturday afternoon could be forgiven for thinking Americana reigns supreme in Robin Hood land. Sure, there’s a healthy plethora of rock fans roaming the streets […]