LUCIFER'S FRIEND

This is the debut album of this very talented group featuring John Lawton's amazing vocals (he sounds better here than he did with Uriah Heep), heavy organ and guitar riffs and good songs. The sound on this album is similar to Deep Purple or Uriah Heep but has a more dark and haunting atmosphere. This album lacks the brass, moog-synth and electric piano that can be found on future Lucifer's Friend albums.

If you like classic organ heavy 70's metal this album is a must, but if you are more into proggressive rock with longer more complex song structures you should start with their album "Banquet" from '74 instead. I myself like both early metal and progg and the combination of the two is what makes Lucifer's Friend one of my all time favorite bands. Highly recommended!