Description
Live to Die is the debut album by the American hard rock band Bride, released on Pure Metal Records in 1986, a division of Refuge Music Group. The album was produced by the band, with a budget of $2500. According to the band, when entering the studio in October 1985, they incorrectly believed it had to meet a release date only a month away. The album ended up rushed, with the production being thin and muddy. All songs written by Troy Thompson except “No Matter The Price” featuring lyrics by Scott Hall.
The band line-up for this album was Dale Thompson on vocals, Steve Osborne on lead guitar, Troy Thompson on guitar, keyboards, and violin, Scott Hall on bass, and Stephan Rolland on drums.
Bride is a Christian metal band in the Judas Priest mold, with Dale Thompson’s piercing vocals sounding like those of Stryper‘s Michael Sweet. ‘Show No Mercy’ is a decent debut, but little more. Metalheads will love it, but it lacks the pop sensibility and musical chops to break out of the genre. Jesus is mentioned once, with Thompson’s lyrics favoring allusion rather than directness. Bride, like marriage, will mature with time, and we’ll be looking forward to their future work. [Steve Rabey and Devlin Donaldson, CCM, August 1987]
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LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “Evil That Men Do” – 3:42
A2. “Now He Is Gone” – 3:42
A3. “Fly Away” – 4:05
A4. “Forever In Darkness” – 3:36
A5. “Follow Your Heart” – 4:22
Side Two
B1. “Show No Mercy” – 3:29
B2. “I Will Be With You” – 4:22
B3. “Thunder In The City” – 5:47
B4. “No Matter The Price” – 4:11
B5. “The First Will Be The Last” – 4:01
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and 12-inch vinyl LP by Pure Metal Records. A remastered version was re-issued on CD by M8 Distribution in 1999, featuring seven bonus tracks (I Can Fly Now – 3:40, Welcome / What Must I Do – 4:00, Butterfly – 3:54, Missing Children – 4:24, Fright – 3:28, Look At Me Now – 4:12, No Matter The Price (Demo Version) – 4:13). Re-issued on CD by Retroactive Records in 2011, remastered by J Powell.
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