My first review will be on a real gem, Witch Cross' first and last album, Fit for Fight. A true classic heavy metal album released in 1984 with NWOBHM (new wave of British Heavy Metal...but from Denmark) tendencies this album rocks all the way through. Starting with the opening track, "Night Flight To Tokyo"Alex "Savage" Nyborg Madsen's vocals come souring through. Madsen's vocals are operatic, yet far from cheesy, and indeed have an intense passion about them. His singing sounds like what all of the other heavy metal bands with high pitched singers were trying to sound like, but failed miserably. While "Night Flight To Tokyo" still retains some of the classic rock elements in the opening riffs, the next song, and my personal favorite, "Face of a Clown" completely leaves behind any sense of Rock and Roll, and dives straight into Heavy Metal territory. Opening with a synth/organ intro, that turns into a heavy chugging metal riffs of the song are able to capture the listener into pure head banging ecstasy.
The songwriting on this album is top notch. Great intro's, guitar hooks, and catchy riffs and choruses make this album superb. The overall production (sound quality) is nothing special however. It has a very raw feel to it, and besides the vocals, most of the rhythm section, bass and drums, are muddled together. The drums themselves are nothing too special. Very typical early metal drumming. The guitars however, make up for the bass and drums. The riffs are fantastic, the melodies are superb, and the song "Axe Dance" sounds like a duel between the two guitarists; Mike Kock and Cole Hamilton, and the fight ends in a drawl.
Pros:
-Great songwriting
-Epic Vocals
-Guitars
-Every song sounds unique and has great catchy choruses
Cons:
-If you are looking for clean, polished production, this is not it
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