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It was in the late sixties that hard rock and heavy metal first began to surface. Although it was Black Sabbath that would be credited for ultimately creating the new genre, the fact of the matter is that there were other hard rock groups around before them. One such group is the Texas-based band, Bloodrock. In an era when hard rock was still taking off, these guys had one of the more advanced sounds - one that was ahead of its time. The band didn't release a whole lot of albums, but managed to release some good material in their days together. Read on for my review of the band's self-titled debut.

Bloodrock doesn't waste any time kicking off the hard rock on their debut. This is their rawest, most down-to-earth rocking album. It lacks the polish of later efforts, and on this album only, the band's lead vocalist also does the percussion (a full-time drummer would first appear on the band's sophomore effort, Bloodrock 2.) The sound the band manages to create on here is an excellent one - one that is very similar to Rod Evans-era Deep Purple, but heavier on guitars than on organs (although there is plenty of organ usage here nonetheless.) Despite being from Texas, Bloodrock sounds very well like they could have been a British hard rock group. Most of the tracks here stick to the straight-up hard rock stylings, with heavy guitars playing all the way through alongside a backing organ track. But that's not the limit of this album. There are a few tracks that sound almost like ballads, and those ones are good too. In the end, this is a solid album, even if it is one of the group's more uneven efforts.

Despite their being an American band, Bloodrock is pretty much unknown in the United States. This is a shame since they managed to put out some damn good tunes over the years. Fortunately, in the case of most of the group's albums, there are import versions that are still in production. If you want to hear Bloodrock, that's the way to go.

Bloodrock's debut album was an excellent beginning, and the group would only get better on future releases. Sadly though, they never really got the credit they deserved in their day and age, and they sure as hell aren't getting it now, either. If you're a fan of classic rock, don't make the mistke so many others have made of overlooking this group. Pick up some of their albums, and you'll discover a seriously underrated hard rock band.( By Darth Kommissar (Las Vegas, NV (USA)

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