Slough Feg have been in business since the early 90s and are now presenting their ninth studio album on a major independent label. This band have released album after album of quality heavy metal channeling Maiden, Lizzy and the NWOBHM. While the influences are obvious the overall sound is unique and no one else soundsSlough Feg have been in business since the early 90s and are now presenting their ninth studio album on a major independent label. This band have released album after album of quality heavy metal channeling Maiden, Lizzy and the NWOBHM. While the influences are obvious the overall sound is unique and no one else sounds like them. Opener "Analogue Avengers/Bertrand Russell's Sex Den" kicks in with full band including vocals, no time for intros, into a harmony guitar part with the other worldly vocals of Mike Scalzi who has a tinge of Family vocalist Roger Chapman. Slough Feg albums have no respite; they grab and pull the listener along, the intertwining riffs and frantic drumming rule supreme throughout. The lead single from the album "Laser Enforcer" is the most straightforward track on the album with a sound that harkens back to early Maiden, a great single but not one that prepares you for the rest of the album. "Magic Hooligan" with its laid back intro complete with acoustic guitar before a frenetic drumming pattern arrives with high speed riffs and a pace which is up there with the fastest Slough Feg have ever done. There are hints of past albums [...]
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