Description

2017 release on red vinyl with gatefold cover and 3 bonus tracks

In the late seventies/early eighties the NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) took Great Britain by storm. Band after band shelled out awesome metal songs, but sadly, very few of these bands found success in England – and an even smaller number found success outside their native homeland (Iron Maiden and Saxon were examples of this rare phenomenon.) Jaguar is one of those bands that never got recognized in their native country or abroad. With a vocalist whose voice was the happy medium between Paul Di’Anno and Lou Gramm, and a heavy metal guitar assault on the senses, these shelled out awesome metal songs. Admittingly, Jaguar isn’t really a band that does a whole lot of unique things with their sound, but if you want straight-up classic metal, you’ve come to the right place! ‘Dutch Connection’ kicks off the album. This opener is a straight-up, hard and heavy NWOBHM rocker that epitomizes everything we love about the genre. An opening track of an album should always be one that grabs your attention and gets you hooked and this one does just that! Overall, Jaguar’s best-known album is good, but a little bit redundant. Of course, redundancy isn’t a bad thing if what is being repeated is damn good music, which this album consists of from start to finish. If you’re a fan of NWOBHM (and everyone SHOULD BE), I stronly suggest you check out this the first Jaguar album. These guys are too cool to pass up.

Track listing:
1. Dutch Connection
2. Out Of Luck
3. The Fox
4. Master Game
5. No Lies
6. Run For Your Life
7. Prisoner
8. Ain’t No Fantasy
9. Rawdeal
10. Coldheart
11. Axe Crazy
12. War Machine
13. Dirty Tricks