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Reduced price due vinyl being vg Rush Of Power released in 2004, a few years after Iron Angels reunion. It features the classic debut demo, Power Metal Attack, that were released in January of 1984. The Legions Of Evil demo is incredibly rough around the edges, too rough to really enjoy by todays standards, and thus its once again the province of those that simply want to own everything that the band has released on audio. All of the tracks were re-recorded for the debut album, and all of them sound exponentially better there than they do on this, so it's not really much of a value. The riffs are sweet, but the production is so abysmal that it drowns everything out. Iron Angel is a riff-heavy band: fast, aggressive, hostile, nasty, raw, and wretched. This isn’t Iron Maiden with super-duper harmonies and lovable wailing vocals. This is closer to Venom and Slayer, but with a rougher production and a vocalist that takes no shit. You can hear it in his voice – rough, fast talking kind of like Rolf Kasparek in his early days in Running Wild. It sounds like he’s talking through a radio microphone, but it doesn’t detract from the rest of the instruments since they’re also buried badly. The guitars are loud, scratchy, and thick, but sometimes run together unless they’re doing breaks or straight chords. The riffs themselves aren’t too stellar overall but some like on Devil’s Gate and especially Hounds Of Hell rock out to the max, much like Black Sabbath on Sabbath Bloody Sabbath during the heavy moments. Drumming is blazing with cymbals and snares attacking relentlessly, but it’s submerged under all the instruments and the production. At most you’ll be able to hear the cymbal crashes and some of the snare hits, but the drum bass is inaudible. The bass guitar also gets cluttered under the guitars, with light booms at the edge of the distortion being heard. I shouldn’t be too hard, though, as this is a very early demo by a band that probably didn’t have a lot to work with. I’ll commend them on the solos, though, as they’re pretty melodic and mature compared to the merciless blasting formula. So this isn’t a total waste of time – I wouldn’t recommend seeking it out, but if you do come across it, you might as well enjoy some. Track listing: 1. Intro: Open The Gate 2. Devis Gate 3. Rush Of Power 4. Maniac Of The Night 5. Sea Of Flames 6. Wife Of The Devil 7. Hounds Of Hell