Griffin - "Flight of the Griffin"
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- Опубліковано 19 січ 2010
- From the album "Flight of the Griffin"
1984 Shrapnel Records.
"A San Francisco band with ties to the local thrash scene, but whose additional influences from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (read: Iron Maiden) and all manner of odd time signatures predated future eccentrics like the Lord Weird Slough Feg and Hammers of Misfortune, Griffin recorded two independent albums in the mid-'80s that have since become cult collector's items.
Founded in 1982, the band honed its over-the-top sound over the course of two demos before signing with the Shrapnel label for the release of 1984's Flight of the Griffin, which featured the lineup of William McKay (vocals), Rick Cooper (guitar), Rick Wagner (drums), Thomas Sprayberry (bass), and Mike Jastremski (guitar). The latter pair would be gone (Jastremski having hooked up with thrashers Heathen) by the time of 1986's Protectors of the Lair, which also proved to be Griffin's swan song."
- Eduardo Rivadavia, Allmusic.com
Absolutely epic song, underrated band.
Ascends to the earth in the form, and the spirit as one
Created the sovereign protector, his kingdom has come
Among the stars in the sky, there's magic in the air
A kingdom of fire, destroyers everywhere
By light of the moon, a golden figure stands
A symbol of God, a conqueror of man
Spreads his wings from out of the sun, a king of all kings
The cross that he bears, the road that he holds, his story's been told
He peers from above, through misty morning fog
The moment is right, it shouldn't take too long
Down from the sky, in search of precious stone
Will not be denied what he admires most
Stacks his prey, his presence is felt, his power so great
He lives by the cross, possesses magic claws, his reign lingers on and on
Rose from the ashes, successor to the throne
Place of his origin isn't known
He seems to exist, been seen in nanny forms
The winged beast appears and then he goes
Where, no one knows, to seek out the treasure of his soul
ohhhh... this was epic...! Hail to the true 80s!
when I was young it was one of my best and it still is.
I miss this kind of metal.
Mee too kid
This band smoldered over blazing coals. At my age I still enjoy it as if it was yesterday.
My favorite Griffin'ssong.
OMG! Such a great SF band!!!!
Classic bad ass heavy metal. ....
Hell F'n Yeah!!! Loved this Band since Day 1!!!
metal beauty!
Pô, há quanto tempo não ouvia essa pérola!?!?!? Música maravilhosa!!!
Great everything-the magic is there.
SUPERB MUSICIANSHIP AND SINGING , AS WELL ...
"...Been seen in many forms,
The winged beast appears...
And then it goes,
Where? No one knows...
To seek out the trasure of its soul..."
Simply breathtaking.
I spent my whole evening practicing this segment. Agreed, absolutely fantastic
perfection!
BIG TUNE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5:42 - beautiful rhythm lick
Sonzera🤘🏻
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Hey, the introduction to King Arthur and the Knights of Justice has the same melody as this. Sweet.
Zaku⚽️
Had this Album on Vinyl in the 80's and took it with me to school to borrow it to someone.
In the pause i left the classrom, when i came back the record lay in the trash broken in 4 pieces, nice fuckin classmates. of course no one had seen anything.
Time for an Heavy Metal Attack on them Traitors!
I had this album on tape long long time ago!! I would like to have it !!! Where???? I still have the tape!! \m/
Fucking TRVE!
Am I the only one getting a slight Manilla Road vibe here?
If something gets wizardly enough, the spirit of Mark Shelton appears to do that nasally "aaaAAAHHHH" and make us think of days of magic that once and never were
rip mike yaz jastremski
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He played on 2 classic Bay Area debuts. This and Heathen's Breaking the Silence on Bass.
some parts of the songs reminds me of Evil Invaders's "Broken Dreams In Isolation", another metal band
Thank you for managing them! Are they still around?
Any similar bands anyone would recommend of this style?
Hahahaha true
where can I get the CDs??? heeelp?!??!!
My name is griffin
So is mine.
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuccccckkkkkkkkkkkkk
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