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Ruffians
was formed back in the beginning of the eighties by guitarist Craig
Behrhost ex-Lääz Rockit, drummer Luke Bowman and guitarist Chris
Atchison soon after they recruited Dan Moura to play the bass, the only
thing needed now was a great lead singer, and they ended up with Carl
Albert one of the best metal singers the world would ever see/hear.
A
self-titled EP was released in 1985 on Victory Records in the
USA
it was later licensed to Europe and Japan;
it contains six great melodic metal tunes. By the end of 1985 Carl
Albert left the band to join Villain with whom he released an EP. In
1986 before he went on to join Vicious Rumors, he was sadly enough
killed in a car accident in 1995 (R.I.P.).
Ruffians
found another singer in Rich Wilde and released a demo in 1987, but no
record deal was signed and they split up in 1989. The band reformed in
2004 to play the Bang Your Head Festival in
Germany
, at the same time Hellion Records reissued the EP on CD with six bonus
tracks recorded live in 1985, the EP was also released on a limited
vinyl edition including the 1987 demo.
“There
& Back” is a double CD containing the EP, the six live tracks from
1985, four demo Tracks from 1984, the four demo tracks from 1987 and a
one track video recorded at the Bang Your Head Festival.
These
is one of the best re-releases I have ever seen, so get down to your
local CD shop and buy “There & Back” - you won’t be
disappointed.
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