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│║ Rls Date..2020-04-01 Encoder......LAME 3.100 ║ │
│║ Genre.....Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year......1987 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Damien ║ │
│║ Album : Every Dog Has Its Day ║ │
│║ Label : Select Records ║ │
│║ Cat.No : SED 21622 ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ 1988 was certainly well advanced into one those breaking ║ │
│║ points, those 'cusps' in which one metal genre seemed to ║ │
│║ overtake the last; this in particular being the rising ║ │
│║ dominance of the thrash current. Thus, the thunder was ║ │
│║ stolen, the rug ripped out from under a good deal of unsung ║ │
│║ heroes that were waving the flags of traditional heavy and ║ │
│║ speed metal the world wide. Damien was one such loss, a ║ │
│║ band who sprouted up from the middle of the US (Ohio) and ║ │
│║ produced a string of entertaining records, got just a ║ │
│║ snippet of video play, and then gradually faded into ║ │
│║ nothingness, since there is really no way they were going ║ │
│║ to compete for the attention of the metal teen's allowance ║ │
│║ against South of Heaven, State of Euphoria or ...And ║ │
│║ Justice for All. Well, I'm here to say that every underdog ║ │
│║ WILL have it's day, and that Damien's debut is worth ║ │
│║ revisiting for its polish and flair, or visiting for the ║ │
│║ first time if you're new to the trad metal and seeking more ║ │
│║ substance than the nearest White Wizzard coattails. ║ │
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│║ Now I said polish, and indeed, Every Dog Has Its Day is ║ │
│║ cleaner than a well picked-over bone in a kennel of Cujos. ║ │
│║ The impetus here is on tight performance, big verses and ║ │
│║ even bigger chorus. Several of the tracks here sound ║ │
│║ disturbingly like Judas Priest to the point that I might in ║ │
│║ fact label them a rip-off, of at least the formula if not ║ │
│║ the exacting characteristics. For instance, the opener ║ │
│║ "Wolf Dreams" feels like a "Breaking the Law", with tight ║ │
│║ mid-paced momentum in the verse and an added, familiar tone ║ │
│║ to the melody leading into the chorus. "Serpents Rising" ║ │
│║ and "World Affair" almost assuredly found themselves reared ║ │
│║ on a steady diet of JP '78-82. Vocalist Randy 'Wolf' ║ │
│║ Mikelson used a similar contrast of bitter low range and ║ │
│║ Halford-esque screams, with a touch of Joe Elliot, Udo ║ │
│║ Dirkschneider and David Wayne for good measure. It very ║ │
│║ soon becomes evident, though, that despite the obvious ║ │
│║ derivations, there was a creative streak here that ║ │
│║ manifests in the variation of tracks. Yes, a few of them ║ │
│║ could be doppelgangers of established financial titans like ║ │
│║ Priest, but on the whole Damien were practiced and ║ │
│║ flexible. ║ │
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│║ And it paid off, from the Scorpions-like strut of "Give Me ║ │
│║ a Sign" with its spiky verse melodies, to the brazen, ║ │
│║ galloping anthems like "Season of the Arrow", to even the ║ │
│║ glorious escalation of the instrumental "Glass City" or its ║ │
│║ ensuing roadster "Race to the End". But probably the track ║ │
│║ that so many would remember off this record would be the ║ │
│║ titular "Every Dog Has Its Day", which screams along like a ║ │
│║ hybrid of mid-80s Ozzy or Dio and Germans Accept, 'Wolf' ║ │
│║ kicking the listener straight in the balls with his chorus ║ │
│║ scream; guitarists Chuck Stohl and Fritz Adamshick tearing ║ │
│║ up the lead bridge with ease while the rhythm section ║ │
│║ stayed tighter than the spiked collar of the cover mutt. I ║ │
│║ won't say it's the best piece here, but it's not a stretch ║ │
│║ to imagine why it would be chosen for the title and video. ║ │
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│║ Unfortunately, such indecision can not be applied to which ║ │
│║ of these is the WORST track. "I Play for You", the ║ │
│║ mandatory tard ballad is inconveniently wedged into the ║ │
│║ latter half of the record, breaking its momentum in a crass ║ │
│║ attempt to bridge Motley Crue and Savatage. Okay, not the ║ │
│║ worst 'power' ballad I've heard maybe, but clearly not ║ │
│║ memorable, and the one sinkhole of the album. In the end, ║ │
│║ Every Dog Has Its Day holds up surprisingly well, partly ║ │
│║ due to the care placed in its production and partly ║ │
│║ because, well, who doesn't want some steaming 80s metal to ║ │
│║ stalk the night for ladies, beer and blow? These men might ║ │
│║ not have had the ultimate in chops to rival "Fast as a ║ │
│║ Shark", "Turbo Lover" and "Dr. Feelgood" but they'll do in ║ │
│║ a pinch, and along with statesmen Chastain, Breaker and ║ │
│║ Attaxe, should have brought more accolades upon the ║ │
│║ underground of the Buckeye State. It's never too late, ║ │
│║ though, and despite a few extensive vacations, the band ║ │
│║ survives today. ║ │
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│║ -autothrall ║ │
│║ http://www.fromthedustreturned.com ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 1. Wolf Dreams 4:46 │
│ 2. Possession 4:37 │
│ 3. Serpents Rising 3:00 │
│ 4. Give Me A Sign 4:52 │
│ 5. Every Dog Has Its Day 4:44 │
│ 6. World Affair 4:43 │
│ 7. Seasons Of The Arrow 5:48 │
│ 8. I Play For You 5:21 │
│ 9. Glass City 1:49 │
│ 10. Race To The End 3:51 │
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│ Total Length : 00:43:31 │
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