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Nearly 10,000 days and nights have passed since the great Nordic god, Odin, ripped open the sky and positioned the sun to reveal lead vocalist Randy O., guitarist Jeff Duncan, bassist Aaron Sampson, and drummer Shawn Duncan in the limelight. As a heavy metal brigade collectively known by his namesake, Odin has come to represent the gods primordial attributes of magic, fury, and excitement. The band also possesses his well known command of war and battle. In the heady days of 1980s Los Angeles, the concert stages Odin played were a killing floor in the bands meteoric rise to become the most dominant hard rock/metal act of the west coast southland. An unstoppable force that sold out nearly every major venue in the sprawling metropolis of Los Angeles, including The Roxy, Whisky A-Go-Go, The Troubadour, and Chuck Landis Country Club, Odin is the only unsigned band as a headliner to have shattered attendance records on multiple nights at both Gazarris on the Sunset Strip and The Palace (now The Avalon). By the time their landmark Dont Take No For An Answer Ep was released in 85, Odin had landed lucrative opening slots for some of the most successful bands of the era including Warrant, W.A.S.P., Ratt, Tesla, Dokken, Armored Saint, Bang Tango and Keel. Odins popularity reached a whole new level of stratospheric heights when the band released The Gods Must Be Crazy Ep in 86. The opening cut on the record is "Little Gypsy." A hot-blooded paean to the seductive women who packed the bands live shows in droves, "Little Gypsy" and Odin are featured front and center in Penelope Spherris classic documentary, The Decline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years. The sun shone brighter and the flames burned higher when Odin booked what were supposed to be three final shows at Gazarris in 88 before relinquishing their reign. All three nights sold out in record time. Odin was put to rest, but the solar eye remained open. Hunger for the bands music went undiminished even as various members sought new musical allies. Recorded the same year as The Gods Must Be Crazy, Odins first full length disc, Fight For Your Life, was released on Japans JVC/Victor label in 1992. As the end of an era fades further from view and the dawn of a new world emerges at a reckless speed, the battle scars sustained in a music industry jungle remain, but Odin is back with a vengeance. Performing a string of rare one-off shows to SRO crowds at well known L.A. venues The Troubadour and The Key Club, Odin has set the stage to return fire and restore their position in the royal pantheon of metal lore. Perris Records has joined forces with the band once again this year to release Best Of Odin. The compilation features the entire Dont Take No For An Answer Ep as well as a brand new song, "Let The Show Begin." An ultra rare recording from Odins almost extinct debut Ep, Caution, plus a live track recorded in the era when metal was more dangerous are also included. Rounding out the collection is a reserve of the heaviest songs from both Fight For Your Life and The Gods Must Be Crazy. Track listing: 1. The Writer 2. One Day To Live 3. Don’t Take No For An Answer 4. Solar Eye 5. Shining Love 6. Judgement Day 7. Fight For Your Life 8. She Was The One 9. Push 10. Serenade To The Court 11. Modern Day King 12. Stranger Tonight 13. 12 O'Clock High 14. Midnight Flight 15. Little Gypsy 16. Over Your Head 17. She Needs My Love 18. Let The Show Begin