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Band
Salem
Title
In The Beginning
Type
LP/EP
Company
High Roller
YOR
2010
Style
Traditional
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5/6/2011 7:38:07 PM - Review by: Vinaya Saksena
Nice to see more NWOBHM gems being unearthed. Quality-wise, Salem may not have been top-tier, but like the reissued material from Adrian Smith's pre-Iron Maiden band Urchin, "In the Beginning" is something that hardcore fans of that bygone era will surely relish. Not surprisingly, it's a little rough, naïve and dated in (many) places, but a treat for the NWOBHM connoisseur nonetheless.
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In The Beginning
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Vinaya Saksena5/6/2011
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