Blaze

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The Rock Dinosaur
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Friday, January 31, 2014
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Blaze, not be confused with  the once  Wolfsbane, Iron Maiden,  and  Blaze  main man Blaze Bayley, no sir  no,  these 4 youngsters hail from Japan, and  with the EP  the rock dinosaur  they provide us a really good slab of very old school hard rock/ Metal,  in  this case not so much  influenced by  the known  NWOBHM stars of the early 80 ear like  Maiden,  Saxon or Priest,  but rather   influenced by UFO, old scorpions and MSG.

Listening  to tracks like  “ one way  flight” or  “ Underground  Heroes “ ,brings a big smile to this old men’s face…..  Superberb riffing  and leads ,  and a  good vocal performance by Wataru Shiota.  Overall  a real nod to the old school….. I want more …

85/100