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Band
Skanners
Title
Factory Of Steel
Type
LP/EP
Company
SAOL
YOR
2011
Style
Traditional
2/21/2011 7:53:18 AM - Review by: Eric Compton
Skanners have been active since 1982 as an underground band that has produced six albums overall. This new one finds the Italians in the thick of tradition, a marriage of blue collar Priest and by-the-numbers hard rock. Other than just another one for the collectors this really doesn't propel the band forward in any way. The riffs and lyrics are simply middle of the road and the band's focus and drive seems to be in question. Another average heavy metal album in a stack populated with good releases is just a little redundant at this point.
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