Swedish vocals, English vocals
International relevance: **
Luleå based six-piece Grace had been
around for five years when Manifest released their sole album in
1981. Although somewhat symphonic, song structures and guitar riffs
display an obvious heavy metal influence. However, ”Blind” is a
mainly keyboard driven album which does nothing to hide its 1981
recording date. Grace is occasionally reminiscent of 80's generation
pomp rockers Tribute, but sometimes come off like a fourth-rate
lightweight AOR version of Kaipa. While not a Christian album per se, it
still has a kind of Jesus metal vibe to it. It's low on original
characteristics, and bass player Bernt Ek's bland vocals certainly
doesn't help saving ”Blind” from being an effort best neglected.
Ek and
drummer Janne Lundberg went on to form the exceedingly dreadful
Wildliw which released a couple of 45's in the years to come before
changing their name to Bedlam. Organ player Mikael Junell ended up in
Drift, while keyboardist Henrik Thall joined Grave whose
self-released 7” ”Screaming From The Grave” is now highly
sought after by metal collectors.
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