March Of The Saint - Armored Saint

Essentially, Armored Saint were just another heavy metal band inspired by Judas Priest that ended up sounding more or less exactly the same as their heroes, but thanks to the powerful vocals of John Bush and distinctive guitars of David Pritchard and Phil Sandoval, they at least possessed enough individuality to merit a reasonably successful career that followed much the same course as many American bands of the time: a series of increasingly accomplished albums honing their style throughout the late eighties before heavy metal became a laughing stock overnight and the band recorded their version of Metallica's black album, a.k.a. a radio-friendly collection of bland, ...  Read the complete review