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1. NOBODY'S PERFECT 2. HELL'S FEVER 3. LOST TALES OF REALITY 4. BRING ME BACK HOME 5. BREATHLESS 6. THE NIGHT CRUSADER 7. DEVIL'S SEED ON HER BODY 8. ON THE WINGS OF THE DRAGON 9. RENO |
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 | Description: | RELICS FROM THE CRYPT, the newly founded sub-label of DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS,
is proud to present a reissue of the killer self-titled debut album from Belgiumâ??s
BREATHLESS on CD and vinyl LP formats.
Hailing from Genk, Belgiumâ??s BREATHLESS was founded in 1983 by Antonio and Dirk.
Antonio already had experience as a drummer in the punk rock bands The Visions and
Transylvania, and Dirk had previously played in Hammerhead. Antonio knew Stanis, brother
of the guitarist and singer of The Visions, and asked him to join the band as bass player.
Because many metal bands had two guitar players at the time, it was decided to look for an
additional guitarist. Dirk was friends with Laky, but Laky had never held a guitar before...
Friendship being one of the key values of the band, Dirk suggested to teach Laky how to
play the guitar, and so he joined the band. Finally, Pascal (who was only 14 years old at that
time) was brought in as singer.
The driving force of BREATHELESS was to impress, push the boundaries, deliver high-level
tempo changes, and dark and angry vocals - both high and low, which was quite remarkable
in the Belgian metal scene of that time. Supporting gigs of international acts followed:
BREATHLESS joined Warlock, Helloween, Tyson Dog, and Axe Victims onstage.
BREATHLESSâ?? debut album was recorded in 10 days. Local record store Gigaswing wanted
to release the album, and so the long-player Breathless was born. The LP was well received
everywhere, good reviews appeared in the metal magazines, gigs followed, the fanbase
expandedâ?¦and then came the decline, when the lineup quickly crumbled awayâ?¦
However, what was captured on BREATHLESSâ?? sadly only album was pure metal magic:
unhinged, unselfconscious, and unlike most of their Belgian contemporaries. Neither strictly
traditional metal nor speed metal nor hard rock nor latent NWOBHM, Breathless was a
blender of all the tastes of the time, and its indeed-breathless rush was sublime in its sheer
energy and electricity. Take the needle of your turntable and drop it anywhere across the
album and youâ??ll be met with raw finesse and total abandon and even exceptionally placed
moments of epic quietude â?? simply, all-out freedom in the spirit of the mid â??80s before
metallic boundaries were firmly drawn out and laid down. Put another way, one look at the
cover of Breathless and BREATHLESSâ?? attendant logo and you just KNOW what youâ??re in
for!
Ridiculously rare in its original vinyl guise and never officially released on CD, BREATHLESSâ??
legendary lone document now arrives bearing the full RELICS FROM THE CRYPT treatment.
Don your best striped spandex, raise your beers, and get Breathless! - BREATHLESS' sadly only album from 1985 is pure metal magic: unhinged, unselfconscious, and unlike most of their Belgian contemporaries. Neither strictly traditional metal nor speed metal nor hard rock nor latent NWOBHM, Breathless was a blender of all the tastes of the time, and it's indeed-breathless rush was sublime in it's sheer energy and electricity. |  | Manufacturer No.: |
DVPR005LP |
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