The space warrior on the cover is dressed like an extra from The Game Of Thrones. As a time traveller he hasn't done his research too well and in that costume he won't be able to survive long in these astral conditions.
Likewise, The Press Gang are ill equipped for the modern world, let alone intergalactic journeys into the future.
Their music is firmly stuck in the past, intended for fans of old school or new wave Heavy Metal and late 70s Brit Punk.
This is the work of a Canadian four-piece band from Calgary, Alberta led by Colin McCulloch. They formed in 2006 and are already onto their fifth album.
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The thrust behind Dagger For The Eye, a David Bowie tribute track, is that time and tide wait for no-one and that we must do unto others before they do it unto you. These bold words are not backed up by any sense of menace.
On the ten tracks they launch enthusiastically into speed riffs but despite titles like Die Inquisitor Die and Kill The Bastards the songs are seriously lacking in the kind of venom needed to catch up with or outrun their influences.
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