BLACK ALICE ENDANGERED SPECIES 1983 NEW NEVER PLAYED HARD ROCK/ HEAVY METAL
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DOMESTIC $ 5 PLUS $1 EACH INTERNATIONAL $ 21 PLUS $ 7 EACH NEW ALBUM WITH INSERT .Black Alice was a heavy metal band from Perth, Australia. Their first album, Endangered Species, was released in 1983 by a U.K. label called Street Tunes Records Black Alice were originally called Gypsy. They attracted the interest of an Aussie record producer by the name of Gary Keady. Keady co-produced the album, which was recorded in Singapore. The album was released in Europe. Unfortunately, Black Alice were unable to tour Europe to support the album due to financial and management problems, and soon thereafter the band dissolved. Black Alice really never had much of a chance to make it. They just never had the financial or managerial backing to do damage. Opening track Wings Of Leather, Wings Of Steel calls to mind sleeveless denim jackets and the smell of gasoline. On this track and throughout the album, Jamie Page plays a no-frills style of guitar. The band sounds anything but tight, giving the songs a loose, live feel. Singer Rob Hartley occasionally unleashes a banshee wail that sounds like Brian Johnson’s polyp infested throat. Even when not screaming, Hartley sounds clenched and in pain, as if there is sand in his urethra. He’s quite a trip actually. Another song that sticks out is the experimental and atmospheric In The Hall Of The Ancient Kings. This dark, slow-to-buid tune really sounds like nothing else on the record, or anything else coming out in ’83. It was a strange attempt and it worked well.
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