Skeptics Apocalypse [Import]

Agent Steel | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 1, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI Europe Generic
• ASIN: B001DHIYAW
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100,695 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. (The Calling)

2. Agents of Steel

3. Taken by Force

4. Evil Eye/Evil Minds

5. Bleed for the Godz

6. Children of the Sun

7. 144,000 Gone

8. Guilty as Charged

9. Back to Reign

10. Calling 98 for Skeptics

11. The Unexpected [Live]

12. The Ripper [*]

Editorial Reviews

The classic Agent Steel album now re-released as a deluxe edition. Skeptics Apocalypse includes one live track plus a cover ''The Ripper'' (Judas Priest). The layouts of both albums have been completely re-worked. The sound has been digitally re-mastered. Comes as a 6-panel Digipaks with metal-foil print.

YEAR: 2008

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential 80s Heavy Metal from a Great, Underrated Band, January 31, 2011

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Oliverio Casas "Heavy Metal Fan from Northern... (Montevideo, Uruguay) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Skeptics Apocalypse (Audio CD)

As I stated in my Unstoppable Force review, Agent Steel was a band that released two albums and an EP that are still regarded as 80s metal classics, mostly for their original sound, brutal enough to attract thrashers, but at the same time brimming with enough technicality and melodic ideas to attract more traditional minded metal fans.

It's clear that Agent Steel had their sound completely realized by the time of their debut: aside from minor production issues (the guitars sound a tad thinner, for example) the only noticeable difference between this album and the second is John Cyriis' use of King Diamond like falsettos every now and then.

In closing, just like Unstoppable Force, this can be an extremely satisfying album for any heavy metal fan.

Metal Trivia Note # 1: After the release of this album, guitarist Kurt Colfelt left the band to form Holy Terror, a much more thrash oriented project. He was replaced by Bernie Versailles on the Mad Locust EP with no noticeable effect on the band's sound.

4.0 out of 5 stars A hunk of steel hitting you in the head at 90 mph, March 11, 2010

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Big Al - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Skeptics Apocalypse (Audio CD)

It's hard to believe that this is what they sound like on their debut album. These guys are extremely fast and technical. To me John Cyriis sounds like a combination of mostly James Rivera of Helstar, with some Bruce Dickinson, and can even hit notes that remind me of King Diamond. Did I mention these guys are fast? They go at a blistering pace. Children of the Sun is probably my favorite. They sound the most like Iron Maiden on that one both musically and vocals. A lot of people don't seem to think that his vocal style goes well with Thrash but I disagree. One thing in the product description is that they don't mention the cover of Judas Priest's The Ripper. I don't know if its the best cover of that song I've heard but it's really close. The production on Calling 98 for Skeptics and The Unexpected is kind of poor. Other than that a great cd. 4 1/2 stars really.

5.0 out of 5 stars HEAVIEST OF THE HEAVY!!!, January 21, 2010

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Ken Kupstis "Author of CLOWNWHITE and INHUMAN... (Las Vegas, NV USA) - See all my reviews
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Is there ANYONE heavier than AGENT STEEL?!?! HELL to the NO!!! In my opinion this album could have been a single with "Agents of Steel" on one side and "Bleed For The Godz" on the other, and it would STILL be worth $20 or more. Even SLAYER wishes they could play this fast, heavy and CLEAN. Razor-sharp guitars, soaring vocals, intelligent lyrics...buy it already. KK (Rock Over America and CRYPT magazines)