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    Heaven's Metal #18/Straightway
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    Straightway

    One Way to Heaven

    (1988)

    Reviewed by Doug Van Pelt

    Discogs
    Label independentHeaven's Metal #18September 1988
    hard rockmelodic metalpop metal

    This five-piece band from is causing some excitement in Houston, Texas with their brand of commercial metal. While not up to radio-airplay production, it's close. The songs have good hooks, hot guitars, a nice blend of keys, and tight BGV's. This is a band to keep a watch on. If they keep cranking away, their sound will reach perfection. Best cuts are: "Come Back" and the title track. "Wounded Heart" has an interesting storyline in it for metal lyrics. It's a cry from a child suffering from child abuse and some comforting assurance that "The Lord is coming and He's near."

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