Mad Max - Rollin' Thunder (1984) (Japan Edition 1985)

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Mad Max - Rollin' Thunder (1984) (Japan Edition 1985)

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Mad Max - Rollin' Thunder (1984) (Japan Edition 1985)

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Year : 1984 (Japan Edition 1985)
Style : Hard Rock , Heavy Metal
Country : Germany
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 95 mb


Bio:

MAD MAX is a Münster melodic Hard Rock outfit debuted with a line-up of vocalist Andreas Baesler, guitarists Wilfred Schneider and Jürgen Breforth, bassist Thomas Hoffman and drummer Uwe Starck, cutting a self-financed, eponymous album for issue in 1982. This offering was subsequently re-issued via Roof Music in 1983. The band signed to Roadrunner Records and new singer Michael Voss, then just nineten years old, featured on the second album ‘Rollin’ Thunder’, released in October 1984. ‘Rollin’ Thunder’ was also granted a valuable US release on the Metal Blade label.The band then replaced Hoffmann with new bassist Jürgen Sander. MAD MAX evolved further when both Schneider and Starck vacated their positions to join fellow Münster Heavy Metal band Carrie. 1985’s ‘Stormchild’ album witnessed new recruits being drafted in the form of bassist Roland Bergmann, drummer Axel Kruse and guitarist Christopher Wegmann. The single ‘Fox On The Run’, from 1986, was a cover of the Sweet classic.MAD MAX guitarist Chris Gerhard (‘Angel’) Schliefer was eventually to join SINNER for their ‘Comin’ Out Fighting’ album in 1986 and has also enjoyed stints in the ranks of Pretty Maids, Bonfire and the rejuvenated Sabu. Drummer Axel Kruse currently plays with German Melodic Rock outfit Jaded Heart.Their final Roadrunner album release, the Dirk Steffens produced ‘Night Of Passion’, arrived in 1987.Mad Max debuted in 1982 with their self-titled album and managed to gain a lot of success in Europe and Japan in the mid-80's before fading away in 1989. Michael Voss and Jürgen Breforth reunited and put out a comeback album in 1999. Six years later the whole band has reemerged again and put out three albums in 2006 and 2007 and Here We Are in 2008.Mad Max will be supporting German heavy metal guitarist Axel Rudi Pell during the Circle Of The Oath Tour during April & May in 2012

Album:

Second full-length album.Much like their cinematic namesake, the Munster-born quintet of early 80s metal rockers dubbed Mad Max hit the vibrant scene with a sound about as rustic and primitive as they come. Though by no means was their 1982 eponymous debut a poor offering, but compared to the elites of the NWOBHM and the immediate predecessors that were its influence, it ended up wanting in some respects, most notably the limited and occasional rough vocal abilities of original front man Andreas Baesler. However, despite some noteworthy flaws, this Teutonic fold of upstarts would catch the attention of Roadrunner Records, which when combined with a couple of significant lineup changes would see a revamped and ultimately superior sound emerge by the time 1984 rolled in. The resulting sophomore studio resurgence, aptly titled Rollin' Thunder, would see a brilliant blend of kinetic speed metal elements and melodic rock swagger take centerstage, spearheaded by the entrance of glorious high-ranged wailer and guitarist Michael Voss.The shift in stylistic demeanor that has taken hold here is almost jarring, to the point that this scarcely sounds like the same band. From the opening chugs of the mid-paced anthem and opener "Fly, Fly Away" it becomes clear that the sonic flavor of this band has become far more metallic, with a busy assortment of riffs that scream Iron Maiden influence about as blatantly as Bruce Dickinson's signature air raid screams, with a correspondingly infectious dueling lead guitar assault. In a manner similar to Stormwitch's concurrent offerings, several of these songs predict the upcoming merger that the German speed metal sound would make with power metal, most notably faster-paced melodic cruisers such as "Evil Message" and the high octane cruiser "Shout And Cry", the former featuring a triumphant chorus section that likely influenced Chroming Rose, while the latter could almost have been an addition to Riot's Thundersteel. Even when things are kept at a more moderate pace on rocking groove machines like "Losing You" and "Stranger", the blend of virtuosic guitar showmanship and crunchy riff work provides a needed metallic, Judas Priest-like edge to what would otherwise be pure AOR fodder with a saccharine-steeped vocal performance out of Voss.In essence, the first two-thirds of this album are an exercise in brilliantly blended metallic thunder with a softer, listener-friendly rocking gloss, but even when things start to tapper off as high-flying fun gives way to more reserved and predictable material the vibe of 80s enthusiasm endures. The first hint of things dying down comes in with the more down-tempo march of the title song "Rollin' Thunder", which has a bit more of a mid-80s arena rock shtick going, though interestingly it proves to be one of Voss' more gritty performances and newly recruited Jürgen Sander gets a bit of time in the sun. Probably the greatest flaw of this album is that the bass rides a bit lower in the mix than it should, but when it manages to punch though, it shows some occasional flourishes beyond the Ian Hill approach. In similar fashion, the mid-paced coaster "Riding Through The Night" plays it pretty safe, though the principle/verse riff has a nice galloping edge to it and the shred breaks put forth by Wilfried Schneider and Jürgen Breforth stand out nicely. That's sort of the odd charm of this album, the guitar work is so outlandishly fancy that it actually surpasses the most flamboyant displays out of Tipton and Downing prior to 1988, to the point where even the extremely downplayed ballad and closer "Thoughts Of A Dying Man" finds itself morphing into an extended jam session.Fully nailing down whether this album is a raucous metallic forerunner to Helloween or a heavier version of the ascendant AOR-craze of the mid-80s is a tough call, as it finds itself vacillating between the two even during its softer moments. As such, it will probably hold the greatest appeal to those who enjoyed the more anthem-crazed mid-80s material put out by the likes of Leatherwolf, Pretty Maids and Luv Hunter, though it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to see fans of Stormwitch and 1985-86 Accept liking much of what happens on here. In many respects, the addition of Michael Voss into the fold is what makes this album work, but ultimately it's a team effort and all of the instrumentalists laying the groundwork for him prove competent enough to trade blows with every heavy-hitter of the 80s. Further lineup changes would continue to dog this dark horse of the Teutonic metal scene throughout the 80s and would see them sitting out nearly all of the following decade, but in this particular case the instability has led to the first in a series of superior ventures, and those new to Mad Max would do well to begin with this energy-infused mid-80s diamond.

Line Up:

Michael Voss - Vocals, Guitars
Wilfried Schneider - Guitars
Jürgen Breforth - Guitars
Jürgen Sander - Bass
Uwe Starck - Drums

Production:

Recorded At – Karo Musikstudio, Münster
Mixed At – Karo Musikstudio, Münster
Engineer – Karlheinz Trapp
Musical Assistance, Engineer – Otto Rasche
Producer – Karl Trapp*, Mad Max
Recorded and mixed at KARO-Music-Studios, Münster (April-May 1985)

Tracklist:

01. Fly, Fly Away 03:59
02. Evil Message 03:29
03. Losing You 03:49
04. Stranger 04:21
05. Yours Sincerely 02:07 instrumental
06. Shout and Cry 04:46
07. Rollin' Thunder 04:02
08. Riding Through the Night 03:53
09. Thoughts of a Dying Man 05:37


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