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Axtion
12+ albums
heavy metalhard rockUS MEtalUSA80s metal
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Band: Randy Amos - lead vocals Darren Lazzari - lead/rhythm guitar and vocals Michael Weldon - rhythm guitar Michael Brett - bass guitar G.T. Mitchell - drums and percussion Additional Musicians: Jim Pitulski - additional background vocals Production: Mastered by Darren Lazzari. Review: When it came to straight forward working man's hard rock (or heavy metal as it used to be called) few bands could top Riot's 1981 album Fire Down Under - arguably one of the best albums/bands that hardly anyone heard. But the even lesser known Axtion gave it a shot and occasionally came close to the magic of Riot. Some people are going to say that this sounds dated, and of course it does. But no more dated then Fire Down Under or UFO's classic material, and at times Axtion rivals both. "Fury Of The Tempest" for example finds the band at their peak, complete with wailing guitars and gruff screaming vocals. "Precious Rock" is another scorcher, and it was while listening to this song that I began to hear similarities to Iron Maiden's early work with Paul Di'Anno - even though this is more no frills hard rock then actual NWOBHM fare. Axtion nails it again on "Your Numbers Up" that includes some memorable guitar work and a vocal sound that Waysted's Fin later implemented. The problem for Axtion is two-fold. First, they seemed unable to sustain the fury of their best tracks. "Spread The Axtion" and "Hold Me Tight" come across as unadventurous 70s guitar rock while they appear to try too hard
