Search - Satan :: Into the Future / Suspended Sentence

2nd effort (an EP) + 2nd full-length album

eveoflove | North York, Ontario Canada | 03/15/2001

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Made in GER in 199?, Serial# SPV-85-1819, Playing Time 62:09This CD consists of their 1986 EP "Into The Future", along with their second (and swan-song) album, 1987's "Suspended Sentence".Both feature new singer Michael J. Jackson, and the music included here has less polish and, in my opinion, is fairly inferior to their first album, "Court In The Act".The blazing guitars are still present, but their "personal" sound has disappeared to make room for a more "ordinary" approach. Though still full of energy and enthusiasm, the band seems to be less creative and original. Strangely enough, this CD has put the content of the EP after the album, when in fact the EP preceeded the album, making the transition a bit more drastic than needed.The coda to the last track on "Suspended Sentence" has been appended to the last track of the CD, instead of its normal running order.Not particularly original, but it still has some great moments, with some interplay between the guitarists somewhat similar to JUDAS PRIEST and IRON MAIDEN, even if the band's style is completely different, and surely not as outstanding."