Band : Vendetta
Album title : Heretic Nation
Label : Lion Music
Distributor : Bertus
Release Date : 06/11/2009
Release : CD

Second effort by this British band from Newcastle, some two years after their previous and first release Tiranny Of Minority.  Not having heard this previous release I can't compare its predecessor to this, so I'll have to start from scratch.

As a matter of fact this is pure traditional heavy metal - eighties British school.  You can hear traces form Saxon, and maybe not often enough there are some hints of Iron Maiden.  The vocalist Edward Box does a good job, but lacks a bit of power in his voice.  Guitar work is superb, with some good twin guitar solos. I do have a remark about the production though. It could have been a lot greasier than this.  At times it sounds a bit thin.

At the end of the line : a good effort.  Now maybe with a better production it could even have been better.  Who knows, maybe their next release ...???

70/100

Erik Morren.