Area 54 - Apocrypha

It's a shame this Las Vegas band's career abruptly ended here with their third album, as 'Area 54' is an interesting and distinctive album that proves heavy metal was still alive and kicking into the early nineties when many bands abandoned it... well, except that this band too abandoned it shortly thereafter. It doesn't matter anyway, this is a great collection of odd-sounding classic metal tracks that vary from ominous, bass-heavy orations to loose instrumentals and surprisingly old-school happier offerings towards the end of the album, complete with sing-song choruses and cowbells just when you were starting to get used to the dingy side of things. Steve ...  Read the complete review