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ARROW:
"Master of Evil" 12" Rarity: |
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Slave of Garon
Castle |
A much sought-after
piece of vinyl is the '85 "Master Of Evil" 4-track 12" from the crazy
Germans ARROW. But you shouldn't only pick this up because of it's value!
The music is great, listen to "Slave Of Garon Castle" for instance. A classic
track and headbanging mania assured! Recorded in 1984 that particular song
balances between early thrash and regular heavy metal. But since they don't
play as fast as SODOM, DESTRUCTION, VENOM,… and have more melody reminding
of old IRON MAIDEN I'd say the other tracks are plain heavy metal. Quite
brutal heavy metal nonetheless, only "Heavy Metal Hero" (dedicated to Bon
Scott) is more in the normal vein. The production is like most other heavy
bands of that era, quite powerful and that suits ARROW's music well. There's
one weird thing about this mini-album, the opening minute from "Built To
Destroy" features some yodel-parts from singer Mark, I guess they really
got mental during the recording process, haha! Apart from that, great music
and a must-have for all maniacs out there. Reviewed by Valdemar |