On disc: Warhead

 
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- Good Part For Each
 
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- Beyond Recall
 
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- Hour Of Death - Live 2000
 
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Hour Of Death - Live 2000

(Timezone Records - 2008)



 
 

 

The German power metal band Warhead started back in 1993 and had been trough hardship since 2002. Now they release Hour Of Death, a live album which was recorded in 2000 after their first headliner club tour. It was the Beyond Recall tour and so a lot songs from that album made it onto the set list.

With the intro C17-X/05 they kick off and head straight into Senseless, a heavy fast rocker with a catchy hook. Just prior to that tour singer Björn Eilen decided to no longer play guitar live and so they got Florian Albers to fill in. A good decision, coz so he could concentrate on the vocals. The sound is heavy and powerful which supports their fast powerful tracks. With Flashback Of A Poor Man they present a tune off Perfect / Infect which starts slowly, but powerful. The vocals have an aggressive touch and the heavy groove forces them ahead. At The Trial they show the whole sound spectrum of Warhead - and it gets obvious that this is a real live recording as singer Björn Eilen sings a bit out of tune at a short passage. Peter Breitenbach's drums lead into Let Me Die. And into a track which kinda represents Warhead's sound quite good. Before they head into Listen! which leads into The Other Side, you can hear the audience shouting and so you get a live feeling.

I saw Warhead at the Beyond Recall tour and the CD can really give you an idea about Warhead live in 2000. And also is a kind of best-of off their first albums. Unfortunately the band then kinda disappeared, but now they are back! Even if its almost a new band, check them out! This album is presenting the old Warhead and is real fun to listen to!
 
 










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Beyond Recall

(Noise Records - 2000)



 
 

 

The German Warheads are back with a new album - Beyond Recall. Their 3rd release is a conceptual album about a man which is sen­tenced to death. The story tells about the man who tries to escape from the police after a robbery in a supermarket where he kills to employees and it ends when he gets the deadly injection. The songs show different types of power metal to tell the story. The trio shows with their 3rd release a larger variety than in the past. With this album the band don't want to make a statement pro or against death penalty. The just want to make everyone think about what he / she is doing and that there is no excuse, if you killed someone. And that everyone is responsible for his / her own life!
 
 










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Good Part For Each

(High Gain Rec. - 1997)



 
 

 

For many journalists are Warhead the German Metallica. The band recruited former Grave Digger drummer Peter Breitenbach and is trying for a while to establish themselves in the German metal scene. Now with a management (Flying Dolphin Promotion with manager Chris Boltendahl - I heard that name before, I guess...) and a new label - High Gain Records - the trio from Osnabrück tries to kick the ass of the unbelievers. Warhead should succeed with the high class compositions on Good Part For Each. Tracks like Let Me Die, Hatred and Going To The Center are neck breakers!
 
 










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Warhead

(self-released - 1995)



 
 

 

The trio from Osnabrück (Germany) musically combine influences of Testament, Metallica, Megadeth and Black Sabbath. Benny zur Heide (bass), Björn Eilen (vocals & guitar) and former Grave Digger drummer Peter Breitenbach start an attack at your ear-drum. They rock! I hope that some label will show their interest, coz songs like Blindly and Going To The Center are presenting the band very well.
 
 










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