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Reduced price due to cover being vg Axe Victims was a traditional hardrock heavy metal band that was formed in Wuppertal in Germany back in 1982. They only released this quality album before fleeing into oblivion. The members have said afterwards that they recorded a second album called ‘Hypnotized’ but it was never released. ‘Another Victim’ however is straightforward German heavy metal in the vein of Gravestone – though not having the more refined, smoother and more powery sound of that act. These guys have a sound similar to bands like Stormwitch, Trance, Krokus and Faithful Breath at times. Another Victim thing is pretty decent and worth a listen or two, but won’t blow you away perhaps to quite the of Gravestone or Brainfever. Mostly this one is a mixed bag of decent and ‘meh’ tracks with some anthemic qualities. Your opening track ‘Shoot from the Stars’ kicks things off fairly decently, in much the same vein as Gravestone, though I can’t help but think the track is missing something? Vocal layers, squealing solos, samples – something. ‘Heartbreaker’ tackles all too common lyrical themes, and is also a bit on the repetitive side – either way, this isn’t horrible like Sad Iron or something, and is similar in sound to Gravestone’s slower numbers or Krokus. ‘For the Ladies’ doesn’t exactly feature great riffs for the most part, but has a certain catchy sorta quality to it. Chorus chants are put to good use, while the tone of guitars is quite cool. This one has a neat melodic poppy metal feel to it that makes it stand out a bit. Elsewhere ‘Man of the Dark’ sounds like a slow pounding Accept number, and with it’s title, reminds of the hilarious ‘Nightman’ written by Charlie (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia). ‘Young & Wise’ is pretty cool anthem, on the other hand. Overall this one is a bit of a mixed bag; the whole thing is listenable for sure, but it isn’t really an standout effort – just decent, passable quality heavy metal – not really anything more. While there’s some strong moments, and everything is pretty much above board, a few of the tracks like ‘Can’t Stand It’ and ‘Man of the Dark’ just feel a little too run-of-the-mill at times; decent – but fairly pedestrian. If you’re into the Germanic metal like Gravestone, Stormwitch, Stainless Steel, Trance, Faithful Breath, then sure – this is fine, but if you’re after a heavy metal album with any real flare and originality, then this is isn’t priority, but it does rock. Bass player Holger George and guitarist Tom Bohn would later join the German melodic hardrock act Universe while guitarist Roland Hag would become bas player in Steeler Track listing: 1. Shoot From The Stars 2. Heartbreaker 3. For The Ladies 4. Can't Stand It 5. Man of the Dark 6. Young And Wise 7. Soldier of Life 8. I've Got the Power 9. Turn It Loud