06042014 - Acid "Maniac"

I have not listened enough to this Belgian band that existed during the first half of the eighties. It's been one of those cases where, whenever you hear a song by the band, you say "I really need to check them out properly!" and then time goes... Well, finally I have taken the time to check out a full album. And I love it! The riffs, the songs, Kate De Lombaert's amazing voice - it's all so very good! This was their second album, of three in total, released in 1983. In my ears there's no good reason why Acid could not have gone on to the same success as, say Warlock, apart from bad luck and perhaps poor management or an inadequate record label? The songs are as strong as those on "Burning the Witches" and De Lombaert's voice is just as commanding as those of Doro Pesch, Chastain's Leather Leone, Hellion's Ann Boleyn or Zed Yago's Jutta Weinhold, simultaneously strong as steel and full of heart and soul! Apparently she's not done rock or metal since this band, which is a shame, but at least with an album like this on your CV there's bound to be a huge interest should they decide to get the band back together again! And with Hellion having resurrected these days, why not Acid?