Blitzkrieg (UK) - Demo Tape (Demo) (192)

Line Up :

Brian Ross - Vocals
Mick Procter - Guitar
Jim Sirotto - Guitar
Mick Moore - Bass
Sean Taylor - Drums

This demo is currently available on the "A Time Of Changes - Phase 1" double CD
on Castle/Sanctuary, along with the A Time Of Changes LP, the Buried
Alive/Blitzkrieg single, the Blitzed Alive demo, their song on the Lead Weight
compilation, and 9 unreleased tracks.

1.	Blitzkrieg	03:44
2.	Inferno	04:43
3.	Armageddon	06:17
Total playing time		14:44

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Blitzkrieg (UK) - Buried Alive (Single) (320)

Line Up :

Brian Ross - Vocals
Mick Procter - Guitar
Jim Sirotto - Guitar
Mick Moore - Bass
Sean Taylor - Drums

1.	Buried Alive	03:30
2.	Blitzkrieg	03:47
Total playing time		07:17

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Blitzkrieg (UK) - Blitzed Alive (Demo) (224)

Line Up :

Brian Ross - Vocals
Mick Procter - Guitar
Jim Sirotto - Guitar
Mick Moore - Bass
Sean Taylor - Drums

Crowd noise was added to make it sound like more people were at the shows. This
lead to (false) rumors that the tape is not live. On A Time of Changes, crowd
noise from a Queen show was added to "Hell to Pay" as a joke on these rumors.

Review :

When this came out, it was by far the most brutal speed metal release yet. More so than Judas Priest's Rapid Fire, or any Motorhead, or even Venom for that matter. It had crushing riffs that only Fast as a Shark or Freewheel Burning would emulate, years later. The album versions of these songs somehow ended up far less heavy. The demo was recorded in November, 1980, in a studio, with crowd noise later added - it is next to impossible to find, especially with good sound quality.

Is it any good? Of course it is... the songs are similar to what would appear on the later release "A Time of Changes", but played with enough intensity to make No Sleep 'til Hammersmith sound like a fucking Lacuna Coil album. Stuff like "Inferno" and of course "Blitzkrieg" would cause loss of pantsage in such poseurs as Lars Ulrich for years to come...

Like the first Artillery demo, this recording is completely forgotten, due to it not being available in good quality, but by god this is indispensable!!

1.	Ragnarok/Inferno	05:45
2.	Take a Look Around	04:25
3.	Armageddon	06:28
4.	Blitzkrieg	03:44
5.	Highway Star (Deep Purple cover)	03:55
6.	Saviour	05:32
Total playing time		29:49

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Blitzkrieg (UK) - Ten Years of Blitzkrieg (Ep) (128)

Line Up :

Brian Ross - Vocals
Tony J. Liddle - Guitar
Glenn S. Howes - Guitar
Glen Carey - Bass
Gary Young - Drums

Review :

This E.P features 2 songs from 1981 and 3 recently recorded in 1991. “Blitzkrieg” the self-titled first track is played 5 times faster than the original recording in 1985 and is nonetheless speed/power metal at its best. I very much prefer this version to many others I’ve heard from them. The bridge /semi-solo towards the end of the song is played differently but in a similar melody like the original version.
“Buried Alive” is also played much faster than the 1981 demo version, and for those who aren’t aware, the song is actually a re-write of the 1973 tune "Hocus Pocus" by Focus.
“Night Howl” opens with a jazzy bass line overshadowed by a mellow riff, lead by a solo break. As always Brians vocals are spot on yet after listening to the first 2 tracks you cant help but feel a little let down by the speed of the track. Perhaps positioning of the track may be the downer in this particular case.
“The sentinel” has an interesting medevil intro followed by a solo, once the drums kick in it starts to sound like a Maiden track. All the more interesting ofcourse, perhaps a slight Maiden influence over the years.
Finally “Nocturnal vision” has a gut renching drum roll that gives the song a double bass kick. Unfortunatly due to past feats, tight tracks produced and the influenes formed by none other than Metallica, the last 3 tracks are nothing inspirational yet are an indication that the future is and always will be bright for the NWOBHM kings.

1.	Blitzkrieg	03:10
2.	Buried Alive	02:43
3.	Night Howl	03:32
4.	The Sentinel	06:42
5.	Nocturnal Vision	05:36
Total playing time		21:43

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