The 80s was a great time for metal. Judas Priest, Helloween, Maiden were all releasing career-defining work, and alongside death, thrash, black and hair metal, speed metal emerged with good bands all forming and gaining fame. It is for this reason that upon first hearing - and indeed seeing - Armory you'd be forgiven for thinking you were in the 80s. This band sounds like just the sort of fast-paced, gritty metal you'd expect from such long-haired, denim-wearing metalheads, and this is no bad thing. The band wear these influences on their sleeve full-length "Mercurion" is an excellent homage to one of metal's most crucial time periods. 'Message from the stars' sets the scene for much of the album, both in name and sound. It's Judas Priest style double-guitar assault is a metalheads dream, while the loud pounding drums and screeching vocals complete the Armory sound. The 80s may have been great for metal, but let's not pretend there isn't a ton of high-quality metal around today. In Mercurion Evil Invaders combine these two truths to emerge with a strong-as-hell album. It's dirty, thrashy and in-your-face, it's also pretty brilliant. Essential listen, especially if speed/thrash are your forte!!
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Review by Paul Caravasi
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