Phantom Lord

Not to end up being confused using the Greek power metallic heroes who arrived 2 decades later, the initial Phantom Lord were just a little publicized part task of Virgin Steele guitarist Jack port Starr, with vocalist John Leone (of NJ thrashers Attacker), tempo guitarist Steve Cost, bassist Ned Meloni, and drummer Joe Hasselvander (also with Pentagram and later on Raven) — most of them heading simply by German aliases at this juncture. Sonically, Phantom Lord wedded the thrashing strength of early Metallica using the uncooked aesthetic of the brand new Wave of English ROCK, but their two recording produces, 1985’s eponymous debut and 1986’s Bad Never Sleeps, had been much too shoddily documented to ever sell lots of copies — maybe intentionally so. Regardless, the group was by no means all that severe an enterprise in the first place because of the members’ alternative gigs.