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Fear No Evil

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Whether one chooses to interpret this as the fearful sound of the beast thrashing in the foundations of the world's ruin or merely some really ugly dudes who split their time between band practice and D&D, it's great. There really isn't a bad song on this one. Plus, it has death riding a motorcycle through a church window - probably the most emotionally resonant and socially significant imagery in popular culture produced in the 20th century.

If this album would have gotten as much radio sponsorship as Ozzy or Metalli-can't they would have been superstars, I think. No real weak tracks, a definitive 80's metal album at it's best. Every song has something unique, either a real eye-opening solo or riff or both or something else to do with drums. Funny metal lyrics too, like what you'd expect from Judas Priest. Color/texture changes from song to song and within a song itself. You're caught off guard just when you anticipate what's going to happen next. This one's perfect for the loudspeakers.

Fear No Evil is where the band really hit its stride and nailed an identity. See You in Hell was hit and miss and Rock You to Hell, while it was great in some ways, was a let down (singing about politics?) FNE was have a good time heavy metal!

I have heard all three of their releases and I must say that this is their best one..."Fear No Evil"...If their first album "See You In Hell" had a clearer more crisp sound and production,then I would say it, but Grim Reaper comes through on "Fear No Evil" with better production and clarity...the title track is the opener and it sets the tone for the onslaught of metal that awaits your unsuspecting ears...the second track "never coming back" is great...one of the better ones they ever recorded imho...the third song lord of darkness is good but i could do without it...did nothing for me...the fourth song "matter of time" the same...fifth "r@r tonight" catches you offguard at first listen due to its change of pace...another winner! sixth,seventh,and eighth songs are good too but again dont do anything for me as far as anything memorable...but the last song "final scream" is classic...overall the vocalist can kinda get on your nerves ie: similar to the way ozzy's does...so,take and listen in moderation...and forget any videos youve ever seen of them...you'll appreciate the music much more if you do so...some bands were just not destined for the mtv screen...way too ugly for television!