DARK AGE s/t LP Omen Griffin Tyrant PRIVATE METAL MONSTER

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Starting the sale of a private METAL COLLECTION. Over the next TEN WEEKS I will be selling 40 records per week (about) so come on back! ALL genres of metal--private pressings, rare Death, Traditional, Thrash, NWOBHM, Black, EVERYTHING. 
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Private Pressing of this underground metal monster DARK AGE s/t lp is vg++ cover/vinyl. If you like 80's power metal than you HAVE TO HEAR THIS!!!
Now, if only Dark Age could've released a full length album with material like this. The slightest disappointment here is obviously the length but for an EP out of the 80's, a little over 20 minutes worth of music here isn't that bad at all. The production quality itself is above and beyond, it sounds just as good as top notch full length releases at the time. These talented musicians are another group that were lost among a blind shuffle and as I always like to say with bands such as these guys, that's a damn shame.

Griffin were one of the more technical power metal acts out of the US from the very early 80's and I can probably say Dark Age were even a bit more virtuous in their skillful work with the guitars or perhaps more aggressive. As the former reviews have stressed, the leads throughout these songs are downright mesmerizing and more than just impressive. Though Dark Age has an interesting style going here, this sounds like the perfect combination of old aggressive NWOBHM molded into a thick US power metal glove, a absolutely perfect match that the group completely nailed and delivered. Vocalist Robert Stevens isn't some average guy himself, displaying a monstrous range that seems completely endless. The diversity in his singing really adds a lot to this entire EP, he seems to change up his style on almost every single track - and just when you thought you heard his shrieking peak, he transcends that limit and hits even higher notes track after track. This who enjoy classic screaming introductions are in for a treat withWarrior and Viper!

All in all this is simply one of the best classic EP's I've stumbled across and I'll rank it higher than plenty of full length albums out there. The style alone makes this worth hearing because while I can easily compare this to Helstar's debut, early Liege Lord, Griffin, and so forth ... the mixture of NWOBHM and power metal elements here is truly remarkable. Tracks like Metal Axe and Rock Revelation are perfect examples of this combination, very uplifting and powerful songs filled with galloping rhythm's, insane solo's, and vocals that always impress. Tales of Medusa is for the most part a slower more creative track with quite a moody and majestic vibe to it, extremely mysterious. Messenger to Ascheron(along with it's instrumental intro Intro the Execution) is similar to the first two songs I've mentioned but there's several segments where the track is completely controlled by these odd melodies and dual harmonies like something I've never heard before, it's insanely original and the outcome is incredible. If the quality wasn't already there by now, both Warrior and Viper shatter barriers and take the end of this EP to an unreachable epic peak.

If you took away the thrash influences from Mysty Dysto's debut, this is probably what they would've sounded like. Very comparable to Helstar's debut with mindblowing solo's that you could rank up to Liege Lord's masterful guitar work on Burn To My Touch and Master Control. Of course, as I've stated previously Dark Age had a sound and style of their own. This is absolutely essential to anyone who considers themselves a classic US metal fan.