Frustration/Hooded Eagle/I See The Light/Murderer's Lament/When The Wolf Sits/Midnight Steamer/ Primitive Man/Beyond The Grave/She Came Like A Bat From Hell
Self titled sole album release from the British early heavy metal band Jerusalem. Produced by Ian Gillan of Deep Purple he described their music as rough, raw and doomy.
“Perfect vocals and songwriting to go with epic crushing riffs that melt my brain into a puddle of pure metal ecstasy. I have heard a fair number of obscure early metal albums, but this blows almost everything else out of the water.”
“The chilling cover fits the album perfectly; it's cold, clammy, and harrowing, with deliciously unhinged vocals adding the evil vibe. Venomous tracks like Hooded Eagle, the psychotic confessional Murderer’s Lament, driving When The Wolf Sits, and appropriately bludgeoning Primitive Man, are creaky and rotten to the core.”
“Comparisons to Purple can be expected, but Jerusalem's minor-key riffs and tortured vocals paint an altogether darker picture than anything Purple ever attempted. Indeed, the lyrics often deal with such morbid subject matter as murder, the grim reaper and rotting in a grave. Further adding to the uncomfortable mood is the fact that several songs staunchly refuse to settle into traditional groovy rhythms, instead providing an insistent, sharp-edged backdrop to the group's gloomy tales of loneliness, alienation and death.”
“There are fantastic amounts of energy and passion going into and coming out of the songs. The vocal performance is the cherry on the cake. The lyrics are dark and doomy and the singer’s voice is just as powerful and deadly as the music.”
“What a great record that any metal fan will love. It's mostly pretty straight-forward heavy metal guitar driven hard rock, featuring excellent song writing, good production and consistency.”
“Very aggressive rockin' album from this British band, produced by Deep Purple's Ian Gillan. Crude and raw, featuring the fine guitar - check out Hooded Eagle. Sadly their only release, they had a lot of potential in the 70s rock market.”
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