AGENT STEEL - MAD LOCUST RISING
THE SWARM IS UPON US!
Agent Steel is back with the follow-up EP to their 1985 masterpiece Skeptics Apocalypse. This EP was released the same year and by now Agent Steel were making a name for themselves as one of the most over the top speed metal bands out there. The reason why I love Agent Steel is that they play so goddamn fast still they can bring you the chops and the melody whenever they feel like it. Add to that John Cyriis vocals are just something else, he has the most incredible falsetto ever heard to man. Just listen to his insane scream in Mad Locust Rising. That's one of the best falsetto screams ever caught on vinyl, he makes Geoff Tate of Queensrÿche go out of breath, that's how extreme his vocals are.
The only negative here is that the EP is very short, it's under 12 minutes but every second of this EP is goddamn excellent. They even take Judas Priest's Ripper and makes it a bit faster but it still is very true to the original.
Add to that Let it be Done which melts into The Day at Guyana which is one of the best instrumental songs I've ever heard so you can stop reading now and go out and purchase this EP straight away straight away. This is one of the best EPs ever made so what are you waiting for?
Rating:
| INFO |
Label: Combat Year: 1986 Country: U.S.A. Duration: 11:44 Tracks: 4 Genre: Speed/Power/Thrash Reviewer: Ruthless Rating: 5/5 | ||||||||||||||||
| TRACKS | LINEUP | |||||||||||||||
| John Cyriis - Vocals Juan Garcia - Guitars Bernie Versailles - Guitars Michael Zaputil - Bass Chuck Profus - Drums |
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