Here’s one to get your ears around. Make no mistake. After their rather impressive debut album back in the NOWBHM days it looked like Millennium were set for take-off. That debut was bone-crunching stuff. More on that here.
Soon after the release of their debut album, the band started work on what was intended to be the follow-up. Sadly for Millennium at the time they were unable to bag a deal with a record company.
As a result – no album release. The tracks lay dormant seemingly never to see the light of day or give aural delight to any listeners.
That was until rediscovered. Also step in No Remorse Records who set about putting the finishing touches to those long-lost 1985 demos and get them out on to the streets with the title of Caught in a Warzone. No over 30 years later Millennium’s second album is out.
And it is a fine listen indeed. A blazing slug of New Wave of British Heavy Meat which both hits between the eyes and sounds fresh considering the time lapse involved. Hard, heavy, huge riffs, rip snorting solos flying around everywhere, big booming rhythm section and energetic vocals.
Proper, proper NWOBHM. Proper, proper rock. How was a band this good with songs like these not picked up by a major label with a big promotion budget?
Princess of the Light is a brutal opener. Check out the intro riffery before it all kicks in. BOOM! Powerchord central, shout-out chorus and the energetic lead breaks and outro. Great!
The title track has a nice gentle start though you know that can’t last. It doesn’t. BOOM! again and we’re off to the races and frenetic pace as the cut gallops along like a sort of Maiden/Priest/Sabbath hybrid. The slashing chords of Dance of the Dragonfly is another attention grabber with a hypnotic feel about it.
Hear that for yourself. Here’s the song:
If you liked that then you’ll enjoy the album make no mistake. Check out the anthemic duo of Keep on Metal and Rock Cliché (which is anything but).
Millennium had a winning album here 30+ years ago. Energetic heaviness with a big punch all the way. A top job by No Remorse to allow us the opportunity to enjoy it now.
>> MILLENNIUM CAUGHT IN A WARZONE HERE FROM NO REMORSE RECORDS <<
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