Sunday, December 29, 2024

Triumph - Edge Of Excess (1992)

The tenth and final album from this band from Canada.

The band was a trio with a lineup of drums, bass, guitars, synths and vocals.

Two guests added guitars.

The band ended their career as a recording band with this album. They later re-emerged as a live band with their original lineup on the many rock festivals around this world after the millenium.

Rik Emmet left Triumph after their last, their ninth album and they had got a session musician to fill in for him. Gil Moore was now the only vocalist in the band, taking over from Rik Emmet's vocals too.

The band tried to follow the crowds and they went fully heavy metal here. US heavy metal. Some hard rock was retained but this is mostly a heavy metal album.

The songs are not particular good....even decent. The life had gone out of the band and I can totally understand why they called it a day after this album, the worst album of their career.

It has been nice to review all their albums, something I have wanted for many decades. I still rate Triumph as the good hard rock band they were. Fans of classic hard rock should check out their first albums.

1.5 points



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