Paradox - Heresy (1989)

Artist: Paradox

Release Title: Heresy

Release Type: Full Length Album

Release Year: 1989

Artist Genre: Power/Thrash Metal

Artist Origin: U.S.A.

Track Listing:
1. Heresy 2. Search For Perfection 3. Killtime 4. Crusader's Revenge 5. The Burning 6. Massacre Of The Cathars 7. Serenity 8. 700 Years On 9. Castle In The Wind
Total playing time 42:11

Paradox were a German band who rose to prominence in the underground in the late 80's alongside their compatriots from the Fatherland, the speedy power metal bands like Helloween and Scanner and thrashing brutes like Destruction and Exumer. Well, Paradox were pretty much a nice cocktail of both of those styles. Mixing the upbeat vocal and guitar stylings of Helloween with the frantic aggression and crunch of Destruction. Their debut was more of power/speed/thrash mix where this follow up sees them completely focusing on the thrashing but maintaining some nice epic power metal touches which hint at Helloween's work at that time. The album is also a conceptual story about the 13th century Roman Catholic crusades in the holy land and no it isn't a concept album like Judas Priest's "Nostradamus", so get your panic stricken breath back and read on.

Highlights include the title track, the mid paced and bouncy "Search For Perfection", "Crusader's Revenge" and the heaviest number "700 Years On" which you'll need a lie down after hearing and you can do that whilst listening to the acoustic outro "Castle In The Wind". "The Burning" and "Massacre Of The Cathars" kinda sound like carbon copies of the earlier songs but they're competent enough and everything's worth hearing. Nothing original but nonetheless cool power/thrash. Like if Helloween and Destruction had a baby.