{"id":3371,"date":"1985-03-01T00:00:28","date_gmt":"1985-03-01T00:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=3371"},"modified":"2013-06-01T13:07:34","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T13:07:34","slug":"album-review-chastain-mystery-of-illusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-chastain-mystery-of-illusion\/","title":{"rendered":"CHASTAIN – Mystery Of Illusion (1985) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHASTAIN
Mystery Of Illusion<\/strong><\/span>
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\nShrapnel (1985)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Apart from Warlock and Acid I can\u2019t say I go a bundle on female fronted metal bands. However, Chastain seem to be another exception to the rule with the powerful Dorothee Pesch \/ Jody Turner raunchy vocal style of Leather, who was formerly with Rock Goddess clones Rude Girl.<\/p>\n

The band are named after their lead guitarist David T. Chastain, who like Yngwie Malmsteen \u2013 another guitar hero brought to the metal world\u2019s attention by Mike Varney \u2013 is a highly talented master of the fret board, although not, I\u2019m happy to say, quite as self-indulgent. Also, David has the added ability of being able to write strong metal tunes. The fast paced \u2018I\u2019ve Seen Tomorrow\u2019 is a fine example, where the band gel their talents for a superb menacing assault of hard aggressive metal.<\/p>\n

\u2018I Fear No Evil\u2019 is another high quality track where Leather excels her vocal talents to the max. The remainder of the tracks vary from the no-nonsense power attack of \u2018When The Battle\u2019s Over\u2019 and the semi-doom metal of \u2018Night Of The Gods\u2019 to the ballad \u2018Endlessly\u2019, all of which adds up to a most promising debut.<\/p>\n

Bernard Doe<\/strong><\/p>\n

Review taken from Metal Forces, Issue 10 (1985)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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