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Red vinyl …six sixty six is his number, he takes the crown of earth, his sign is the circle of the beast, destroying only the worst… This single features Victim Of States Power taken from the bands debut album Gates To Purgatory but its backed up with two none album tracks which really makes this a must. Like all of their songs grooved to vinyl prior to this, once a song's momentum takes off it's pretty much etched in stone, meaning if you're looking for a rollercoaster ride of tempos during a tune, you may as well expect to find a canoe in a phone booth. Okay, maybe the momentum on this ep isn't such a straight shot as far as the dashing Satan goes. Its initial British gust of repetitive and agile fretboard aerobatics is a nice reversal compared to the other songs here that barely shift gears, as if to say 'yeah, we can do that too'. That's fine, because with Satan the band finally throw some caution to the wind and change up the tempo with a nifty adventuresome shift at midway and then a change that's less dynamic at the end, but hey, at least there is some change. In the meantime,Walpurgis Night is kinda common in its mild catchiness and is probably a little too heartening for the overall tainted ideals the band orders forth, meanwhile the vocally staunch Rolf throws an uncommon ear-splitter into the atmosphere for good measure. Basically it's a song that could've gotten shoved into the shadows on a full-lengthier, but has nowhere to hide here and tends to derail things a tad. Track listing: 1. Victim Of States Power 2. Walpurgis Night (The Sign Of Womens Fight) 3. Satan