Armour - self titled

Armour
Armour
2010 Hell's Headbangers
Heavy metal is fun again. With a sound reminiscent of Scorpions, Twisted Sister, Ratt, early Motley Crue and early W.A.S.P., bands like Armour have brought back the early 80s sound with a harder edge. Yes, those are some glam and semi-glam type bands that I listed, but all of them had an attitude and sound that Poison, Warrant and Dokken did not. Armour is influenced by glam metal, not hairspray bands. There is a difference, albeit a fine one. A few other bands in this style have popped up recently, including Enforcer (Sweden), Hardcore Superstar and Bullet. Every single one of them are the direct opposite of the grim and truer than thou acts of the last twenty or so years. Damn... has it really been that long since the glory days of Hollywood's Sunset Strip? Actually, yes. And it's closer to twenty five or thirty years. The return of this sound is either going to go over in a big way or it's going to fail miserably. Either way, I suggest that while it lasts, you get your significant other to give this a listen, because even if they don't like metal, they're going to have a good time hearing this album. Not only will they put out, but they'll let you do things to them that they ordinarily would refuse. So if your girlfriend listens to this album and gives you the third input... you owe a debt to Armour!