Review by Ludo for Fifth Angel - Fifth Angel (1986)

I know, when I write about albums that meant a lot in my "metal life" I tend to exaggerate but... if someone asked me what Heavy Metal is, I'm pretty sure this album will be among the 10 records I would recommend to give my questioner an idea!
I never quite go for subgenres, so I'm not capable of labelling Fifth Angel as Power or Epic as I see many did around the web. This is for me just a great Heavy Metal album which came out in perfect timing (1986) for the genre; I bought it in 1988 and it was the second edition with a different (and I have to say far better) cover and I immediately fell in love with the whole atmosphere and with Ted Pilot's voice: I think he was really one of a kind, even more because he completely retired from music soon after their 2nd LP and as far as I know he has been for the next 30 years.. a dentist!

The song "trio" Call Out the Warning, Fifth Angel, Wings of Destiny (the latter a masterpiece) is still one of my favorite plays after all these years, maybe because my mind goes back when a was a small kid: pure Heavy Metal!