Angus - Track of Doom (1986)(2016)

Artist: Angus
Title Of Album: Track of Doom
Year Of Release: 1986/2016
Label (Catalog#) :Kill Again[ KA101]
Country:: Netherlands
Genre: Heavy Metal
Quality: FLAC (tracks+cue,log)
Bitrate: 16bit/44.1kHz
Time: 61:40
Full Size: 457Mb(+3%)

by Eduardo Rivadavia
Dutch metal demons Angus made their official debut with 1986's Track of Doom -- a fine start and textbook example of post-New Wave of British Heavy Metal if ever there was one. Like Judas Priest gone hyperactive, the group injected the speed of Raven, Saxon, and of course Motörhead into frenetic but still melodic ditties like "When Giants Collide," "Finally Out," and the amusingly misnamed "Heavyweight Warrior," thereby contributing to the up and coming power metal movement (spearheaded by Germany's Helloween around the same time). Two instrumentals, "The Centaur" and "Dragon Chase," clearly establish Track of Doom as an '80s metal release (for good or ill), and slower selections such as the title track and "Lost Control" draw a straighter line to the band's 1970s influences (again, Priest), as well as the anthemic riff-fests made popular a few years earlier by the mighty Accept. But for all of these easy comparisons, the honest truth is that Angus were very accomplished musicians (particularly guitar wiz Bert Foxx), and distinct enough in their own right to suggest it was probably poor distribution and promotion from their hapless record label, Megaton, rather than lack of talent or skill that left them marginalized within the big picture of European metal. Therefore, although not exactly essential material, Track of Doom constitutes a worthwhile discovery for '80s metal enthusiasts.

Tracks:
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1. The Centaur - 3:44
2. When Giants Collide - 5:37
3. Track Of Doom - 4:33
4. Heavy Weight Warrior - 4:25
5. Finally Out - 5:51
6. The Gates - 4:13
7. Dragon Chase - 4:21
8. Lost Control - 5:31
9. Night Flight (Demo '83) - 6:07
10. Keep On Shouting (Demo '83) - 6:13
11. Virgin Girl (Demo '83) - 5:35
12. Leading You Back (Demo '83) - 5:27
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Tracks 1-8 taken from 'Track Of Doom' LP (1986)
Tracks 9-12 taken from "Demo '83" (1983)

All thanks to original releaser