Exxplorer - Symphonies of Steel

I picked up a cassette copy of Exxplorer - Symphonies of Steel a while back, and I am just getting to checking it out. It's a great release of straight ahead metal with high range vocals and a speed/thrash edge to it at times.

Apparently this has had a few different covers. I did some looking around, and I am not sure which cover I have, but I can't find any images of it online. It's killer, and better than the others I have seen! It's got like a dead guy/skeleton band and crowd. I will try and post it sometime.

Anyone into this band? Anyone have their second release (A Recipe for Power)? How does it compare?

ack

I have this one on cd. I like this album a lot too.

I have loved that album since it came out. I believe they were
from NJ. SOS was the best of the 3 albums that they put out (3
that I am aware of anyways). The original art was pretty
eclectic, but very cool too.

This is the original cover of the first, mega rare version from HHH Recordings.

Metalpage lists this rereleases:

Vinyl:
- 2nd US Pressing on Metal Blade, different cover (rarity 1)
- Euro Pressing on Black Dragon (FRA), different cover (rarity 0)
CD:
- Reborn Classics (incl. 3 bonustracks)
- Black Dragon (FRA)
- Underground Symphony (ITA)
- Old Metal (USA)

I currently have the leather-bound Heavy Metal Heroes/Underground Symphony Italian import.

I must have the MetalBlade cover, then. I like it.

I should probably pick up a CD of it eventually. How is the bonus material?

ack

I need to hear this, it sounds right up my alley.

Vibrations of Doom has the album posted, but I can never get that site to work. I have in the past, but not in a while.

http://vibrationsofdoom.com/test/test2/Exxplorer.html

Also there are some samples at an Exxplorer site:

http://www.lavolpe.com/exxplorer/

I want to try and lay my hands on the Black Dragon release of it eventually.

I grew up in New Jersey (have been here all my life) so I've heard this band in the past but honestly it's been years so I can't really remember what they sounded like. I may have to look into getting some of their stuff.

Just wanted to revive this old thread. Still one of my fav obscure albums fo the 80's. "Underrated" does nto come close to describing this album!!





Love Lennie's vox on this one^^^^!

One of my all time favorite US metal albums. An absolute classic.