This album is the seed. The loud, brash, balls-out seed that grew into Heavy Metal. Not fully a Metal album (that is why it was the seed), it is still ultra-essential to the genre. I suppose Sabbath took this seed & planted it & it grew into 1970's Black Sabbath & the full Metal genre. But that is this album's significance, what was it's sound ??? And in truth it lives up to its reputation. Vincebus Ereptum was a mammoth beast of magical sound proportions. Opening with Summertime Blues the album grabs you with hard fuzzy guitar & the godlike roar of the diminutive Dickie Peterson, and holds you through till it's conclusion. The following 5 cuts are perfect slabs of fuzz & acidic fury. A volatile cocktail of psychedelia, blues & hard rock the album screams along & before you know what has happened you are halfway through the ride & grinning like an idiot. A must have if you like any form of Harder Rock, non-negotiable, this album is Godlike !!!
Best Tracks: Summertime Blues, Rock Me Baby & Out of Focus
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