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Double cd with a thick 20 page booklet

Amazing anthology of this NWoBHM underground cult act. The band recorded their Demo back in 1981 and got a contract with Neat Records back in the days. Troyen was originally formed by vocalist/guitarists Steve McGuire and Nick Mannion, bassist Dave Strathearn and drummer Jeff Baddley, Troyen spilt up in 1983 with just one commercially available demo and a couple of other recorded tracks to their name. The contract with Neat Records didnt lead to anything as the band split up before anything was released. Asked by the organisers of the UK’s Brofest festival in 2014 if they’d consider reforming, Baddley tracked down the original band and, at first, they agreed to get together just for one gig “and one gig only; no recording or anything like that,” says Baddley. Further offers from other festivals soon changed their collective minds, and although at that point Strathearn realised he couldn’t commit to anything long-term so parted company with the band, Karl Altdorfer joined as the new bassist and Troyen were up-and-running once more, making their debut at Brofest 2015. Although there have been some changes along the way, the past five years have seen Troyen active both onstage and in the studio. This amazing compilation collects the bands first demo from 1981 as well as a previously unreleased tune from 1982 as well as material recorded since their reformation. As a bonus we also get a track from their 1981 demo recorded live at their reformation gig at Brofest in England 2015

Track list:
1. Dreams Never Lie-demo 1981
2. Futures Friends-demo 1981
3. Don’t Send Me To War-demo 1981
4. Crazy Lady-demo 1981
5. Free Wheelin-studio track 1982
6. Backlash-Finish What You Started 2014
7. Finish What You Started-Finish What You Started 2014
8. Syrian Lady-Finish What You Started 2014
9. First Blood-Finish What You Started 2014
10. Storm Child-Storm Child EP 2017
11. Flight Of Fantasy-Storm Child EP 2017
12. Chealin-Storm Child EP 2017
13. Dreams Never Lie-Storm Child EP 2017
14. Future Friends-Storm Child EP 2017
15. Lady Evil-A New Dawn EP 2019
16. Don’t Send Me To War-A New Dawn EP 2019
17. Nightmare-A New Dawn EP 2019
18. Syrian Lady-A New Dawn EP 2019
19. Don’t Send Me To War-extended-A New Dawn EP 2019
20. Crazy Lady-live Brofest 2015