ACID ENGINE BEAST LP Exciter heavy metal colored vinyl limited thrash speed
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Brand new, Sealed
ACID Engine Beast LP+7" RED/ BLUE BI-COLOR
High Roller Records, ULTIMATE EDITION, 2nd pressing, red/ light blue bi-color vinyl, ltd 250, 425gsm heavy cardboard cover, lyric insert, poster, red vinyl bonus 7" in picture sleeve, restored & mastered by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony, Cutting by SST
Kate - Vocals Demon - Lead Guitar Dizzy Lizzy - Solo Guitar T-Bone - Bass Anvill - Drums
01 STC 02 Lost in Hell 03 Halloween Queen 04 Big Ben 05 Lady Death 06 Warriors of the Dark 07 Let Me Die 08 She Loves You 09 Engine Beast 10 Satan's Delivery
Bonus 7"
01 Lucifera (single version) 02 Rats (unreleased track)
Audio restoration and mastering by Patrick W. Engel at TEMPLE OF DISHARMONY in March 2019. Vinyl cutting by SST.
When Acid put out their third and final record in 1985, internal tensions had already started to destabilize the line-up, yet this did not mean that “Engine Beast” was a half-baked affair.
If anything, it is the thrash pioneers’ most refined and, if one daresay so, “polished” effort, the main reason probably being the mix by renowned Dutch sound engineer Erwin Musper, who would later work on stadium rock successes such as Def Leppard’s “Hysteria” or Scorpion’s “Crazy World.”
Nevertheless, skinsman Geert “Anvill” Ricquier and vocalist Kate de Lombaert, forever the group’s core duo, alternately sounded like a feminine Accept at their beefiest and many of the thrash acts they not only preceded but also significantly inspired.
Thanks to their more sophisticated writing skills and a general increase in melody, the front woman‘s versatile voice shines even more, suggesting something akin to Warlock‘s Doro Pesch on steroids in oustanding tunes such as the sprightly ‚Warriors Of The Dark‘ or the inventive ‘Big Ben,’ which celebrates metal as a genre with the signature bell stroke of London’s Palace of Westminster.
Since Acid are now set to resume live activities almost 25 years after their premature exitus, High Roller reissue their back catalogue, including “Engine Beast” as one set with the 1983 “Lucifera / Rats” single on CD and LP respectively
As for the vinyl edition, the extra tracks come on a separate 7” with picture sleeve whereas the album itself is available in different colours, all in 425g cardboard with lyric insert and poster. Patrick W. Engel restored and mastered the best lossless audio sources available at Temple of Disharmony, the LPs were cut at SST Germany on Neumann machines for optimal quality on all levels.
Andreas Schiffmann
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