Sonic Age Records have been somewhat prolific recently with their re-issuing of lost/obscure bands from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal early days.
This time it’s the turn of Voltz to get the treatment.
Voltz originated from Hampshire forming towards the end of the 1970s. Not your usual NWOBHM. The hard riffage was there sure enough though the band had a more creative style which included elements of melody, folk and a bit of darkness about it too.
A varied delivery with plenty of talent behind it.
The usual pattern of the time was followed. Lots of gigging, build a following, get enough cash together to record an album. That effort saw the recording and release of their debut album – Knight’s Fall – on a smallish label.
It’s excellent stuff too. A bit raw around the edges (probably due to budget restraints) but a proper listen and one which grows with each spin and the different styles and intricacies of the songs make it in to your brain.
Check out in particular Badon Hill and Years. Here’s a video of Years. An slow-burner to start the intro before the breakout in to the hard stuff leading to an extended jam-style outro with some fine guitar work all over it. Excellent.
Knight’s Fall went down quite well at the time and Voltz snagged a deal with a French label on the back of it.
A second album was recorded though did not see a release. And that was about it for Voltz. What a shame.
That debut album over the years has become impossible to find achieving almost mythical status amongst NWOBHM circles.
However thanks to Sonic Age Records getting things together on CD for the first time you can enjoy not only Knight’s Fall but also the unreleased second album.
As it the usual from Sonic Age, the CD has a limited run of 500 – so get your skates on and click over to https://sonicagerecords.com and treat yourself.
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