Steel On Steel - Complete Aveneger Recordings

44 track, 3 disc set from classic NWOBHM act Avenger. Featuring their first two full length studio albums with bonus tracks. Plus a third disc containing an unreleased live set recorded on their US tour in 1986. CD 1 features their debut full length recording, 'Blood Sports', originally released in 1984. CD 2 features the follow up 'Killer Elite', originally released in 1985. CD 3 features an 11 track live set recorded on March 3rd, 1986, at L'Amour's in Brooklyn. This recording contains the completely unreleased track 'Like A Tiger'. Avenger formed in 1982 with core members Mick Moore, Brian Ross and Gary Young, following the dissolution of their previous band Blitzkrieg. They released the classic 'Too Wild To Tame' 7" on Neat Records before Ross left and joined the band Satan. The band released two full length albums and toured Europe and the US before splitting in 1986. For a short while the band included in it's ranks one David Walls, later to find success as Ginger Wildheart. This release is bolstered with the addition of several bonus tracks including an unreleased live version of fan favourite 'N. O. T. J. ' and two unreleased tracks from their 1983 demo, taken from Mick Moore's personal archive. The entire L'Amour's live show is previously unreleased. In addition, the booklet features a new extensive in depth interview with band leader and bassist Mick Moore by NWOBHM historian John Tucker. Moore supplied many unseen photos also included from his personal archive.