De fire store overskriften hinter til er seffers Kreator, Destruction, Tankard og Sodom.

Jeg er kun fan av Kreator her, men konseptet på denne 10″ er spennende for min del; det er fire coverlåter fra Nwobhm-eraen som står i fokus.

Cd-utgaven vil kun være tilgjengelig i et nummer av tyske Rock Hard (#334, kommer i handel 25. februar), som selvfølgelig ikke er så bra for de som kun vil ha skiva – vinylen, som kommer i fire forskjellige farger) blir sluppet på Nuclear Blast.

Strengt tatt har du vel disse om du sanler tysk thrash, dette er ikke eksklusive greier, om de ikke er nyinnspilt, og det står det ikke noe om. Lambs To The Slaughter var å finne på Out Of The Dark ep-en, Don’t Walk Away på Agent Orange, Princess Of The Night leste jeg var på Spiritual Genocide og Tankards versjon av Maidenlåten mener jeg var på en Maiden Tributeskive for en del år tilbake.

Side A:

1. Kreator Lambs To The Slaughter (Raven)
2. Sodom Don’t Walk Away (Tank)

Side B: 

1. Destruction Princess Of The Night (Saxon)
2. Tankard Iron Maiden (Iron Maiden)

Mille Petrozza, Kreator: «As teenagers we were die hard fans of Raven. This song perfectly reflects the lifestyle back then and was the second cover version we recorded in a studio.»

Tom Angelripper, Sodom: «When Tank released The 12“ Single Don`t Walk Away in 1981, it was the first time I got in touch with this awesome band and the title track is still one of my favorite songs. They inspired me to become a die hard metal fan until the rest of my life and keep my own band as a trio ensemble.»

Schmier, Destruction: «Shortly before we formed Destruction we were all together at a Saxon concert in Switzerland on their Denim & Leather tour. Princess… always was on of my all time fave tracks from the british Nwobhm masters – this very unique riff was already the first step into speed metal, by that time we did not know how important this evening was – a night and a song that has definitely influenced us all the way!»

Gerre, Tankard: «The first two Maiden albums are my personal favorites so it’s a real honor to me, that our version of Iron Maiden will finally be available on vinyl. It was super fun to record and even Paul Di’Anno once said in an Crossfire interview with Rock Hard magazine that he liked our version. There couldn’t be any better accolade and we’re very exicted to see The Big Teutonic 4 continued.»