{"product_id":"multi-artistes_us-metal-box_2025_soc","title":"US Metal Box","description":"Explaining the Griffin group to an American metal fan would be like carrying owls to Athens. While their first album still offered traditional heavy metal in its purest form, the band around extraordinary vocalist William McKay moved toward speed metal and thrash metal, without losing their distinctive characteristics. \"Protectors Of The Lair\" was released in 1986 on Steamhammer\u003cbr\u003eSPV. Musically, the band was in tune with the times, but their style can also be described as eccentric and original. Their biggest flaw, however, was their overly weak sound, which was almost exclusively limited to the mids and highs. This problem has now been doubly resolved! By a stroke of luck, the original 24-track tapes were still available and could be transferred after some repairs. This allowed not only a remastering, but also a remix, done by Neudi in 2020, which now fills LP 1. The second disc contains the original 1986 mix, but remastered by Patrick Engel (Metal Blade, High Roller, etc.).Hammers Rule is considered a cult American metal band, whose albums \"Show No Mercy\" and \"After The Bomb\" (1984\u003cbr\u003e1985) are highly sought-after collector's items today. The band did not want to limit themselves to a single style and thus covers an extremely broad spectrum of American metal. While the first four tracks oscillate between epic metal, heavy metal, and speed metal (just like the two tracks from the EP \"Kamikaze\" and \"Stop The World\"), the B-side of the original album was a bit more accessible and fits well into the 80s trend, characterized by high hairspray consumption. But these tracks are also full of energy and humor. One reason for this is the incredible rhythm section consisting of drummer Chuck Hohn and bassist Shaun Henley. The two musicians played at a level comparable to Steve Harris and Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden). Furthermore, thanks to its powerful playing and presence in the mix, the bass impressively replaces a second guitar. The album and EP were largely recorded live in the studio. Golden Core was the first label with which the remaining band members agreed to a reissue. The Golden Core LP contains the EP tracks as a 7\" single.In 2020, Legendry recorded an exciting EP featuring three covers (including \"Metal\" by Manilla Road) and one new original song (the title track \"Heavy Metal Adventure\"), which also fits into the visual concept of the three previous albums. If you like Epic Metal, you cannot miss \"Heavy Metal Adventure\"!","brand":"Multi-Artistes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57447844544856,"sku":null,"price":23919999.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/4943\/0360\/files\/0194111041202.jpg?v=1780612285","url":"https:\/\/vinyles.com\/en-us\/products\/multi-artistes_us-metal-box_2025_soc","provider":"Vinyles.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}