Year : 1985-1989 (Dissonance Productions 2024)
Style : Heavy Metal , Speed Metal
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 545 mb
Bio:
Tröjan was an English speed and new wave of British heavy metal band from Wigan, formed in 1982 and disbanded in 1988.The band was formed in March 1982 around guitarist Pete Wadeson. A first demo was released that same year, featuring early versions of the songs Dealer and Renegades. The demo was included with Kerrang, which helped it sell over 3,000 copies by mid-1983.The band was then featured on the Ebony Records sampler Metal Maniaxe in September 1982 with the song Premonition. In 1983, Wadeson dismissed all members of the original line-up to make a fresh start, resulting in the non-release of a self-financed EP that had already been recorded. The band then consisted of singer Graeme Wyatt, bassist Eddy Martin and drummer Sam Hall in addition to Wadeson. A demo recorded in April 1984 brought the group to the attention of Roadrunner Records, although the label was not convinced of the band's live qualities, as they had played few concerts. Doubts were removed, however, after the band was able to record three songs, Chasing the Storm, Backstabber and Icehouse, with financial support from Roadrunner Records. The album Chasing the Storm was recorded in the summer of 1985, produced by Guy Bidmead and released in the autumn under the name Chasing the Storm. The band consisted of guitarist Pete Wadeson, vocalist Graeme Wyatt, bassist Ted Twigg and drummer Sam Hall.The release was followed by various concerts and festival appearances before the band parted ways with Roadrunner Records in 1987 and subsequently disbanded in 1988. After Wadeson had collaborated with Andy Halliwell in the band Sweet Sin in the same year and they had recorded an instrumental album that was never to be released, Wadeson formed the band Lethal with some other Tröjan members, which was later to change its name to Taliön. This band released an album on Major Records, a sub-label of Peaceville Records.According to Malc Macmillan in The N.W.O.B.H.M. Encyclopedia, the album Chasing the Storm is comparable to Jaguar's debut album or also to the works of Samurai and Chateaux.In his review of the album, Oliver Klemm from Metal Hammer wrote that the group was oriented towards bands like Chateaux, Savage and Avenger.In the same issue, they also wrote that the music is typical British heavy metal, reminiscent of Judas Priest or Saxon in places.According to Martin Popoff in his book The Collector's Guide of Heavy Metal Volume 2: The Eighties, the band plays fast and aggressive metal comparable to the music of Satan and Blind Fury on the album. The release could also have fit the catalogue of Ebony Records or Earthshaker Records.In Crash, Uwe Lerch compared the band to Jaguar and Savage.
Album:
49-track, 5 disc box set encompassing the career of British speed metal act Tröjan, including recordings made under the band’s temporary moniker Taliön, featuring two full albums, plus live tracks and extensive and unreleased demos.CD 1 features the debut Tröjan full length studio album, Chasing The Storm, originally released in 1985, while CD 2 features a full Tröjan live set recorded at the Dynamo Club in Eindhoven, Holland.CD 3 features the full-length studio album Killing The World, originally released in 1989, and recorded under the name Taliön, while CD 4 features a full Taliön live set recorded in Bulgaria, plus additional demo tracks. CD 5 features rare and unreleased Tröjan demos.Originally founded in Wigan in 1982 by guitarist Pete Wadeson, Tröjan played an aggressive hybrid of speed and thrash metal, playing a riff heavy brand of metal that drew comparisons to Motorhead and Metallica, while retaining the melodic precision of the NWOBHM era.The band’s debut album was released on Roadrunner in 1985, with the band having previously debuted a track on the Ebony Records compilation ‘Metal Maniaxe’ in 1982.Resurfacing under the name Taliön in 1988, they released the intense Killing The World via Major Records, an offshoot of Peaceville Records, in 1989.Now reformed and performing once again under the name Tröjan, this release features extensive liner notes, photos, and archive material supplied by band mainstay Pete Wadeson.
Line-Up:
Graeme Wyatt - Vocals - See also: ex-Taliön, ex-Wolfpack, ex-Lethal
Eddy Martin - Bass - See also: ex-Pete Wadeson
Pete Wadeson - Guitars, Vocals (backing) - See also: ex-Taliön, ex-Pete Wadeson, ex-Lethal
Sam Hall - Drums
Tracklist:
CD1: Chasing The Storm
01. Chasing The Storm
02. Tonight We've Got It Made
03. Only The Strong Survive
04. Hypnotized
05. Backstabber
06. Icehouse
07. Take No Prisoners
08. Hot 'N Ready
09. Help Me
10. Aggressor
CD2: Capturing The Storm – Live At The Dynamo Club
01. Backstabber (live)
02. Tonight We’ve Got It Made (live)
03. Only The Strong Survive (live)
04. Hypnotized (live)
05. Take No Prisoners (live)
06. Hot ‘N’ Ready (live)
07. Help Me (live)
08. Icehouse (live)
09. Aggressor (live)
10. Chasing The Storm (live)
CD3: Killing The World
01. Killing The World
02. Sanctuary
03. Living On The Edge
04. Speed Thrills
05. Laws Of Retaliation
06. Screamin’ For Mercy
07. Premonition
CD4: Live In Bulgaria and Demos
01. Killing The World (live)
02. Sanctuary (live)
03. The Punishment Befits The Crime (live)
04. Living On The Edge (live)
05. Screamin’ For Mercy (live)
06. Killing The World (demo)
07. Living On The Edge (demo)
08. Sanctuary (demo)
09. Screamin’ For Mercy (demo)
CD5: Tröjan Demos
01. Chasing The Storm (demo)
02. Tonight We’ve Got It Made (demo)
03. Only The Strong Survive (demo)
04. Hypnotized (demo)
05. Backstabber (demo)
06. Icehouse (demo)
07. Hot ‘N’ Ready (demo)
08. Help Me (demo)
09. Aggressor (demo)
10. Bring On The Night (demo)
11. Young Wild Fast ‘N’ Free (demo)
12. Backstabber (demo version 2)
13. Icehouse (demo version 2)
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