Q5 are a Seattle based band formed in 1983 and their music is a blend of hard rock and melodic and straight-forward heavy metal.
“Steel The Light,” originally released in 1984, is one of the classic US metal albums of the ’80s that stood the test of time, which includes all-time favorite songs like “Lonely Lady,” “Pull The Trigger” and “Steel The Light.” The Q5 debut album, “Steel The Light,” was recorded with Floyd Rose on guitars – inventor of the Floyd Rose locking tremolo system, a device used by guitarists like Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani or Kirk Hammett.
The deluxe reissue has a new 2018 mastering by Bart Gabriel (Crystal Viper, Avenger, Cirith Ungol), and includes all the classic tracks of the original release, plus never-before released bonus tracks, and 16-page booklet with lyrics, photos and new liner notes. The album will be available as double CD, LP + CD package (incl. 2 cover sleeves and 12 bonus tracks on the bonus disc), as well as a limited box set that will include the LP on black splatter vinyl with a bonus CD, double CD, t-shirt and a patch.
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You can listen to Q5 “Steel The Light” at Soundcloud.
Read our review here.
I’m just a lucky guy who has chosen metal to live with for a long time. Metal changed my life for good. It made me more confident and stronger. Metalheads are naturally far away from the mass mediocrity and don’t accept impostures from anybody else. Metal is more than music, it’s a life changing oportunity!