Witch Cross
Fit For Fight ()
Wydane przez Hells Headbangers Records Rok wydania Kraj DenmarkNapisał Wouter6
1984 was a good year for heavy metal. Iron Maiden released their magnum opus "Powerslave", Judas Priest released "Defenders Of the Faith", Metallica released "Ride the Lightning", Manowar put "Hail to England" on the market and Van Halen released "1984" with the smash hit ‘Jump’. Meanwhile in the underground, Slayer put out "Haunting the Chapel", Celtic Frost preached their "Morbid Tales", Venom unleashed "At War With Satan" while Sodom was "In the Sign Of Evil". In Denmark Mercyful Fate released "Don’t Break the Oath". Is it therefore surprising that Danish heavy metal act Witch Cross ended up being lost among the shuffle of these high profile releases? No, not really. Their debut album was recorded by Henrik Lund, the same engineer of Mercyful Fate’s "Melissa" and "Don’t Break the Oath" at Easy Sound Recordings, Copenhagen. While "Fight For Fight" is good on its own, it becomes immediately clear why this band and release were overlooked, even in their own time. Witch Cross are commendable musicians, but this record just doesn’t contain the big hooks and memorable arrangements that Iron Maiden/Judas Priest had, the cut-throat aggression that Slayer/Sodom and Venom harnassed - neither had they pop persuasion of Van Halen. This doesn’t take away from the fact that Witch Cross released a very strong album with "Fit For Fight", the fact that Roadrunner Records released this was another strong selling point (at the time). It might not have possessed the compositional scope of its more popular brethren, but Witch Cross managed to deliver a very respectable offering with this album. Hopefully this re-issue will give this record the exposure it deserved, but missed on its original release. Anyway, this is pretty solid heavy metal.
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