Enforcer – Into The Night (Release Year – 2008)
Most of the bands coming out of Sweden as of late have been of the glam metal variety, so imagine my surprise when Enforcer’s “Into The Night” came blasting through my speakers.
This band seems to have embraced the NWOBHM era of metal, and have reproduced a sound that will have most metal fans, young and old banging their heads.
At times I have found singer Olaf Wikstrand’s vocals a little pitchy, but the music is so good on “Into The Night”, all if forgiven quickly. Enforcer taps into the awesome early 80′s metal sounds of Metallica and Iron Maiden to deliver a crushingly cool metal feast for your ears.
“Into the Night” isn’t a long listening experience. This CD clocks in at a tick over 35 minutes. It is so good though, I am guessing you will want to keep playing this one over and over. This disc isn’t breaking any new ground musically, but if you are fan of early 80′s thrash, you are sure to love this disc. I love the passion and the energy that comes out in the songs. It might be old school 80′s metal riffs that drives the music here, but I could care less. My only regret is that I didn’t get a copy of this CD sooner.
Heavy Artillery has a great new band on their hands. You should check them out on myspace at this link.
Rating: 
Out of 10
Track Listing:
- Black Angel
- Mistress from Hell
- Into the Night
- Speed Queen
- On the Loose
- City Lights
- Scream of the Savage
- Curse the Light
- Evil Attacker
Enforcer is:
Olof Wikstrand – Lead Vocals
Adam Zaars – Lead Guitars
Jonas Wikstrand – Drums
Joseph Tholl – Bass
Nice find Rob.
These guys are doing NWOBHM the way it should be done….