DESOLATION ANGELS - KingLP)

There’s going to have to come a time where we start calling the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal something else. The awful news last week that Glenn Tipton isn’t going to be touring with Priest due to the onset of Parkinson’s is an awful reminder that even the greats – the Metal Gods, no less – can’t go on forever and think on this: it is very nearly 40 years since Iron Maiden released their debut record. For now, though, the faith is still defended by strings of bands that were around back then. Take Desolation Angels. As the press pack that came with this album put it so brilliantly: Old warriors never die. They just wait for the perfect moment to storm the walls all over again.