Artist: HEIR APPARENT
Album: GRACEFUL INHERITANCE REISSUE (CD O-CARD)

Year: 21.01.2022
EAN/UPS: 8715392221026
Media type: CD

•  LP comes as 180 grams audiophile vinyl
•  CD comes as a deluxe edition with slipcase
•  Remastered by Toneshed Studios (Trouble, Pestilence, Dead Head)
•  Faithfully restored artwork that is as close as possible to the original
•  Mandatory album for anyone’s 80’s Metal collection
•  The original CD and LP are pricy nowadays

This is how Power Metal should be done! 1986’s “Graceful Inheritance” remastered leaves nothing to be desired!

Heir Apparent is one of these bands that released a few records and then stopped with leaving a gem behind. This one is the masterwork that every power metal fan should have listened to. One of the strengths of “Graceful Inheritance” is the production; very well balanced, with a clearly audible bass, which is very important because it makes the sound very characteristic.

Then, the musicianship, is mostly top-notch; with Iron Maiden-like solos all around, bass lines that would put Steve Harris to shame and a quite unique vocal work by Terry Gorle. The song writing is varied; with mid-paced, up-tempo and speed metal songs, and so is the atmosphere; with a mostly dramatic/tragic environment in the songs, but also tense moments where you can basically feel the danger coming, showing versatility both
in performance and song writing. In addition, “Graceful Inheritance” is extremely catchy, with sing-along choruses, and will get you from the very beginning. Every song in this album is simply excellent.

This is a must for power metal fans that are into Iron Maiden, Crimson Glory and Queensryche’s “The Warning”.

TRACKLIST CD/ LP:

1. Entrance
2. Another Candle
3. The Servant
4. Tear Down the Walls
5. Running from the Thunder
6. The Cloak
7. R.I.P. (Live)
8. Hands of Destiny
9. Keeper of the Reign
10. Dragon’s Lair
11. Masters of Invasion
12. Nightmare (Faces in the Dark)
13. A.N.D. ... Dogro Lived on