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album cover JAG PANZER Mechanized Warfare (Century Media) cd 14.98
Wow! This kicked our asses. Traditional '80s metal done real well -- probably 'cause these guys released their first album way back then ("Ample Destruction" circa 1984). After a looong hiatus, they began a comeback attack several years ago, somewhat shakily at first but with steady improvement, so much so that their previous effort "Thane To the Throne" was one of the best power metal discs of 1999! But rather than cashing in on the recent, European-led, cheese-laden "Power Metal" bandwagon resurgence (Hammerfall, Rhapsody, Gamma Ray, Stratovarious, etc.) these Coloradians are following their own path. Heavier, yet poppier than the competition. Yes, pop -- the songs on "Mechanized Warfare" are great pop songs. But pop in the '70s Judas Priest sense, not pop the way the Euro-wannabe-Helloween-lotsa-keyboards-formula bands do it. They've got an AMAZING metal vocalist in the leather-clad person of Harry "The Tyrant" Conklin, who demonstrates here that he's the equal of greats like Dio and Dickinson. Harry and Jag Panzer have the balls to really grab for the classic songwriting prize, not caring what today's trends are. In fact, my guess is that when writing this stuff, they aren't concerned with being a METAL band at all, they're just trying to write great, timeless songs. But 'cause the ARE a metal band, these turn out to be amazing *metal* songs. "Mechanized Warfare" has few peers. Utterly killer.
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