


The new album "Once a King" is one of the best comeback albums in recent Metal history.Įight hypnotic tracks, an ultimate entheogenic ceremony that reveals the power trio's live energy and osmosis, and the individuality and roughness of each instrument, with an emphasis on the inter-penetration of all the components of an organic and tetanizing trance ritual. Quite surprisingly, vocalist Carl Sentance (one of the truly great singers of the N.W.O.B.H.M. The original incarnation of Persian Risk split up for good in 1986 (with only one single gig played in London in 1986 including Paul Di'Anno guesting on "Jane"). However, the first longplayer "Rise up" was not released until 1986 (issued on Metal Master), by then the N.W.O.B.H.M. Their debut 7" single "Calling for you" is a precious collectors item today, followed by "Ridin' High" on Neat Records in 1983 and the "Too different" 12" EP a year later. They originally formed in Cardiff (in the area of Rhydyfelin to be precise) in 1979. Persian Risk were one of the most promising acts of the glorious New Wave Of British Heavy Metal era. With "Atlantis Rising" and a new record deal in Europe (Germany) Manilla Road somehow entered phase II of their long career. 200 x black vinyl, gatefold cover, new art, insert, poster.
