{"id":3951,"date":"1985-03-01T00:00:33","date_gmt":"1985-03-01T00:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=3951"},"modified":"2012-01-17T15:24:56","modified_gmt":"2012-01-17T15:24:56","slug":"album-review-savage-grace-master-of-disguise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-savage-grace-master-of-disguise\/","title":{"rendered":"SAVAGE GRACE – Master Of Disguise | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAVAGE GRACE
Master Of Disguise<\/strong><\/span>
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\nBlack Dragon (1985)<\/span>
Rating: 9\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The newly launched French based Black Dragon Records have certainly come up trumps with their first release. Master Of Disguise<\/em> is Savage Grace\u2019s second vinyl offering and a vast improvement on the band\u2019s The Dominatress<\/em> EP. They have brought in a fine Dio-inspired vocalist in Mike Smith to replace John Birk, as well as the addition of ex-Agent Steel guitarist Mark Marshall, though the latter doesn\u2019t appear on this album.<\/p>\n

After a somewhat dodgy opener in the instrumental \u2018Lions Roar\u2019, which reminds me of Tokyo Blade, the album is a deluge of speed metal without a ballad or a mundane rocker in sight. \u2018Sons Of Iniquity\u2019, \u2018Sins Of The Damned\u2019 and \u2018Bound To Be Free\u2019 are power metal at its best with the latter featuring some maniac lead-work from Christian Logue.<\/p>\n

\u2018Into The Fire\u2019 and the superb title track are more in the thrash mould, while \u2018Fear My Way\u2019 and \u2018No One Left To Blame\u2019 sound more like Iron Maiden on speed. Finally, \u2018Betrayer\u2019 is a little more subdued and in the Dio vein but great just the same.<\/p>\n

Master Of Disguise<\/em> does have one weakness and that\u2019s the production, which lacks the crispness of the recent Razor and Exodus releases. But this apart, the album is strongly recommended.<\/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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