Artist: SAVAGE GRACE
Album: MASTER OF DISGUISE + THE DOMINATRESS REMASTERED (CD)

Year: 1985/ 2010
Media type: CD

When the taWhen the talk is about high quality 1980s metal, the US band SAVAGE GRACE has a truly legendary reputation. The band's releases belong to the basis of every reasonable metal collection. However, in the new millenium it has become increasingly difficult to find works by the legendary West Coast band. Now and again one may spot an album on vinyl for sale, but it is almost impossible to find official released on CDs. But because the band recently confirmed a performance for the upcoming, 13th "Keep It True" Festival, an official re-release of both their albums with bonus material was an excellent idea. Limb Music got to work and has produced superb re-releases, which more than justify the phenomena known as SAVAGE GRACE.

Now, in 2010 this musical masterpiece is re-appearing in high class form. "Master Of Disguise" and "The Dominatress" have been completely remixed and remastered, making the old material sound truly heavy and as clear as a bell. Speed grenades like "Bound To Be Free", "No One Left To Blame", "Sins Of The Damned" and the title track "Master Of Disguise" roll over the listener with razor sharp riffs and a speed, together with fantastic melodic lines, that simply cannot be re-created today. The five songs of the "The Dominatress" EP are rawer but truly demonstrate the level at which the band found itself in 1983. As a bonus track on this brilliant re-release, there is "Scepters Of Deceit" from the "Metal Massacre II" compilation, an audible example of SAVAGE GRACE very early days. Without wanting to repeat ourselves, it is all simply power, speed and harmony, perfectly united - Speed Metal with finely tuned melodies of the very highest quality. SAVAGE GRACE set standards, which have never been reached again since.

TRACKLIST:

“Master Of Disguise”:
01. Lions Roar 01:01
02. Bound To Be Free 04:23
03. Fear My Way 04:22
04. Sins Of The Damned 04:17
05. Into The Fire 03:29
06. Master Of Disguise 03:59
07. Betrayer 04:56
08. Sons Of Iniquity 04:39
09. No One Left To Blame 04:10

“The Dominatress”
10. Fight For Your Life 04:31
11. Curse The Night 05:36
12. The Dominatress 04:21
13. Live To Burn 03:32
14. Too Young To Die 05:12

Bonustracks:
15. Scepters Of Deceit (Demo '82) 03:41
16. Curse Of The Night (Demo '82) 05:39
17. Genghis Khan (Demo '82) 03:19
18. No One Left To Blame (Demo '84) 04:13

Total playing time: 75:20

LINE-UP:

Master Of Disguise:
Michael John Smith - vocals
Christian Logue - guitars
Brian East - bass
Dan Finch - drums

The Dominatress:
John Birk - vocals
Christian Logue - guitars
Kenny Powell - guitars
Brian East - bass
Dan Finch - drums