{"id":540,"date":"1984-01-01T00:00:40","date_gmt":"1984-01-01T00:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=540"},"modified":"2013-06-01T12:57:50","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T12:57:50","slug":"album-review-axe-victims-another-victim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-axe-victims-another-victim\/","title":{"rendered":"AXE VICTIMS – Another Victim (1984) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

AXE VICTIMS
Another Victim<\/strong><\/span>
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\nMausoleum (1984)<\/span>
Rating: 6\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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With a name like Axe Victims, I\u2019d expected this five-piece German band to be nothing short of a frenzied attack of power metal. Sadly, this is not the case.<\/p>\n

The album opens in fine style with the fast hard driving metal of \u2018Shoot From The Stars\u2019, complete with space launch countdown courtesy of NASA, but from then on it\u2019s pretty mediocre one-paced rock. \u2018Heartbreaker\u2019 is a bit of an AC\/DC-like plodder, whilst \u2018Soldiers Of Life\u2019 and \u2018Can\u2019t Stand It\u2019 are boppy commercial numbers. The final track on side one, \u2018Man Of The Dark\u2019 is slightly better, reminding me somewhat of Accept\u2019s \u2018Princess Of The Dawn\u2019.<\/p>\n

On to side two, and again a fairly promising opening number in the catchy \u2018Young and Wise\u2019 – Krokus fans will love this one. Then we\u2019re treated to some commercial hard rock, American-style, with \u2018For The Ladies\u2019 and \u2018I\u2019ve Got The Power\u2019, before finishing off with the slow \u2018Turn It Loud\u2019.<\/p>\n

To be fair to Axe Victims, what they play they do well and each member sounds a highly competent musician, but although I like \u2018Shoot From The Stars\u2019 very much I\u2019m afraid I\u2019m not a fan of this pedestrian style hard rock. Still, if you\u2019re into the AC\/DC\u2019s and Krokus\u2019 of this world then give it a listen… it may do something for you. Me? Well, I\u2019ll stick with the Metallica\u2019s, Slayer<\/a>\u2019s, Helstar\u2019s and Killer\u2019s thank you very much.<\/p>\n

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

Review taken from Metal Forces, Issue 3 (1984)<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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