Villain - Only Time Will Tell - NM METAL

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Villain - Only Time Will Tell - MEGA RARE NM METAL

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Villain - Only Time Will Tell - MEGA RARE NM METAL 

RECORD LABEL CATALOG #

Relentless Records (NO NUMBER) 

VINYL GRADE

NM8 

COVER GRADE

NM8 Crisp Black & White Cover with no dings, bumps or rubs.

ARTIST

Villain - Greg E. Noll (Guitar, Piano, Vocals), Rob Quillen (Drums & Percussion), Carl Albert (Lead Vocals), Leon B. Smith (Acoustic & Electic Guitars & Vocals), Tommy Sisco (Bass & Vocals) 

PERFORMANCE/TRACKS

Only Time Will Tell

Side Black

1. Kamikaze

2. Only Time Will Tell

3. Tie Your Mother down

4. She'll Make You Fall (In Love)

Side White

1. Kids Of Crime

2. Just Close Your Eyes

3. Thrills In The Night  

The famous saying "The good die young" rarely held more truth than in the case of Carl Albert, singer. In the Mid-Nineties he fell victim to a car accident, which ended his life all too soon. Not least as he has been one of the best and most sympathetic frontmen of all time, whose main hobby was fan interaction. Now many people do not know that there has been another band before VICIOUS RUMORS, under the name of VILLAIN, which has one mini album to its name, titled "Only Time Will Tell", released in 1986, with Carl Albert on the mic.

Looking at the fact that "Only Time Will Tell" was released in 1986, you should really not expect anything bombastic, VILLAIN are rather earthy traditional Heavy Metal with Power Metal list, which without any doubt lives off the guitar work and, of course, Carl Albert's pretty unique vocals. That it turned out to be only little more than 30 minutes might not be enough for the Carl Albert fan, but hey, better 30 good minutes than more with crap in between, or not?

"Kamikaze" sets out up tempo, driving, with very good guitars and strong vocals by Carl, a very catchy breaker, which whets the appetite for more. After the mid-paced title track "Tie Your Mother Down" is rocking into your ears, extremely catchy, just like the following "She'll Make You Fall [In Love]", which starts out balladesque, to build up into another very catchy chorus.

"Kids Of Crime" somehow has a certain VICIOUS RUMORS touch to it, driving as it is, while "Just Close Your Eyes" then not only starts out balladesque, but altogether is a ballad in the typical power ballad style of the Eighties, before "Thrills In The Night" closes things off driving and catchy.

Altogether the production of this disc is truly remarkable.

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