Heathens Rage news

From Keep it True organizers:


We continue very fast with new band announcements. This time we have the reunion of a real cult band for you. Legendary HEATHEN’S RAGE will play their very first European show at KIT. The band will consist of 3 out of 4 original members (Rob Warner, Mike LePond (Symphony X) and Chris Teresyn). Unfortunately singer Bob Pizzauro could not be part of the reunion, but we have an even better singer for you. Alan Tecchio (Hades/Watchtower) will be the singer for HEATHEN’S RAGE. Prespare for the “Knights OF Steel”.

+ apparently the EP will be officially rereleased on No Remorse records.

Neat-O. Ult will be overjoyed. New Jersey represent!   

I'm psyched about the EP finally being re-released.

As for the press release, A better singer? NO! A good singer, yes. Bob Pizzauro's voice is part of what made Heathens Rage so great. He had charisma and style.

Also, it's only 3 out of 5 original members, since Heathens Rage was a five piece. Also missing is guitarist Tony Lee.

I'd certainly like to hear that ep. I've only ever heard of this band through Ult's sight but he has definitely piqued my interest.

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I'd certainly like to hear that ep.

Arkayne New Jersey steele for only the tr00, ehehehehehehehe

Sounds like typical 80s metal, which is not necessarily a bad thing.

It's unfortunate that the recording on the EP was so weak. The songs were so great. I watched them practice and saw them live more times than I can remember.

Cool! Great that Alan has a new gig too.

That "better singer" dig was unwarranted.

I received in the mail a week or so ago the "Knights Of Steel" anthology put out by No Remorse Records that had been hinted at for some time now. I am very impressed by the work put into this release. A nice 32 page booklet filled with photos and flyers and nice reflections from various band members via interview questions. The 2 discs have 30 tracks between them but 13 songs are repeated and taken from different demos that they did. Very nice to be able to get hear "Power Of The Sword"; which according to the booklet was the first song the band came up with. And also to hear the 4 songs they recorded with second vocalist Gene Geary.
Also from the booklet (which is wild) is that the band was around 15/16 when they started and could not play the clubs in the beginning so they would rent their own hall and print the tickets and put on their own shows.
Also mentioned is that the band also recorded a demo in 1983 that included 3 covers: Rod of Iron (Lizzy Borden), Burn the Sun (Virgin Steele), Detroit Rock City (Kiss); but sadly these never made it to the compilation. Would like to hear those.
Overall, a top notch release.

Got knights of steel the anthology, today in my mailbox.

Excellent speed metal band.happy to add these guys to my cd collection.

Nice. I received that Knights of Steel on vinyl and should be getting an autographed copy of the CD in the future.

Excellent show at Keep it True. Alan Tecchio fits in perfectly!

Here's one clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_f7DPE1BZ4