Review of Metal from Hell

It hasn`t dated too well, especially when you consider that Ample Destruction, another 80s metal debut that Harry Conklin handled vocal duties for, came out 2 years BEFORE this. The biggest offenders for me are the production (lacklustre even by B-grade metal standards), and the crappy spoken parts which benefit the album none and remind me of Venom, but not in a fond way. Some of the songs are quite imaginative, though much of the material sounds creaky and ham fisted. There is a fairly high cheese quotient but what else would you expect from an album entitled `Metal From Hell`? This is an album that couldn`t have been released in any other decade than the 80s, but for all it`s faults, I've long had a soft spot for it. And kudos to any band that pens a song about the Evil Dead.........I wonder if a young Glen Benton and Chuck Schuldiner were taking note.

6/10