Satan - Discography

'Discography'
Satan
1981-2014

Review by Joe Towse

Genre/s: NWOBHM, Speed Metal
For Fans Of: Blitzkrieg, Diamond Head, Blind Fury

Satan has been one of my personal favourite bands for a long time - so much so, in fact, that I named my old blog after them. While nobody who has been into metal for longer than about five minutes is unaware of them, some have been known to dismiss the NWOBHM as being mostly simplistic, almost pub rock-style tunes, Satan broke the mould and played faster and more complex music than many of their contemporaries, often being categorised along with the early speed metal bands. Unlike many NWOBHM bands who made a comeback, though, their newer material is similarly almost flawless, Life Sentence being one of the best albums of 2013.

Includes:
- The First Demo (1981)
- Into the Fire (1982)
- Kiss of Death (1982)
- Court in the Act (1983)
- Dirt (1986)
- Into the Future (1986)
- Suspended Sentence (1987)
- Live in the Act (2004)
- Life Sentence (2013)
- Trail of Fire: Live in North America (2014)

Bulldozer - The Final Separation

'The Final Separation'
Bulldozer
1986

Review by Joe Towse

Genre/s: Black/Speed Metal, Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal
For fans of: Venom, Midnight, Celtic Frost

I thought I'd introduce myself here with an album I've been digging a lot recently. This is Bulldozer's second album, and while it's more refined than their debut, The Day of Wrath, it still retains a strong sense of youthful creativity and aggression. Taking influence from the likes of Venom and Hellhammer who were just starting to sow the seeds of proto-black metal in the UK and Switzerland respectively, there is certainly a menacing air around this album that sets it apart from most heavy and speed metal of the era. Don't get me wrong, this is most assuredly a heavy metal album - black metal wouldn't dare have hooks this outrageous - but it is about as far from Saxon and their ilk as one could get within the genre. A minor classic, and, along with Death SS and Dark Quarterer, one of the most important metal bands Italy produced.

TRACKLISTING:
1. Final Separation
2. Ride Hard - Die Fast
3. The Cave
4. Sex Symbols' Bullshit
5. "Don" Andras
6. Never Relax!
7. Don't Trust the "Saint"
8. The Death of Gods

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