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Witchfynde - Give 'Em Hell  (180 Gram Vinyl / Colored) Sealed. New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands came in many guises: -derived traditionalists, flash-rocking disciples, and even punk-inflected garage rockers. But as would become apparent with 's later releases, many acts also looked to '70s progressive rock dinosaurs like and for inspiration. Only, when combined with the N.W.O.B.H.M.'s seemingly counter-intuitive "do it yourself" ethic, these progressive rock excesses made for a very strange and positively explosive mix of extremes. Mansfield's fell squarely into this category, for though their lyrics often echoed the faux-satanic imagery espoused by contemporaries like and , the band's complex compositions quickly revealed their progressive rock fetishes, among which late-70's was by far the most obvious. So whilst made-to-order singles like the title track; "Ready to Roll"; and the silly, clearly forced "Pay Now -- Love Later" catered to the simplistic hard rock trends of the day, the best offerings on the band's 1980 debut, were those which thrived on shifting time signatures and epic arrangements. These included expansive cuts like "Unto the Ages of the Ages," and possibly their best-known track, "Leaving Nadir" -- an unabashed tribute (some would say "retread") of and Co.'s "Xanadu." All of which makes one of the more original and surprisingly lasting documents from this exciting era for heavy metal.

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