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30th anniversary edition with 6 bonus tracks and a 140 minute bonus dvd

I was born on these streets, years ago/I was the king of the neighbourhood sings vocalist Tony Moore during Bloodstreets. Such a line probably revealed the sentiment of guitarist Mark Reale perfectly, and it also encapsulates the mood of Thundersteel. A comeback album after several years of inactivity, this 1988 album is an unheralded classic. The disc takes cues from everything that was metal at the time, combining classic European styles reminiscent of Judas Priest’s heavier moments (a premonition for Painkiller), thrashing guitars and pounding percussion indicative of the then-burgeoning underground thrash movement (it’s got more riffs than Anthrax ever had), and undertones of the hair metal that was riding the charts at the time (especially in appearance) into a cohesive moment of refined ferocity. Perhaps it was this diversity that doomed the record to commercial failure at the time of its release, or even the abundance of dexterous musical histrionics that at times overwhelm Thundersteel. Regardless, Thundersteel has everything that makes metal great in all its overstated glory, making the disc an unappreciated classic.

Track list:
1. Thundersteel
2. Fight Or Fall
3. Sign Of The Crimson Storm
4. Flight Of The Warrior
5. On Wings Of Eagles
6. Johnny’s Back
7. Bloodstreets
8. Run for Your Life
9. Buried Alive (Tell Tale Heart)
10. Bloodstreets-alternate ending version
11. Buried Alive (Tell Tale Heart)-alternate ending version
12. On Wings Of Eagles-live 1988
13. Flight Of The Warrior-live 1988
14. Johnny’s Back-live 1988
15. Thundersteel-live 1988

Dvd list:
1. Live At Rockfest In Halletsville, Texas, 1988
2. Thundersteel Anniversary Shows live October 24th And 25th, 2009 In Tokyo, Japan
3. Japan TV Interview Footage With Masa Itoh, Japan 1989
4. Bloodstreets-video
5. Born In America-video
6. Restless Breed-video