| Trollheart |
05-19-2012 01:41 PM |
Sorry for so many posts in such a short time, but as I read through I find more and more to flap my jaw about!
I think the problem Demon had was similar to what they said in the Simpsons: Too crazy for Boystown, too much of a boy for Crazytown!
Their name obviously piqued the interest of the crowd who followed the likes of Venom, Mercyful Fate and other "black metal" bands, and when they found out this band was "'ere, a bit melodic, huh?" they lost interest. On the other side of the coin, those who didn't like the Venom-led clutch of bands with Satanist connections steered clear of them. So sadly it was a real lose/lose scenario for them, and as you say, yes, they were definitely more "mainstream" metal than black.
My brother got the album "The uninvited guest" and said it was great, but at the time I couldn't get past the name and wouldn't listen. Later, I did, but by then my tastes had more or less moved on.
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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier
(Post 1170604)
Despite their occultish name and gory album cover, the Demon debut had more in common with the more melodic heavy acts of the 1970s such as UFO and the melodic guitar riffs of Thin Lizzy, than they did with the style of Black Sabbath. The band hailed from Staffordshire, its seems like a huge percentage of NWOBHM acts originated from either the West Midlands or North East regions of the UK! The band's lack of eventual success, could be pointed down to the fact, that they were probably about several years too late sound-wise as their style of sound was more indebted to 70's hard rock acts than to the then emerging fellow acts of the NWOBHM.
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