LIGHT OF A TORCH
Un nuevo vistazo a la escena europea del heavy metal de los ochenta, esa época que tanto marco a las bandas que les siguieron y que fue tan prolífica y tan auténtica. Hoy quiero traer al blog a una banda danesa llamada Witch Cross, un grupo de heavy metal de alta calidad y, como en tantas otras ocasiones, con una existencia demasiado breve que nos dejo realmente solo un puñado de canciones, pero que sirven bien para ver el potencial que atesoraban. Además cumplen otra de las premisas que muchos de esos grupos bastante desconocidos y de breve duración están cumpliendo ultimamente, que es la de haberse reunido recientemente para realizar una segunda parte de su carrera. Witch Cross se forma en 1979 funcionando bajo el nombre de "Blood Eagle" hasta 1981. Es en 1982 cuando deciden cambiar su nombre a "Witch Cross" publicando un solo álbum en 1984, "Fit for fight", antes de separarse en 1986. En 2011 deciden resucitar el proyecto editando un segundo LP, "Axe to grind", y siguen en activo. Hoy, como decía al inicio, quiero resucitar en el blog el sonido primigenio de la banda, ese primer esfuerzo lleno de honestidad, fuerza y autenticidad de la vieja escuela heavy metal. En concreto quiero dejar el tema "Light of a torch", de su primer LP de 1984, un tema del que dejo un enlace a youtube.
Empty streets, deserted town. Barking dogs, distant sounds
Early morn, see the dawn, breaking red tomorrow's dead
Neon lights, never dies , a monument, we've reached the end
End of love, end of hate, end of time, end of the World....
The devil rode among us, not so long ago
The rats all left the dumps, heading for the town
Sent be evil forces, with blindness in their eyes
Raging cross the country they left grief and death behind
Please share my nightmare
Won't you bring around another torch
Please share my nightmare
I need a back to lean opon
I'm scared to death by the things I see
In the light of the torch
Standing in the city, the lights went out tonight
Like demons without pity, they quickly fill my sights
They come in packs towards me, the streets have come alive
Expose their yellow teeth in a deafening battle cry
CHORUS
Solo
I'm up against the wall - the fire keeps them back
Soon my torch will burn out leave everything in black
I have to find somebody, who can wake me from this dream
There has to be someone to hear me when I scream
Early morn, see the dawn, breaking red tomorrow's dead
Neon lights, never dies , a monument, we've reached the end
End of love, end of hate, end of time, end of the World....
The devil rode among us, not so long ago
The rats all left the dumps, heading for the town
Sent be evil forces, with blindness in their eyes
Raging cross the country they left grief and death behind
Please share my nightmare
Won't you bring around another torch
Please share my nightmare
I need a back to lean opon
I'm scared to death by the things I see
In the light of the torch
Standing in the city, the lights went out tonight
Like demons without pity, they quickly fill my sights
They come in packs towards me, the streets have come alive
Expose their yellow teeth in a deafening battle cry
CHORUS
Solo
I'm up against the wall - the fire keeps them back
Soon my torch will burn out leave everything in black
I have to find somebody, who can wake me from this dream
There has to be someone to hear me when I scream
By Nash
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