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Wydany w 1983 roku 'Maniac' to kapitalny, klasyczny speed-power metal z Belgii, z żeńskim wokalem - taki bardziej wygładzony Motorhead i przyspieszone AC/DC, ze szczyptą Metalliki z okresu 'Kill 'Em All'. Fajne, proste granie z fajnymi solówkami gitary i bardzo dobrą grą bębnów.
To jest jeden z moich ulubionych metalowych albumów lat '80-tych!



Belgium's Acid first appeared on the international metal radar screen with the release of their debut album "Acid" in 1982. However, it would be the band's second and arguably most revered album 1983's "Maniac", that cemented the band's reputation as an up-and-coming early thrash metal force. In terms of the timeline and historical scope of thrash/speed metal history, the years 1982-1983 were quite early in the game, with the majority of the bands who would come to define the thrash metal genre (in the mid-80's) barely even out of the starting gate. Put simply, Acid were ahead of their time. No doubt about it.

They also positively kicked ass musically and featured one of the raddest (but sadly, lesser known) female vocalists in metal history. Vocalist Kate De Lombaert in many ways beat Doro from Warlock to the punch, but never achieved the heights of fame that Doro enjoyed. However, as a vocalist, Kate sung like a pissed off but still sexy sounding Doro (before Doro had an album out with Warlock, keep in mind). Kate De Lombaert also had an awesome stage prescence, dressed in full leather, with bullet-belt, black panty-hose and a seductive red cape. She was also quite pretty (in my opinion, more attractive than Doro) and many a European metalhead's dream. But just by the way she fronted Acid you knew she was one tough chick with a true metal heart and the vocal chords to match it.

Acid played complete over the top double-bass driven early thrash, with killer tunes and a tons of attitude. Opening track "Max Overload" is the perfect track to begin the album with as it demonstrates all of Acid's powers. With its driving double-bass, fast guitar riffage, and very catchy and slightly melodic chorus, the tune is a sample-platter of what's to come. "Max Overload" also allows room for Kate to demonstrate her range of vocal stylings. By track two Acid is already going for the listener's throat with the supremely heavy double-bass assault of the title track "Maniac". This tune features searing guitar leads, a killer chorus, and excellent vocals throughout.

The third track, "Black Car" is a bona fide early thrash/speed metal classic about an outta control satanic car on a hit and run mission. The chorus is a heads down double-bass attack with the guitars slicing like knives. As a side-note, "Black Car" would be released as a 12" EP in '84 and feature three totally wicked non-"Maniac" LP tracks. While "Black Car" demonstrates Acid in pedal to the metal, over the top proto-thrash mode, the band never lost sight of the importance of melody and catchy chrus hooks, as tunes like "Max Overload" and "America" prove. "America" starts (and ends) with a melodic intro before kicking into a full-blown Motorhead on speed juggernaut of primitive thrash as guitarists Demon and Dizzy Lizzy, bassist T-Bone, and monster drummer Anvill headbang their way to hell while Kate goes wild about how Acid is gonna tear the USA apart when they play their (sadly, I don't think Acid ever toured the USA). The next track "Lucifera" is an ode to Satan's vampire daughter and is absolutely badass with its evil and explicit lyrics, driving double-bass and dramatic chorus.

Nowadays, Acid may sound very basic to younger listeners, but for '83 this was extreme stuff. And for those of us who just love clasic 80's heavy metal, Acid were pure headbanging magic as the raging final track on the album "Bottom's Up" demonstrates. This tune will get any party going and I guarantee your friends are gonna be yelling "who IS this....it's freekin' AWESOME!". In the end, "Maniac" doesn't have a single bad tune and the album's production perfectly captures the high energy, power, speed, and crushingly heavy Acid sound.

So don't hesitate, if you love classic hard-drinkin', double-bass assaulting, skull-crushing riffage from the early 80's, you'll love Acid-"Maniac"! They are a band that truly deserves a larger degree of attention when discussing heavy metal (especially early thrash/speed metal) history. They had a female singer (in '82-'83 there were still only a handful) who had a killer voice, and they were ahead of their time in the speed and double-bass assault departments. And they wrote GOOD songs! If they had been from the UK or US instead of Belgium they'd be full-blown legends...But that's okay, they can remain a little-known treasure for us metal junkies and historians of all that is heavy. Acid are a cult that once you join you'll never wanna leave...Max overload indeed.

razorfistforce



..::TRACK-LIST::..

1. Max Overload 3:19
2. Maniac 4:44
3. Black Car 4:16
4. America 5:47
5. Lucifera 4:38
6. No Time 4:18
7. Prince Of Hell And Fire 5:15
8. Bottoms Up 5:02

Bonus Tracks:
9. Drop Dead 2:47
10. The Day You Die 3:14
11. Exterminator 4:23
12. Lucifera 4:43

Tracks 9-11 are taken from the Black Car 12" EP (1984)
Track 12 is taken from the Lucifera 7" Single (1983)



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Kate de Lombaert - Vocals
Demon - Guitars (lead)
Dizzy Lizzy - Guitars (rhythm)
T-Bone - Bass
Anvill - Drums




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt0nQ602JJs



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