Demon
Night Of The Demon

THE REVIEW

The question mark that has always made me wonder when hearing this band is why groups like Scorpions, Savatage, Judas Priest, etc., etc., have become revered giants of rock while Demon has always remained a small niche reality. I really don't know.

Listening to "Night of the Demon," a chill runs through the spine, enough to give you goosebumps, a masterpiece of heavy metal, there is no doubt about it. The album, released in 1981 when the NWOBHM had already ushered in a flood of great albums, created a great stir due to the cover, which at the time was too blasphemous.

Their music is perfectly played, no errors, everything in its place, Dave Hill's voice doesn't have anything to envy in comparison to the frontmen of that era, warm and high, coming from a Hard Rock school, it is accompanied in the most impeccable way by Les Hunt's guitars, a musician of remarkable technical and compositional preparation, with brilliant inspirations rooted in '70s rock. One cannot fail to mention songs like "Liar," an undisputed masterpiece of the record, with a freshness and fluidity of a hit parade or the no less noteworthy "Ride the Wind," a song that partly recalls works of Kiss, without overlooking "Fool to Play the Hard Way."

After all this description, I ask myself again: why are Demon still so little regarded? Why, instead of all those Maiden T-shirts, don't we see those of this band as well?

I'm speechless. At least this album, if you don't have it, you must get it, I assure you, it's music that will leave you breathless.