RUFF JUSTICE – Wings Of Desire [Arkeyn Steel Records Remaster +8] (2024) *HQ*

“Wings of Desire”, the full length debut album by RUFF JUSTICE from Dallas, Texas, USA, was privately released by the band, back in 1993 in 200 CD copies and it actually marks the ending of the group’s very first period.
A period full of line up changes and live shows plus a remarkable amount of passion, talent and inspiration captured on the band’s originals that are featured on this debut, which is now getting a remastered reissue on Arkeyn Steel Records, including 8 bonus tracks.
Musically this is classic US Melodic Metal featuring lots of blazing leads and solo guitar parts plus some of the finest vocal melodies that you can hear from a Dallas Metal band of the early ’90s.

In fact, most of these songs sound pretty ’80s from songwriting to the band’s style of performing.
As we were aware of the sounding of the original “Wings of Desire” recordings – the album was reissued by Retrospect Records – we can say the quality has been improved with Kostas Scandalis re-mastering.
And while the live tracks doesn’t sound that great, you can appreciate how hot n’ raw was RUFF JUSTICE on stage. There are also two completely unreleased songs from the band’s 2000’s reunion era included as bonus –“Victory” and “Hold the Fire”. Those 2007 compositions are existing only as live recordings and they are officially released from the very first time in this reissue.

“Wings of Desire” presents the vision of a band that never stopped to haunt the Heavy Metal dream. Despite the changes in Rock industry, they kept rocking with a classic metallic, melodic feeling.
Highly Recommended

01 – Just Us
02 – Rock Of Love
03 – Fall In Line
04 – Mother Freedom
05 – Know Where To Run
06 – Can’t Get Enough Of You
07 – Wings Of Desire
08 – Give ’em Hell
09 – Wings Of Desire (Live)
10 – Trouble In Paradise (Live)
11 – Comin’ Home (Live)
12 – Can’t Get Enough Of You (Live)
13 – Sanctuary (Live)
14 – Mother Freedom (Live)
15 – Victory (Live)
16 – Hold The Fire (Live)

Scott Baughn – Drums, Percussion
Mark Kinder – Guitars, Vocals (backing)
Johnny – Vocals (backing), Bass
Johny Kar – Vocals (lead)

1-8 / Wings Of Desire (LP 1993)
9-14 / Just Us – Live (Live Tape 1993)
15 / Live @Tomcats West, Fort Worth, TX 26th Nov. 2015
16 / Live @Gas Monkey, Dallas, TX 5th Mar. 2016

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