Defender - they Came Over the High Pass

I have had this in the back of my mind for years, as far as something I might eventually get. I heard a few samples recently that sounded pretty good. Very classic Iron Maiden-ish.

anyone have this?

ack

So nobody has heard this? From what I have heard, a lot of you would like it.

ack

I Have it here, it's a good album and indeed the thought of Iron maiden come to mind when listening to it, vocals to me are moree like Blaze than Bruce, and it was released on Necropolis Records which I though was strange for a band that style, it's well worth your $$$$

I was interested in hearing it when it first came out but never got around to it. The head guy in Defender (his name slips my mind at the moment) was also in the death metal band "Afflicted" if memory serves me correctly.
I also thought it was odd that they released an album on Necropolis Records, which had mostly gore/grind/death/black metal bands on their roster. They didn't have great distribution back then either (they're out of business now), which may be why I never got hold of a copy of Defender.

Never heard of 'em, but a quick search came up with this from BnRMetal...

Defender is the solo project of one Philip Von Segebaden, former guitarist for the death metal band Afflicted. Here the focus is not on death metal, but on power metal as is popular in Europe these days. But while many modern Euro power metal bands follow a very similar style, Defender's varied influences give the band a bit of an edge. There's some Iron Maiden melody, a bit of Manowar majesty, a slice of medieval-sounding riffs a la The Lord Weird Slough Feg, and capped by midrange vocals that are forceful but never overbearing. They Came Over The High Pass isn't quite groundbreaking, but it's good to hear a power metal band that manages to stray just a bit off the beaten path.
Von Segebaden currently plays in the band Dawn, and it appears that this project is on hold for the time being, if not disbanded.