Steel Assassin disappears but come back with an awesome album with this great cd review from Clare

December 28, 2007

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STEEL ASSASSIN

WAR OF THE EIGHT SAINTS

SENTINEL STEEL RECORDS

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This is one of those bands which kept disappearing through the years; they broke up in the 80s despite some modest successes with their demo tapes (even appearing on Metal Massacre 6 in 1984), reformed briefly in 1995 and were put on hold again until 2005. Despite the passing years, Steel Assassin have kept the 80s true/epic/heavy metal vibe alive and kicking. War of the Eight Saints is enjoyable, energetic, super tight and will make you air-play along. Catchy riffs, ripping solos, strong pulsing drums and bass, powerful vocals (courtesy of new recruit John Falzone)—all the ingredients are here for a solid heavy metal record. Standout tracks include “Curse of the Black Prince,” “Merchants of Force,” the anthemic instrumental “Victory” and epic, concluding title track. For whatever reason, it’s taken Steel Assassin 20 years to create this massive album, but hell—they did it.