{"id":40135,"date":"2014-05-01T06:18:13","date_gmt":"2014-05-01T11:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=40135"},"modified":"2014-05-01T06:18:13","modified_gmt":"2014-05-01T11:18:13","slug":"picture-eternal-darkheavy-metal-ears-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2014\/picture-eternal-darkheavy-metal-ears-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Picture | Eternal Dark\/Heavy Metal Ears<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Justin Gaines<\/span>
\n– Senior Columnist\/News Editor —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"PictureThe New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) scene may have gotten most of the attention from fans and the press (and rightly so) back in the early \u201880s, but the heavy metal sound and spirit were certainly not confined to the UK. Sweden, Germany, Denmark and even France got in on the act, and in the Netherlands it was the band Picture that carried the heavy metal banner. Picture was in many ways the Dutch answer to Saxon, starting with a simple hard-charging sound and developing a more anthemic, more melodic metal approach over the course of their early career.<\/p>\n

Originally released in 1983, Eternal Dark<\/em> was Picture\u2019s fourth full-length album, and their first to feature vocalist Pete Lovell, who remains the band\u2019s frontman to this day. It was also the first Picture album to feature two guitarists. Both of these factors gave Eternal Dark<\/em> an added dimension over the band\u2019s previous albums. It\u2019s a powerful, melodic, heavy metal album that delivers full-on, raise your fist and sing along metal anthems from the very start. \u201cEternal Dark,\u201d \u201cMake You Burn,\u201d \u201cThe Blade,\u201d \u201cDown and Out\u201d \u2013 honestly there\u2019s not a single track on Eternal Dark that doesn\u2019t get the blood pumping and heads banging. It\u2019s just a classic example of the European heavy metal sound in the 1980s.<\/p>\n

The Picture back catalog was reissued back in 2001 on the Pseudonym label, but those reissues disappeared quickly and have become very expensive in recent years. The reissue specialists at Divebomb Records remedied that earlier this year when they reissued the first four Picture albums on a pair of deluxe 2-on-1 releases. The Eternal Dark<\/em> reissue also features the band\u2019s second album Heavy Metal Ears<\/em>. Not only was it Picture\u2019s second album, but it was the second full-length album they released in 1981. Heavy Metal Ears<\/em> is a rougher, simpler album, sounding like the Saxon and Iron Maiden self-titled debuts with a heavy dose of Motorhead aggression. It\u2019s still a totally fun, totally rocking album though, with some memorable tracks like the title track and \u201cUnemployed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both Eternal Dark<\/em> and Heavy Metal Ears<\/em> have been remastered, and the booklet features original cover art for both albums, as well as lyrics, vintage photos and an informative band history essay. It\u2019s a nicely put-together reissue all around, and it gets this cult classic album back in fans\u2019 hands.<\/p>\n

Now that the early Picture albums have been reissued, there\u2019s no excuse for fans of classic heavy metal not owning these vintage gems. If your tastes run to bands like Iron Maiden, Diamond Head, Overdrive, Mad Max, Pretty Maids and Saxon, you need to have some Picture in your collection!<\/p>\n

Genre: New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM)<\/p>\n

Lineup
\nRinus Vreugdenhill (b)
\nLaurens Bakker (d)
\nPete Lovell (v, tracks 1-10)
\nRonald Van Prooijen (v, tracks, 11-19)
\nChris Van Jaarsveld (g, tracks 1-10)
\nHenry Van Manen (g, tracks 1-10)
\nJan Bechtum (g, tracks 11-19)<\/p>\n

Track Listing
\n21.\tEternal Dark
\n22.\tGriffons Guard the Gold
\n23.\tMake You Burn
\n24.\tBattle for the Universe
\n25.\tThe Blade
\n26.\tFlying In Time
\n27.\tInto the Underworld
\n28.\tTell No Lies
\n29.\tPower of Evil
\n30.\tDown and Out
\n31.\tHeavy Metal Ears
\n32.\tSpend the Night With You
\n33.\tUnemployed
\n34.\tI\u2019m Just a Simple Man
\n35.\tFunky Town
\n36.\tOut of Time
\n37.\tNight Tiger
\n38.\tNo No No
\n39.\tRock & Roll\/Under Your Spell<\/p>\n

Label: Divebomb Records<\/p>\n

Website: www.pictureofficial.com<\/a>\u2003<\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven Rating: 9.5\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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