Chateaux

young blood 7", 1982 chained and desperate, 1983 firepower, 1984 highly strung, 1985 The mere sight of the acronym NWOBHM has a tendency to increase the blood flow in my dick. Chateaux embodies all the best aspects of NWOBHM, so just imagine the end result! "Chained and desperate" is a superior masterpiece of Dio | Led Zeppelin rocking heavy metal that deserved to sell millions of copies (with the super great Steve Grimmett on vocals, also from Grim Reaper, Onslaught etc.). A fantastic record I've put on the same pedestal - or slightly higher - as the first albums of Iron Maiden, Dio or Saxon for over a quarter of a century. Totally killer hard rock ! The following two records incorporate the heavier influences of Raven | Motörhead and bang your head against the burning wall of fire with unforgettable bang-your-head-against-the-burning-wall-of-fire songs. I guess Chateaux never became superstars because their moniker pretty much sucked (Castles ? Zer ?), their logo was yellow in bad 3D, their cover art had strange colors and they did not have Derek Riggs to draw female monsters for them. Other than that, they should have buried Iron Maiden. Chateaux is the cream of the cream of the NWOBHM among Raven, Satan, Avenger, Tysondog, Saxon and Grim Reaper, LONG LIVE THE OLD GUARD OF NWOBHM ZERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!R!R!R!R !R!R!R!R!R ! R! R! R! !R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! R!R! R !R! R! R! R! R!R!R!R!R R! !R! R!R! R! R! R! R! R! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!R !R !R !R !R! !R! R! RRR! !R !R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! R!R !R !R!R !!!!!!!!!!! CD rip. Chateaux on MySpace