Country: UK
Sub Genre: Progressive Metal
Label: UDR
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release dates: August 15, 2014 (Germany), August 18, 2014 (UK), September 2, 2014 (US)
Tracklist:
1. Scintilla (One Black Heart) - 5:10
2. Beware the Children - 7:22
3. Permanence - 7:17
4. Some Nightmare - 6:57
5. Angels - 4:34
6. Pariah - 6:10
7. The Damned and the Divine - 5:54
8. Life In Vain - 6:32
9. No Rest for the Wicked - 3:16
Line-up:
Biff Byford (Saxon) - vocals
Lionel Hicks (Balance Of Power) - drums
Anthony Ritchie (Balance Of Power) - bass
Andy Sneap - guitar
Description/Reviews:
The story of the movie is perfect for a Sci-Fi concept album, with Scintilla being "A science fiction thriller set deep underground in the wilds of a former Soviet state where strange genetic experiments are taking place. A war weary mercenary is hired to lead a company scientist to the secret underground laboratory with his team of mercenaries to steal the research in the laboratory. Along the way the good people face dangerous militia involved in a bloodthirsty civil war, strange monsters lurking in the abandoned tunnels of the old Soviet bunker and finally they meet the scientist running the genetic experiments and her terrifying secret."
More importantly from our point of view, the album created to expand upon this story is verging on stunning, Ritchie having pieced together eight tracks that sit neatly in the Prog Metal sphere that made Balance Of Power the special band they were. Byford positively thrives in these new surrounds, stretching his voice in directions Saxon's music seldom demands, yet still bringing the clarity, confidence and power that he is synonymous with.Read the full review by Steven Reid at seaoftranquility.org
Media/Samples
Beware the Children
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