Agent Steel--Omega Conspiracy (1999/Metal Blade) Rating--7.1

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Thrashy power metal, with a good amount of technical chops. The vocals show a few strains of Bruce Dickinson, and also of Hades' vocalist, though more high-pitched.
A ripping mid-groove is tucked within the fast notes of "New Godz," and good riffing stands out in "Awaken the Swarm". "Into the Nowhere" has a galloping rhythm, "It's Not What You Think" is chugging, and "Destroy the Hush" keeps a frantic pace.
A nice bonus is a cover of Judas Priest's "Beyond the Realms of Death"--Agent Steel does it justice with a biting, caustic version.

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TRACK LIST: Destroy the Hush/Illuminati Is Machine/Fighting Backwards/New Godz/Know Your Master/Infinity/Awaken the Swarm/Into the Nowhere/Bleed Forever/It's Not What You Think/Beyond the Realms of Death

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