Description

Black vinyl with one bonus track not available on the cd version. With 6 page biography and lyric insert that is signed by both members. Limited 305 numbered copies

I like it when an album’s title describes what’s waiting for you inside. On Shining Steel’s 2010 demo Heavy Metal Shock I was treated to shockingly good 80s style French heavy metal. And now on their debut album Heavy Rockers I’m greeted by some true metal that flat out rocks! Formed in 2009 Shining Steel are the latest in a long line of killer French heavy metal bands. Picking up where the likes of Blaspheme, Warning and Sortilege left off Shining Steel are a good sign that the French heavy metal scene is indeed growing again. Like many hometown bands before them Shining Steel choose to sing in their native language. This will limit their appeal to many although the language of heavy metal is universal to people like me. Loud and proud is the way to go no matter what part of the world youre from! Respirer might be sung in French but that doesn’t stop it coming through as a hard edged/ traditional rock number. The band is able to mix melody with the metal without losing any spark. Never mind the fact that even in French the chorus is addictive! ADX, High Power and Satan Jokers all might stake a claim to the sound on this album but Shining Steel sound fresh and modern. The band also did a home made production to get a rough sound. Not its time for people to realize that the French metal scene were so much more than just Trust. This might be the French answer to Vanderbuyst so get this album now.

Track list:
1. Respirer
2. Save Your Soul
3. Liberte
4. Black Shuck (Le Chien Noir De L’Enfer)
5. Laisse Aller
6. Adrenaline
7. Citie Metal
8. Sanctuaire
9. Les Quartiers