Quartz – Fear No Evil (LP)

All in all, »Fear No Evil« is a mighty fine album, and it’s quite timeless as well. “Born To Rock”, which has already appeared on the Quartz anthology record, is one of the catchiest songs on the new album. According to Quartz’s guitarist, there is a little story to it: “David asked whether he could do his version, so we re recorded it. It just relates to the early days of our band, trying to make it in music.””Riot In The City” is another brilliant number, starting with the sound of a police siren. “It has been written about world events,” states Mick Hopkins. ”It started with riots in our hometown, Birmingham, then London, then the chaos around the world.” “Walking On Holy Water” might be called a semi-ballad. One of the more quiet tunes on »Fear No Evil« described by Mick as “an apocalyptic song”: “’Walking On Holy Water’ is about acid rain from an atomic weapon, hence: apocalyptic.”It may have taken Quartz 33 long years to come up with the successor to the ill-fated »Against All Odds« record, but »Fear No Evil« was definitely worth the wait. A bona fide, timeless NWOBHM album – performed by outstanding musicians.

Track List

SIDE A:

1. Fear No Evil
2. Rock Bottom
3. The Stalker
4. Rapture 0:35
5. Zombie Resurrection
6. Barren Land
7. Walking On Holy Water

SIDE B:

1. Dangerous Game
2. Born To Rock The Nation
3. Riot In The City
4. Dead Man’s Wolrd
5. Scream At The Devil