Formed in Tacoma, WA, USA, Watchmen were one of many Christian metal acts that quickly came, and disappeared again, during the mid-80's. They only 1 demo, 'Fear no Evil' (1987), and 1 album, 'Generation' (1989) before splitting up.
GENERATION (1989) REGENCY
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Line-up:
Greg Sweet - Lead and Backing Vocals Guests: Joyce & Les Carlson, Kelee Gates, Mark Thornberg, Rene Wood, Grant Scott - Additional Backing Vocals Brook Lizotte - Additional keyboards Ross Nyberg - Additional guitar on 4 |
Watchmen started out as a heavy metal band, and released their first independent demo release in 1987. I've never heard it, but this was supposedly a much heavier effort than what is the case with their first full-length album, released in Regency Records in 1989. 'Generation' gives you poppy, keyboard saturated hard rock, complete with a saxophone player on the ballads! The band is said to have been very displeased with the production of this album, and combined with the labels disability to distribute it, became the main reasons the band chose to call it quits. The material shows some promise of what could have been. with the right producer, Watchmen could have enjoyed as much respect as Rage Of Angels or Bloodgood (a band drummer Kevin Whistler later would join). As it is now, they are but a footnote in the Christian metal history, bound to collect dust in the shelves of us die hard collectors.
Killer tracks: Stand Strong, United, Defenders
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