Musically “Blitzkrieg” is glam / hard rock with a very commercial sound hearing slight influences of bands like KISS, Mott The Hoople, Queen, even The Cars.
This first time on CD release includes as bonus tracks two different versions of the song ‘Right of Way’ (Keyboard Version & Original Version) taken from Stryker 1981 rare 4 song EP. “Blitzkrieg” was initially released via Polygraph Records on cassette with plans to release on vinyl however, the album never was pressed on that format. The aforementioned influences are quite exact, the music here varies from melodic atmospheres to rock&pop musicality…Īlongside the STRYKEN CD titled ‘Once Lost… Now Found’ which includes the band’s 1987 ‘First Strike’ LP plus unreleased material, Retroactive Records also released a remastered reissue of the band’s first album, 1983-84’s “ Blitzkrieg“, when still operated under the name ‘Stryker’ (before Stryper asked them to change it, switching the last letter in their name from an “r” to an “n”). Since then Miller has put out nine CD’s with them.Ī painting of legendary prog metal artist Duncan Storr adorn the cover of Rick Miller’s new album ” Altered States” which sees the musician handling all aspects of his music with a few guests providing color to the music such as cello, violin, etc. These efforts gave Miller a good reputation, and in 2009 he was signed by Canadian label Unicorn Records.
This lead to 4 album releases following the start of the Millenium. He would follow up this venture with Windhaven in 1987, and his efforts Interstellar Passage from 1998 and the EP No Passion, No Pain from 2009 would continue exploring similar musical territories.īut after honing his craft working at Sound Design Studios in Toronto throughout the 80s and 90s, Miller wanted to have a go at his true musical love as well, crossover progressive rock inspired by artists such as Pink Floyd, The Alan Parsons Project, The Moody Blues and Barclay James Harvest. Canadian composer and multi-instrumentalist RICK MILLER made his debut effort as a solo artist back in 1983 with pop-new age style which shifted a highly respectable 30,000 units at the time.
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