Master Of Disguise does have one weakness and that’s the production, which lacks the crispness of the recent Razor and Exodus releases. Finally, ‘Betrayer’ is a little more subdued and in the Dio vein but great just the same. ‘Into The Fire’ and the superb title track are more in the thrash mould, while ‘Fear My Way’ and ‘No One Left To Blame’ sound more like Iron Maiden on speed. ‘Sons Of Iniquity’, ‘Sins Of The Damned’ and ‘Bound To Be Free’ are power metal at its best with the latter featuring some maniac lead-work from Christian Logue. They have brought in a fine Dio-inspired vocalist in Mike Smith to replace John Birk, as well as the addition of ex-Agent Steel guitarist Mark Marshall, though the latter doesn’t appear on this album.Īfter a somewhat dodgy opener in the instrumental ‘Lions Roar’, which reminds me of Tokyo Blade, the album is a deluge of speed metal without a ballad or a mundane rocker in sight. Master Of Disguise is Savage Grace’s second vinyl offering and a vast improvement on the band’s The Dominatress EP. Two years later the successor CD The Savage And The Grace was ready, building on its predecessor in classical style and which again is sure to set the pulses of speed freaks racing.
The newly launched French based Black Dragon Records have certainly come up trumps with their first release. Originally released in 1985, the debut full-length album of the legendary Los Angeles Speed Metal pioneers SAVAGE GRACE stands on the top of the greatest US. Savage Grace - Master of Disguise/The Dominatress music CD album at CD Universe, Remastered edition of the U,S, metal band's early 80's material combines the album. With their 2013 debut Back With A Vengeance, MASTERS OF DISGUISE filled the musical gap left behind by the demise of Savage Grace almost 30 years previously.