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The rise of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal - NWOBHM - in the late 1970s and early 1980s gave us many enduring heavy rock and metal bands after the premier NWOBHM label Neat Records released the groundbreaking ‘Lead Weight’ compilation cassette, which introduced the world to Raven, White Spirit (featuring Janick Gers) and Venom, along with the Leicester- based Blitzkrieg. Formed in 1980 by singer Brian Ross and guitarists Jim Sirotto and Ian Jones, bassist Steve English and drummer Steve Abbey, the band split all too soon, calling it a day in 1981 after releasing just one single.
Ross reformed Blitzkrieg in 1984 with Mick Procter on lead guitar, Jim Sirotto on rhythm guitar, Mick Moore on bass and Sean Taylor on drums, releasing ‘A Time Of Changes’ (CD1) for Neat at the beginning of 85. The bonus tracks on CD1 are the 1980 demo tape that led to their deal with Neat, featuring ‘Blitzkrieg’, ‘Inferno’ and ‘Armageddon’, their ‘Buried Alive’ b/w ‘Blitzkrieg’ 45, plus the version of ‘Inferno’ that had appeared on the ‘Lead Weight’; collectively these tracks were a major influence on the rise of thrash and power metal during the 1980s, especially on Metallica who covered ‘Blitzkreig’ on the flip-side of their 1984 ‘Creeping Death’ single.
CD2 delves into the archives with the ‘Blitzed Alive’ demo cassette, featuring many tracks that would eventually appear on their debut, plus a raucous cover of Deep Purple’s ‘Highway Star’.
It would be ten years before another album was released; ‘Unholy Trinity’ (1995), again for Neat was unashamedly (NWOB) heavy metal and includes a cover of Venom’s ‘Countess Bathory’, featuring a guest appearance from Venom’s Cronos.
On a roll, ‘Unholy Trinity’ was followed by ‘Ten’ (CD4) the following year recorded and released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the very first Blitzkrieg single. This first volume of complete recordings from Blitzkrieg ends with their fourth album, ‘The Mists Of Avalon’ (CD5) from 1998, an album that finds them progressing beyond their core NWOBHM sound, kicking off with the epic suite of songs, ‘The Legend’, inspired by the tales of King Arthur. One major diversion is the ballad ‘Princess For The World’, dedicated to the recently passed Princess D
Title: Inferno Complete Recordings Vol 1 - 1980-1998
Format: CD
Release Date: 30 Sep 2022
Artist: Blitzkrieg
Sku: 2683174
Catalogue No: HNEBOX178
Category: Metal
DISC 1
1. Ragnarok (Instrumental Inferno)
2. Inferno
3. Blitzkrieg
4. Pull The Trigger
5. Armageddon
6. Take A Look Around
7. Hell To Pay
8. Vikings
9. A Time Of Changes
10. Saviour
11. Blitzkrieg (Demo Tape 1980)
12. Inferno (Demo Tape 1980)
13. Armageddon (Demo Tape 1980)
14. Buried Alive (Buried Alive Single 1980)
15. Blitzkrieg (Buried Alive Single 1980)
16. Inferno (Lead Weight Neat Sampler 1981)
17. Intro
18. Inferno
19. Take A Look Around
20. Armageddon
21. Blitzkrieg
22. Highway Star
23. Saviour
24. Calming The Savage Beast
25. Santa
26. Buried Alive
27. Vikings
28. Too Wild To Tame
29. Hell To Pay
30. A Time Of Changes
31. Tocatta
32. Sweeney / Rock & Roll
33. Hair Trigger (Pull The Trigger Part 2)
34. Struck By Lightning
35. Taking Care Of Business
36. Field Of Dreams
37. Take A Look Around
38. After Dark
39. Crazy For You
40. Zip
41. Unholy Trinity
42. Calming The Savage Beast
43. The Wraith
44. Easy Way Out
45. All Hallows Eve
46. Countess Bathory
47. Jealous Love
48. House Of Pleasure
49. Return Of The Zip
50. Cavo D'Oro
51. Fighting All The Way To The Top
52. Buried Alive
53. The Sentinel
54. The Power Of The King
55. Night Howl
56. I'm Not Insane
57. Court In The Act
58. Blitzkrieg '96
59. Nocturnal Vision
60. V. Arthur the Once and Future King (6:01)
61. Tranquil State
62. I Am The Doctor (Who Are You?)
63. Deceiver
64. Princess For The World
65. The Mighty "A" (Instrumental)
66. Smell Of Roses
67. Love's Too Late
68. Anasazi (Instrumental)
69. Yesterdays (Hope For The Future)
70. Another Interview?
71. Vicious Rumors
72. I Was Having A Great Time And Stayed Longer Than I Should, So When I Got To The Railway Station, The Last Train Had Gone!
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