Cerebus - Too Late To Pray (1986)

Artist: Cerebus

Release Title: Too Late To Pray

Release Type: Full Length

Release Year: 1986

Artist Genre: Heavy/Power Metal

Artist Origin: U.S.A.

Track Listing:
1. Running Out Of Time 2. Taking Your Chances 3. Distant Eyes 4. Too Late To Pray 5. She Burns 6. Rock The House Down 7. Catch Me If You Can 8. Talk Is Cheap 9. Longing For Home
Total playing time 42:51

Fan of the US band Glacier? Well you'll eat this band up like John Goodman at an "all you can eat". The same school of thought with an initial, metal and potatoes, traditional metal base but branching out into nicely done passages of US power metal spearheaded by the impressive emotive mid range and shrieky high register vocals of singer, Scott Board. In some parts here he actually reminds me of the bee gees....but with balls! Sounds interesting huh? Read on...

Clear highlights here include the stunning "Distant Eyes", "Taking Your Chances", the epic title track and the catchy "Rock The House Down". The album kinda loses me with the last 2 tracks, instrumental "Talk Is Cheap" and the lengthy and pretty dull "Longing For Home", but the rest of the tracks are all a hoot. 

Sad that Heavy and Power Metal acts like this never got their just deserves in the underground towards the late 80's, mainly cos of record companies and fans being pre-occupied with the light hearted, preening of the glam scene and the polar opposite, homicidal maniac posturing of the thrash scene. There was a great mid range sound like the one on this album that is rich in quality.