BLEAK HOUSE — Rainbow Warrior (review)

BLEAK HOUSE — Rainbow Warrior album cover EP · 1980 · NWoBHM Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
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Genre: NWoBHM

Yup, this is the one. The release with the riff that Metallica kind of lifted. Thus, this release shows how important NWoBHM is to heavy metal. Although most of the bands in this movement never made it beyond some demos and a couple of singles, they were hugely influential on groundbreaking bands like Metallica and others who were part of the first thrash metal generation.

And, the music on this release is pretty good. "Rainbow Warrior" is the legendary track that Metallica borrowed the intro riff from, but my favorite part is actually the sort of galloping riff in the bridge, and if I were to lift anything from this song, it would be that riff. The two other tracks "Isandhlhawa" and "Inquisition" are pretty hard hitting heavy metal songs with lots of good stuff in them. I especially like the groovy riffage of the former, and I also appreciate how these tracks are essentially flurries of riffage akin to what Maiden did back then.

This release is recommended for any fan of traditional metal, because it's pretty darn good.
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