Most people are familiar with the expression “good things are worth waiting for”. That is certainly the case when listening to Canadian based power metal bandShock’s CD Once Denied. Shock has finally released their first album after forming about 28 years ago — that could well establish some sort of record. Of note is that Shock has not been around for all those years but rather disbanded in 1990, after about five years, before reforming 21 years later in 2011. The band is now made up of original founding members, lead vocalist/guitarist Tony V, guitarist John Tennant, bassist Steve Monette (formerly a guitarist in the band) and newcomer Chad Walls on drums. Given their impressive backlog of unreleased songs from the late ’80s, Shock decided to revisit some of those compositions, rework/improve them, and finally release eight of them — the results are simply phenomenal.
Track List:
01. Fighting Chance
02. Full Speed Ahead
03. Slashing To Live
04. Flaming Towards Earth
05. Driven To Kill
06. I’m Dangerous
07. Paths Of Glory
08. Splitting The Atom
Band:
Tony V – vocals and guitar
John Tennant – guitar
Steve Monette – bass
Chad Walls – drums
Production:
Produced by Mike Bond and Shock.