Chaser – “Raiders The Anthology” is a pure and cristal piece of NWOBHM in its very first years. I mean, in songs like “Raiders” there are a lot fo references to 1970s rock. So you can notice the sonic evolution. “Salute The Warrior” guitar riff, for instance, reminds a lot Judas Priest’s Victim Of Chances. Chaser also kept a healthful tradition of that time, which is recording an instrumental song as “Octopus”. Maybe because of the three-year hiatus among the songs, on the tenth track, “On My Own”, we feel a big change of heart. The pace changes a bit. The singer sounds a little more gritty, and the songs are better written and produced. And the choruses get more proheminent as in “Dressed For The Kill”.
Listening to Chaser – “Raiders The Anthology” one can even tell where Metallica took their inspiration. For instance, take a good look at “Backstreet”. As we all know, Lars and his mates are big fans of NWOBHM bands. Well, it was really worth the thirty-year wait. Better late than never!
Track Listing:
- Raiders
- Final Stand
- Bad Lover
- Crucifix
- Chaindriven
- Dressed For The Kill
- Sudden Break
- Salute The Warrior Queen
- Octopus
- On My Own
- For King And For Country
- First To Fall
- Tragedy
- Dressed For The Kill
- Backstreet
You can listen to “Raiders” here: