Oracle-Selah (independant) 1992 Oracle
Oracle-Selah (independant) 1992
1. "Passage
Denied" (5:32)
2. "Harlots Destiny" (4:27)
3. "Witches and Warlocks" (6:04)
4. "The Purging Fire" (3:52)
5. "Desolate Kings" (3:17)
6. "Legion" (6:53)
7. "Rebecca" (1:42)
Excellent old school power metal with some technical thrash leanings and soaring vocals. The closest comparisons I can think of is Agent Steel, Steel Prophet or perhaps Realm. A friend of mine says they remind him of Rapture and Cross two obsure 80's bands. I love this kind of stuff. Wish I would have heard this many years ago. If at all possible, get this version over the M8 re-issue, as the mastering and recording quality is superior. Thanks Olaf, for hooking me up.
Oracle-Selah/Emerald-Armed
for Battle (Magdalen/M8)
1992/1986
ORACLE - "SELAH"
1. "Passage Denied" (5:32)
2. "Harlots Destiny" (4:27)
3. "Witches and Warlocks" (6:04)
4. "The Purging Fire" (3:52)
5. "Desolate Kings" (3:17)
6. "Legion" (6:53)
7. "Rebecca" (1:42)
EMERALD - "ARMED FOR
BATTLE"
8. "Armed for Battle" (4:13)
9. "Teenage Suicide" (7:50)
10. "We Attack" (3:55)
11. "Look to the Stars" (5:07)
12. "Winds Of Doom" (7:00)
13. "Judgement Day" (4:10)
14. Traitor (bonus track from California
Metal II) (2:43)
15. Born To Die (bonus track from California
Metal II) (4:14)
ORACLE
Excellent old school power metal with some technical thrash leanings and soaring
vocals. The closest comparisons I can think of is Agent
Steel, Steel Prophet or perhaps
Realm. A friend of mine says they remind
him of Rapture and Cross two obsure 80's bands. I love this kind
of stuff. Wish I would have heard this many years ago. This split cd is a mixed
affair however. The following is a direct quote from Shawn Pelata, ex-vocalist
of Oracle:
"Although I deeply appreciate M8's interest in and love for Oracle, I must
admit I am not very happy with the sound quality and packaging of the Oracle/Emerald
split CD. I was not involved after helping make the initial contacts between
M8 and the "owner" of the material (the Oracle drummer), so I had no creative
say at all. I find the cover art to be very unprofessional looking (not much
better than the original cheesy artwork WE had) and the sound quality is several
notches down from the original release. I was approached to write the Oracle
band bio in the liner notes, which I did. Our bass player, Thomas Mitchell,
was incorrectly listed as Thomas Hughes (nobody seems to know how THIS happened),
and we are listed as being from Greensboro California when, in reality, we were
from Greensboro North Carolina. Like I said, I truly appreciate the efforts
of M8 to keep the memory of Oracle alive, but I cannot, in good conscience,
stand behind this re-issue due to it's poor quality. I urge all fans of Oracle
to try and seek out an original CD before purchasing the M8 re-issue. Thanks
to all Oracle fans!"
OK, well guess I am on a quest to find the original cd. Luckily I have friends
in high places. Hey METAL GIANT, can you help me out! Of course her can. The
disc is on it's way!!! Keep an eye out here for another post of the original
cd copy. On a side note, Shawn went on to sing for October 31 for a while
and is now in K-Octave.