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Metal Hour: German Metal Tracks No 4 LP 1986
Label:	D&S Recording	#:	WK 30.746	Country:	Germany
Info:	Another collection of unknown German metal bands. The use of keyboards creeps in and begins to spoil the series.

CONTENT
(bold = exclusive track / normal = non-exclusive track / italic = non-metal)

Side A:

1.	LONE WOLF - Win Or Loose
	Hard-rockish amateur power metal.

2.	IRON BREED - Born To Rock
	Starts off as speed metal, but the chorus is more fitting to the song title. Later changed name to EXRAY.

3.	GENOCIDE - Headbanger
	A stolen "Am I Evil" opening riff leads into one of the more unique songs here.

4.	VIOLENT BREED - Night Of The Wolf
	Traditional German metal with RAINBOW-esque keys and a guitar solo that seems too good for this song.

5.	LONE WOLF - Black Destiny
	Speed metal with some HELLOWEEN-ish guitars and over-the-top vocals. However, like most of the singers on this album (and others in the series), his high notes can be a bit painful.

Side B:

1.	MYRIAD - My Life
	Overly poppy keyboards and nasally vocals are somewhat countered by the catchiness and amateur charm of this melodic metal song.

2.	VIOLENT BREED - Loud And Alive
	Great song that recalls early IRON MAIDEN, until those damn keyboards kick in.

3.	GENOCIDE - Soldier Of Death
	More cheesy keyboards trying to ruin a perfectly good RUNNING WILD style song. The vocals remind me of CHIOLUTION from the first Break Out.

4.	IRON BREED - The Fall Of The Warlord
	A rather frustrating song as it alternates between slow, forboding metal and a cheesy dance beat.

5.	MYRIAD - Why Did You Leave Me
	Sappy ballad with awful keyboards and vocals.