Year : 1989 / 1994 (Unrealesed) (High Roller Records Edition 2022)
Style : Heavy Metal , Power Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 325 mb
Bio:
Heavy metal band from Baltimore, Maryland, United States.Early guitarist Christopher Murphy came up with the band's name.The band released their demo tape "Ra Pariah" and never got signed to a major label.The name comes from the Greek and Egyptian gods of the sun. Apollo is the Greek god of the sun, and Ra is the Egyptian god of the sun.“Ra Pariah” in the first place was meant to be a demo, a tape that was going to be sent to various labels for the so desirable collaboration with one of them. The initial plan of the band was that the recording was sufficient for an LP release, and only in case of signing a contract with a major label they had the intention to re-record their material. Admittedly, Carl Canedy (producer of “Fistful of Metal” and drummer of The Rods’ fame) had done quite a nice job with the production of the eleven songs which the tape consisted of. In all probability, these compositions were recorded around 1987 (or, rather, 1989?) and circulated in 1989, and subsequently the band also released the “Winds of Time/Alone in the Darkness” EP. Obviously, Apollo Ra were sure for the quality of their material and were pretty uninterested in a poor and limiting contract. Unfortunately, the results of these two consecutive releases were not that great and the band’s career soon came to an end.Hopefully, Apollo Ra are already rather well-known among the fans of the old, good power metal, owing to the reissue of “Ra Pariah” in vinyl format by OPM records in 2000. Actually, No Remorse is the first label that releases properly both releases in CD format. The new cover, especially made for this reissue, is reminiscent of certain elements traced back in the beautiful cover of the LP (by the way, the tape artwork was a plain band photo). But the bonuses the label offers the fans of this record don’t stop yet: They have asked Carl Canedy to remix the album from its original sources, as well.
Album:
By the end of the 1980s the big success stories in Heavy Metal had all been written and it was getting more and more difficult for young bands to reach a wider public and secure the all elusive record deal. Especially in North America. A fine example for this development are Apollo Ra from Baltimore in Maryland, a band with enormous potential and lots of promise. This 2CD includes the band''s classic 1989 demo/album "Ra Pariah" and the previously unreleased album from 1994, along with rehearsal tracks. Mastered & restored by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony.High Roller Records 2022. No words to waste, this one of the TOP 10 US METAL Albums ever. I love this one really from the Bottom of my heart and listened to it over the years again and again, and it´s still in every Party Playlist (Crimson Streets, Ra Pariah, etc.) Finally this is the ultimate Edition with the lost unreleased Album from 1994 and tons of Bonus stuff. Get your STILL SEALED copy of this fat DOUBLE CD SET, housed in a noble slipcase with 2-sided poster!
Line Up:
Daniel John Miller - Vocals
Bill McKeown - Guitar
Andrew Duck MacDonald - Guitar
Todd Channing Weaver (R.I.P. 2010) - Bass
Kevin Bulkley (R.I.P. 1996) - Guitars
Stephen Albinak - Drums
Production:
Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Carl Canedy
Mastered & restored by Patrick W. Engel
Tracklist:
CD1 - Ra Pariah (1989)
01. Crimson Streets 04:30
02. Out of the Night 04:19
03. Heaven's Just Another Way 03:31
04. Obsession (The Liars Dream) 03:18
05. The Challenge 03:05
06. Creating Zero 03:32
07. Ra Pariah 05:50
08. Bane of the Black Sword 04:35
09. Coming of Age / Rukus 02:45
10. March of Fire 05:29
11. To Be a Hero 03:55
12. Winds of Time 08:40 (Bonus Track)
13. Alone in the Darkness 04:23 (Bonus Track)
14. Y.S.C. (rehearsal) (Bonus Track)
CD2 - Unreleased (1994)
01. Floating
02. Y.S.C.
03. Earth
04. Green Electra Divine
05. War Song
06. Forever (The Promise)
07. The Hunger
08. Mission of Redeeming Qualities
09. Waterfall
10. Smoke Signals
11. Diablo Milk
12. Mindwheel
13. Vertigo
14. Post-Heroic
15. Floating (Slight Return)
16. Floating (rehearsal)
17. Green Electra Divine (rehearsal)
18. Earth (rehearsal)
19. Smoke Signals (rehearsal)
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