Omega Conspiracy [EXTRA TRACKS]

Agent Steel

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 6, 2000)
• Original Release Date: June 6, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks
• Label: Metal Blade
• ASIN: B00004TCOU
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #143,167 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Destroy the Hush

2. Illuminatti Is Machine

3. Fighting Backwards

4. New Godz

5. Know Your Master

6. Infinty

7. Awaken the Swarm

8. Into the Nowhere

9. Bleed Forever

10. It's Not What You Think

11. Beyond the Realms of Death [*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Legends Strike Again!, November 21, 2001

By	C. A. Spellman - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

One of the most inspiring things to happen in Metal in recent years has been the sudden increase of band reformations. Long dormant and presumably defunct outfits are sprouting up from one corner of the globe to the next, among them the once vaunted AGENT STEEL.
Omega Conspiracy essentially picks up where the band left off a decade or so earlier. I can clearly remember my first experience with Agent Steel; having heard them on a Metal radio show in 1984. I caught the band live in a show a year later and found them highly energetic and talented songwriters. Fans of the band were undoubtedly peeved over the band's disappearance but having to wait all these years for a return to the scene has been well worth the wait. Omega Conspiracy is far better than I could have expected given the lengthy hiatus.

With a healthy measure of sci-fi inspiration the band have crafted one nifty Power/Thrash album that is far less melodic than I would have expected. In fact, Omega Conspiracy is downright nasty at times. The vocals are the strong, long-range shrieks you'll remember from the glory years and the musicianship is as good as its ever been (maybe better). The band let their aggressive tendencies rule the day though they find it in their hearts to squeeze out at least one Thrashy ballad and it is it ever good! What strikes me most about this album is it's overall feeling - spacey, angered and emotionally draining in parts. No matter how you slice it, this is a remarkable album and one I've been recycling through my player for months now. I'm personally very happy that one of the trademark names in Metal is back in business and long to hear a lot more from their creative minds.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Metal's answer to the X-Files..., August 27, 2000

By	Shawn H (Pittsburgh, Pa.) - See all my reviews

I've always liked this band. It's glad to see that they reformed for the most part. Different lead throat this time out in Bruce Hall who's got the high pitched screaming voice down. Solid mid-paced speed metal straight from the mid-eighties. It may not be the most complex or loved style of music anymore, but I still dig it. Nowadays bands try to outdo each other or sound so off the wall and over the top, it's hard to discern the greats from the mediocre. Thank goodness for the simple hard hitting stuff. Guitars, bass and drums you can easily identify and listen too. These guys are still subscribing to the alien conspiracy theory as you can tell by the cover and song lyrics. Good cover of a classic Priest tune, "Beyond The Realms Of Death". Hail!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get this PUNISHING speed/power album!!!!, May 25, 2001

By	Mark R. Guglielmo "markgugs" (Wood Ridge, NJ United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm admittedly new to this whole resurgent power/melodic/classic metal thing going on, but I DID cut my teeth in the mid-80s on the genre stalwarts like Helloween, Maiden, Priest, Savatage, etc. What the hell does that have to do with Agent Steel?

Well I bought the album just a little bit ago as I got back into the music I loved, and this one came recommended heartily. With good effin' reason! The best way for me to describe this album is absoluting galloping, punishing Maiden on uppers. There is not a single weak moment, and all fans of speedy, melodic POWER metal must own this album. It is essential to any collection. Plus, they sing about aliens and employ a variety of Anthrax-like anthemic shouts throughout some of the songs. What more could any self-respecting metalhead ask for? Get all of this.