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When people talk about German heavy metal, they usually refer to the early eighties, yet the story begins a decade earlier.
The seventies were also a gold-rush age for heavy guitars from Germany.
Whereas 'Heavy Kraut! Part 1' (BCD17721) documented the wild beginnings, the second part is set around the turn of the decade and describes the gradual transformation of hard rock into heavy metal under the infuence of AC/DC and Judas Priest.
The many forgotten bands that pioneered this movement include Straight Shooter, Faithful Breath, Bastard, Beast, Rampage, Bullet, Breslau, Viva and - last but not least - Accept. They created a sound that would soon be internationally competitive in all respects.
Tracklist
Fargo - Comin' Together
Bullfrog - Live
Elfenbein - Lost Son
Prinzip - Sieben Meter Seidenband
Tollhouse - Johnny
Set - Kipper Keule
Epitaph - On The Road
Berluc - Hallo Erde, hier ist Alpha
Bastard - Back To The Nature
Krokus - Fire
Snake - Day Of Solution
Requiem - Steven
Mass - Shoot Out
Viva - Break Out
Electric Sun - Fire Wind
Faithful Breath - Rollin' Into Our Live
Rampage - Victims Of Rock
Accept - Starlight
Bullet - Cold Hearted Woman
Breslau - Spinne
Bauer, Garn & Dyke - Pyro- Manni (Feueralarm!)
Straight Shooter - High Speed Lover
Sinner - Ridin' The White Horse
Trance - Confession
Beast - Time Machine
Mad Max - Free Will
Rated X - Rock Blooded
Running WIld - Chains And Leather