2019 re-issue on red and black marbled vinyl with lyric insertand poster. Limited 300 numbered copies

Texas shock rockers Juggernaut underwent some line-up changesafter their debut album. The group replaced Glenn with former SanAntonio Slayer singer Steve Cooper, but their challenging styleonce again proved to inaccessible for most listeners, and led toJuggernaut´s imminent demise. On the sophomore, Trouble Within, theband had gone the extra mile to give more freedom to their lessordinary visions, and the effort clearly shows as the opening"Without Warning" is an imposing bass-driven marvel recalling thedebut with the faster-paced escapades, the couple of more complexguitar pirouettes hinting at the more engaging direction taken."Vengeance" is a choppy power metal cut with echoes of FatesWarning and early Queensryche, and "Russian Roulette" is a moreaggressive shredder with dramatic stomps and hard thrashingrhythms, the bass duelling with the sparse lead guitar showings."The Calm Before" is a short peaceful atmospheric instrumental,probably the calm before the "Swarm" which is the next piece, aheavy brooding pounder which undermines the musicians´ skills asnothing really eventful occurs through its nearly 7-min thebrooding doomy "idyll" solely broken by the stylish hectic ending.The title-track is where the singer truly shines whose high-strungvery emotional clean timbre acquires glass-shattering proportionsfor a while; music-wise this is progressive power metal with morethan the usual twists and turns, kind of predating the elaborateexploits on Helstar´s "Nosferatu", but this is less exuberantlyconstructed. "Weeping in Fire" is a jumpy technicaller with morepronounced leads and a jarring rhythm-section which may haveimpressed the Watchtower guys where the drummer Bob Jarzombek´sbrother Rob was, and still is, taking care of the bass duties atthe time. "Onslaught of the Hordes" carries on in the same vein theguys experimenting with bouncier riffs and more intricate fretwork,with a memorable chorus admirably pulled off by the singer, thebass support traditionally strong and vociferous. All the way to"The Pirate´s Blade", a more subdued pounder sustained in asomewhat downbeat mid-pace. Trouble Within would satisfy a largergamut of fans although some will be a bit confused by the frequentshift in focus, from epic to progressive to technical toatmospherically melodic and vice versa. There´s nothing wrong invariety, especially when it comes to music and women, but in thiscase this has been achieved as an aftermath from too many scatteredideas and uncertainty as to which path to be taken, not so muchfrom the lack of musical skills cause those are amply displayed allover.

Track list:
1. Without Warning
2. Vengeance
3. Russian Roulette
4. The Calm Before
5. The Swarm
6. Trouble Within
7. Weeping In Fire
8. Onslaught Of The Hordes
9. The Pirates Blade
10. Stellear Rubeae

Condition cover: nm

Condition vinyl: nm

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