Album Name - Heavy Metal
Artist - Various
Label - Full Moon/Asylum/Epic
Year - 1981
Genre – Heavy Metal, Rock
Preference Rating (1- Hate, 2-Dislike, 3-Okay, 4-Like,
5-Love) - 5
Production Quality (1-Noise, 2-Home, 3-Standard
4-Profesional) - 4
Music Quality (1-Bad, 2-Novice, 3-Amature, 3- Professional,
5-Great) - 3
This is the Soundtrack from the 1981 film animated fantasy
film. The film is based on the heavy metal comic/magazines and is an anthology
of fantasy shorts connected by a narrating theme. The soundtrack much like the
film is an anthology of Heavy Metal and Hard Rock from the time. The soundtrack
includes tracks by Sammy Hagar, Blue Öyster Cult, Nazareth, Grand Funk Railroad,
Cheap Trick, and a list of ten other really famous artists and bands. The title track Heavy Metal by Sammy Hagar is
pumped full of high energy and early metal guitar electrics guitar riffs. “It’s your one way ticket to midnight call
it Heavy Metal.” The lyrics with the music and energy define the film and
soundtrack project as well as capture the magazine’s aesthetic. Another great
track on the album is "Veteran of the Psychic Wars" by the Blue
Oyster Cult. The song captures the fantasy feel of a great psionic war with
great guitar solos and musical refrain. “You
see me now a veteran of a thousand psychic wars. I've been living on the edge
so long. Where the winds of limbo roar. And I'm young enough to look at and far
too old to see, all the scars are on the inside. I'm not sure that there's
anything left to me.” All of the songs of this album are by musical greats.
Most of them are high energy songs fused with the sound of Classic Heavy Metal
and Hard Rock. If you’re a fan of classic heavy metal or the film you already
love the soundtrack. If not and any of this sounds appealing check it out.
Resources:
- OST Information (http://www.soundtrackinfo.com/OST/heavymetal-score/) Information about the Heavy Metal Soundtrack.