{"product_id":"mad-locust-rising-live-at-hammersmith-odeon","title":"Mad Locust Rising - Live At Hammersmith Odeon","description":"\u003cp\u003eEssential CD\/DVD package from legendary US speed metal titans Agent Steel, featuring their incendiary live show from Hammersmith Odeon in London, on June 20, 1987. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCD features the set from that day, on a bill that also featured Onslaught, Nuclear Assault and Atomkraft. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDVD features the live concert footage of the same show, showcasing the power of the band’s devastating speed metal attack, blending thrash tempos with heavy metal histrionics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormed in 1984 in Los Angeles, Agent Steel mixed speed with John Cyriis’ outstanding vocal dexterity and a subject matter that centred around UFOs and conspiracy theories. Cyriis had briefly been a member of Megadeth prior to forming Agent Steel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReleasing the classic albums\u003ci\u003e Skeptics Apocalypse\u003c\/i\u003e in 1985, and \u003ci\u003eUnstoppable Force\u003c\/i\u003e in 1987, the band split in 1988, but reunited in 2021 with Cyriis for \u003ci\u003eNo Other Godz Before Me\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe band toured extensively in their early days and stood out from the crowd due to Cyriis’ vocal style which drew comparisons to the likes of Geoff Tate of Queensryche, and Rob Halford of Judas Priest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMad Locust Rising\u003c\/i\u003e captures the band in their early pomp and features the unreleased track ‘The Unexpected’ as well as a cover of the Judas Priest classic ‘The Ripper’. The release features brand new interviews conducted by journalist Olivier ‘Zoltar’ Badin with guitarist James Murphy, who played with the band on this show, and who went on to play with many legendary bands including Death, Obituary and Testament, and also singer \/ guitarist Olof Wikstrand from Swedish speed metal act Enforcer, a band influenced by the Agent Steel blueprint. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dissonance","offers":[{"title":"CDx2","offer_id":50438419382603,"sku":"2206983","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Agent_Steel_Mad_Locust_Rising_Live_At_Hammersmith_cover_fcc407f8_thumbnail.webp?v=1726942484","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/mad-locust-rising-live-at-hammersmith-odeon","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}