The Scrounger's Report

Oct. 27, 1999

These just in...

I took the day off sick yesterday, and was pleased as punch
to find 2 packages waiting for me this morning. Some musically
solid and a few at least semi-collectible discs (all originals):

Malice - Crazy in the Night. 1989. Metal Blade Records.
   It's only a 4-song EP, but fans of '80s stright-ahead
   heavy metal will enjoy this. Track 2 produced by Paul Sabu.

Vicious Rumors - Digital Dictator. 1988. Roadrunner/Shrapnel (Germany).
   Good heavy metal. Production a bit lacking.

Zeelion - S/T. ??? (1998?). Point/AOR Heaven (Germany).
   Good stuff! Very similar stylistically to Axel Rudi Pell
   and Yngwie Malmsteen stuff, perhaps not quite as much
   musical masturbation. Highly recommended.

Tindrum - How About This?!. 1989. RCA (Germany).
   I already had "Cool, Calm, and Collected" which I presume
   is the semi-GH compilation of material from this disc
   and "Drums of War" (which I still need, if anyone has one
   for trade), so only a couple of the tunes were "new".
   I like this stuff. Good Scandi-AOR, perhaps a tad less
   polished than Treat and Skagarack.

Wall of Silence - Shock to the System. 1992. A&M Records.
   Again, good stuff! A Mike Slamer project. Worth finding.
   What's the discography of this band?

That's all for now...

-Dan