STRONGHOLD - FORTRESS ROCK 1982 MINT MINUS ORIGINAL PRESSING
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DOMESTIC SHIPPING $ 5 PLUS $ 1EACH ADDITIONAL DISC . INTERNATIONAL IS $ 20 PLUS $ 5 EACH ADDITIONAL DISC. Stronghold were the first Christian hard music band to deliver a metal based sound. Consider Stronghold’s 1982 full length Tunesmith debut Fortress Rock, which showcased a joining of 70’s classic hard rock, doom metal and traditional metal that was way ahead of its time- at least in comparison to what the group’s contemporaries were producing. Top acts of the period such as Resurrection Band, Daniel Band, Jerusalem and Barnabas, for instance, were more hard rock as opposed to metal, while Stryper and many of the so called “white metal” bands that followed did not hit the scene until the mid-eighties.What Stronghold specializes in is a dark, weighty and muscular brand of metal firmly rooted in the doom-metal aesthetic. Slogging riffs and plodding bass lines emanate throughout Fortress Rock, particularly on slower pieces such as “Barabbas” (as a result of its a dramatic but dogged proclivity) and “No Superstars For Jesus” (heavy duty doom but not to the point of overbearing). “Nobody Owes You Nothing” maintains the mid-paced penchant in bringing a driving and no-nonsense approach.The album can take a traditional metal heading as well, as it does on the high energy leanings of “The Called” and “Desert Walker”, or even exude some commercial touches for melodic hard rocker “Dreams & Pretty Pictures” and ethereal “Daybreak’s Coming” (standout melody on this one) . “Stronghold”, the bands signature track, is a catchy riff driven basing of a classic hymn around a metal based framework.What most impresses about Stronghold is its musical maturity. You would think that the initial endeavor from a young, independent group would be crude, roughly hewn and unpolished. Such, however, is not the case in that Stronghold highlights a deft songwriting touch and musical maturity well beyond their years. THE RECORD IS VERY HARD TO FIND NONE ON EBAY
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