Crystavox

Description

The self-titled debut album by the American metal band Crystavox was released on Regency Records in 1990, distributed by Spectra Distribution. The album was produced by band members Adam Lee Kemp and Loren Holmquist.

One of the toughest new metal bands to assault these old ears in many moons, Crystavox have in Adam Lee Kemp an outstanding lead vocalist who can shriek and rasp with just the right level of abandon while the songs like the throbbing mid tempo opener «Sacrifice» have a pumping power and some meaty drums. The effect is lost on the slower «Power Games» a song which meanders along with a decidedly weak chorus but «Wear It Out» with a relentless riff and great hook is a killer. «Tough Boys» speak of a band who are comfortable. Within the conventions of cranked-up guitars and wall-of-sound production values, ‘Crystavox’ is a fine set while the lyrics too are a cut above standard spiritual warfare stuff. The album statement on the sleeve exhorts Christians to focus on the teachers not on the tools. Amen. [Mike Rimmer, Cross Rhythms, June 1991]

> iTunes (https://music.apple.com/us/album/crystavox/454820456)

CD tracklist:

01. Sacrifice – 3:44
02. Power Games – 4:25
03. Wear It Out – 2:39
04. Turn It On – 4:10
05. Home Again – 4:39
06. All The Way – 4:10
07. It’s All Right (To Rock N’ Roll) – 4:10
08. All Around The World – 3:15
09. Never Give In – 4:12
10. Tough Boys – 4:27

Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by Regency Records. Re-issued on Limited Edition 12-inch vinyl LP by Roxx Records in 2018, pressed on both Black (350 copies) and Purple (150 copies) vinyl.

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