JAG PANZER "The Fourth Judgement" /CD/

The tenth full-length album by the cult American Heavy/Power Metal band.
Jag Panzer troops, stand at attention! 7 years in darkness from this venerable American band of soldiers eventually led into the light with the release of "The Scourge Of The Light". Jag Panzer were one of the great American bands from the 80s with their classic "Ample Destruction", still, after all these years, being just about one of ours favorite Metal albums. And now...they're on the upsurge, again.
This is just a really solid album. Harry Conklin sounds good, singing at a midrange with some serious vitriol pumped into him. Mark Briody and Chris Lasegue on guitars are the real stars here, with their seemingly endless barrage of Maidenesque riffs, winding, multi-faceted solos and blazing leads. The drums from Rikard Stjernquist are militaristic and powerful – just like Jag Panzer's always should be. That was always one of the strongest points of the band; those pumping, marching drum beats that sounded like a thousand soldiers right outside your door. This effect is in full use here.
Jag Panzer in recent years have stuck to a fairly similar formula – mostly traditional rockers mixed with experimental tracks – and this album does not diverge from that formula. It's actually just about the best they've done while adhering to it, with the most interesting tunes and the most confident, ballsy performances. The songwriting here is stripped down just enough to allow for clarity and strength, but still complex enough that the songs reveal more layers with each listen.
Stand at rest, troops. The mission is finished. It has been a successful one. This is Heavy Metal the way the Gods intended. Well done gentleman! Well done!!
SPV GmbH/Soyuz Music, 2011. Made in Russia. 


Tracklist:
1. Condemned To Fight 4:23
2. The Setting Of The Sun 3:26
3. Bringing The End 5:03
4. Call To Arms 3:26
5. Cycles 4:08
6. Overlord 5:27
7. Let It Out 3:34
8. Union 5:15
9. Burn 6:04
10. The Book Of Kells 8:01
Total playing time: 48:47 min.

First re-release of the sixth full-length studio album by legendary American Progressive Heavy/Power Metal band.
One of the most underrated Power Metal bands of all time, without any doubt! So many years in Power Metal, these guys play truly great music and above all they play real Heavy Metal!! And this album is a bible of US Power Metal of the 80s!!!
This CD is a smash, a fatal blow to all those who never tried to give a chance to this great band. Now they have to do that. Band made a heavy, aggressive, groovy yet melodic album, with some of the best riffs ever written in the US Power Metal genre. This album is more Progressive than the band's previous work, and it is a deadly bullet in the heart of all those who say that Metal is dead. Metal will never die 'cause with bands like Jag Panzer, Metal has nothing to fear!
Century Media Records Ltd./Punishment 18 Records, 1994/2019 (P18R 148). Made in Italy.


Tracklist:
1. Take To The Sky 5:28
2. Frozen In Fear 3:42
3. Unworthy 6:09
4. The Silent 5:16
5. The Scarlet Letter 3:53
6. Choir Of Tears 6:12
7. Cold Is The Blade (And The Heart That Wields It) 5:55
8. Hidden In My Eyes 4:26
9. Power Surge 6:14
10. All Things Renewed 7:02
Total playing time: 54:20 min.